Chapter 23 of Dick Hamilton's Cadet Days is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Dick Hamilton's Cadet Days is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A WINTER MARCH "Quick! Here comes Major Webster!" cried Stiver. There was no mistaking the soldierly figure who was approaching. "And Colonel Masterly is with him!" added Paul. "Some one has squealed!" added Dutton, but he seemed rather glad than otherwise that the duel had been interrupted.
Chapter 23 of Dick Hamilton's Cadet Days is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading “There was no mistaking the soldierly figure who was approaching.”
a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
From this reading “"Some one has squealed!" added Dutton, but he seemed rather glad than otherwise that the duel had been interrupted.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “"Some one has squealed!" added Dutton, but he seemed rather glad than otherwise that the duel had been interrupted.”
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading “Here comes Major Webster!" cried Stiver.”
having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
From this reading “"And Colonel Masterly is with him!" added Paul.”
putting the wrong interpretation on
From this reading “There was no mistaking the soldierly figure who was approaching.”
in other respects or ways
From this reading “"Some one has squealed!" added Dutton, but he seemed rather glad than otherwise that the duel had been interrupted.”
English playwright (1580-1625)
From this reading “Here comes Major Webster!" cried Stiver.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Some one has squealed!" added Dutton, but he seemed rather glad than otherwise that the duel had been interrupted.”
In this reading “"Some one has squealed!" added Dutton, but he seemed rather glad than otherwise that the duel had been interrupted.”
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 WINTER MARCH "Quick!
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "And Colonel Masterly is with him!" added Paul.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And Colonel Masterly is with him!" added Paul.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading There was no mistaking the soldierly figure who was approaching.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Some one has squealed!" added Dutton, but he seemed rather glad than otherwise that the duel had been interrupted.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Some one has squealed!" added Dutton, but he seemed rather glad than otherwise that the duel had been interrupted.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading "And Colonel Masterly is with him!" added Paul.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Here comes Major Webster!" cried Stiver.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Here comes Major Webster!" cried Stiver.
a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
From this reading "Some one has squealed!" added Dutton, but he seemed rather glad than otherwise that the duel had been interrupted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Some one has squealed!" added Dutton, but he seemed rather glad than otherwise that the duel had been interrupted.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading There was no mistaking the soldierly figure who was approaching.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Some one has squealed!" added Dutton, but he seemed rather glad than otherwise that the duel had been interrupted.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Some one has squealed!" added Dutton, but he seemed rather glad than otherwise that the duel had been interrupted.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Some one has squealed!" added Dutton, but he seemed rather glad than otherwise that the duel had been interrupted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Some one has squealed!" added Dutton, but he seemed rather glad than otherwise that the duel had been interrupted.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here comes Major Webster!" cried Stiver.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And Colonel Masterly is with him!" added Paul.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading "Some one has squealed!" added Dutton, but he seemed rather glad than otherwise that the duel had been interrupted.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And Colonel Masterly is with him!" added Paul.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading Here comes Major Webster!" cried Stiver.
march in a procession
From this reading A WINTER MARCH "Quick!
having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
From this reading "And Colonel Masterly is with him!" added Paul.
putting the wrong interpretation on
From this reading There was no mistaking the soldierly figure who was approaching.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no mistaking the soldierly figure who was approaching.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Some one has squealed!" added Dutton, but he seemed rather glad than otherwise that the duel had been interrupted.
in other respects or ways
From this reading "Some one has squealed!" added Dutton, but he seemed rather glad than otherwise that the duel had been interrupted.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading "And Colonel Masterly is with him!" added Paul.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading A WINTER MARCH "Quick!
on the contrary
From this reading "Some one has squealed!" added Dutton, but he seemed rather glad than otherwise that the duel had been interrupted.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Some one has squealed!" added Dutton, but he seemed rather glad than otherwise that the duel had been interrupted.
(of persons) befitting a warrior
From this reading There was no mistaking the soldierly figure who was approaching.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Some one has squealed!" added Dutton, but he seemed rather glad than otherwise that the duel had been interrupted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Some one has squealed!" added Dutton, but he seemed rather glad than otherwise that the duel had been interrupted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here comes Major Webster!" cried Stiver.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Some one has squealed!" added Dutton, but he seemed rather glad than otherwise that the duel had been interrupted.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Some one has squealed!" added Dutton, but he seemed rather glad than otherwise that the duel had been interrupted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was no mistaking the soldierly figure who was approaching.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no mistaking the soldierly figure who was approaching.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no mistaking the soldierly figure who was approaching.
English playwright (1580-1625)
From this reading Here comes Major Webster!" cried Stiver.
which person or people
From this reading There was no mistaking the soldierly figure who was approaching.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading A WINTER MARCH "Quick!
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And Colonel Masterly is with him!" added Paul.
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