Chapter 3 of Kathie's Soldiers is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Kathie's Soldiers is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TRUE TO ONE'S COLORS. THERE was a week of great excitement at Brookside. Head-quarters were established on the confines of the town to render it accessible to Taunton and the adjacent places. Hundreds thronged the camp daily; uniforms were sent down, and drilling commenced in good earnest. Kathie began school on Monday morning.
Chapter 3 of Kathie's Soldiers is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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capable of being reached
From this reading “Head-quarters were established on the confines of the town to render it accessible to Taunton and the adjacent places.”
nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
From this reading “Head-quarters were established on the confines of the town to render it accessible to Taunton and the adjacent places.”
a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading “TRUE TO ONE'S COLORS.”
a bounded scope
From this reading “Head-quarters were established on the confines of the town to render it accessible to Taunton and the adjacent places.”
the act of drilling
From this reading “Hundreds thronged the camp daily; uniforms were sent down, and drilling commenced in good earnest.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “Kathie began school on Monday morning.”
filled with great numbers crowded together
From this reading “Hundreds thronged the camp daily; uniforms were sent down, and drilling commenced in good earnest.”
plural of “uniform” — clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification
From this reading “Hundreds thronged the camp daily; uniforms were sent down, and drilling commenced in good earnest.”
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In this reading “THERE was a week of great excitement at Brookside.”
In this reading “Head-quarters were established on the confines of the town to render it accessible to Taunton and the adjacent places.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THERE was a week of great excitement at Brookside.
capable of being reached
From this reading Head-quarters were established on the confines of the town to render it accessible to Taunton and the adjacent places.
nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
From this reading Head-quarters were established on the confines of the town to render it accessible to Taunton and the adjacent places.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Head-quarters were established on the confines of the town to render it accessible to Taunton and the adjacent places.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THERE was a week of great excitement at Brookside.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Kathie began school on Monday morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THERE was a week of great excitement at Brookside.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Hundreds thronged the camp daily; uniforms were sent down, and drilling commenced in good earnest.
a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading TRUE TO ONE'S COLORS.
past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Hundreds thronged the camp daily; uniforms were sent down, and drilling commenced in good earnest.
a bounded scope
From this reading Head-quarters were established on the confines of the town to render it accessible to Taunton and the adjacent places.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading Hundreds thronged the camp daily; uniforms were sent down, and drilling commenced in good earnest.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Hundreds thronged the camp daily; uniforms were sent down, and drilling commenced in good earnest.
the act of drilling
From this reading Hundreds thronged the camp daily; uniforms were sent down, and drilling commenced in good earnest.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading Hundreds thronged the camp daily; uniforms were sent down, and drilling commenced in good earnest.
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading Head-quarters were established on the confines of the town to render it accessible to Taunton and the adjacent places.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading THERE was a week of great excitement at Brookside.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Hundreds thronged the camp daily; uniforms were sent down, and drilling commenced in good earnest.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THERE was a week of great excitement at Brookside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Head-quarters were established on the confines of the town to render it accessible to Taunton and the adjacent places.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading Hundreds thronged the camp daily; uniforms were sent down, and drilling commenced in good earnest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hundreds thronged the camp daily; uniforms were sent down, and drilling commenced in good earnest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Head-quarters were established on the confines of the town to render it accessible to Taunton and the adjacent places.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kathie began school on Monday morning.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading Kathie began school on Monday morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Kathie began school on Monday morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THERE was a week of great excitement at Brookside.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Head-quarters were established on the confines of the town to render it accessible to Taunton and the adjacent places.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TRUE TO ONE'S COLORS.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Head-quarters were established on the confines of the town to render it accessible to Taunton and the adjacent places.
cause to become
From this reading Head-quarters were established on the confines of the town to render it accessible to Taunton and the adjacent places.
an educational institution
From this reading Kathie began school on Monday morning.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Hundreds thronged the camp daily; uniforms were sent down, and drilling commenced in good earnest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Head-quarters were established on the confines of the town to render it accessible to Taunton and the adjacent places.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Head-quarters were established on the confines of the town to render it accessible to Taunton and the adjacent places.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THERE was a week of great excitement at Brookside.
filled with great numbers crowded together
From this reading Hundreds thronged the camp daily; uniforms were sent down, and drilling commenced in good earnest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TRUE TO ONE'S COLORS.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Head-quarters were established on the confines of the town to render it accessible to Taunton and the adjacent places.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading TRUE TO ONE'S COLORS.
plural of “uniform” — clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification
From this reading Hundreds thronged the camp daily; uniforms were sent down, and drilling commenced in good earnest.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THERE was a week of great excitement at Brookside.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading THERE was a week of great excitement at Brookside.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Head-quarters were established on the confines of the town to render it accessible to Taunton and the adjacent places.
Chapter 3 of Kathie's Soldiers by Amanda M. Douglas holds 227 sentences, grouped into 46 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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