Chapter 23 of John Brown: Confessions of a New Army Cadet is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of John Brown: Confessions of a New Army Cadet is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WE DISCUSS THE SCHOOL. ‘Well, boys, in another week we shall have one pip on our sleeves, and be wearing Sam Brownes. Heigh–ho, my lads, for a jolly time! No more guards, no more fatigues, no more school,’ said Beefy one night. ‘Beefy!’ shouted Ginger.
Chapter 23 of John Brown: Confessions of a New Army Cadet is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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muscular and heavily built
From this reading “No more guards, no more fatigues, no more school,’ said Beefy one night.”
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading “WE DISCUSS THE SCHOOL.”
military uniform worn by military personnel when doing menial labor
From this reading “No more guards, no more fatigues, no more school,’ said Beefy one night.”
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading “‘Beefy!’ shouted Ginger.”
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “No more guards, no more fatigues, no more school,’ said Beefy one night.”
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading “Heigh–ho, my lads, for a jolly time!”
a disease of poultry
From this reading “‘Well, boys, in another week we shall have one pip on our sleeves, and be wearing Sam Brownes.”
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading “‘Well, boys, in another week we shall have one pip on our sleeves, and be wearing Sam Brownes.”
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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 Heigh–ho, my lads, for a jolly time!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Well, boys, in another week we shall have one pip on our sleeves, and be wearing Sam Brownes.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ‘Well, boys, in another week we shall have one pip on our sleeves, and be wearing Sam Brownes.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘Well, boys, in another week we shall have one pip on our sleeves, and be wearing Sam Brownes.
muscular and heavily built
From this reading No more guards, no more fatigues, no more school,’ said Beefy one night.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading ‘Well, boys, in another week we shall have one pip on our sleeves, and be wearing Sam Brownes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Well, boys, in another week we shall have one pip on our sleeves, and be wearing Sam Brownes.
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading WE DISCUSS THE SCHOOL.
military uniform worn by military personnel when doing menial labor
From this reading No more guards, no more fatigues, no more school,’ said Beefy one night.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Heigh–ho, my lads, for a jolly time!
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading ‘Beefy!’ shouted Ginger.
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading No more guards, no more fatigues, no more school,’ said Beefy one night.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘Well, boys, in another week we shall have one pip on our sleeves, and be wearing Sam Brownes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heigh–ho, my lads, for a jolly time!
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading Heigh–ho, my lads, for a jolly time!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Well, boys, in another week we shall have one pip on our sleeves, and be wearing Sam Brownes.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Heigh–ho, my lads, for a jolly time!
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading Heigh–ho, my lads, for a jolly time!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading No more guards, no more fatigues, no more school,’ said Beefy one night.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Heigh–ho, my lads, for a jolly time!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading No more guards, no more fatigues, no more school,’ said Beefy one night.
not any; not one
From this reading No more guards, no more fatigues, no more school,’ said Beefy one night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘Well, boys, in another week we shall have one pip on our sleeves, and be wearing Sam Brownes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘Well, boys, in another week we shall have one pip on our sleeves, and be wearing Sam Brownes.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ‘Well, boys, in another week we shall have one pip on our sleeves, and be wearing Sam Brownes.
a disease of poultry
From this reading ‘Well, boys, in another week we shall have one pip on our sleeves, and be wearing Sam Brownes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading No more guards, no more fatigues, no more school,’ said Beefy one night.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading ‘Well, boys, in another week we shall have one pip on our sleeves, and be wearing Sam Brownes.
an educational institution
From this reading WE DISCUSS THE SCHOOL.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ‘Well, boys, in another week we shall have one pip on our sleeves, and be wearing Sam Brownes.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading ‘Beefy!’ shouted Ginger.
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading ‘Well, boys, in another week we shall have one pip on our sleeves, and be wearing Sam Brownes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE DISCUSS THE SCHOOL.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Heigh–ho, my lads, for a jolly time!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE DISCUSS THE SCHOOL.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading ‘Well, boys, in another week we shall have one pip on our sleeves, and be wearing Sam Brownes.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading ‘Well, boys, in another week we shall have one pip on our sleeves, and be wearing Sam Brownes.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading ‘Well, boys, in another week we shall have one pip on our sleeves, and be wearing Sam Brownes.
Chapter 23 of John Brown: Confessions of a New Army Cadet by R. W. Campbell holds 223 sentences, grouped into 45 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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