Chapter 32 of Marching Men is here in full — 21 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 32 of Marching Men is here in full — 21 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor. It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America. A copy of the little circular lies before me now. THE MARCHERS “They ask us what we mean. Well, here is our answer.
Chapter 32 of Marching Men is here in full — 21 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having the shape or form of a circle
From this reading “A copy of the little circular lies before me now.”
the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)
From this reading “It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.”
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading “A copy of the little circular lies before me now.”
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading “In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.”
plural of “marcher” — an inhabitant of a border district
From this reading “THE MARCHERS “They ask us what we mean.”
the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
From this reading “In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.”
plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.”
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading “It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.”
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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 had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.
(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 In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.
react verbally
From this reading Well, here is our answer.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE MARCHERS “They ask us what we mean.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A copy of the little circular lies before me now.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.
having the shape or form of a circle
From this reading A copy of the little circular lies before me now.
the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)
From this reading It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading A copy of the little circular lies before me now.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Well, here is our answer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, here is our answer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading A copy of the little circular lies before me now.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A copy of the little circular lies before me now.
plural of “marcher” — an inhabitant of a border district
From this reading THE MARCHERS “They ask us what we mean.
the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.
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From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A copy of the little circular lies before me now.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading THE MARCHERS “They ask us what we mean.
the force of workers available
From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.
plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading A copy of the little circular lies before me now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Well, here is our answer.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MARCHERS “They ask us what we mean.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading It had a circulation running into the millions and was printed in every tongue spoken in America.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MARCHERS “They ask us what we mean.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE MARCHERS “They ask us what we mean.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, here is our answer.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE MARCHERS “They ask us what we mean.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading In all of the time of The Marching Men there was but one bit of written matter from the leader McGregor.
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