Chapter 19 of Lincoln's yarns and stories is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Lincoln's yarns and stories is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The army was at Chain Bridge. It was in a dangerous neighborhood. Discipline must be kept. William Scott was apprehended, tried by court-martial, sentenced to be shot. News of the case was carried to Lincoln.
Chapter 19 of Lincoln's yarns and stories is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fully understood or grasped
From this reading “William Scott was apprehended, tried by court-martial, sentenced to be shot.”
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading “The army was at Chain Bridge.”
a military court to try members of the armed services who are accused of serious breaches of martial law
From this reading “William Scott was apprehended, tried by court-martial, sentenced to be shot.”
a branch of knowledge
From this reading “Discipline must be kept.”
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading “News of the case was carried to Lincoln.”
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading “It was in a dangerous neighborhood.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “William Scott was apprehended, tried by court-martial, sentenced to be shot.”
past form of “sentence” — pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
From this reading “William Scott was apprehended, tried by court-martial, sentenced to be shot.”
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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 It was in a dangerous neighborhood.
fully understood or grasped
From this reading William Scott was apprehended, tried by court-martial, sentenced to be shot.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading The army was at Chain Bridge.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The army was at Chain Bridge.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Discipline must be kept.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading The army was at Chain Bridge.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading William Scott was apprehended, tried by court-martial, sentenced to be shot.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading News of the case was carried to Lincoln.
an occurrence of something
From this reading News of the case was carried to Lincoln.
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading The army was at Chain Bridge.
a military court to try members of the armed services who are accused of serious breaches of martial law
From this reading William Scott was apprehended, tried by court-martial, sentenced to be shot.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading It was in a dangerous neighborhood.
a branch of knowledge
From this reading Discipline must be kept.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in a dangerous neighborhood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in a dangerous neighborhood.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Discipline must be kept.
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading News of the case was carried to Lincoln.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Discipline must be kept.
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading It was in a dangerous neighborhood.
information about recent and important events
From this reading News of the case was carried to Lincoln.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading News of the case was carried to Lincoln.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading William Scott was apprehended, tried by court-martial, sentenced to be shot.
past form of “sentence” — pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
From this reading William Scott was apprehended, tried by court-martial, sentenced to be shot.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading William Scott was apprehended, tried by court-martial, sentenced to be shot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The army was at Chain Bridge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading William Scott was apprehended, tried by court-martial, sentenced to be shot.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading William Scott was apprehended, tried by court-martial, sentenced to be shot.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The army was at Chain Bridge.
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From this reading William Scott was apprehended, tried by court-martial, sentenced to be shot.
Chapter 19 of Lincoln's yarns and stories by Alexander K. (Alexander Kelly) McClure holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 19 holds 170 sentences of Lincoln's yarns and stories, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Lincoln's yarns and stories by Alexander K. (Alexander Kelly) McClure exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 170 sentences, grouped into 34 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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