Chapter 1 of Evan Harrington — Volume 4 is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Evan Harrington — Volume 4 is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science. For the moment I must beg that a little indulgence be granted to her. 'Purely business. Great haste. Something has happened.
Chapter 1 of Evan Harrington — Volume 4 is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
From this reading “We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.”
third-person singular of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading “We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.”
possessive form of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank
From this reading “We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.”
plural of “indication” — something that serves to indicate or suggest
From this reading “We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.”
an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
From this reading “For the moment I must beg that a little indulgence be granted to her.”
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
From this reading “We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.”
restricted to something
From this reading “'Purely business.”
ready for service or able to give long service
From this reading “We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.”
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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 For the moment I must beg that a little indulgence be granted to her.
being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
third-person singular of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading For the moment I must beg that a little indulgence be granted to her.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading 'Purely business.
for the most part
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
send away towards a designated goal
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
set up or found
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
possessive form of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading For the moment I must beg that a little indulgence be granted to her.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Great haste.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Something has happened.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Something has happened.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading Great haste.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For the moment I must beg that a little indulgence be granted to her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For the moment I must beg that a little indulgence be granted to her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
plural of “indication” — something that serves to indicate or suggest
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
From this reading For the moment I must beg that a little indulgence be granted to her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading For the moment I must beg that a little indulgence be granted to her.
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
a particular point in time
From this reading For the moment I must beg that a little indulgence be granted to her.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading For the moment I must beg that a little indulgence be granted to her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
restricted to something
From this reading 'Purely business.
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
ready for service or able to give long service
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something has happened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
precisely as stated
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We do not advance very far in this second despatch, and it will be found chiefly serviceable for the indications it affords of our General's skill in mining, and addiction to that branch of military science.
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