Chapter 5 of Echoes of the War is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Echoes of the War is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'I never--of course you are not young.' 'How long have you known that? I mean, it's true--but I didn't know it till quite lately.' 'That you're old?' 'Hang it, Roger, not so bad as that--elderly.
Chapter 5 of Echoes of the War is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “'Hang it, Roger, not so bad as that--elderly.”
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “'Hang it, Roger, not so bad as that--elderly.”
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “'Hang it, Roger, not so bad as that--elderly.”
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “'How long have you known that?”
in the recent past
From this reading “I mean, it's true--but I didn't know it till quite lately.'”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I mean, it's true--but I didn't know it till quite lately.'”
up to a particular time
From this reading “I mean, it's true--but I didn't know it till quite lately.'”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “I mean, it's true--but I didn't know it till quite lately.'”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'I never--of course you are not young.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Hang it, Roger, not so bad as that--elderly.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading 'Hang it, Roger, not so bad as that--elderly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I mean, it's true--but I didn't know it till quite lately.'
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading 'I never--of course you are not young.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I mean, it's true--but I didn't know it till quite lately.'
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading 'Hang it, Roger, not so bad as that--elderly.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading 'Hang it, Roger, not so bad as that--elderly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'How long have you known that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'How long have you known that?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I never--of course you are not young.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I mean, it's true--but I didn't know it till quite lately.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I mean, it's true--but I didn't know it till quite lately.'
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I mean, it's true--but I didn't know it till quite lately.'
apprehended with certainty
From this reading 'How long have you known that?
in the recent past
From this reading I mean, it's true--but I didn't know it till quite lately.'
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading 'How long have you known that?
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I mean, it's true--but I didn't know it till quite lately.'
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading 'I never--of course you are not young.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'I never--of course you are not young.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'I never--of course you are not young.'
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading 'That you're old?'
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I mean, it's true--but I didn't know it till quite lately.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Hang it, Roger, not so bad as that--elderly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'Hang it, Roger, not so bad as that--elderly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'How long have you known that?
up to a particular time
From this reading I mean, it's true--but I didn't know it till quite lately.'
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading I mean, it's true--but I didn't know it till quite lately.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I never--of course you are not young.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'That you're old?'
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading 'I never--of course you are not young.'
Chapter 5 of Echoes of the War by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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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