Chapter 17 of John Brown: Confessions of a New Army Cadet is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of John Brown: Confessions of a New Army Cadet is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STEADY OLD ADELA. ‘Leave, boys; leave!’ shouted Beefy one night, rushing in with battalion orders in his hand. ‘When is it?’ Ginger asked. ‘Next week.’
Chapter 17 of John Brown: Confessions of a New Army Cadet is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
From this reading “‘Leave, boys; leave!’ shouted Beefy one night, rushing in with battalion orders in his hand.”
muscular and heavily built
From this reading “‘Leave, boys; leave!’ shouted Beefy one night, rushing in with battalion orders in his hand.”
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading “Ginger asked.”
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “‘Leave, boys; leave!’ shouted Beefy one night, rushing in with battalion orders in his hand.”
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading “‘Leave, boys; leave!’ shouted Beefy one night, rushing in with battalion orders in his hand.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “‘Leave, boys; leave!’ shouted Beefy one night, rushing in with battalion orders in his hand.”
make steady
From this reading “STEADY OLD ADELA.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “‘Next week.’”
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In this reading “‘Next week.’”
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From this reading STEADY OLD ADELA.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Ginger asked.
an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
From this reading ‘Leave, boys; leave!’ shouted Beefy one night, rushing in with battalion orders in his hand.
muscular and heavily built
From this reading ‘Leave, boys; leave!’ shouted Beefy one night, rushing in with battalion orders in his hand.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading ‘Leave, boys; leave!’ shouted Beefy one night, rushing in with battalion orders in his hand.
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading Ginger asked.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading ‘Leave, boys; leave!’ shouted Beefy one night, rushing in with battalion orders in his hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Leave, boys; leave!’ shouted Beefy one night, rushing in with battalion orders in his hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Leave, boys; leave!’ shouted Beefy one night, rushing in with battalion orders in his hand.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘When is it?’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘When is it?’
go away from a place
From this reading ‘Leave, boys; leave!’ shouted Beefy one night, rushing in with battalion orders in his hand.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading ‘Next week.’
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading ‘Leave, boys; leave!’ shouted Beefy one night, rushing in with battalion orders in his hand.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading STEADY OLD ADELA.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘Leave, boys; leave!’ shouted Beefy one night, rushing in with battalion orders in his hand.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading ‘Leave, boys; leave!’ shouted Beefy one night, rushing in with battalion orders in his hand.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading ‘Leave, boys; leave!’ shouted Beefy one night, rushing in with battalion orders in his hand.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading ‘Leave, boys; leave!’ shouted Beefy one night, rushing in with battalion orders in his hand.
make steady
From this reading STEADY OLD ADELA.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading ‘Next week.’
at the time that
From this reading ‘When is it?’
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘Leave, boys; leave!’ shouted Beefy one night, rushing in with battalion orders in his hand.
Chapter 17 of John Brown: Confessions of a New Army Cadet by R. W. Campbell holds 257 sentences, grouped into 52 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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