Chapter 14 of In a New World is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of In a New World is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ELECTION OF A NEW CAPTAIN. The excitement among the bushrangers was intense. Simultaneously they started forward, and two of them, bending over, lifted the body of their prostrate leader. But he was already dead. The bullet had reached his heart, and probably he never knew what hurt him.
Chapter 14 of In a New World is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading “Simultaneously they started forward, and two of them, bending over, lifted the body of their prostrate leader.”
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading “The bullet had reached his heart, and probably he never knew what hurt him.”
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading “ELECTION OF A NEW CAPTAIN.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “The excitement among the bushrangers was intense.”
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading “The excitement among the bushrangers was intense.”
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading “Simultaneously they started forward, and two of them, bending over, lifted the body of their prostrate leader.”
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
From this reading “Simultaneously they started forward, and two of them, bending over, lifted the body of their prostrate leader.”
at the same instant
From this reading “Simultaneously they started forward, and two of them, bending over, lifted the body of their prostrate leader.”
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In this reading “Simultaneously they started forward, and two of them, bending over, lifted the body of their prostrate leader.”
In this reading “But he was already dead.”
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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 ELECTION OF A NEW CAPTAIN.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading But he was already dead.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The excitement among the bushrangers was intense.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Simultaneously they started forward, and two of them, bending over, lifted the body of their prostrate leader.
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading Simultaneously they started forward, and two of them, bending over, lifted the body of their prostrate leader.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Simultaneously they started forward, and two of them, bending over, lifted the body of their prostrate leader.
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading The bullet had reached his heart, and probably he never knew what hurt him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The excitement among the bushrangers was intense.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was already dead.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading ELECTION OF A NEW CAPTAIN.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading But he was already dead.
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading ELECTION OF A NEW CAPTAIN.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The excitement among the bushrangers was intense.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Simultaneously they started forward, and two of them, bending over, lifted the body of their prostrate leader.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The bullet had reached his heart, and probably he never knew what hurt him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he was already dead.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The bullet had reached his heart, and probably he never knew what hurt him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The bullet had reached his heart, and probably he never knew what hurt him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The bullet had reached his heart, and probably he never knew what hurt him.
be the source of pain
From this reading The bullet had reached his heart, and probably he never knew what hurt him.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading The excitement among the bushrangers was intense.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The bullet had reached his heart, and probably he never knew what hurt him.
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading Simultaneously they started forward, and two of them, bending over, lifted the body of their prostrate leader.
held up in the air
From this reading Simultaneously they started forward, and two of them, bending over, lifted the body of their prostrate leader.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The bullet had reached his heart, and probably he never knew what hurt him.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading ELECTION OF A NEW CAPTAIN.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ELECTION OF A NEW CAPTAIN.
above and across; more than
From this reading Simultaneously they started forward, and two of them, bending over, lifted the body of their prostrate leader.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading The bullet had reached his heart, and probably he never knew what hurt him.
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
From this reading Simultaneously they started forward, and two of them, bending over, lifted the body of their prostrate leader.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The bullet had reached his heart, and probably he never knew what hurt him.
at the same instant
From this reading Simultaneously they started forward, and two of them, bending over, lifted the body of their prostrate leader.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Simultaneously they started forward, and two of them, bending over, lifted the body of their prostrate leader.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The excitement among the bushrangers was intense.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Simultaneously they started forward, and two of them, bending over, lifted the body of their prostrate leader.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Simultaneously they started forward, and two of them, bending over, lifted the body of their prostrate leader.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Simultaneously they started forward, and two of them, bending over, lifted the body of their prostrate leader.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Simultaneously they started forward, and two of them, bending over, lifted the body of their prostrate leader.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The excitement among the bushrangers was intense.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The bullet had reached his heart, and probably he never knew what hurt him.
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