Chapter 4 of How Jack Mackenzie won his epaulettes is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of How Jack Mackenzie won his epaulettes is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. MALONY'S WEDDING-RING. Poor Mrs. Mackenzie's story had been a very sad one. And it was one that is, alas! too common. It does not take long to tell.
Chapter 4 of How Jack Mackenzie won his epaulettes is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “And it was one that is, alas! too common.”
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading “And it was one that is, alas! too common.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “MRS.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Poor Mrs. Mackenzie's story had been a very sad one.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “Poor Mrs. Mackenzie's story had been a very sad one.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Poor Mrs. Mackenzie's story had been a very sad one.”
carry out
From this reading “It does not take long to tell.”
express in words
From this reading “It does not take long to tell.”
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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 Poor Mrs. Mackenzie's story had been a very sad one.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading And it was one that is, alas! too common.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it was one that is, alas! too common.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Poor Mrs. Mackenzie's story had been a very sad one.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading And it was one that is, alas! too common.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It does not take long to tell.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Poor Mrs. Mackenzie's story had been a very sad one.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And it was one that is, alas! too common.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it was one that is, alas! too common.
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 It does not take long to tell.
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From this reading Poor Mrs. Mackenzie's story had been a very sad one.
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From this reading MALONY'S WEDDING-RING.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It does not take long to tell.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Poor Mrs. Mackenzie's story had been a very sad one.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor Mrs. Mackenzie's story had been a very sad one.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Poor Mrs. Mackenzie's story had been a very sad one.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Poor Mrs. Mackenzie's story had been a very sad one.
carry out
From this reading It does not take long to tell.
express in words
From this reading It does not take long to tell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And it was one that is, alas! too common.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It does not take long to tell.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And it was one that is, alas! too common.
precisely as stated
From this reading Poor Mrs. Mackenzie's story had been a very sad one.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And it was one that is, alas! too common.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MALONY'S WEDDING-RING.
Chapter 4 of How Jack Mackenzie won his epaulettes by Gordon Stables holds 181 sentences, grouped into 37 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.
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