Chapter 5 of Crittenden: A Kentucky Story of Love and War is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Crittenden: A Kentucky Story of Love and War is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There he is, now." Looking behind, Crittenden had to laugh. There was Bob, in a cavalryman's hat, with a Krag-Jorgensen in his hand, and an ammunition belt buckled around him. As he started toward Grafton, a Lieutenant halted him. "Why aren't you with your regiment?" he demanded sharply.
Chapter 5 of Crittenden: A Kentucky Story of Love and War is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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projectiles to be fired from a gun
From this reading “There was Bob, in a cavalryman's hat, with a Krag-Jorgensen in his hand, and an ammunition belt buckled around him.”
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading “There was Bob, in a cavalryman's hat, with a Krag-Jorgensen in his hand, and an ammunition belt buckled around him.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “There was Bob, in a cavalryman's hat, with a Krag-Jorgensen in his hand, and an ammunition belt buckled around him.”
past form of “buckle” — fasten with a buckle or buckles
From this reading “There was Bob, in a cavalryman's hat, with a Krag-Jorgensen in his hand, and an ammunition belt buckled around him.”
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading “As he started toward Grafton, a Lieutenant halted him.”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “As he started toward Grafton, a Lieutenant halted him.”
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading “"Why aren't you with your regiment?" he demanded sharply.”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “"Why aren't you with your regiment?" he demanded sharply.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was Bob, in a cavalryman's hat, with a Krag-Jorgensen in his hand, and an ammunition belt buckled around him.
projectiles to be fired from a gun
From this reading There was Bob, in a cavalryman's hat, with a Krag-Jorgensen in his hand, and an ammunition belt buckled around him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was Bob, in a cavalryman's hat, with a Krag-Jorgensen in his hand, and an ammunition belt buckled around him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was Bob, in a cavalryman's hat, with a Krag-Jorgensen in his hand, and an ammunition belt buckled around him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why aren't you with your regiment?" he demanded sharply.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There was Bob, in a cavalryman's hat, with a Krag-Jorgensen in his hand, and an ammunition belt buckled around him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he started toward Grafton, a Lieutenant halted him.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Looking behind, Crittenden had to laugh.
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading There was Bob, in a cavalryman's hat, with a Krag-Jorgensen in his hand, and an ammunition belt buckled around him.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading There was Bob, in a cavalryman's hat, with a Krag-Jorgensen in his hand, and an ammunition belt buckled around him.
past form of “buckle” — fasten with a buckle or buckles
From this reading There was Bob, in a cavalryman's hat, with a Krag-Jorgensen in his hand, and an ammunition belt buckled around him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was Bob, in a cavalryman's hat, with a Krag-Jorgensen in his hand, and an ammunition belt buckled around him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Looking behind, Crittenden had to laugh.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Why aren't you with your regiment?" he demanded sharply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he started toward Grafton, a Lieutenant halted him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Looking behind, Crittenden had to laugh.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading As he started toward Grafton, a Lieutenant halted him.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading There was Bob, in a cavalryman's hat, with a Krag-Jorgensen in his hand, and an ammunition belt buckled around him.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading There was Bob, in a cavalryman's hat, with a Krag-Jorgensen in his hand, and an ammunition belt buckled around him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There he is, now."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was Bob, in a cavalryman's hat, with a Krag-Jorgensen in his hand, and an ammunition belt buckled around him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was Bob, in a cavalryman's hat, with a Krag-Jorgensen in his hand, and an ammunition belt buckled around him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was Bob, in a cavalryman's hat, with a Krag-Jorgensen in his hand, and an ammunition belt buckled around him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There he is, now."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was Bob, in a cavalryman's hat, with a Krag-Jorgensen in his hand, and an ammunition belt buckled around him.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Looking behind, Crittenden had to laugh.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading As he started toward Grafton, a Lieutenant halted him.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Looking behind, Crittenden had to laugh.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "There he is, now."
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading "Why aren't you with your regiment?" he demanded sharply.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading "Why aren't you with your regiment?" he demanded sharply.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading As he started toward Grafton, a Lieutenant halted him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There he is, now."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Looking behind, Crittenden had to laugh.
in the direction of
From this reading As he started toward Grafton, a Lieutenant halted him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was Bob, in a cavalryman's hat, with a Krag-Jorgensen in his hand, and an ammunition belt buckled around him.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why aren't you with your regiment?" he demanded sharply.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was Bob, in a cavalryman's hat, with a Krag-Jorgensen in his hand, and an ammunition belt buckled around him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why aren't you with your regiment?" he demanded sharply.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why aren't you with your regiment?" he demanded sharply.
Chapter 5 of Crittenden: A Kentucky Story of Love and War by John, Jr. Fox holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 5 holds 408 sentences of Crittenden: A Kentucky Story of Love and War, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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