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How Private George W. Peck Put Down
How Private George W. Peck Put Down

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of How Private George W. Peck Put Down is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.
After the battle alluded to in my last chapter, it took us a week or more to get brushed up, the dead buried, and everything ready to go to living again.
A battle to a regiment in the field is a good deal like a funeral in a family at home.
When a member of a family is sick unto death, all looks dark, and when the sick person dies it seems as though the world could never look bright again.
Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.
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How Private George W. Peck Put Down

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of How Private George W. Peck Put Down is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.
Line 2
After the battle alluded to in my last chapter, it took us a week or more to get brushed up, the dead buried, and everything ready to go to living again.
/ˈæftər ðə ˈbætəl əˈluːdɪd tuː ɪn maɪ læst ˈtʃæptər ɪt tʊk ʌs ə wiːk ɔːr mɔːr tuː ɡet brʌʃt ʌp ðə ded ˈberid ənd ˈevriθɪŋ ˈredi tuː ɡoʊ tuː ˈlɪvɪŋ əˈɡen/
Line 3
A battle to a regiment in the field is a good deal like a funeral in a family at home.
/ə ˈbætəl tuː ə ˈredʒəmənt ɪn ðə fiːld ɪz ə ɡʊd diːl laɪk ə ˈfjuːnərəl ɪn ə ˈfæməli æt hoʊm/
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When a member of a family is sick unto death, all looks dark, and when the sick person dies it seems as though the world could never look bright again.
/wen ə ˈmembər ʌv ə ˈfæməli ɪz sɪk ˈʌntuː deθ ɔːl lʊks dɑːrk ənd wen ðə sɪk ˈpɜːrsən daɪz ɪt siːmz æz ðoʊ ðə wɜːrld kʊd ˈnevər lʊk braɪt əˈɡen/
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Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

Learner Dictionary

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

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

alluded verb US /əˈluːdɪd/

past form of “allude” — make a more or less disguised reference to

From this reading “After the battle alluded to in my last chapter, it took us a week or more to get brushed up, the dead buried, and everything ready to go to living again.”

brightness noun US /ˈbraɪtnəs/

the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white

From this reading “Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.”

brushed adjective US /brʌʃt/

touched lightly in passing; grazed against

From this reading “After the battle alluded to in my last chapter, it took us a week or more to get brushed up, the dead buried, and everything ready to go to living again.”

Cold-Blooded adjective US /ˈkoʊldˈblʌdəd/

without compunction or human feeling

From this reading “I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.”

deceased noun US /dɪˈsiːst/

someone who is no longer alive

From this reading “Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.”

Detailed adjective US /dɪˈteɪld/

developed or executed with care and in minute detail

From this reading “I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.”

moves noun US /muːvz/

plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something

From this reading “Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.”

Team noun US /tiːm/

a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

From this reading “I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading After the battle alluded to in my last chapter, it took us a week or more to get brushed up, the dead buried, and everything ready to go to living again.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading After the battle alluded to in my last chapter, it took us a week or more to get brushed up, the dead buried, and everything ready to go to living again.

agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/

Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

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 When a member of a family is sick unto death, all looks dark, and when the sick person dies it seems as though the world could never look bright again.

alludedverbUS /əˈluːdɪd/

past form of “allude” — make a more or less disguised reference to

From this reading After the battle alluded to in my last chapter, it took us a week or more to get brushed up, the dead buried, and everything ready to go to living again.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading After the battle alluded to in my last chapter, it took us a week or more to get brushed up, the dead buried, and everything ready to go to living again.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

anywhereadverbUS /ˈeniwer/

at or in or to any place

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

articlenounUS /ˈɑːrtəkəl/

nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading When a member of a family is sick unto death, all looks dark, and when the sick person dies it seems as though the world could never look bright again.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A battle to a regiment in the field is a good deal like a funeral in a family at home.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

battlenounUS /ˈbætəl/

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading After the battle alluded to in my last chapter, it took us a week or more to get brushed up, the dead buried, and everything ready to go to living again.

becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

belongingnounUS /bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋ/

happiness felt in a secure relationship

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading When a member of a family is sick unto death, all looks dark, and when the sick person dies it seems as though the world could never look bright again.

brightnessnounUS /ˈbraɪtnəs/

the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

brushedadjectiveUS /brʌʃt/

touched lightly in passing; grazed against

From this reading After the battle alluded to in my last chapter, it took us a week or more to get brushed up, the dead buried, and everything ready to go to living again.

buriedadjectiveUS /ˈberid/

placed in a grave

From this reading After the battle alluded to in my last chapter, it took us a week or more to get brushed up, the dead buried, and everything ready to go to living again.

BusinessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

chapternounUS /ˈtʃæptər/

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading After the battle alluded to in my last chapter, it took us a week or more to get brushed up, the dead buried, and everything ready to go to living again.

Cold-BloodedadjectiveUS /ˈkoʊldˈblʌdəd/

without compunction or human feeling

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

comesnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading When a member of a family is sick unto death, all looks dark, and when the sick person dies it seems as though the world could never look bright again.

CoveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

darknounUS /dɑːrk/

absence of light or illumination

From this reading When a member of a family is sick unto death, all looks dark, and when the sick person dies it seems as though the world could never look bright again.

deadadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading After the battle alluded to in my last chapter, it took us a week or more to get brushed up, the dead buried, and everything ready to go to living again.

dealverbUS /diːl/

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading A battle to a regiment in the field is a good deal like a funeral in a family at home.

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading When a member of a family is sick unto death, all looks dark, and when the sick person dies it seems as though the world could never look bright again.

deceasednounUS /dɪˈsiːst/

someone who is no longer alive

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

DetailedadjectiveUS /dɪˈteɪld/

developed or executed with care and in minute detail

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

diesnounUS /daɪz/

plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers

From this reading When a member of a family is sick unto death, all looks dark, and when the sick person dies it seems as though the world could never look bright again.

DozennounUS /ˈdʌzən/

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

DriveverbUS /draɪv/

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading After the battle alluded to in my last chapter, it took us a week or more to get brushed up, the dead buried, and everything ready to go to living again.

ex-Confederate

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

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

ExpeditionnounUS /ˌekspəˈdɪʃən/

a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

facesnounUS /ˈfeɪsəz/

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

familynounUS /ˈfæməli/

a social unit living together

From this reading A battle to a regiment in the field is a good deal like a funeral in a family at home.

fieldnounUS /fiːld/

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading A battle to a regiment in the field is a good deal like a funeral in a family at home.

friendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/

a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

From this reading A battle to a regiment in the field is a good deal like a funeral in a family at home.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading After the battle alluded to in my last chapter, it took us a week or more to get brushed up, the dead buried, and everything ready to go to living again.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading After the battle alluded to in my last chapter, it took us a week or more to get brushed up, the dead buried, and everything ready to go to living again.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading A battle to a regiment in the field is a good deal like a funeral in a family at home.

HappyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading A battle to a regiment in the field is a good deal like a funeral in a family at home.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading A battle to a regiment in the field is a good deal like a funeral in a family at home.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading After the battle alluded to in my last chapter, it took us a week or more to get brushed up, the dead buried, and everything ready to go to living again.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading After the battle alluded to in my last chapter, it took us a week or more to get brushed up, the dead buried, and everything ready to go to living again.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading A battle to a regiment in the field is a good deal like a funeral in a family at home.

livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading After the battle alluded to in my last chapter, it took us a week or more to get brushed up, the dead buried, and everything ready to go to living again.

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading When a member of a family is sick unto death, all looks dark, and when the sick person dies it seems as though the world could never look bright again.

looksnounUS /lʊks/

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading When a member of a family is sick unto death, all looks dark, and when the sick person dies it seems as though the world could never look bright again.

lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

MakeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

membernounUS /ˈmembər/

one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading When a member of a family is sick unto death, all looks dark, and when the sick person dies it seems as though the world could never look bright again.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading After the battle alluded to in my last chapter, it took us a week or more to get brushed up, the dead buried, and everything ready to go to living again.

movesnounUS /muːvz/

plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

MudnounUS /mʌd/

water soaked soil; soft wet earth

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

MurderverbUS /ˈmɜːrdər/

kill intentionally and with premeditation

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading After the battle alluded to in my last chapter, it took us a week or more to get brushed up, the dead buried, and everything ready to go to living again.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading When a member of a family is sick unto death, all looks dark, and when the sick person dies it seems as though the world could never look bright again.

occasionallyadverbUS /əˈkeɪʒənəli/

sporadically and infrequently

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading After the battle alluded to in my last chapter, it took us a week or more to get brushed up, the dead buried, and everything ready to go to living again.

personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/

a human being

From this reading When a member of a family is sick unto death, all looks dark, and when the sick person dies it seems as though the world could never look bright again.

quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading After the battle alluded to in my last chapter, it took us a week or more to get brushed up, the dead buried, and everything ready to go to living again.

RednounUS /red/

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

regimentverbUS /ˈredʒəmənt/

subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization

From this reading A battle to a regiment in the field is a good deal like a funeral in a family at home.

relativesnounUS /ˈrelətɪvz/

plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

seemsverbUS /siːmz/

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading When a member of a family is sick unto death, all looks dark, and when the sick person dies it seems as though the world could never look bright again.

SentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

SettingnounUS /ˈsetɪŋ/

the context and environment in which something is set

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading When a member of a family is sick unto death, all looks dark, and when the sick person dies it seems as though the world could never look bright again.

Six-Mule

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

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

smilingnounUS /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

SoldiersnounUS /ˈsoʊldʒərz/

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

TeamnounUS /tiːm/

a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

tear-stained

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

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading After the battle alluded to in my last chapter, it took us a week or more to get brushed up, the dead buried, and everything ready to go to living again.

ThempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading When a member of a family is sick unto death, all looks dark, and when the sick person dies it seems as though the world could never look bright again.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading After the battle alluded to in my last chapter, it took us a week or more to get brushed up, the dead buried, and everything ready to go to living again.

untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/

an old word for “to”

From this reading When a member of a family is sick unto death, all looks dark, and when the sick person dies it seems as though the world could never look bright again.

UpadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading After the battle alluded to in my last chapter, it took us a week or more to get brushed up, the dead buried, and everything ready to go to living again.

weeknounUS /wiːk/

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading After the battle alluded to in my last chapter, it took us a week or more to get brushed up, the dead buried, and everything ready to go to living again.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When a member of a family is sick unto death, all looks dark, and when the sick person dies it seems as though the world could never look bright again.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading Every time the relatives and friends look at any article belonging to a deceased friend, the agony comes back, and it is quite a while before there is any brightness anywhere, but in time the tear-stained faces become smiling, the lost friend is thought of only occasionally, and the world moves along just the same.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I am Detailed to Drive a Six-Mule Team--I am Covered with Red Mud--I am Sent on an Expedition of Cold-Blooded Murder-- I Make a Dozen ex-Confederate Soldiers Happy by Setting Them Up in Business.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading When a member of a family is sick unto death, all looks dark, and when the sick person dies it seems as though the world could never look bright again.

Chapter 19 of How Private George W. Peck Put Down by George W. (George Wilbur) Peck holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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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