Chapter 14 of Grit Lawless is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Grit Lawless is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He got up and took a few short rapid turns to circulate his blood. It was cold in the dawn, and the fire was dying. There was no more wood to throw on. He had spent nights like this in the Boer lines during the war, but he had never been told off single-handed to guard a prisoner. He kept a watchful eye on the east for the first flushing of the clouds.
Chapter 14 of Grit Lawless is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans
From this reading “He had spent nights like this in the Boer lines during the war, but he had never been told off single-handed to guard a prisoner.”
become widely known and passed on
From this reading “He got up and took a few short rapid turns to circulate his blood.”
-ing form of “flush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading “He kept a watchful eye on the east for the first flushing of the clouds.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “He had spent nights like this in the Boer lines during the war, but he had never been told off single-handed to guard a prisoner.”
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading “He got up and took a few short rapid turns to circulate his blood.”
unsupported by other people
From this reading “He had spent nights like this in the Boer lines during the war, but he had never been told off single-handed to guard a prisoner.”
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading “He got up and took a few short rapid turns to circulate his blood.”
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading “He kept a watchful eye on the east for the first flushing of the clouds.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “He kept a watchful eye on the east for the first flushing of the clouds.”
In this reading “He had spent nights like this in the Boer lines during the war, but he had never been told off single-handed to guard a prisoner.”
In this reading “He kept a watchful eye on the east for the first flushing of the clouds.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “He got up and took a few short rapid turns to circulate his blood.”
In this reading “He kept a watchful eye on the east for the first flushing of the clouds.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He got up and took a few short rapid turns to circulate his blood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He got up and took a few short rapid turns to circulate his blood.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had spent nights like this in the Boer lines during the war, but he had never been told off single-handed to guard a prisoner.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading He got up and took a few short rapid turns to circulate his blood.
a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans
From this reading He had spent nights like this in the Boer lines during the war, but he had never been told off single-handed to guard a prisoner.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had spent nights like this in the Boer lines during the war, but he had never been told off single-handed to guard a prisoner.
become widely known and passed on
From this reading He got up and took a few short rapid turns to circulate his blood.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading He kept a watchful eye on the east for the first flushing of the clouds.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It was cold in the dawn, and the fire was dying.
the first light of day
From this reading It was cold in the dawn, and the fire was dying.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He had spent nights like this in the Boer lines during the war, but he had never been told off single-handed to guard a prisoner.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading It was cold in the dawn, and the fire was dying.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading He kept a watchful eye on the east for the first flushing of the clouds.
the organ of sight
From this reading He kept a watchful eye on the east for the first flushing of the clouds.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading He got up and took a few short rapid turns to circulate his blood.
start firing a weapon
From this reading It was cold in the dawn, and the fire was dying.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He kept a watchful eye on the east for the first flushing of the clouds.
-ing form of “flush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading He kept a watchful eye on the east for the first flushing of the clouds.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He kept a watchful eye on the east for the first flushing of the clouds.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He got up and took a few short rapid turns to circulate his blood.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading He had spent nights like this in the Boer lines during the war, but he had never been told off single-handed to guard a prisoner.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had spent nights like this in the Boer lines during the war, but he had never been told off single-handed to guard a prisoner.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He got up and took a few short rapid turns to circulate his blood.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He got up and took a few short rapid turns to circulate his blood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was cold in the dawn, and the fire was dying.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was cold in the dawn, and the fire was dying.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading He kept a watchful eye on the east for the first flushing of the clouds.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He had spent nights like this in the Boer lines during the war, but he had never been told off single-handed to guard a prisoner.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading He had spent nights like this in the Boer lines during the war, but he had never been told off single-handed to guard a prisoner.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There was no more wood to throw on.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He had spent nights like this in the Boer lines during the war, but he had never been told off single-handed to guard a prisoner.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading He had spent nights like this in the Boer lines during the war, but he had never been told off single-handed to guard a prisoner.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no more wood to throw on.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He kept a watchful eye on the east for the first flushing of the clouds.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He had spent nights like this in the Boer lines during the war, but he had never been told off single-handed to guard a prisoner.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was no more wood to throw on.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading He had spent nights like this in the Boer lines during the war, but he had never been told off single-handed to guard a prisoner.
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading He got up and took a few short rapid turns to circulate his blood.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading He got up and took a few short rapid turns to circulate his blood.
unsupported by other people
From this reading He had spent nights like this in the Boer lines during the war, but he had never been told off single-handed to guard a prisoner.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading He had spent nights like this in the Boer lines during the war, but he had never been told off single-handed to guard a prisoner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was cold in the dawn, and the fire was dying.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no more wood to throw on.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had spent nights like this in the Boer lines during the war, but he had never been told off single-handed to guard a prisoner.
propel through the air
From this reading There was no more wood to throw on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He got up and took a few short rapid turns to circulate his blood.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He had spent nights like this in the Boer lines during the war, but he had never been told off single-handed to guard a prisoner.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He got up and took a few short rapid turns to circulate his blood.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading He got up and took a few short rapid turns to circulate his blood.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He got up and took a few short rapid turns to circulate his blood.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading He had spent nights like this in the Boer lines during the war, but he had never been told off single-handed to guard a prisoner.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was cold in the dawn, and the fire was dying.
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading He kept a watchful eye on the east for the first flushing of the clouds.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading There was no more wood to throw on.
Chapter 14 of Grit Lawless by F. E. Mills (Florence Ethel Mills) Young 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 14 holds 405 sentences of Grit Lawless, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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