Chapter 23 of Dick Prescott's Third Year at West Point is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Dick Prescott's Third Year at West Point is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DECREE OF "COVENTRY" "Prepare to mount! Mount!" Some preliminary commands of drill were executed. Then the serious work of the hour began. Never had Captain Albutt commanded at a better bit of cavalry work than was done this afternoon by members of the first and second classes.
Chapter 23 of Dick Prescott's Third Year at West Point is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading “Never had Captain Albutt commanded at a better bit of cavalry work than was done this afternoon by members of the first and second classes.”
plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading “Never had Captain Albutt commanded at a better bit of cavalry work than was done this afternoon by members of the first and second classes.”
plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “Some preliminary commands of drill were executed.”
the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
From this reading “THE DECREE OF "COVENTRY" "Prepare to mount!”
issue a decree
From this reading “THE DECREE OF "COVENTRY" "Prepare to mount!”
make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
From this reading “Some preliminary commands of drill were executed.”
put to death as punishment
From this reading “Some preliminary commands of drill were executed.”
denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
From this reading “Some preliminary commands of drill were executed.”
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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 Never had Captain Albutt commanded at a better bit of cavalry work than was done this afternoon by members of the first and second classes.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Never had Captain Albutt commanded at a better bit of cavalry work than was done this afternoon by members of the first and second classes.
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From this reading Never had Captain Albutt commanded at a better bit of cavalry work than was done this afternoon by members of the first and second classes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Never had Captain Albutt commanded at a better bit of cavalry work than was done this afternoon by members of the first and second classes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Never had Captain Albutt commanded at a better bit of cavalry work than was done this afternoon by members of the first and second classes.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Then the serious work of the hour began.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Never had Captain Albutt commanded at a better bit of cavalry work than was done this afternoon by members of the first and second classes.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Never had Captain Albutt commanded at a better bit of cavalry work than was done this afternoon by members of the first and second classes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Never had Captain Albutt commanded at a better bit of cavalry work than was done this afternoon by members of the first and second classes.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Never had Captain Albutt commanded at a better bit of cavalry work than was done this afternoon by members of the first and second classes.
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading Never had Captain Albutt commanded at a better bit of cavalry work than was done this afternoon by members of the first and second classes.
plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading Never had Captain Albutt commanded at a better bit of cavalry work than was done this afternoon by members of the first and second classes.
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading Never had Captain Albutt commanded at a better bit of cavalry work than was done this afternoon by members of the first and second classes.
plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Some preliminary commands of drill were executed.
the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
From this reading THE DECREE OF "COVENTRY" "Prepare to mount!
issue a decree
From this reading THE DECREE OF "COVENTRY" "Prepare to mount!
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Never had Captain Albutt commanded at a better bit of cavalry work than was done this afternoon by members of the first and second classes.
make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
From this reading Some preliminary commands of drill were executed.
put to death as punishment
From this reading Some preliminary commands of drill were executed.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Never had Captain Albutt commanded at a better bit of cavalry work than was done this afternoon by members of the first and second classes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never had Captain Albutt commanded at a better bit of cavalry work than was done this afternoon by members of the first and second classes.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Then the serious work of the hour began.
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading Never had Captain Albutt commanded at a better bit of cavalry work than was done this afternoon by members of the first and second classes.
attach to a support
From this reading THE DECREE OF "COVENTRY" "Prepare to mount!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never had Captain Albutt commanded at a better bit of cavalry work than was done this afternoon by members of the first and second classes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DECREE OF "COVENTRY" "Prepare to mount!
denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
From this reading Some preliminary commands of drill were executed.
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading THE DECREE OF "COVENTRY" "Prepare to mount!
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Never had Captain Albutt commanded at a better bit of cavalry work than was done this afternoon by members of the first and second classes.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading Then the serious work of the hour began.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some preliminary commands of drill were executed.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Never had Captain Albutt commanded at a better bit of cavalry work than was done this afternoon by members of the first and second classes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DECREE OF "COVENTRY" "Prepare to mount!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the serious work of the hour began.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Never had Captain Albutt commanded at a better bit of cavalry work than was done this afternoon by members of the first and second classes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DECREE OF "COVENTRY" "Prepare to mount!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Never had Captain Albutt commanded at a better bit of cavalry work than was done this afternoon by members of the first and second classes.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some preliminary commands of drill were executed.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Then the serious work of the hour began.
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