Chapter 12 of Jed's Boy is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Jed's Boy is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lists of men were being made. Officers were hurrying with papers. An order had come. There was cleaning of rifles and machine-guns, washing of clothes, inspection, and making up of packs preparatory to a march. Several sick and wounded men were returned from the hospital as fit for duty.
Chapter 12 of Jed's Boy is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 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.
the act of making something clean
From this reading “There was cleaning of rifles and machine-guns, washing of clothes, inspection, and making up of packs preparatory to a march.”
moving with great haste
From this reading “Officers were hurrying with papers.”
a formal or official examination
From this reading “There was cleaning of rifles and machine-guns, washing of clothes, inspection, and making up of packs preparatory to a march.”
plural of “list” — a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
From this reading “Lists of men were being made.”
plural of “pack” — a large indefinite number
From this reading “There was cleaning of rifles and machine-guns, washing of clothes, inspection, and making up of packs preparatory to a march.”
preceding and preparing for something
From this reading “There was cleaning of rifles and machine-guns, washing of clothes, inspection, and making up of packs preparatory to a march.”
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading “There was cleaning of rifles and machine-guns, washing of clothes, inspection, and making up of packs preparatory to a march.”
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
From this reading “There was cleaning of rifles and machine-guns, washing of clothes, inspection, and making up of packs preparatory to a march.”
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.
In this reading “Several sick and wounded men were returned from the hospital as fit for duty.”
In this reading “Several sick and wounded men were returned from the hospital as fit for duty.”
In this reading “Lists of men were being made.”
In this reading “Several sick and wounded men were returned from the hospital as fit for duty.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was cleaning of rifles and machine-guns, washing of clothes, inspection, and making up of packs preparatory to a march.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An order had come.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was cleaning of rifles and machine-guns, washing of clothes, inspection, and making up of packs preparatory to a march.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Several sick and wounded men were returned from the hospital as fit for duty.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Lists of men were being made.
the act of making something clean
From this reading There was cleaning of rifles and machine-guns, washing of clothes, inspection, and making up of packs preparatory to a march.
clothing in general
From this reading There was cleaning of rifles and machine-guns, washing of clothes, inspection, and making up of packs preparatory to a march.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading An order had come.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Several sick and wounded men were returned from the hospital as fit for duty.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Several sick and wounded men were returned from the hospital as fit for duty.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Several sick and wounded men were returned from the hospital as fit for duty.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Several sick and wounded men were returned from the hospital as fit for duty.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An order had come.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading Several sick and wounded men were returned from the hospital as fit for duty.
moving with great haste
From this reading Officers were hurrying with papers.
a formal or official examination
From this reading There was cleaning of rifles and machine-guns, washing of clothes, inspection, and making up of packs preparatory to a march.
plural of “list” — a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
From this reading Lists of men were being made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was cleaning of rifles and machine-guns, washing of clothes, inspection, and making up of packs preparatory to a march.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Lists of men were being made.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading There was cleaning of rifles and machine-guns, washing of clothes, inspection, and making up of packs preparatory to a march.
march in a procession
From this reading There was cleaning of rifles and machine-guns, washing of clothes, inspection, and making up of packs preparatory to a march.
the force of workers available
From this reading Lists of men were being made.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lists of men were being made.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Officers were hurrying with papers.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading An order had come.
plural of “pack” — a large indefinite number
From this reading There was cleaning of rifles and machine-guns, washing of clothes, inspection, and making up of packs preparatory to a march.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading Officers were hurrying with papers.
preceding and preparing for something
From this reading There was cleaning of rifles and machine-guns, washing of clothes, inspection, and making up of packs preparatory to a march.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Several sick and wounded men were returned from the hospital as fit for duty.
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading There was cleaning of rifles and machine-guns, washing of clothes, inspection, and making up of packs preparatory to a march.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several sick and wounded men were returned from the hospital as fit for duty.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Several sick and wounded men were returned from the hospital as fit for duty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Several sick and wounded men were returned from the hospital as fit for duty.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was cleaning of rifles and machine-guns, washing of clothes, inspection, and making up of packs preparatory to a march.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was cleaning of rifles and machine-guns, washing of clothes, inspection, and making up of packs preparatory to a march.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There was cleaning of rifles and machine-guns, washing of clothes, inspection, and making up of packs preparatory to a march.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was cleaning of rifles and machine-guns, washing of clothes, inspection, and making up of packs preparatory to a march.
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
From this reading There was cleaning of rifles and machine-guns, washing of clothes, inspection, and making up of packs preparatory to a march.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lists of men were being made.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Officers were hurrying with papers.
people who are wounded
From this reading Several sick and wounded men were returned from the hospital as fit for duty.
Chapter 12 of Jed's Boy by Warren Lee Goss holds 94 sentences, grouped into 19 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 12 holds 94 sentences of Jed's Boy, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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