Chapter 8 of John Brown: Confessions of a New Army Cadet is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of John Brown: Confessions of a New Army Cadet is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VALUE OF SPORT. I. It all started in a simple way. We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day. ‘Are they taking it on?’ asked Ginger.
Chapter 8 of John Brown: Confessions of a New Army Cadet is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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muscular and heavily built
From this reading “We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.”
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading “We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.”
take exception to
From this reading “We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.”
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading “We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.”
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading “‘Are they taking it on?’ asked Ginger.”
plural of “rival” — the contestant you hope to defeat
From this reading “We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.”
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading “We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.”
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading “THE VALUE OF SPORT.”
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In this reading “We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.”
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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 It all started in a simple way.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It all started in a simple way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘Are they taking it on?’ asked Ginger.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ‘Are they taking it on?’ asked Ginger.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
muscular and heavily built
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
take exception to
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
travel across or pass over
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading ‘Are they taking it on?’ asked Ginger.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
temporary military shelter
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It all started in a simple way.
a message received and understood
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It all started in a simple way.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VALUE OF SPORT.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘Are they taking it on?’ asked Ginger.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
plural of “rival” — the contestant you hope to defeat
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading It all started in a simple way.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading THE VALUE OF SPORT.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It all started in a simple way.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading ‘Are they taking it on?’ asked Ginger.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VALUE OF SPORT.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Are they taking it on?’ asked Ginger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading THE VALUE OF SPORT.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It all started in a simple way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
at the time that
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We were sitting about the hut, smoking and reading, when Beefy blew in with the information that he had managed to get the company officer to challenge B Company (our deadly rivals) to a cross–country run next day.
Chapter 8 of John Brown: Confessions of a New Army Cadet by R. W. Campbell holds 248 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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