Chapter 15 of Death of a hero is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Death of a hero is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Are you Pioneers?” “Yes.” “Got a bit o’ candle, chum?” “Sorry, I haven’t, we don’t get them issued.” The patrol crawled off, and Winterbourne heard an alarmed challenge from the men working in the sap, and the word “Lantern.”
Chapter 15 of Death of a hero is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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take exception to
From this reading “The patrol crawled off, and Winterbourne heard an alarmed challenge from the men working in the sap, and the word “Lantern.””
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading ““Got a bit o’ candle, chum?””
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “The patrol crawled off, and Winterbourne heard an alarmed challenge from the men working in the sap, and the word “Lantern.””
past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading ““Sorry, I haven’t, we don’t get them issued.””
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading “The patrol crawled off, and Winterbourne heard an alarmed challenge from the men working in the sap, and the word “Lantern.””
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading “The patrol crawled off, and Winterbourne heard an alarmed challenge from the men working in the sap, and the word “Lantern.””
plural of “pioneer” — someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
From this reading ““Are you Pioneers?””
deplete
From this reading “The patrol crawled off, and Winterbourne heard an alarmed challenge from the men working in the sap, and the word “Lantern.””
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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 “Got a bit o’ candle, chum?”
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading The patrol crawled off, and Winterbourne heard an alarmed challenge from the men working in the sap, and the word “Lantern.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The patrol crawled off, and Winterbourne heard an alarmed challenge from the men working in the sap, and the word “Lantern.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The patrol crawled off, and Winterbourne heard an alarmed challenge from the men working in the sap, and the word “Lantern.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you Pioneers?”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “Got a bit o’ candle, chum?”
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading “Got a bit o’ candle, chum?”
take exception to
From this reading The patrol crawled off, and Winterbourne heard an alarmed challenge from the men working in the sap, and the word “Lantern.”
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “Got a bit o’ candle, chum?”
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading The patrol crawled off, and Winterbourne heard an alarmed challenge from the men working in the sap, and the word “Lantern.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sorry, I haven’t, we don’t get them issued.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The patrol crawled off, and Winterbourne heard an alarmed challenge from the men working in the sap, and the word “Lantern.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Sorry, I haven’t, we don’t get them issued.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Got a bit o’ candle, chum?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sorry, I haven’t, we don’t get them issued.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The patrol crawled off, and Winterbourne heard an alarmed challenge from the men working in the sap, and the word “Lantern.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Sorry, I haven’t, we don’t get them issued.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The patrol crawled off, and Winterbourne heard an alarmed challenge from the men working in the sap, and the word “Lantern.”
past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading “Sorry, I haven’t, we don’t get them issued.”
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading The patrol crawled off, and Winterbourne heard an alarmed challenge from the men working in the sap, and the word “Lantern.”
the force of workers available
From this reading The patrol crawled off, and Winterbourne heard an alarmed challenge from the men working in the sap, and the word “Lantern.”
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “Got a bit o’ candle, chum?”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The patrol crawled off, and Winterbourne heard an alarmed challenge from the men working in the sap, and the word “Lantern.”
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading The patrol crawled off, and Winterbourne heard an alarmed challenge from the men working in the sap, and the word “Lantern.”
plural of “pioneer” — someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
From this reading “Are you Pioneers?”
deplete
From this reading The patrol crawled off, and Winterbourne heard an alarmed challenge from the men working in the sap, and the word “Lantern.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “Sorry, I haven’t, we don’t get them issued.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The patrol crawled off, and Winterbourne heard an alarmed challenge from the men working in the sap, and the word “Lantern.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Sorry, I haven’t, we don’t get them issued.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Sorry, I haven’t, we don’t get them issued.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The patrol crawled off, and Winterbourne heard an alarmed challenge from the men working in the sap, and the word “Lantern.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The patrol crawled off, and Winterbourne heard an alarmed challenge from the men working in the sap, and the word “Lantern.”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading The patrol crawled off, and Winterbourne heard an alarmed challenge from the men working in the sap, and the word “Lantern.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you Pioneers?”
Chapter 15 of Death of a hero by Richard Aldington holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 15 holds 405 sentences of Death of a hero, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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