Chapter 36 of Draw Swords! In the Horse Artillery is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of Draw Swords! In the Horse Artillery is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Wazir at Work. Events moved fast now for the little, isolated troop. Hardly had the inspection been finished when there was a challenge from the roof over the gateway. The sentry announced the coming of horse, and Wyatt frowned. “Oh, if we had a gun up there!” he said.
Chapter 36 of Draw Swords! In the Horse Artillery is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take exception to
From this reading “Hardly had the inspection been finished when there was a challenge from the roof over the gateway.”
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading “The sentry announced the coming of horse, and Wyatt frowned.”
an entrance that can be closed by a gate
From this reading “Hardly had the inspection been finished when there was a challenge from the roof over the gateway.”
a formal or official examination
From this reading “Hardly had the inspection been finished when there was a challenge from the roof over the gateway.”
not close together in time
From this reading “Events moved fast now for the little, isolated troop.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “The sentry announced the coming of horse, and Wyatt frowned.”
a group of soldiers
From this reading “Events moved fast now for the little, isolated troop.”
English architect (1746-1813)
From this reading “The sentry announced the coming of horse, and Wyatt frowned.”
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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In this reading “Hardly had the inspection been finished when there was a challenge from the roof over the gateway.”
In this reading “Hardly had the inspection been finished when there was a challenge from the roof over the gateway.”
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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 Hardly had the inspection been finished when there was a challenge from the roof over the gateway.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sentry announced the coming of horse, and Wyatt frowned.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading The sentry announced the coming of horse, and Wyatt frowned.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Wazir at Work.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hardly had the inspection been finished when there was a challenge from the roof over the gateway.
take exception to
From this reading Hardly had the inspection been finished when there was a challenge from the roof over the gateway.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The sentry announced the coming of horse, and Wyatt frowned.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Events moved fast now for the little, isolated troop.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Events moved fast now for the little, isolated troop.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Hardly had the inspection been finished when there was a challenge from the roof over the gateway.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Events moved fast now for the little, isolated troop.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hardly had the inspection been finished when there was a challenge from the roof over the gateway.
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading The sentry announced the coming of horse, and Wyatt frowned.
an entrance that can be closed by a gate
From this reading Hardly had the inspection been finished when there was a challenge from the roof over the gateway.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “Oh, if we had a gun up there!” he said.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hardly had the inspection been finished when there was a challenge from the roof over the gateway.
only a very short time before
From this reading Hardly had the inspection been finished when there was a challenge from the roof over the gateway.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, if we had a gun up there!” he said.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The sentry announced the coming of horse, and Wyatt frowned.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Oh, if we had a gun up there!” he said.
a formal or official examination
From this reading Hardly had the inspection been finished when there was a challenge from the roof over the gateway.
not close together in time
From this reading Events moved fast now for the little, isolated troop.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Events moved fast now for the little, isolated troop.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Events moved fast now for the little, isolated troop.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Events moved fast now for the little, isolated troop.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sentry announced the coming of horse, and Wyatt frowned.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, if we had a gun up there!” he said.
above and across; more than
From this reading Hardly had the inspection been finished when there was a challenge from the roof over the gateway.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading Hardly had the inspection been finished when there was a challenge from the roof over the gateway.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Oh, if we had a gun up there!” he said.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading The sentry announced the coming of horse, and Wyatt frowned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Wazir at Work.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Hardly had the inspection been finished when there was a challenge from the roof over the gateway.
a group of soldiers
From this reading Events moved fast now for the little, isolated troop.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Oh, if we had a gun up there!” he said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hardly had the inspection been finished when there was a challenge from the roof over the gateway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Wazir at Work.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Oh, if we had a gun up there!” he said.
at the time that
From this reading Hardly had the inspection been finished when there was a challenge from the roof over the gateway.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The Wazir at Work.
English architect (1746-1813)
From this reading The sentry announced the coming of horse, and Wyatt frowned.
Chapter 36 of Draw Swords! In the Horse Artillery by George Manville Fenn holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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 36 holds 167 sentences of Draw Swords! In the Horse Artillery, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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