Chapter 16 of Facing the Flag is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVI
Chapter 16 of Facing the Flag is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ONLY A FEW MORE HOURS. What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul! The end, I feel, is at hand. May it be such as civilization and humanity are entitled to. Up to the present I have indited my notes day by day.
Chapter 16 of Facing the Flag is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “awaken” — cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading “What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul!”
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
From this reading “May it be such as civilization and humanity are entitled to.”
any strong feeling
From this reading “What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul!”
qualified for by right according to law
From this reading “May it be such as civilization and humanity are entitled to.”
the quality of being humane
From this reading “May it be such as civilization and humanity are entitled to.”
past form of “indite” — produce a literary work
From this reading “Up to the present I have indited my notes day by day.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul!”
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading “Up to the present I have indited my notes day by day.”
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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 ONLY A FEW MORE HOURS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading May it be such as civilization and humanity are entitled to.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading May it be such as civilization and humanity are entitled to.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The end, I feel, is at hand.
third-person singular of “awaken” — cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading May it be such as civilization and humanity are entitled to.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Up to the present I have indited my notes day by day.
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
From this reading May it be such as civilization and humanity are entitled to.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Up to the present I have indited my notes day by day.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul!
any strong feeling
From this reading What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul!
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The end, I feel, is at hand.
qualified for by right according to law
From this reading May it be such as civilization and humanity are entitled to.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading The end, I feel, is at hand.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading ONLY A FEW MORE HOURS.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The end, I feel, is at hand.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Up to the present I have indited my notes day by day.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading ONLY A FEW MORE HOURS.
the quality of being humane
From this reading May it be such as civilization and humanity are entitled to.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The end, I feel, is at hand.
past form of “indite” — produce a literary work
From this reading Up to the present I have indited my notes day by day.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The end, I feel, is at hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May it be such as civilization and humanity are entitled to.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading ONLY A FEW MORE HOURS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul!
information about recent and important events
From this reading What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul!
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading Up to the present I have indited my notes day by day.
and nothing more
From this reading ONLY A FEW MORE HOURS.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Up to the present I have indited my notes day by day.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading May it be such as civilization and humanity are entitled to.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The end, I feel, is at hand.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading May it be such as civilization and humanity are entitled to.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up to the present I have indited my notes day by day.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul!
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul!
Chapter 16 of Facing the Flag by Jules Verne holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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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