Chapter 18 of Dad is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Dad is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“GENERAL” DAD Meantime, Dad was saying to his grandson: “Maybe you think we’ve won a little victory. We have. Maybe you think the retreat of those Confeds was our victory. It wasn’t. The victory was our getting these guns of theirs, especially that big swivel-gun.
Chapter 18 of Dad is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading ““GENERAL” DAD Meantime, Dad was saying to his grandson: “Maybe you think we’ve won a little victory.”
a male grandchild
From this reading ““GENERAL” DAD Meantime, Dad was saying to his grandson: “Maybe you think we’ve won a little victory.”
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “The victory was our getting these guns of theirs, especially that big swivel-gun.”
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading ““GENERAL” DAD Meantime, Dad was saying to his grandson: “Maybe you think we’ve won a little victory.”
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading “Maybe you think the retreat of those Confeds was our victory.”
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading “The victory was our getting these guns of theirs, especially that big swivel-gun.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading ““GENERAL” DAD Meantime, Dad was saying to his grandson: “Maybe you think we’ve won a little victory.”
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading ““GENERAL” DAD Meantime, Dad was saying to his grandson: “Maybe you think we’ve won a little victory.”
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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 “GENERAL” DAD Meantime, Dad was saying to his grandson: “Maybe you think we’ve won a little victory.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The victory was our getting these guns of theirs, especially that big swivel-gun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maybe you think the retreat of those Confeds was our victory.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “GENERAL” DAD Meantime, Dad was saying to his grandson: “Maybe you think we’ve won a little victory.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading The victory was our getting these guns of theirs, especially that big swivel-gun.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading “GENERAL” DAD Meantime, Dad was saying to his grandson: “Maybe you think we’ve won a little victory.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading The victory was our getting these guns of theirs, especially that big swivel-gun.
a male grandchild
From this reading “GENERAL” DAD Meantime, Dad was saying to his grandson: “Maybe you think we’ve won a little victory.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading The victory was our getting these guns of theirs, especially that big swivel-gun.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “GENERAL” DAD Meantime, Dad was saying to his grandson: “Maybe you think we’ve won a little victory.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wasn’t.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “GENERAL” DAD Meantime, Dad was saying to his grandson: “Maybe you think we’ve won a little victory.
by chance
From this reading “GENERAL” DAD Meantime, Dad was saying to his grandson: “Maybe you think we’ve won a little victory.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading “GENERAL” DAD Meantime, Dad was saying to his grandson: “Maybe you think we’ve won a little victory.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Maybe you think the retreat of those Confeds was our victory.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Maybe you think the retreat of those Confeds was our victory.
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading Maybe you think the retreat of those Confeds was our victory.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “GENERAL” DAD Meantime, Dad was saying to his grandson: “Maybe you think we’ve won a little victory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The victory was our getting these guns of theirs, especially that big swivel-gun.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The victory was our getting these guns of theirs, especially that big swivel-gun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Maybe you think the retreat of those Confeds was our victory.
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading The victory was our getting these guns of theirs, especially that big swivel-gun.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The victory was our getting these guns of theirs, especially that big swivel-gun.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “GENERAL” DAD Meantime, Dad was saying to his grandson: “Maybe you think we’ve won a little victory.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Maybe you think the retreat of those Confeds was our victory.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “GENERAL” DAD Meantime, Dad was saying to his grandson: “Maybe you think we’ve won a little victory.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “GENERAL” DAD Meantime, Dad was saying to his grandson: “Maybe you think we’ve won a little victory.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “GENERAL” DAD Meantime, Dad was saying to his grandson: “Maybe you think we’ve won a little victory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wasn’t.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “GENERAL” DAD Meantime, Dad was saying to his grandson: “Maybe you think we’ve won a little victory.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading “GENERAL” DAD Meantime, Dad was saying to his grandson: “Maybe you think we’ve won a little victory.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “GENERAL” DAD Meantime, Dad was saying to his grandson: “Maybe you think we’ve won a little victory.
Chapter 18 of Dad by Albert Payson Terhune holds 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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.
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