Chapter 9 of Kincaid's Battery is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Kincaid's Battery is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A merry nod was the reply, with cries of "Yes," "Yes," from the battery boys, and he clamored on: "Why, there's a kind of people--" "Quakers!" sang out some one. "Yes, the Quakers! Don't they do it all the time! Of course they do!"
Chapter 9 of Kincaid's Battery is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
From this reading “A merry nod was the reply, with cries of "Yes," "Yes," from the battery boys, and he clamored on:”
past form of “clamor” — make loud demands
From this reading “A merry nod was the reply, with cries of "Yes," "Yes," from the battery boys, and he clamored on:”
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “A merry nod was the reply, with cries of "Yes," "Yes," from the battery boys, and he clamored on:”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “A merry nod was the reply, with cries of "Yes," "Yes," from the battery boys, and he clamored on:”
express or signify by nodding
From this reading “A merry nod was the reply, with cries of "Yes," "Yes," from the battery boys, and he clamored on:”
a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers
From this reading “"Why, there's a kind of people--" "Quakers!" sang out some one.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “A merry nod was the reply, with cries of "Yes," "Yes," from the battery boys, and he clamored on:”
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading “"Why, there's a kind of people--" "Quakers!" sang out some one.”
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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 A merry nod was the reply, with cries of "Yes," "Yes," from the battery boys, and he clamored on:
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Don't they do it all the time!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A merry nod was the reply, with cries of "Yes," "Yes," from the battery boys, and he clamored on:
group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
From this reading A merry nod was the reply, with cries of "Yes," "Yes," from the battery boys, and he clamored on:
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading A merry nod was the reply, with cries of "Yes," "Yes," from the battery boys, and he clamored on:
past form of “clamor” — make loud demands
From this reading A merry nod was the reply, with cries of "Yes," "Yes," from the battery boys, and he clamored on:
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course they do!"
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading A merry nod was the reply, with cries of "Yes," "Yes," from the battery boys, and he clamored on:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Don't they do it all the time!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't they do it all the time!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A merry nod was the reply, with cries of "Yes," "Yes," from the battery boys, and he clamored on:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A merry nod was the reply, with cries of "Yes," "Yes," from the battery boys, and he clamored on:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Don't they do it all the time!
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "Why, there's a kind of people--" "Quakers!" sang out some one.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading A merry nod was the reply, with cries of "Yes," "Yes," from the battery boys, and he clamored on:
express or signify by nodding
From this reading A merry nod was the reply, with cries of "Yes," "Yes," from the battery boys, and he clamored on:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A merry nod was the reply, with cries of "Yes," "Yes," from the battery boys, and he clamored on:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A merry nod was the reply, with cries of "Yes," "Yes," from the battery boys, and he clamored on:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Why, there's a kind of people--" "Quakers!" sang out some one.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Why, there's a kind of people--" "Quakers!" sang out some one.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Why, there's a kind of people--" "Quakers!" sang out some one.
a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers
From this reading "Why, there's a kind of people--" "Quakers!" sang out some one.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading A merry nod was the reply, with cries of "Yes," "Yes," from the battery boys, and he clamored on:
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading "Why, there's a kind of people--" "Quakers!" sang out some one.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Why, there's a kind of people--" "Quakers!" sang out some one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A merry nod was the reply, with cries of "Yes," "Yes," from the battery boys, and he clamored on:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, there's a kind of people--" "Quakers!" sang out some one.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Don't they do it all the time!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Don't they do it all the time!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A merry nod was the reply, with cries of "Yes," "Yes," from the battery boys, and he clamored on:
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, there's a kind of people--" "Quakers!" sang out some one.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A merry nod was the reply, with cries of "Yes," "Yes," from the battery boys, and he clamored on:
an affirmative
From this reading A merry nod was the reply, with cries of "Yes," "Yes," from the battery boys, and he clamored on:
Chapter 9 of Kincaid's Battery by George Washington Cable holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 9 holds 426 sentences of Kincaid's Battery, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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