Chapter 1 of How The Redoubt Was Taken 1896 is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of How The Redoubt Was Taken 1896 is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement. His story so impressed me that I wrote it down from memory. It was as follows: I joined my regiment on September 4th. It was evening. I found the colonel in the camp.
Chapter 1 of How The Redoubt Was Taken 1896 is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading “A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.”
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading “A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.”
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “It was as follows: I joined my regiment on September 4th.”
a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
From this reading “A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.”
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading “His story so impressed me that I wrote it down from memory.”
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading “It was as follows: I joined my regiment on September 4th.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “It was as follows: I joined my regiment on September 4th.”
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From this reading It was as follows: I joined my regiment on September 4th.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as follows: I joined my regiment on September 4th.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading I found the colonel in the camp.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading I found the colonel in the camp.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading His story so impressed me that I wrote it down from memory.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It was evening.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading It was as follows: I joined my regiment on September 4th.
set up or found
From this reading I found the colonel in the camp.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His story so impressed me that I wrote it down from memory.
a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading His story so impressed me that I wrote it down from memory.
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading His story so impressed me that I wrote it down from memory.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His story so impressed me that I wrote it down from memory.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading It was as follows: I joined my regiment on September 4th.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading His story so impressed me that I wrote it down from memory.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was as follows: I joined my regiment on September 4th.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was as follows: I joined my regiment on September 4th.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading It was as follows: I joined my regiment on September 4th.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading It was as follows: I joined my regiment on September 4th.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His story so impressed me that I wrote it down from memory.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
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 His story so impressed me that I wrote it down from memory.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His story so impressed me that I wrote it down from memory.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I found the colonel in the camp.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as follows: I joined my regiment on September 4th.
which person or people
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading His story so impressed me that I wrote it down from memory.
a late time of life
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
Chapter 1 of How The Redoubt Was Taken 1896 by Prosper Mérimée 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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