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In the Foreign Legion
In the Foreign Legion

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of In the Foreign Legion is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Erwin Rosen • Curated US English Learning Edition
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LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889
A bugle sounded.
I was lying on the bare ground in a corner of the courtyard, dozing in that strange borderland between sleeping and waking.
The bugle bothered me.
The sounds were familiar, but my sleepy brain could not place them.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

In the Foreign Legion

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of In the Foreign Legion is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889
Line 2
A bugle sounded.
/ə ˈbjuːɡəl ˈsaʊndɪd/
Line 3
I was lying on the bare ground in a corner of the courtyard, dozing in that strange borderland between sleeping and waking.
Line 4
The bugle bothered me.
/ðə ˈbjuːɡəl ˈbɑːðərd miː/
Line 5
The sounds were familiar, but my sleepy brain could not place them.
/ðə saʊndz wɜːr fəˈmɪljər bʌt maɪ ˈsliːpi breɪn kʊd nɑːt pleɪs ðem/

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.

bothered adjective US /ˈbɑːðərd/

caused to show discomposure

From this reading “The bugle bothered me.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bugle noun US /ˈbjuːɡəl/

a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares

From this reading “LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
courtyard noun US /ˈkɔːrt.jɑːrd/

An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.

From this reading “I was lying on the bare ground in a corner of the courtyard, dozing in that strange borderland between sleeping and waking.”

Velmora curated lexicon
dozing verb US /ˈdoʊzɪŋ/

-ing form of “doze” — sleep lightly or for a short period of time

From this reading “I was lying on the bare ground in a corner of the courtyard, dozing in that strange borderland between sleeping and waking.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Eleventh adjective US /ɪˈlevənθ/

coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position

From this reading “LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
jokes noun US /dʒoʊks/

plural of “joke” — a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading “LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Legion noun US /ˈliːdʒən/

archaic terms for army

From this reading “LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Southward adverb US /ˈsaʊθwərd/

toward the south

From this reading “LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

bugle sounded noun + noun counted as “bugle sound”

In this reading “A bugle sounded.”

460 times in 225,867 chapters
bare ground adjective + noun

In this reading “I was lying on the bare ground in a corner of the courtyard, dozing in that strange borderland between sleeping and waking.”

481 times in 225,867 chapters
between sleeping preposition + noun

In this reading “I was lying on the bare ground in a corner of the courtyard, dozing in that strange borderland between sleeping and waking.”

206 times in 225,867 chapters
in a corner preposition + article + noun counted as “in … corner”

In this reading “I was lying on the bare ground in a corner of the courtyard, dozing in that strange borderland between sleeping and waking.”

24,646 times in 225,867 chapters
fight with verb + particle

In this reading “LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889”

11,617 times in 225,867 chapters
with pride preposition + noun

In this reading “LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889”

4,921 times in 225,867 chapters

All words in this reading · 67

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

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17889

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From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
AmericannounUS /əˈmerəkən/

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
bareadjectiveUS /ber/

completely unclothed

From this reading I was lying on the bare ground in a corner of the courtyard, dozing in that strange borderland between sleeping and waking.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading I was lying on the bare ground in a corner of the courtyard, dozing in that strange borderland between sleeping and waking.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
borderlandnoun

district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area

From this reading I was lying on the bare ground in a corner of the courtyard, dozing in that strange borderland between sleeping and waking.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
botheredadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːðərd/

caused to show discomposure

From this reading The bugle bothered me.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
brainnounUS /breɪn/

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading The sounds were familiar, but my sleepy brain could not place them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
buglenounUS /ˈbjuːɡəl/

a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares

From this reading A bugle sounded.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bugle-calls

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

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

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Buglernoun

someone who plays a bugle

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The sounds were familiar, but my sleepy brain could not place them.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/

clothing in general

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
CompanynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading I was lying on the bare ground in a corner of the courtyard, dozing in that strange borderland between sleeping and waking.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

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

From this reading The sounds were familiar, but my sleepy brain could not place them.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrt.jɑːrd/

An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.

From this reading I was lying on the bare ground in a corner of the courtyard, dozing in that strange borderland between sleeping and waking.

Velmora curated lexicon
desertverbUS /ˈdezərt/

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dozingverbUS /ˈdoʊzɪŋ/

-ing form of “doze” — sleep lightly or for a short period of time

From this reading I was lying on the bare ground in a corner of the courtyard, dozing in that strange borderland between sleeping and waking.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
EleventhadjectiveUS /ɪˈlevənθ/

coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
familiaradjectiveUS /fəˈmɪljər/

well known or easily recognized

From this reading The sounds were familiar, but my sleepy brain could not place them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fightverbUS /faɪt/

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/

occurring at or forming an end or termination

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ForeignadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrən/

of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading I was lying on the bare ground in a corner of the courtyard, dozing in that strange borderland between sleeping and waking.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
helpverbUS /help/

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
How

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

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

Pending verification
IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
jokesnounUS /dʒoʊks/

plural of “joke” — a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LegionnounUS /ˈliːdʒən/

archaic terms for army

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading I was lying on the bare ground in a corner of the courtyard, dozing in that strange borderland between sleeping and waking.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LÉGIONNAIRE

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

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

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mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The bugle bothered me.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The sounds were familiar, but my sleepy brain could not place them.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
negronounUS /ˈniːɡroʊ/

a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
NUMBERnounUS /ˈnʌmbər/

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I was lying on the bare ground in a corner of the courtyard, dozing in that strange borderland between sleeping and waking.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The sounds were familiar, but my sleepy brain could not place them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pleasedadjectiveUS /pliːzd/

experiencing or manifesting pleasure

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pridenounUS /praɪd/

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sergeantnounUS /ˈsɑːrdʒənt/

any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Sidi-bel-Abbès

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

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

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sleepingnounUS /ˈsliːpɪŋ/

the state of being asleep

From this reading I was lying on the bare ground in a corner of the courtyard, dozing in that strange borderland between sleeping and waking.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sleepyadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpi/

ready to fall asleep

From this reading The sounds were familiar, but my sleepy brain could not place them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SmithnounUS /smɪθ/

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
soldadjectiveUS /soʊld/

disposed of to a purchaser

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

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soundedverbUS /ˈsaʊndɪd/

past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way

From this reading A bugle sounded.

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soundsnounUS /saʊndz/

plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading The sounds were familiar, but my sleepy brain could not place them.

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SouthwardadverbUS /ˈsaʊθwərd/

toward the south

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

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strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading I was lying on the bare ground in a corner of the courtyard, dozing in that strange borderland between sleeping and waking.

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I was lying on the bare ground in a corner of the courtyard, dozing in that strange borderland between sleeping and waking.

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

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thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The sounds were familiar, but my sleepy brain could not place them.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

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wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/

Risen from sleep; conscious.

From this reading I was lying on the bare ground in a corner of the courtyard, dozing in that strange borderland between sleeping and waking.

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading I was lying on the bare ground in a corner of the courtyard, dozing in that strange borderland between sleeping and waking.

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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The sounds were familiar, but my sleepy brain could not place them.

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wiseadjectiveUS /waɪz/

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading LÉGIONNAIRE NUMBER 17889 French and American bugle-calls : Southward to the city of the Foreign Legion : Sidi-bel-Abbès : The sergeant is not pleased : A final fight with pride : The jokes of the Legion : The wise negro : Bugler Smith : I help a légionnaire to desert : The Eleventh Company : How clothes are sold in the Legion : Number 17889

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Chapter 4 of In the Foreign Legion by Erwin Rosen holds 249 sentences, grouped into 50 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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