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Miss Cheyne of Essilmont, Volume 3 (of 3)
Miss Cheyne of Essilmont, Volume 3 (of 3)

Chapter I

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"THE ROMANCE OF WAR," "THE CAMERONIANS," "THE SCOTTISH CAVALIER," ETC., ETC.
IN THREE VOLUMES.
VOL.
III.
The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.
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Miss Cheyne of Essilmont, Volume 3 (of 3)

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Miss Cheyne of Essilmont, Volume 3 (of 3) is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"THE ROMANCE OF WAR," "THE CAMERONIANS," "THE SCOTTISH CAVALIER," ETC., ETC.
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IN THREE VOLUMES.
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VOL.
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III.
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The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

During preposition US /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading “The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

alarm

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

alerte

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

all

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

any

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

CAMERONIANS

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From this reading "THE ROMANCE OF WAR," "THE CAMERONIANS," "THE SCOTTISH CAVALIER," ETC., ETC.

CAVALIER

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From this reading "THE ROMANCE OF WAR," "THE CAMERONIANS," "THE SCOTTISH CAVALIER," ETC., ETC.

coming

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

Coomassie

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

deemed

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

disturbance

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

ETC

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From this reading "THE ROMANCE OF WAR," "THE CAMERONIANS," "THE SCOTTISH CAVALIER," ETC., ETC.

false

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

fate

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

firing

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

halt

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

heard

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

III

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From this reading III.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading IN THREE VOLUMES.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

many

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

mistake

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

natives

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

night

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

occurring

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "THE ROMANCE OF WAR," "THE CAMERONIANS," "THE SCOTTISH CAVALIER," ETC., ETC.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

other

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

passed

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

portentous

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

Prahsu

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

proved

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

quiet

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

remained

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

result

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

ROMANCE

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From this reading "THE ROMANCE OF WAR," "THE CAMERONIANS," "THE SCOTTISH CAVALIER," ETC., ETC.

SCOTTISH

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From this reading "THE ROMANCE OF WAR," "THE CAMERONIANS," "THE SCOTTISH CAVALIER," ETC., ETC.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

strange

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

temporary

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "THE ROMANCE OF WAR," "THE CAMERONIANS," "THE SCOTTISH CAVALIER," ETC., ETC.

things

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

THREE

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From this reading IN THREE VOLUMES.

troops

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From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.

VOL

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From this reading VOL.

VOLUMES

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From this reading IN THREE VOLUMES.

WAR

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From this reading "THE ROMANCE OF WAR," "THE CAMERONIANS," "THE SCOTTISH CAVALIER," ETC., ETC.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading The firing proved a mistake--the result of a false alarm--so the night passed without any other _alerte_ or disturbance, and all remained quiet during the temporary halt at Prahsu; but the troops heard of many strange things as occurring at Coomassie, all deemed by the natives portentous of its coming fate.