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Chapter 1 of Leaves from a Field Note-Book is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MACMILLAN CO. OF CANADA, LTD. "And my delights were with the sons of men." LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR C.F.N. MACREADY, K.C.B., K.C.M.G. This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.
Chapter 1 of Leaves from a Field Note-Book is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading “OF CANADA, LTD.”
a government administrator
From this reading “This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.”
plural of “delight” — a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
From this reading “"And my delights were with the sons of men."”
(used of military forces) designed for military operations abroad
From this reading “This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.”
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading “This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.”
something that results
From this reading “This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.”
not having official authority or sanction
From this reading “This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.”
possessive form of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And my delights were with the sons of men."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.
being joined in close association
From this reading This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR C.F.N. MACREADY, K.C.B., K.C.M.G.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR C.F.N. MACREADY, K.C.B., K.C.M.G.
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading OF CANADA, LTD.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading THE MACMILLAN CO.
a government administrator
From this reading This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.
plural of “delight” — a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
From this reading "And my delights were with the sons of men."
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.
(used of military forces) designed for military operations abroad
From this reading This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.
plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
From this reading This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR C.F.N. MACREADY, K.C.B., K.C.M.G.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR C.F.N. MACREADY, K.C.B., K.C.M.G.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR C.F.N. MACREADY, K.C.B., K.C.M.G.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR C.F.N. MACREADY, K.C.B., K.C.M.G.
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From this reading LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR C.F.N. MACREADY, K.C.B., K.C.M.G.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OF CANADA, LTD.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR C.F.N. MACREADY, K.C.B., K.C.M.G.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MACMILLAN CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR C.F.N. MACREADY, K.C.B., K.C.M.G.
the force of workers available
From this reading "And my delights were with the sons of men."
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And my delights were with the sons of men."
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR C.F.N. MACREADY, K.C.B., K.C.M.G.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF CANADA, LTD.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.
something that results
From this reading This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.
term of address for a man
From this reading LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR C.F.N. MACREADY, K.C.B., K.C.M.G.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading "And my delights were with the sons of men."
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MACMILLAN CO.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.
not having official authority or sanction
From this reading This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And my delights were with the sons of men."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And my delights were with the sons of men."
possessive form of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading This book is an unofficial outcome of the writer's experiences during the five months he was attached to the General Headquarters Staff as Home Office Commissioner with the British Expeditionary Force.
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