Chapter 14 of For Love of Country is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of For Love of Country is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_'Twixt Love and Duty_ "Ay, it's as I thought," he remarked, returning the glass after a long gaze; "that's the Radnor, curse her!" "The Radnor, mate? Are you quite sure?" "Bosun, does a man live in a hell like that for a year and a half, and forget how it looks? I 'd know her among a thousand ships!"
Chapter 14 of For Love of Country is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading “_'Twixt Love and Duty_ "Ay, it's as I thought," he remarked, returning the glass after a long gaze; "that's the Radnor, curse her!"”
a long fixed look
From this reading “_'Twixt Love and Duty_ "Ay, it's as I thought," he remarked, returning the glass after a long gaze; "that's the Radnor, curse her!"”
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “_'Twixt Love and Duty_ "Ay, it's as I thought," he remarked, returning the glass after a long gaze; "that's the Radnor, curse her!"”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “"Bosun, does a man live in a hell like that for a year and a half, and forget how it looks?”
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading “"The Radnor, mate?”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “_'Twixt Love and Duty_ "Ay, it's as I thought," he remarked, returning the glass after a long gaze; "that's the Radnor, curse her!"”
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading “_'Twixt Love and Duty_ "Ay, it's as I thought," he remarked, returning the glass after a long gaze; "that's the Radnor, curse her!"”
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading “I 'd know her among a thousand ships!"”
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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 _'Twixt Love and Duty_ "Ay, it's as I thought," he remarked, returning the glass after a long gaze; "that's the Radnor, curse her!"
later than; following
From this reading _'Twixt Love and Duty_ "Ay, it's as I thought," he remarked, returning the glass after a long gaze; "that's the Radnor, curse her!"
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I 'd know her among a thousand ships!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _'Twixt Love and Duty_ "Ay, it's as I thought," he remarked, returning the glass after a long gaze; "that's the Radnor, curse her!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you quite sure?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _'Twixt Love and Duty_ "Ay, it's as I thought," he remarked, returning the glass after a long gaze; "that's the Radnor, curse her!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _'Twixt Love and Duty_ "Ay, it's as I thought," he remarked, returning the glass after a long gaze; "that's the Radnor, curse her!"
a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
From this reading "Bosun, does a man live in a hell like that for a year and a half, and forget how it looks?
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading _'Twixt Love and Duty_ "Ay, it's as I thought," he remarked, returning the glass after a long gaze; "that's the Radnor, curse her!"
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading I 'd know her among a thousand ships!"
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Bosun, does a man live in a hell like that for a year and a half, and forget how it looks?
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading _'Twixt Love and Duty_ "Ay, it's as I thought," he remarked, returning the glass after a long gaze; "that's the Radnor, curse her!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Bosun, does a man live in a hell like that for a year and a half, and forget how it looks?
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Bosun, does a man live in a hell like that for a year and a half, and forget how it looks?
a long fixed look
From this reading _'Twixt Love and Duty_ "Ay, it's as I thought," he remarked, returning the glass after a long gaze; "that's the Radnor, curse her!"
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading _'Twixt Love and Duty_ "Ay, it's as I thought," he remarked, returning the glass after a long gaze; "that's the Radnor, curse her!"
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Bosun, does a man live in a hell like that for a year and a half, and forget how it looks?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _'Twixt Love and Duty_ "Ay, it's as I thought," he remarked, returning the glass after a long gaze; "that's the Radnor, curse her!"
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading "Bosun, does a man live in a hell like that for a year and a half, and forget how it looks?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _'Twixt Love and Duty_ "Ay, it's as I thought," he remarked, returning the glass after a long gaze; "that's the Radnor, curse her!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bosun, does a man live in a hell like that for a year and a half, and forget how it looks?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _'Twixt Love and Duty_ "Ay, it's as I thought," he remarked, returning the glass after a long gaze; "that's the Radnor, curse her!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Bosun, does a man live in a hell like that for a year and a half, and forget how it looks?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Bosun, does a man live in a hell like that for a year and a half, and forget how it looks?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _'Twixt Love and Duty_ "Ay, it's as I thought," he remarked, returning the glass after a long gaze; "that's the Radnor, curse her!"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I 'd know her among a thousand ships!"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Bosun, does a man live in a hell like that for a year and a half, and forget how it looks?
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "Bosun, does a man live in a hell like that for a year and a half, and forget how it looks?
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 _'Twixt Love and Duty_ "Ay, it's as I thought," he remarked, returning the glass after a long gaze; "that's the Radnor, curse her!"
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "Bosun, does a man live in a hell like that for a year and a half, and forget how it looks?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading _'Twixt Love and Duty_ "Ay, it's as I thought," he remarked, returning the glass after a long gaze; "that's the Radnor, curse her!"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Bosun, does a man live in a hell like that for a year and a half, and forget how it looks?
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading "The Radnor, mate?
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Are you quite sure?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _'Twixt Love and Duty_ "Ay, it's as I thought," he remarked, returning the glass after a long gaze; "that's the Radnor, curse her!"
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading _'Twixt Love and Duty_ "Ay, it's as I thought," he remarked, returning the glass after a long gaze; "that's the Radnor, curse her!"
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading _'Twixt Love and Duty_ "Ay, it's as I thought," he remarked, returning the glass after a long gaze; "that's the Radnor, curse her!"
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading I 'd know her among a thousand ships!"
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Are you quite sure?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Bosun, does a man live in a hell like that for a year and a half, and forget how it looks?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _'Twixt Love and Duty_ "Ay, it's as I thought," he remarked, returning the glass after a long gaze; "that's the Radnor, curse her!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _'Twixt Love and Duty_ "Ay, it's as I thought," he remarked, returning the glass after a long gaze; "that's the Radnor, curse her!"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading _'Twixt Love and Duty_ "Ay, it's as I thought," he remarked, returning the glass after a long gaze; "that's the Radnor, curse her!"
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading I 'd know her among a thousand ships!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _'Twixt Love and Duty_ "Ay, it's as I thought," he remarked, returning the glass after a long gaze; "that's the Radnor, curse her!"
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "Bosun, does a man live in a hell like that for a year and a half, and forget how it looks?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you quite sure?"
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