Chapter 18 of Mufti is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of Mufti is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"My hat!" remarked the Adjutant as Vane reported his return to the depot. "Can this thing be true? Giving up leave.
Chapter 18 of Mufti is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
From this reading “"My hat!" remarked the Adjutant as Vane reported his return to the depot.”
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
From this reading “"My hat!" remarked the Adjutant as Vane reported his return to the depot.”
the act of giving
From this reading “Giving up leave.”
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading “"My hat!" remarked the Adjutant as Vane reported his return to the depot.”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “"My hat!" remarked the Adjutant as Vane reported his return to the depot.”
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading “"My hat!" remarked the Adjutant as Vane reported his return to the depot.”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “"My hat!" remarked the Adjutant as Vane reported his return to the depot.”
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading “"My hat!" remarked the Adjutant as Vane reported his return to the depot.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
From this reading "My hat!" remarked the Adjutant as Vane reported his return to the depot.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "My hat!" remarked the Adjutant as Vane reported his return to the depot.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Can this thing be true?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can this thing be true?
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
From this reading "My hat!" remarked the Adjutant as Vane reported his return to the depot.
the act of giving
From this reading Giving up leave.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading "My hat!" remarked the Adjutant as Vane reported his return to the depot.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "My hat!" remarked the Adjutant as Vane reported his return to the depot.
go away from a place
From this reading Giving up leave.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My hat!" remarked the Adjutant as Vane reported his return to the depot.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "My hat!" remarked the Adjutant as Vane reported his return to the depot.
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading "My hat!" remarked the Adjutant as Vane reported his return to the depot.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "My hat!" remarked the Adjutant as Vane reported his return to the depot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My hat!" remarked the Adjutant as Vane reported his return to the depot.
a special situation
From this reading "Can this thing be true?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Can this thing be true?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My hat!" remarked the Adjutant as Vane reported his return to the depot.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "Can this thing be true?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Giving up leave.
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading "My hat!" remarked the Adjutant as Vane reported his return to the depot.
Chapter 18 of Mufti by H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile holds 304 sentences, grouped into 61 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 18 holds 304 sentences of Mufti, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of Mufti by H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 304 sentences, grouped into 61 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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