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Foes in Ambush

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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"Two of our fellers are coming with the old yellow ambulance, sergeant; but I can't see the others."
"All right, Patterson.
Try to see where the rest have gone and what they're doing.
I'll send the glass up to you presently.
What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.
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Foes in Ambush

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Foes in Ambush is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Two of our fellers are coming with the old yellow ambulance, sergeant; but I can't see the others."
Line 2
"All right, Patterson.
Line 3
Try to see where the rest have gone and what they're doing.
Line 4
I'll send the glass up to you presently.
Line 5
What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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ambulance noun US /ˈæmbjələns/

a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals

From this reading “"Two of our fellers are coming with the old yellow ambulance, sergeant; but I can't see the others."”

devil's noun US /ˈdevəlz/

possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading “What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.”

fellers noun US /ˈfelərz/

plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees

From this reading “"Two of our fellers are coming with the old yellow ambulance, sergeant; but I can't see the others."”

gang noun US /ɡæŋ/

an association of criminals

From this reading “What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.”

mishap noun US /ˈmɪshæp/

an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate

From this reading “What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.”

pursuit noun US /pərˈsuːt/

the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

From this reading “What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.”

sergeant noun US /ˈsɑːrdʒənt/

any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal

From this reading “"Two of our fellers are coming with the old yellow ambulance, sergeant; but I can't see the others."”

uncontrollable adjective US /ˌʌnkənˈtroʊləbəl/

difficult to solve or alleviate

From this reading “What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.”

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afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

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 "All right, Patterson.

ambulancenounUS /ˈæmbjələns/

a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals

From this reading "Two of our fellers are coming with the old yellow ambulance, sergeant; but I can't see the others."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Try to see where the rest have gone and what they're doing.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Two of our fellers are coming with the old yellow ambulance, sergeant; but I can't see the others."

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Two of our fellers are coming with the old yellow ambulance, sergeant; but I can't see the others."

can't

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

From this reading "Two of our fellers are coming with the old yellow ambulance, sergeant; but I can't see the others."

comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading "Two of our fellers are coming with the old yellow ambulance, sergeant; but I can't see the others."

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

devil'snounUS /ˈdevəlz/

possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading Try to see where the rest have gone and what they're doing.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

Donovan's

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From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

fellersnounUS /ˈfelərz/

plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees

From this reading "Two of our fellers are coming with the old yellow ambulance, sergeant; but I can't see the others."

gangnounUS /ɡæŋ/

an association of criminals

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

glassnounUS /ɡlæs/

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading I'll send the glass up to you presently.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading Try to see where the rest have gone and what they're doing.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Try to see where the rest have gone and what they're doing.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "Two of our fellers are coming with the old yellow ambulance, sergeant; but I can't see the others."

I'll

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

From this reading I'll send the glass up to you presently.

I'm

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

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

killedverbUS /kɪld/

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

lieutenantnounUS /luːˈtenənt/

a commissioned military officer

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

mishapnounUS /ˈmɪshæp/

an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

Moreno's

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

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

Mullan's

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

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Two of our fellers are coming with the old yellow ambulance, sergeant; but I can't see the others."

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading "Two of our fellers are coming with the old yellow ambulance, sergeant; but I can't see the others."

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

others

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

From this reading "Two of our fellers are coming with the old yellow ambulance, sergeant; but I can't see the others."

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "Two of our fellers are coming with the old yellow ambulance, sergeant; but I can't see the others."

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

Patterson

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

From this reading "All right, Patterson.

presentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/

in the near future

From this reading I'll send the glass up to you presently.

pursuitnounUS /pərˈsuːt/

the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

ragenounUS /reɪdʒ/

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

restverbUS /rest/

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading Try to see where the rest have gone and what they're doing.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading "All right, Patterson.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "Two of our fellers are coming with the old yellow ambulance, sergeant; but I can't see the others."

sendverbUS /send/

cause to go somewhere

From this reading I'll send the glass up to you presently.

sergeantnounUS /ˈsɑːrdʒənt/

any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal

From this reading "Two of our fellers are coming with the old yellow ambulance, sergeant; but I can't see the others."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Two of our fellers are coming with the old yellow ambulance, sergeant; but I can't see the others."

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

they're

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

From this reading Try to see where the rest have gone and what they're doing.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Try to see where the rest have gone and what they're doing.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

TryverbUS /traɪ/

make an effort or attempt

From this reading Try to see where the rest have gone and what they're doing.

TwonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading "Two of our fellers are coming with the old yellow ambulance, sergeant; but I can't see the others."

uncontrollableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnkənˈtroʊləbəl/

difficult to solve or alleviate

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

From this reading I'll send the glass up to you presently.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Try to see where the rest have gone and what they're doing.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Try to see where the rest have gone and what they're doing.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Two of our fellers are coming with the old yellow ambulance, sergeant; but I can't see the others."

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

yellowadjectiveUS /ˈjeloʊ/

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading "Two of our fellers are coming with the old yellow ambulance, sergeant; but I can't see the others."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I'll send the glass up to you presently.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading What I'm afraid of, lieutenant, is that in their rage over Donovan's death, and Mullan's, and all the devil's work done there at Moreno's, and your mishap, too, the men have become uncontrollable, and will never let up on the pursuit until they have killed the last one of that gang.

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