Chapter 2 of Foes in Ambush is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Foes in Ambush is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Just eight months, sir, between Tucson and Grant." "And did you never serve with the cavalry before? You ride as though you had." "Most men hereabouts served on one side or other," said Bland, calmly, as his horse finished his long pull at the water. "And your side was--?"
Chapter 2 of Foes in Ambush is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
lacking taste or flavor or tang
From this reading “"Most men hereabouts served on one side or other," said Bland, calmly, as his horse finished his long pull at the water.”
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading “"Most men hereabouts served on one side or other," said Bland, calmly, as his horse finished his long pull at the water.”
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading “"And did you never serve with the cavalry before?”
let have
From this reading “"Just eight months, sir, between Tucson and Grant."”
in this general vicinity
From this reading “"Most men hereabouts served on one side or other," said Bland, calmly, as his horse finished his long pull at the water.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “"Most men hereabouts served on one side or other," said Bland, calmly, as his horse finished his long pull at the water.”
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading “"And did you never serve with the cavalry before?”
a city in southeastern Arizona ringed by mountain ranges; long known as a winter and health resort but the population shift from industrial states to the Sunbelt resulted in rapid growth late in the 20th century
From this reading “"Just eight months, sir, between Tucson and Grant."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Just eight months, sir, between Tucson and Grant."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You ride as though you had."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Most men hereabouts served on one side or other," said Bland, calmly, as his horse finished his long pull at the water.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "And did you never serve with the cavalry before?
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "Just eight months, sir, between Tucson and Grant."
lacking taste or flavor or tang
From this reading "Most men hereabouts served on one side or other," said Bland, calmly, as his horse finished his long pull at the water.
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading "Most men hereabouts served on one side or other," said Bland, calmly, as his horse finished his long pull at the water.
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading "And did you never serve with the cavalry before?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "And did you never serve with the cavalry before?
being one more than seven
From this reading "Just eight months, sir, between Tucson and Grant."
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading "Most men hereabouts served on one side or other," said Bland, calmly, as his horse finished his long pull at the water.
let have
From this reading "Just eight months, sir, between Tucson and Grant."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You ride as though you had."
in this general vicinity
From this reading "Most men hereabouts served on one side or other," said Bland, calmly, as his horse finished his long pull at the water.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Most men hereabouts served on one side or other," said Bland, calmly, as his horse finished his long pull at the water.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Most men hereabouts served on one side or other," said Bland, calmly, as his horse finished his long pull at the water.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just eight months, sir, between Tucson and Grant."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Most men hereabouts served on one side or other," said Bland, calmly, as his horse finished his long pull at the water.
the force of workers available
From this reading "Most men hereabouts served on one side or other," said Bland, calmly, as his horse finished his long pull at the water.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "Just eight months, sir, between Tucson and Grant."
used to form the superlative
From this reading "Most men hereabouts served on one side or other," said Bland, calmly, as his horse finished his long pull at the water.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "And did you never serve with the cavalry before?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Most men hereabouts served on one side or other," said Bland, calmly, as his horse finished his long pull at the water.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Most men hereabouts served on one side or other," said Bland, calmly, as his horse finished his long pull at the water.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Most men hereabouts served on one side or other," said Bland, calmly, as his horse finished his long pull at the water.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Most men hereabouts served on one side or other," said Bland, calmly, as his horse finished his long pull at the water.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "Most men hereabouts served on one side or other," said Bland, calmly, as his horse finished his long pull at the water.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading You ride as though you had."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Most men hereabouts served on one side or other," said Bland, calmly, as his horse finished his long pull at the water.
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading "And did you never serve with the cavalry before?
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading "Most men hereabouts served on one side or other," said Bland, calmly, as his horse finished his long pull at the water.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "Most men hereabouts served on one side or other," said Bland, calmly, as his horse finished his long pull at the water.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Just eight months, sir, between Tucson and Grant."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And did you never serve with the cavalry before?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading You ride as though you had."
a city in southeastern Arizona ringed by mountain ranges; long known as a winter and health resort but the population shift from industrial states to the Sunbelt resulted in rapid growth late in the 20th century
From this reading "Just eight months, sir, between Tucson and Grant."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And your side was--?"
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "Most men hereabouts served on one side or other," said Bland, calmly, as his horse finished his long pull at the water.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And did you never serve with the cavalry before?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And did you never serve with the cavalry before?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And your side was--?"
Chapter 2 of Foes in Ambush by Charles King holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Chapter 2 holds 405 sentences of Foes in Ambush, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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