Chapter 14 of Facing the Flag is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Facing the Flag is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BATTLE BETWEEN THE "SWORD" AND THE TUG. Through all this sleepless night I have followed the keg in fancy. How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation. I am in a cold perspiration from head to foot. Then I imagine that it has been carried out to sea.
Chapter 14 of Facing the Flag is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.”
the act of digging
From this reading “How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.”
the quantity contained in a keg
From this reading “Through all this sleepless night I have followed the keg in fancy.”
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading “I am in a cold perspiration from head to foot.”
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
From this reading “Through all this sleepless night I have followed the keg in fancy.”
possessing sweep
From this reading “How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.”
pull hard
From this reading “BATTLE BETWEEN THE "SWORD" AND THE TUG.”
move through by or as by digging
From this reading “How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.”
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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 How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
(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 Through all this sleepless night I have followed the keg in fancy.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am in a cold perspiration from head to foot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BATTLE BETWEEN THE "SWORD" AND THE TUG.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading BATTLE BETWEEN THE "SWORD" AND THE TUG.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then I imagine that it has been carried out to sea.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading BATTLE BETWEEN THE "SWORD" AND THE TUG.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Then I imagine that it has been carried out to sea.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading I am in a cold perspiration from head to foot.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
the act of digging
From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading Through all this sleepless night I have followed the keg in fancy.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Through all this sleepless night I have followed the keg in fancy.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I am in a cold perspiration from head to foot.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I am in a cold perspiration from head to foot.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then I imagine that it has been carried out to sea.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Through all this sleepless night I have followed the keg in fancy.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I am in a cold perspiration from head to foot.
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From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Through all this sleepless night I have followed the keg in fancy.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Then I imagine that it has been carried out to sea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Through all this sleepless night I have followed the keg in fancy.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
the quantity contained in a keg
From this reading Through all this sleepless night I have followed the keg in fancy.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Through all this sleepless night I have followed the keg in fancy.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then I imagine that it has been carried out to sea.
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading I am in a cold perspiration from head to foot.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Then I imagine that it has been carried out to sea.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
From this reading Through all this sleepless night I have followed the keg in fancy.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
possessing sweep
From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading BATTLE BETWEEN THE "SWORD" AND THE TUG.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then I imagine that it has been carried out to sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BATTLE BETWEEN THE "SWORD" AND THE TUG.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I imagine that it has been carried out to sea.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Through all this sleepless night I have followed the keg in fancy.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through all this sleepless night I have followed the keg in fancy.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
pull hard
From this reading BATTLE BETWEEN THE "SWORD" AND THE TUG.
move through by or as by digging
From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
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