Chapter 21 of Life of J. E. B. Stuart is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXI
Chapter 21 of Life of J. E. B. Stuart is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Would you have been proud of being one of the soldiers chosen by Stuart to accompany him on the Chambersburg Raid? Why? Give a brief account of the raid. To whom did Stuart assign all the glory and honor? What was the effect of the raid on the North? On the South? Why was Stuart sometimes called “Knight of the Golden Spurs?”
Chapter 21 of Life of J. E. B. Stuart is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading “Would you have been proud of being one of the soldiers chosen by Stuart to accompany him on the Chambersburg Raid?”
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
From this reading “To whom did Stuart assign all the glory and honor?”
of short duration or distance
From this reading “Give a brief account of the raid.”
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading “Would you have been proud of being one of the soldiers chosen by Stuart to accompany him on the Chambersburg Raid?”
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading “Why was Stuart sometimes called “Knight of the Golden Spurs?””
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
From this reading “Would you have been proud of being one of the soldiers chosen by Stuart to accompany him on the Chambersburg Raid?”
plural of “spur” — a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading “Why was Stuart sometimes called “Knight of the Golden Spurs?””
United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)
From this reading “Would you have been proud of being one of the soldiers chosen by Stuart to accompany him on the Chambersburg Raid?”
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In this reading “Why was Stuart sometimes called “Knight of the Golden Spurs?””
In this reading “Give a brief account of the raid.”
In this reading “What was the effect of the raid on the North?”
In this reading “On the South?”
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 Give a brief account of the raid.
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading Would you have been proud of being one of the soldiers chosen by Stuart to accompany him on the Chambersburg Raid?
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Give a brief account of the raid.
(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 To whom did Stuart assign all the glory and honor?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To whom did Stuart assign all the glory and honor?
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
From this reading To whom did Stuart assign all the glory and honor?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Would you have been proud of being one of the soldiers chosen by Stuart to accompany him on the Chambersburg Raid?
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Would you have been proud of being one of the soldiers chosen by Stuart to accompany him on the Chambersburg Raid?
of short duration or distance
From this reading Give a brief account of the raid.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Would you have been proud of being one of the soldiers chosen by Stuart to accompany him on the Chambersburg Raid?
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Why was Stuart sometimes called “Knight of the Golden Spurs?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would you have been proud of being one of the soldiers chosen by Stuart to accompany him on the Chambersburg Raid?
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading Would you have been proud of being one of the soldiers chosen by Stuart to accompany him on the Chambersburg Raid?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading To whom did Stuart assign all the glory and honor?
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading What was the effect of the raid on the North?
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give a brief account of the raid.
a state of high honor
From this reading To whom did Stuart assign all the glory and honor?
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Why was Stuart sometimes called “Knight of the Golden Spurs?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Would you have been proud of being one of the soldiers chosen by Stuart to accompany him on the Chambersburg Raid?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Would you have been proud of being one of the soldiers chosen by Stuart to accompany him on the Chambersburg Raid?
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading To whom did Stuart assign all the glory and honor?
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading Why was Stuart sometimes called “Knight of the Golden Spurs?”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading What was the effect of the raid on the North?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Would you have been proud of being one of the soldiers chosen by Stuart to accompany him on the Chambersburg Raid?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Would you have been proud of being one of the soldiers chosen by Stuart to accompany him on the Chambersburg Raid?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Would you have been proud of being one of the soldiers chosen by Stuart to accompany him on the Chambersburg Raid?
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading Would you have been proud of being one of the soldiers chosen by Stuart to accompany him on the Chambersburg Raid?
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
From this reading Would you have been proud of being one of the soldiers chosen by Stuart to accompany him on the Chambersburg Raid?
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Would you have been proud of being one of the soldiers chosen by Stuart to accompany him on the Chambersburg Raid?
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Why was Stuart sometimes called “Knight of the Golden Spurs?”
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading On the South?
plural of “spur” — a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading Why was Stuart sometimes called “Knight of the Golden Spurs?”
United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)
From this reading Would you have been proud of being one of the soldiers chosen by Stuart to accompany him on the Chambersburg Raid?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Would you have been proud of being one of the soldiers chosen by Stuart to accompany him on the Chambersburg Raid?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Would you have been proud of being one of the soldiers chosen by Stuart to accompany him on the Chambersburg Raid?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was the effect of the raid on the North?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was the effect of the raid on the North?
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To whom did Stuart assign all the glory and honor?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would you have been proud of being one of the soldiers chosen by Stuart to accompany him on the Chambersburg Raid?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Would you have been proud of being one of the soldiers chosen by Stuart to accompany him on the Chambersburg Raid?
Chapter 21 of Life of J. E. B. Stuart by Mary L. (Mary Lynn) Williamson holds 7 sentences, grouped into 2 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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