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Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

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IN WHICH PHIL SEES THE CONCLUSION OF THE WAR.
"We expected this fight earlier in the day," said Lieutenant Jackson, as Kit and I appeared before him.
"The Injuns stopped to fish on the way, and to feed their stock," replied Kit, as he delivered the order of Lieutenant Pope.
"The cap'n sent me down to see if everything was all right on this side."
"And he orders me to send part of my force up the brook on our right."
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Field and Forest

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of Field and Forest is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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IN WHICH PHIL SEES THE CONCLUSION OF THE WAR.
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"We expected this fight earlier in the day," said Lieutenant Jackson, as Kit and I appeared before him.
/wiː ɪkˈspektəd ðɪs faɪt ˈɜːrliər ɪn ðə deɪ sed luːˈtenənt ˈdʒæksən æz kɪt ənd aɪ əˈpɪrd bɪˈfɔːr hɪm/
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"The Injuns stopped to fish on the way, and to feed their stock," replied Kit, as he delivered the order of Lieutenant Pope.
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"The cap'n sent me down to see if everything was all right on this side."
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"And he orders me to send part of my force up the brook on our right."
/ənd hiː ˈɔːrdərz miː tuː send pɑːrt ʌv maɪ fɔːrs ʌp ðə brʊk ɑːn ˈaʊər raɪt/

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brook noun US /brʊk/

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading “"And he orders me to send part of my force up the brook on our right."”

conclusion noun US /kənˈkluːʒən/

a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

From this reading “IN WHICH PHIL SEES THE CONCLUSION OF THE WAR.”

earlier adverb US /ˈɜːrliər/

earlier in time; previously

From this reading “"We expected this fight earlier in the day," said Lieutenant Jackson, as Kit and I appeared before him.”

feed verb US /fiːd/

provide as food

From this reading “"The Injuns stopped to fish on the way, and to feed their stock," replied Kit, as he delivered the order of Lieutenant Pope.”

Jackson noun US /ˈdʒæksən/

English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)

From this reading “"We expected this fight earlier in the day," said Lieutenant Jackson, as Kit and I appeared before him.”

Kit noun US /kɪt/

a case for containing a set of articles

From this reading “"We expected this fight earlier in the day," said Lieutenant Jackson, as Kit and I appeared before him.”

Lieutenant noun US /luːˈtenənt/

a commissioned military officer

From this reading “"We expected this fight earlier in the day," said Lieutenant Jackson, as Kit and I appeared before him.”

Pope noun US /poʊp/

the head of the Roman Catholic Church

From this reading “"The Injuns stopped to fish on the way, and to feed their stock," replied Kit, as he delivered the order of Lieutenant Pope.”

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 "The cap'n sent me down to see if everything was all right on this side."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "We expected this fight earlier in the day," said Lieutenant Jackson, as Kit and I appeared before him.

appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading "We expected this fight earlier in the day," said Lieutenant Jackson, as Kit and I appeared before him.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "We expected this fight earlier in the day," said Lieutenant Jackson, as Kit and I appeared before him.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading "We expected this fight earlier in the day," said Lieutenant Jackson, as Kit and I appeared before him.

brooknounUS /brʊk/

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading "And he orders me to send part of my force up the brook on our right."

cap'n

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "The cap'n sent me down to see if everything was all right on this side."

CONCLUSIONnounUS /kənˈkluːʒən/

a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

From this reading IN WHICH PHIL SEES THE CONCLUSION OF THE WAR.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading "We expected this fight earlier in the day," said Lieutenant Jackson, as Kit and I appeared before him.

deliveredverbUS /dɪˈlɪvərd/

past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

From this reading "The Injuns stopped to fish on the way, and to feed their stock," replied Kit, as he delivered the order of Lieutenant Pope.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "The cap'n sent me down to see if everything was all right on this side."

earlieradverbUS /ˈɜːrliər/

earlier in time; previously

From this reading "We expected this fight earlier in the day," said Lieutenant Jackson, as Kit and I appeared before him.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading "The cap'n sent me down to see if everything was all right on this side."

expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading "We expected this fight earlier in the day," said Lieutenant Jackson, as Kit and I appeared before him.

feedverbUS /fiːd/

provide as food

From this reading "The Injuns stopped to fish on the way, and to feed their stock," replied Kit, as he delivered the order of Lieutenant Pope.

fightverbUS /faɪt/

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading "We expected this fight earlier in the day," said Lieutenant Jackson, as Kit and I appeared before him.

fishnounUS /fɪʃ/

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading "The Injuns stopped to fish on the way, and to feed their stock," replied Kit, as he delivered the order of Lieutenant Pope.

forcenounUS /fɔːrs/

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading "And he orders me to send part of my force up the brook on our right."

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "The Injuns stopped to fish on the way, and to feed their stock," replied Kit, as he delivered the order of Lieutenant Pope.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "We expected this fight earlier in the day," said Lieutenant Jackson, as Kit and I appeared before him.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "We expected this fight earlier in the day," said Lieutenant Jackson, as Kit and I appeared before him.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "The cap'n sent me down to see if everything was all right on this side."

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading IN WHICH PHIL SEES THE CONCLUSION OF THE WAR.

Injuns

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "The Injuns stopped to fish on the way, and to feed their stock," replied Kit, as he delivered the order of Lieutenant Pope.

JacksonnounUS /ˈdʒæksən/

English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)

From this reading "We expected this fight earlier in the day," said Lieutenant Jackson, as Kit and I appeared before him.

KitnounUS /kɪt/

a case for containing a set of articles

From this reading "We expected this fight earlier in the day," said Lieutenant Jackson, as Kit and I appeared before him.

LieutenantnounUS /luːˈtenənt/

a commissioned military officer

From this reading "We expected this fight earlier in the day," said Lieutenant Jackson, as Kit and I appeared before him.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "The cap'n sent me down to see if everything was all right on this side."

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "And he orders me to send part of my force up the brook on our right."

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading IN WHICH PHIL SEES THE CONCLUSION OF THE WAR.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "The Injuns stopped to fish on the way, and to feed their stock," replied Kit, as he delivered the order of Lieutenant Pope.

ordernounUS /ˈɔːrdər/

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading "The Injuns stopped to fish on the way, and to feed their stock," replied Kit, as he delivered the order of Lieutenant Pope.

ordersnounUS /ˈɔːrdərz/

plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading "And he orders me to send part of my force up the brook on our right."

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "And he orders me to send part of my force up the brook on our right."

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading "And he orders me to send part of my force up the brook on our right."

PHIL

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading IN WHICH PHIL SEES THE CONCLUSION OF THE WAR.

PopenounUS /poʊp/

the head of the Roman Catholic Church

From this reading "The Injuns stopped to fish on the way, and to feed their stock," replied Kit, as he delivered the order of Lieutenant Pope.

repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading "The Injuns stopped to fish on the way, and to feed their stock," replied Kit, as he delivered the order of Lieutenant Pope.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading "The cap'n sent me down to see if everything was all right on this side."

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "We expected this fight earlier in the day," said Lieutenant Jackson, as Kit and I appeared before him.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "The cap'n sent me down to see if everything was all right on this side."

SEESnounUS /siːz/

plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located

From this reading IN WHICH PHIL SEES THE CONCLUSION OF THE WAR.

sendverbUS /send/

cause to go somewhere

From this reading "And he orders me to send part of my force up the brook on our right."

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading "The cap'n sent me down to see if everything was all right on this side."

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading "The cap'n sent me down to see if everything was all right on this side."

stocknounUS /stɑːk/

the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest

From this reading "The Injuns stopped to fish on the way, and to feed their stock," replied Kit, as he delivered the order of Lieutenant Pope.

stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading "The Injuns stopped to fish on the way, and to feed their stock," replied Kit, as he delivered the order of Lieutenant Pope.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading IN WHICH PHIL SEES THE CONCLUSION OF THE WAR.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "The Injuns stopped to fish on the way, and to feed their stock," replied Kit, as he delivered the order of Lieutenant Pope.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "We expected this fight earlier in the day," said Lieutenant Jackson, as Kit and I appeared before him.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "The Injuns stopped to fish on the way, and to feed their stock," replied Kit, as he delivered the order of Lieutenant Pope.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "And he orders me to send part of my force up the brook on our right."

WARnounUS /wɔːr/

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading IN WHICH PHIL SEES THE CONCLUSION OF THE WAR.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "The cap'n sent me down to see if everything was all right on this side."

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "The Injuns stopped to fish on the way, and to feed their stock," replied Kit, as he delivered the order of Lieutenant Pope.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We expected this fight earlier in the day," said Lieutenant Jackson, as Kit and I appeared before him.

WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading IN WHICH PHIL SEES THE CONCLUSION OF THE WAR.

Chapter 21 of Field and Forest by Oliver Optic holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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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