Chapter 11 of Kate Aylesford: A Story of the Refugees is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Kate Aylesford: A Story of the Refugees is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MARCH ON TRENTON The old Continentals In their ragged regimentals. —Knickerbocker. That Spartan step without their flutes. —Brainard. Another day, the conversation, when Uncle Lawrence was present, happened to turn on the battle of Trenton, and the famous winter campaign of Washington in the Jerseys.
Chapter 11 of Kate Aylesford: A Story of the Refugees is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading “Another day, the conversation, when Uncle Lawrence was present, happened to turn on the battle of Trenton, and the famous winter campaign of Washington in the Jerseys.”
plural of “flute” — a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
From this reading “That Spartan step without their flutes.”
plural of “jersey” — a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “Another day, the conversation, when Uncle Lawrence was present, happened to turn on the battle of Trenton, and the famous winter campaign of Washington in the Jerseys.”
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading “Another day, the conversation, when Uncle Lawrence was present, happened to turn on the battle of Trenton, and the famous winter campaign of Washington in the Jerseys.”
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading “THE MARCH ON TRENTON The old Continentals In their ragged regimentals.”
of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people
From this reading “That Spartan step without their flutes.”
capital of the state of New Jersey; located in western New Jersey on the Delaware river
From this reading “THE MARCH ON TRENTON The old Continentals In their ragged regimentals.”
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading “Another day, the conversation, when Uncle Lawrence was present, happened to turn on the battle of Trenton, and the famous winter campaign of Washington in the Jerseys.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Another day, the conversation, when Uncle Lawrence was present, happened to turn on the battle of Trenton, and the famous winter campaign of Washington in the Jerseys.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another day, the conversation, when Uncle Lawrence was present, happened to turn on the battle of Trenton, and the famous winter campaign of Washington in the Jerseys.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Another day, the conversation, when Uncle Lawrence was present, happened to turn on the battle of Trenton, and the famous winter campaign of Washington in the Jerseys.
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From this reading —Brainard.
a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading Another day, the conversation, when Uncle Lawrence was present, happened to turn on the battle of Trenton, and the famous winter campaign of Washington in the Jerseys.
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From this reading THE MARCH ON TRENTON The old Continentals In their ragged regimentals.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Another day, the conversation, when Uncle Lawrence was present, happened to turn on the battle of Trenton, and the famous winter campaign of Washington in the Jerseys.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Another day, the conversation, when Uncle Lawrence was present, happened to turn on the battle of Trenton, and the famous winter campaign of Washington in the Jerseys.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Another day, the conversation, when Uncle Lawrence was present, happened to turn on the battle of Trenton, and the famous winter campaign of Washington in the Jerseys.
plural of “flute” — a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
From this reading That Spartan step without their flutes.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Another day, the conversation, when Uncle Lawrence was present, happened to turn on the battle of Trenton, and the famous winter campaign of Washington in the Jerseys.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MARCH ON TRENTON The old Continentals In their ragged regimentals.
plural of “jersey” — a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Another day, the conversation, when Uncle Lawrence was present, happened to turn on the battle of Trenton, and the famous winter campaign of Washington in the Jerseys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading —Knickerbocker.
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading Another day, the conversation, when Uncle Lawrence was present, happened to turn on the battle of Trenton, and the famous winter campaign of Washington in the Jerseys.
march in a procession
From this reading THE MARCH ON TRENTON The old Continentals In their ragged regimentals.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Another day, the conversation, when Uncle Lawrence was present, happened to turn on the battle of Trenton, and the famous winter campaign of Washington in the Jerseys.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE MARCH ON TRENTON The old Continentals In their ragged regimentals.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MARCH ON TRENTON The old Continentals In their ragged regimentals.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Another day, the conversation, when Uncle Lawrence was present, happened to turn on the battle of Trenton, and the famous winter campaign of Washington in the Jerseys.
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading THE MARCH ON TRENTON The old Continentals In their ragged regimentals.
the military uniform and insignia of a regiment
From this reading THE MARCH ON TRENTON The old Continentals In their ragged regimentals.
of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people
From this reading That Spartan step without their flutes.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading That Spartan step without their flutes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Spartan step without their flutes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MARCH ON TRENTON The old Continentals In their ragged regimentals.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE MARCH ON TRENTON The old Continentals In their ragged regimentals.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Another day, the conversation, when Uncle Lawrence was present, happened to turn on the battle of Trenton, and the famous winter campaign of Washington in the Jerseys.
capital of the state of New Jersey; located in western New Jersey on the Delaware river
From this reading THE MARCH ON TRENTON The old Continentals In their ragged regimentals.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Another day, the conversation, when Uncle Lawrence was present, happened to turn on the battle of Trenton, and the famous winter campaign of Washington in the Jerseys.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Another day, the conversation, when Uncle Lawrence was present, happened to turn on the battle of Trenton, and the famous winter campaign of Washington in the Jerseys.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Another day, the conversation, when Uncle Lawrence was present, happened to turn on the battle of Trenton, and the famous winter campaign of Washington in the Jerseys.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading Another day, the conversation, when Uncle Lawrence was present, happened to turn on the battle of Trenton, and the famous winter campaign of Washington in the Jerseys.
at the time that
From this reading Another day, the conversation, when Uncle Lawrence was present, happened to turn on the battle of Trenton, and the famous winter campaign of Washington in the Jerseys.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Another day, the conversation, when Uncle Lawrence was present, happened to turn on the battle of Trenton, and the famous winter campaign of Washington in the Jerseys.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading That Spartan step without their flutes.
Chapter 11 of Kate Aylesford: A Story of the Refugees by Charles J. (Charles Jacobs) Peterson holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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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