Chapter 19 of Death of a hero is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Death of a hero is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A military policeman stopped and roughly asked him what he was doing. Winterbourne produced his pass. “Sorry, thought you was a deserter, old man. Don’t go out without yer pass.” The second night after his arrival Elizabeth took him to a Soho restaurant to dine with some of her friends.
Chapter 19 of Death of a hero is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
From this reading ““Sorry, thought you was a deserter, old man.”
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “The second night after his arrival Elizabeth took him to a Soho restaurant to dine with some of her friends.”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “The second night after his arrival Elizabeth took him to a Soho restaurant to dine with some of her friends.”
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading “A military policeman stopped and roughly asked him what he was doing.”
a member of a police force
From this reading “A military policeman stopped and roughly asked him what he was doing.”
a building where people go to eat
From this reading “The second night after his arrival Elizabeth took him to a Soho restaurant to dine with some of her friends.”
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading “A military policeman stopped and roughly asked him what he was doing.”
a district in southwestern Manhattan noted for its shops and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts
From this reading “The second night after his arrival Elizabeth took him to a Soho restaurant to dine with some of her friends.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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a man who is very old
In this reading ““Sorry, thought you was a deserter, old man.”
In this reading “The second night after his arrival Elizabeth took him to a Soho restaurant to dine with some of her friends.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “Don’t go out without yer pass.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A military policeman stopped and roughly asked him what he was doing.
later than; following
From this reading The second night after his arrival Elizabeth took him to a Soho restaurant to dine with some of her friends.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A military policeman stopped and roughly asked him what he was doing.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading The second night after his arrival Elizabeth took him to a Soho restaurant to dine with some of her friends.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading A military policeman stopped and roughly asked him what he was doing.
a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
From this reading “Sorry, thought you was a deserter, old man.
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading The second night after his arrival Elizabeth took him to a Soho restaurant to dine with some of her friends.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading A military policeman stopped and roughly asked him what he was doing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t go out without yer pass.”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading The second night after his arrival Elizabeth took him to a Soho restaurant to dine with some of her friends.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The second night after his arrival Elizabeth took him to a Soho restaurant to dine with some of her friends.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Don’t go out without yer pass.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A military policeman stopped and roughly asked him what he was doing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The second night after his arrival Elizabeth took him to a Soho restaurant to dine with some of her friends.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A military policeman stopped and roughly asked him what he was doing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Winterbourne produced his pass.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Sorry, thought you was a deserter, old man.
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading A military policeman stopped and roughly asked him what he was doing.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The second night after his arrival Elizabeth took him to a Soho restaurant to dine with some of her friends.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The second night after his arrival Elizabeth took him to a Soho restaurant to dine with some of her friends.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Sorry, thought you was a deserter, old man.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Don’t go out without yer pass.”
go across or through
From this reading Winterbourne produced his pass.
a member of a police force
From this reading A military policeman stopped and roughly asked him what he was doing.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading Winterbourne produced his pass.
a building where people go to eat
From this reading The second night after his arrival Elizabeth took him to a Soho restaurant to dine with some of her friends.
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading A military policeman stopped and roughly asked him what he was doing.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The second night after his arrival Elizabeth took him to a Soho restaurant to dine with some of her friends.
a district in southwestern Manhattan noted for its shops and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts
From this reading The second night after his arrival Elizabeth took him to a Soho restaurant to dine with some of her friends.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The second night after his arrival Elizabeth took him to a Soho restaurant to dine with some of her friends.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “Sorry, thought you was a deserter, old man.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading A military policeman stopped and roughly asked him what he was doing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The second night after his arrival Elizabeth took him to a Soho restaurant to dine with some of her friends.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Sorry, thought you was a deserter, old man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The second night after his arrival Elizabeth took him to a Soho restaurant to dine with some of her friends.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The second night after his arrival Elizabeth took him to a Soho restaurant to dine with some of her friends.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A military policeman stopped and roughly asked him what he was doing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A military policeman stopped and roughly asked him what he was doing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Winterbourne produced his pass.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The second night after his arrival Elizabeth took him to a Soho restaurant to dine with some of her friends.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Don’t go out without yer pass.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t go out without yer pass.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Sorry, thought you was a deserter, old man.
Chapter 19 of Death of a hero by Richard Aldington holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 19 holds 415 sentences of Death of a hero, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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