Chapter 8 of Mohun is here in full — 2250 sentences across 450 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Mohun is here in full — 2250 sentences across 450 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DEAD GO FAST. I. THE “DOOMED CITY” IN PROFILE--DECEMBER, 1864. The scenes just described took place in the month of November. In December I obtained the priceless boon of a few days’ leave of absence, and paid a visit to Richmond.
Chapter 8 of Mohun is here in full — 2250 sentences across 450 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a desirable state
From this reading “In December I obtained the priceless boon of a few days’ leave of absence, and paid a visit to Richmond.”
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading “THE “DOOMED CITY” IN PROFILE--DECEMBER, 1864.”
marked for certain death
From this reading “THE “DOOMED CITY” IN PROFILE--DECEMBER, 1864.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “The scenes just described took place in the month of November.”
having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth
From this reading “In December I obtained the priceless boon of a few days’ leave of absence, and paid a visit to Richmond.”
an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics
From this reading “THE “DOOMED CITY” IN PROFILE--DECEMBER, 1864.”
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading “In December I obtained the priceless boon of a few days’ leave of absence, and paid a visit to Richmond.”
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading “The scenes just described took place in the month of November.”
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From this reading THE “DOOMED CITY” IN PROFILE--DECEMBER, 1864.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In December I obtained the priceless boon of a few days’ leave of absence, and paid a visit to Richmond.
the state of being absent
From this reading In December I obtained the priceless boon of a few days’ leave of absence, and paid a visit to Richmond.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In December I obtained the priceless boon of a few days’ leave of absence, and paid a visit to Richmond.
a desirable state
From this reading In December I obtained the priceless boon of a few days’ leave of absence, and paid a visit to Richmond.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading THE “DOOMED CITY” IN PROFILE--DECEMBER, 1864.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In December I obtained the priceless boon of a few days’ leave of absence, and paid a visit to Richmond.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading THE DEAD GO FAST.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading THE “DOOMED CITY” IN PROFILE--DECEMBER, 1864.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading The scenes just described took place in the month of November.
marked for certain death
From this reading THE “DOOMED CITY” IN PROFILE--DECEMBER, 1864.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading THE DEAD GO FAST.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In December I obtained the priceless boon of a few days’ leave of absence, and paid a visit to Richmond.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE DEAD GO FAST.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE “DOOMED CITY” IN PROFILE--DECEMBER, 1864.
and nothing more
From this reading The scenes just described took place in the month of November.
go away from a place
From this reading In December I obtained the priceless boon of a few days’ leave of absence, and paid a visit to Richmond.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The scenes just described took place in the month of November.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading The scenes just described took place in the month of November.
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading In December I obtained the priceless boon of a few days’ leave of absence, and paid a visit to Richmond.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The scenes just described took place in the month of November.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading In December I obtained the priceless boon of a few days’ leave of absence, and paid a visit to Richmond.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The scenes just described took place in the month of November.
having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth
From this reading In December I obtained the priceless boon of a few days’ leave of absence, and paid a visit to Richmond.
an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics
From this reading THE “DOOMED CITY” IN PROFILE--DECEMBER, 1864.
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading In December I obtained the priceless boon of a few days’ leave of absence, and paid a visit to Richmond.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading The scenes just described took place in the month of November.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEAD GO FAST.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In December I obtained the priceless boon of a few days’ leave of absence, and paid a visit to Richmond.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The scenes just described took place in the month of November.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading In December I obtained the priceless boon of a few days’ leave of absence, and paid a visit to Richmond.
Chapter 8 of Mohun by John Esten Cooke holds 2250 sentences, grouped into 450 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.
Chapter 8 holds 2250 sentences of Mohun, unabridged, divided into 450 reading sections.
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