Chapter 2 of General John Regan is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of General John Regan is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Doyle came out of the hotel. He joined the sergeant and Moriarty at the motor-car. “Good-morning, sergeant,” he said. “It’s a fine day, thanks be to God. The people will only have themselves to thank if they don’t get their hay saved this weather.”
Chapter 2 of General John Regan is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading “The people will only have themselves to thank if they don’t get their hay saved this weather.””
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “Doyle came out of the hotel.”
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading “He joined the sergeant and Moriarty at the motor-car.”
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading “The people will only have themselves to thank if they don’t get their hay saved this weather.””
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading “He joined the sergeant and Moriarty at the motor-car.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “The people will only have themselves to thank if they don’t get their hay saved this weather.””
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading ““It’s a fine day, thanks be to God.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “The people will only have themselves to thank if they don’t get their hay saved this weather.””
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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 “It’s a fine day, thanks be to God.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He joined the sergeant and Moriarty at the motor-car.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He joined the sergeant and Moriarty at the motor-car.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It’s a fine day, thanks be to God.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Doyle came out of the hotel.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “It’s a fine day, thanks be to God.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The people will only have themselves to thank if they don’t get their hay saved this weather.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doyle came out of the hotel.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “It’s a fine day, thanks be to God.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The people will only have themselves to thank if they don’t get their hay saved this weather.”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “It’s a fine day, thanks be to God.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good-morning, sergeant,” he said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The people will only have themselves to thank if they don’t get their hay saved this weather.”
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading The people will only have themselves to thank if they don’t get their hay saved this weather.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He joined the sergeant and Moriarty at the motor-car.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Doyle came out of the hotel.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The people will only have themselves to thank if they don’t get their hay saved this weather.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s a fine day, thanks be to God.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading He joined the sergeant and Moriarty at the motor-car.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He joined the sergeant and Moriarty at the motor-car.
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From this reading He joined the sergeant and Moriarty at the motor-car.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Doyle came out of the hotel.
and nothing more
From this reading The people will only have themselves to thank if they don’t get their hay saved this weather.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Doyle came out of the hotel.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The people will only have themselves to thank if they don’t get their hay saved this weather.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Good-morning, sergeant,” he said.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading The people will only have themselves to thank if they don’t get their hay saved this weather.”
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading He joined the sergeant and Moriarty at the motor-car.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading The people will only have themselves to thank if they don’t get their hay saved this weather.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “It’s a fine day, thanks be to God.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Doyle came out of the hotel.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The people will only have themselves to thank if they don’t get their hay saved this weather.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The people will only have themselves to thank if they don’t get their hay saved this weather.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The people will only have themselves to thank if they don’t get their hay saved this weather.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The people will only have themselves to thank if they don’t get their hay saved this weather.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It’s a fine day, thanks be to God.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The people will only have themselves to thank if they don’t get their hay saved this weather.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The people will only have themselves to thank if they don’t get their hay saved this weather.”
Chapter 2 of General John Regan by George A. Birmingham holds 265 sentences, grouped into 53 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 265 sentences of General John Regan, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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