Chapter 13 of Death of a hero is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Death of a hero is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Yes, but why so sentimental? Why all this fuss over a few million men killed and maimed? Thousands of people die weekly and somebody’s run over in London every day. Does that argument take you in? Well, the answer is that they’re not _murdered_.
Chapter 13 of Death of a hero is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading “Does that argument take you in?”
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading “Why all this fuss over a few million men killed and maimed?”
people who are wounded
From this reading “Why all this fuss over a few million men killed and maimed?”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “Why all this fuss over a few million men killed and maimed?”
killed unlawfully
given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
From this reading “Yes, but why so sentimental?”
possessive form of “somebody” — a human being
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading “Thousands of people die weekly and somebody’s run over in London every day.”
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In this reading “Why all this fuss over a few million men killed and maimed?”
injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and passing over the body, as with a vehicle
In this reading “Thousands of people die weekly and somebody’s run over in London every day.”
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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 Why all this fuss over a few million men killed and maimed?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Why all this fuss over a few million men killed and maimed?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why all this fuss over a few million men killed and maimed?
react verbally
From this reading Well, the answer is that they’re not _murdered_.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading Does that argument take you in?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yes, but why so sentimental?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Thousands of people die weekly and somebody’s run over in London every day.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Thousands of people die weekly and somebody’s run over in London every day.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does that argument take you in?
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Thousands of people die weekly and somebody’s run over in London every day.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Why all this fuss over a few million men killed and maimed?
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading Why all this fuss over a few million men killed and maimed?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thousands of people die weekly and somebody’s run over in London every day.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, the answer is that they’re not _murdered_.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Why all this fuss over a few million men killed and maimed?
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Thousands of people die weekly and somebody’s run over in London every day.
people who are wounded
From this reading Why all this fuss over a few million men killed and maimed?
the force of workers available
From this reading Why all this fuss over a few million men killed and maimed?
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading Why all this fuss over a few million men killed and maimed?
killed unlawfully
From this reading Well, the answer is that they’re not _murdered_.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Well, the answer is that they’re not _murdered_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thousands of people die weekly and somebody’s run over in London every day.
above and across; more than
From this reading Why all this fuss over a few million men killed and maimed?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Thousands of people die weekly and somebody’s run over in London every day.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Thousands of people die weekly and somebody’s run over in London every day.
given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
From this reading Yes, but why so sentimental?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yes, but why so sentimental?
possessive form of “somebody” — a human being
From this reading Thousands of people die weekly and somebody’s run over in London every day.
carry out
From this reading Does that argument take you in?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Does that argument take you in?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, the answer is that they’re not _murdered_.
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From this reading Well, the answer is that they’re not _murdered_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why all this fuss over a few million men killed and maimed?
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Thousands of people die weekly and somebody’s run over in London every day.
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading Thousands of people die weekly and somebody’s run over in London every day.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, the answer is that they’re not _murdered_.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Yes, but why so sentimental?
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, but why so sentimental?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Does that argument take you in?
Chapter 13 of Death of a hero by Richard Aldington holds 384 sentences, grouped into 77 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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