Chapter 1 of Kathie's Soldiers is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Kathie's Soldiers is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Major Alston, or Colonel Alston,--how grand it would sound! So you see Rob was quite taken with military glory. Kathie came and slipped her hand within Uncle Robert's. "We could not spare you," she whispered, softly. "But if I were drafted?"
Chapter 1 of Kathie's Soldiers is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 11/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 51–55
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past form of “draft” — draw up an outline or sketch for something
From this reading “"But if I were drafted?"”
a state of high honor
From this reading “So you see Rob was quite taken with military glory.”
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading “Major Alston, or Colonel Alston,--how grand it would sound!”
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading “So you see Rob was quite taken with military glory.”
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “So you see Rob was quite taken with military glory.”
possessive form of “robert” — United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “Kathie came and slipped her hand within Uncle Robert's.”
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading “Kathie came and slipped her hand within Uncle Robert's.”
refrain from harming
From this reading “"We could not spare you," she whispered, softly.”
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In this reading “So you see Rob was quite taken with military glory.”
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From this reading Major Alston, or Colonel Alston,--how grand it would sound!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kathie came and slipped her hand within Uncle Robert's.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But if I were drafted?"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Kathie came and slipped her hand within Uncle Robert's.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Major Alston, or Colonel Alston,--how grand it would sound!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "We could not spare you," she whispered, softly.
past form of “draft” — draw up an outline or sketch for something
From this reading "But if I were drafted?"
a state of high honor
From this reading So you see Rob was quite taken with military glory.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading Major Alston, or Colonel Alston,--how grand it would sound!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Kathie came and slipped her hand within Uncle Robert's.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kathie came and slipped her hand within Uncle Robert's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Major Alston, or Colonel Alston,--how grand it would sound!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But if I were drafted?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "But if I were drafted?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Major Alston, or Colonel Alston,--how grand it would sound!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kathie came and slipped her hand within Uncle Robert's.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading Major Alston, or Colonel Alston,--how grand it would sound!
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading So you see Rob was quite taken with military glory.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We could not spare you," she whispered, softly.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Major Alston, or Colonel Alston,--how grand it would sound!
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading So you see Rob was quite taken with military glory.
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading So you see Rob was quite taken with military glory.
possessive form of “robert” — United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading Kathie came and slipped her hand within Uncle Robert's.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading So you see Rob was quite taken with military glory.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We could not spare you," she whispered, softly.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Kathie came and slipped her hand within Uncle Robert's.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So you see Rob was quite taken with military glory.
with low volume
From this reading "We could not spare you," she whispered, softly.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Major Alston, or Colonel Alston,--how grand it would sound!
refrain from harming
From this reading "We could not spare you," she whispered, softly.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading So you see Rob was quite taken with military glory.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Kathie came and slipped her hand within Uncle Robert's.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So you see Rob was quite taken with military glory.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We could not spare you," she whispered, softly.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But if I were drafted?"
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "We could not spare you," she whispered, softly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So you see Rob was quite taken with military glory.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Kathie came and slipped her hand within Uncle Robert's.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Major Alston, or Colonel Alston,--how grand it would sound!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So you see Rob was quite taken with military glory.
Chapter 1 of Kathie's Soldiers by Amanda M. Douglas holds 244 sentences, grouped into 49 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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