Chapter 19 of John Brown: Confessions of a New Army Cadet is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of John Brown: Confessions of a New Army Cadet is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘THE BOYS.’ One thing the school, the war, and my regiment developed; that was a love of my comrades—’The Boys.’ What a delightful term! So human! So reminiscent of youth and fun and joy!
Chapter 19 of John Brown: Confessions of a New Army Cadet is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “One thing the school, the war, and my regiment developed; that was a love of my comrades—’The Boys.’”
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “What a delightful term!”
being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful
From this reading “One thing the school, the war, and my regiment developed; that was a love of my comrades—’The Boys.’”
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “So reminiscent of youth and fun and joy!”
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading “One thing the school, the war, and my regiment developed; that was a love of my comrades—’The Boys.’”
serving to bring to mind
From this reading “So reminiscent of youth and fun and joy!”
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading “What a delightful term!”
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading “So reminiscent of youth and fun and joy!”
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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 One thing the school, the war, and my regiment developed; that was a love of my comrades—’The Boys.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One thing the school, the war, and my regiment developed; that was a love of my comrades—’The Boys.’
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading ‘THE BOYS.’
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading One thing the school, the war, and my regiment developed; that was a love of my comrades—’The Boys.’
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading What a delightful term!
being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful
From this reading One thing the school, the war, and my regiment developed; that was a love of my comrades—’The Boys.’
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading So reminiscent of youth and fun and joy!
characteristic of humanity
From this reading So human!
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading So reminiscent of youth and fun and joy!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading One thing the school, the war, and my regiment developed; that was a love of my comrades—’The Boys.’
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One thing the school, the war, and my regiment developed; that was a love of my comrades—’The Boys.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One thing the school, the war, and my regiment developed; that was a love of my comrades—’The Boys.’
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One thing the school, the war, and my regiment developed; that was a love of my comrades—’The Boys.’
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading One thing the school, the war, and my regiment developed; that was a love of my comrades—’The Boys.’
serving to bring to mind
From this reading So reminiscent of youth and fun and joy!
an educational institution
From this reading One thing the school, the war, and my regiment developed; that was a love of my comrades—’The Boys.’
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So human!
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading What a delightful term!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One thing the school, the war, and my regiment developed; that was a love of my comrades—’The Boys.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘THE BOYS.’
a special situation
From this reading One thing the school, the war, and my regiment developed; that was a love of my comrades—’The Boys.’
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading One thing the school, the war, and my regiment developed; that was a love of my comrades—’The Boys.’
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One thing the school, the war, and my regiment developed; that was a love of my comrades—’The Boys.’
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a delightful term!
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading So reminiscent of youth and fun and joy!
Chapter 19 of John Brown: Confessions of a New Army Cadet by R. W. Campbell holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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 19 holds 143 sentences of John Brown: Confessions of a New Army Cadet, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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