Chapter 8 of Echoes of the War is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Echoes of the War is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Tell me,' very humbly; 'tell me, Dick.' 'All right.' He is in the chair again. 'Mind, I can't tell you where I was killed; it's against the regulations.' 'I know where.'
Chapter 8 of Echoes of the War is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “'Mind, I can't tell you where I was killed; it's against the regulations.'”
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “He is in the chair again.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “'Tell me,' very humbly; 'tell me, Dick.'”
in a humble manner
From this reading “'Tell me,' very humbly; 'tell me, Dick.'”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “'Mind, I can't tell you where I was killed; it's against the regulations.'”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “'Mind, I can't tell you where I was killed; it's against the regulations.'”
plural of “regulation” — an authoritative rule
From this reading “'Mind, I can't tell you where I was killed; it's against the regulations.'”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “'All right.'”
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anew
From this reading He is in the chair again.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading 'Mind, I can't tell you where I was killed; it's against the regulations.'
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading 'All right.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Mind, I can't tell you where I was killed; it's against the regulations.'
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading He is in the chair again.
someone who is a detective
From this reading 'Tell me,' very humbly; 'tell me, Dick.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is in the chair again.
in a humble manner
From this reading 'Tell me,' very humbly; 'tell me, Dick.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Mind, I can't tell you where I was killed; it's against the regulations.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He is in the chair again.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is in the chair again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Mind, I can't tell you where I was killed; it's against the regulations.'
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading 'Mind, I can't tell you where I was killed; it's against the regulations.'
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading 'I know where.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Tell me,' very humbly; 'tell me, Dick.'
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading 'Mind, I can't tell you where I was killed; it's against the regulations.'
plural of “regulation” — an authoritative rule
From this reading 'Mind, I can't tell you where I was killed; it's against the regulations.'
precisely, exactly
From this reading 'All right.'
express in words
From this reading 'Tell me,' very humbly; 'tell me, Dick.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He is in the chair again.
precisely as stated
From this reading 'Tell me,' very humbly; 'tell me, Dick.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Mind, I can't tell you where I was killed; it's against the regulations.'
in or at the place that
From this reading 'Mind, I can't tell you where I was killed; it's against the regulations.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Mind, I can't tell you where I was killed; it's against the regulations.'
Chapter 8 of Echoes of the War by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 8 holds 399 sentences of Echoes of the War, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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