Chapter 34 of Draw Swords! In the Horse Artillery is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of Draw Swords! In the Horse Artillery is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
What Dick Saw. “Hah! Dick, lad,” whispered Wyatt, grasping his hand, “never more welcome than now. Not hurt?” “Oh, no.”
Chapter 34 of Draw Swords! In the Horse Artillery is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who is a detective
From this reading “What Dick Saw.”
understanding with difficulty
From this reading “Dick, lad,” whispered Wyatt, grasping his hand, “never more welcome than now.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “Not hurt?””
a boy or man
From this reading “Dick, lad,” whispered Wyatt, grasping his hand, “never more welcome than now.”
cut with a saw
From this reading “What Dick Saw.”
accept gladly
From this reading “Dick, lad,” whispered Wyatt, grasping his hand, “never more welcome than now.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Dick, lad,” whispered Wyatt, grasping his hand, “never more welcome than now.”
English architect (1746-1813)
From this reading “Dick, lad,” whispered Wyatt, grasping his hand, “never more welcome than now.”
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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someone who is a detective
From this reading What Dick Saw.
understanding with difficulty
From this reading Dick, lad,” whispered Wyatt, grasping his hand, “never more welcome than now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hah!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Dick, lad,” whispered Wyatt, grasping his hand, “never more welcome than now.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dick, lad,” whispered Wyatt, grasping his hand, “never more welcome than now.
be the source of pain
From this reading Not hurt?”
a boy or man
From this reading Dick, lad,” whispered Wyatt, grasping his hand, “never more welcome than now.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Dick, lad,” whispered Wyatt, grasping his hand, “never more welcome than now.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Dick, lad,” whispered Wyatt, grasping his hand, “never more welcome than now.
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh, no.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not hurt?”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Dick, lad,” whispered Wyatt, grasping his hand, “never more welcome than now.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, no.”
cut with a saw
From this reading What Dick Saw.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Dick, lad,” whispered Wyatt, grasping his hand, “never more welcome than now.
accept gladly
From this reading Dick, lad,” whispered Wyatt, grasping his hand, “never more welcome than now.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What Dick Saw.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Dick, lad,” whispered Wyatt, grasping his hand, “never more welcome than now.
English architect (1746-1813)
From this reading Dick, lad,” whispered Wyatt, grasping his hand, “never more welcome than now.
Chapter 34 of Draw Swords! In the Horse Artillery by George Manville Fenn holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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 34 holds 113 sentences of Draw Swords! In the Horse Artillery, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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