Chapter 6 of Ensign Knightley, and Other Stories is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Ensign Knightley, and Other Stories is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I have fifty men with me. We are deserters," he blurted out, "and unarmed." There followed silence, and a long silence. Then the voice spoke again, but in French, and the French of a native. "My friend, your voice is not the voice of a deserter.
Chapter 6 of Ensign Knightley, and Other Stories is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “blurt” — utter impulsively
From this reading “We are deserters," he blurted out, "and unarmed."”
a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
From this reading “"My friend, your voice is not the voice of a deserter.”
plural of “deserter” — a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
From this reading “We are deserters," he blurted out, "and unarmed."”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading “"I have fifty men with me.”
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading “Then the voice spoke again, but in French, and the French of a native.”
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading “Then the voice spoke again, but in French, and the French of a native.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “There followed silence, and a long silence.”
(used of persons or the military) not having or using arms
From this reading “We are deserters," he blurted out, "and unarmed."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There followed silence, and a long silence.
anew
From this reading Then the voice spoke again, but in French, and the French of a native.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We are deserters," he blurted out, "and unarmed."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are deserters," he blurted out, "and unarmed."
past form of “blurt” — utter impulsively
From this reading We are deserters," he blurted out, "and unarmed."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then the voice spoke again, but in French, and the French of a native.
a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
From this reading "My friend, your voice is not the voice of a deserter.
plural of “deserter” — a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
From this reading We are deserters," he blurted out, "and unarmed."
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading "I have fifty men with me.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading There followed silence, and a long silence.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Then the voice spoke again, but in French, and the French of a native.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "My friend, your voice is not the voice of a deserter.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have fifty men with me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We are deserters," he blurted out, "and unarmed."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have fifty men with me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then the voice spoke again, but in French, and the French of a native.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My friend, your voice is not the voice of a deserter.
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 There followed silence, and a long silence.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I have fifty men with me.
the force of workers available
From this reading "I have fifty men with me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My friend, your voice is not the voice of a deserter.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading Then the voice spoke again, but in French, and the French of a native.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "My friend, your voice is not the voice of a deserter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then the voice spoke again, but in French, and the French of a native.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We are deserters," he blurted out, "and unarmed."
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There followed silence, and a long silence.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Then the voice spoke again, but in French, and the French of a native.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the voice spoke again, but in French, and the French of a native.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the voice spoke again, but in French, and the French of a native.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There followed silence, and a long silence.
(used of persons or the military) not having or using arms
From this reading We are deserters," he blurted out, "and unarmed."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Then the voice spoke again, but in French, and the French of a native.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are deserters," he blurted out, "and unarmed."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I have fifty men with me.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My friend, your voice is not the voice of a deserter.
Chapter 6 of Ensign Knightley, and Other Stories by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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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