Chapter 19 of Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. DENNISON'S TURN IS SERVED Furlong sprang forward to protest. "See here, old ramrod, don't be foolish." "I can handle it as well tonight as at any time," Dick laughed as coolly as ever. "But you've taken a lot of punishment."
Chapter 19 of Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading “"I can handle it as well tonight as at any time," Dick laughed as coolly as ever.”
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading “"See here, old ramrod, don't be foolish."”
a unit of length equal to 220 yards
From this reading “DENNISON'S TURN IS SERVED Furlong sprang forward to protest.”
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading “"I can handle it as well tonight as at any time," Dick laughed as coolly as ever.”
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading “DENNISON'S TURN IS SERVED Furlong sprang forward to protest.”
the act of punishing
From this reading “"But you've taken a lot of punishment."”
a rod used to ram the charge into a muzzle-loading firearm
From this reading “"See here, old ramrod, don't be foolish."”
On the present night.
From this reading “"I can handle it as well tonight as at any time," Dick laughed as coolly as ever.”
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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 "But you've taken a lot of punishment."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I can handle it as well tonight as at any time," Dick laughed as coolly as ever.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I can handle it as well tonight as at any time," Dick laughed as coolly as ever.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I can handle it as well tonight as at any time," Dick laughed as coolly as ever.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "See here, old ramrod, don't be foolish."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you've taken a lot of punishment."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can handle it as well tonight as at any time," Dick laughed as coolly as ever.
in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading "I can handle it as well tonight as at any time," Dick laughed as coolly as ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DENNISON'S TURN IS SERVED Furlong sprang forward to protest.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "I can handle it as well tonight as at any time," Dick laughed as coolly as ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "See here, old ramrod, don't be foolish."
at any time
From this reading "I can handle it as well tonight as at any time," Dick laughed as coolly as ever.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading "See here, old ramrod, don't be foolish."
at or to or toward the front
From this reading DENNISON'S TURN IS SERVED Furlong sprang forward to protest.
a unit of length equal to 220 yards
From this reading DENNISON'S TURN IS SERVED Furlong sprang forward to protest.
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading "I can handle it as well tonight as at any time," Dick laughed as coolly as ever.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "See here, old ramrod, don't be foolish."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can handle it as well tonight as at any time," Dick laughed as coolly as ever.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DENNISON'S TURN IS SERVED Furlong sprang forward to protest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I can handle it as well tonight as at any time," Dick laughed as coolly as ever.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "I can handle it as well tonight as at any time," Dick laughed as coolly as ever.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "But you've taken a lot of punishment."
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But you've taken a lot of punishment."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "See here, old ramrod, don't be foolish."
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading DENNISON'S TURN IS SERVED Furlong sprang forward to protest.
the act of punishing
From this reading "But you've taken a lot of punishment."
a rod used to ram the charge into a muzzle-loading firearm
From this reading "See here, old ramrod, don't be foolish."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "See here, old ramrod, don't be foolish."
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading DENNISON'S TURN IS SERVED Furlong sprang forward to protest.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading DENNISON'S TURN IS SERVED Furlong sprang forward to protest.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "But you've taken a lot of punishment."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I can handle it as well tonight as at any time," Dick laughed as coolly as ever.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DENNISON'S TURN IS SERVED Furlong sprang forward to protest.
On the present night.
From this reading "I can handle it as well tonight as at any time," Dick laughed as coolly as ever.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading DENNISON'S TURN IS SERVED Furlong sprang forward to protest.
(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 "I can handle it as well tonight as at any time," Dick laughed as coolly as ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you've taken a lot of punishment."
Chapter 19 of Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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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