Chapter 12 of Field and Forest is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Field and Forest is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN WHICH PHIL TAKES DELIBERATE AIM AT ONE OF THE CAPTORS OF ELLA. "What is your name, young man?" said Lieutenant Pope to me. "Phil Farringford, sir." "Are you acquainted with the country in this vicinity?" "Yes, sir; I have been over it many times."
Chapter 12 of Field and Forest is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having fair knowledge of
From this reading “"Are you acquainted with the country in this vicinity?"”
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading “IN WHICH PHIL TAKES DELIBERATE AIM AT ONE OF THE CAPTORS OF ELLA.”
plural of “captor” — a person who captures and holds people or animals
From this reading “IN WHICH PHIL TAKES DELIBERATE AIM AT ONE OF THE CAPTORS OF ELLA.”
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading “IN WHICH PHIL TAKES DELIBERATE AIM AT ONE OF THE CAPTORS OF ELLA.”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “"What is your name, young man?" said Lieutenant Pope to me.”
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading “"What is your name, young man?" said Lieutenant Pope to me.”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “IN WHICH PHIL TAKES DELIBERATE AIM AT ONE OF THE CAPTORS OF ELLA.”
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading “"Are you acquainted with the country in this vicinity?"”
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having fair knowledge of
From this reading "Are you acquainted with the country in this vicinity?"
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL TAKES DELIBERATE AIM AT ONE OF THE CAPTORS OF ELLA.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you acquainted with the country in this vicinity?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL TAKES DELIBERATE AIM AT ONE OF THE CAPTORS OF ELLA.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Yes, sir; I have been over it many times."
plural of “captor” — a person who captures and holds people or animals
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL TAKES DELIBERATE AIM AT ONE OF THE CAPTORS OF ELLA.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "Are you acquainted with the country in this vicinity?"
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL TAKES DELIBERATE AIM AT ONE OF THE CAPTORS OF ELLA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL TAKES DELIBERATE AIM AT ONE OF THE CAPTORS OF ELLA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Phil Farringford, sir."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Yes, sir; I have been over it many times."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, sir; I have been over it many times."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL TAKES DELIBERATE AIM AT ONE OF THE CAPTORS OF ELLA.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is your name, young man?" said Lieutenant Pope to me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, sir; I have been over it many times."
a commissioned military officer
From this reading "What is your name, young man?" said Lieutenant Pope to me.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "What is your name, young man?" said Lieutenant Pope to me.
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 "Yes, sir; I have been over it many times."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What is your name, young man?" said Lieutenant Pope to me.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "What is your name, young man?" said Lieutenant Pope to me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL TAKES DELIBERATE AIM AT ONE OF THE CAPTORS OF ELLA.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL TAKES DELIBERATE AIM AT ONE OF THE CAPTORS OF ELLA.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Yes, sir; I have been over it many times."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL TAKES DELIBERATE AIM AT ONE OF THE CAPTORS OF ELLA.
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading "What is your name, young man?" said Lieutenant Pope to me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What is your name, young man?" said Lieutenant Pope to me.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Phil Farringford, sir."
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL TAKES DELIBERATE AIM AT ONE OF THE CAPTORS OF ELLA.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL TAKES DELIBERATE AIM AT ONE OF THE CAPTORS OF ELLA.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Are you acquainted with the country in this vicinity?"
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "Yes, sir; I have been over it many times."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What is your name, young man?" said Lieutenant Pope to me.
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading "Are you acquainted with the country in this vicinity?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is your name, young man?" said Lieutenant Pope to me.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL TAKES DELIBERATE AIM AT ONE OF THE CAPTORS OF ELLA.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Are you acquainted with the country in this vicinity?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir; I have been over it many times."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you acquainted with the country in this vicinity?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "What is your name, young man?" said Lieutenant Pope to me.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What is your name, young man?" said Lieutenant Pope to me.
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