Chapter 5 of In Times of Peril: A Tale of India is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of In Times of Peril: A Tale of India is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BACK UNDER THE FLAG. "How far is it to Delhi? We heard the guns there just now." "Not thirty miles." "Have you heard how things are going on there?"
Chapter 5 of In Times of Peril: A Tale of India is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a city in north central India
From this reading “"How far is it to Delhi?”
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “"How far is it to Delhi?”
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading “BACK UNDER THE FLAG.”
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “We heard the guns there just now."”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “We heard the guns there just now."”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “"Not thirty miles."”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “"Have you heard how things are going on there?"”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading “"Not thirty miles."”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Have you heard how things are going on there?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading BACK UNDER THE FLAG.
a city in north central India
From this reading "How far is it to Delhi?
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "How far is it to Delhi?
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading BACK UNDER THE FLAG.
the act of departing
From this reading "Have you heard how things are going on there?"
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading We heard the guns there just now."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you heard how things are going on there?"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading We heard the guns there just now."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How far is it to Delhi?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How far is it to Delhi?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How far is it to Delhi?
and nothing more
From this reading We heard the guns there just now."
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "Not thirty miles."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not thirty miles."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We heard the guns there just now."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Have you heard how things are going on there?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BACK UNDER THE FLAG.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We heard the guns there just now."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Have you heard how things are going on there?"
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading "Not thirty miles."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How far is it to Delhi?
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading BACK UNDER THE FLAG.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We heard the guns there just now."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you heard how things are going on there?"
Chapter 5 of In Times of Peril: A Tale of India by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 246 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.
Chapter 5 holds 246 sentences of In Times of Peril: A Tale of India, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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