Chapter 5 of On Horseback is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of On Horseback is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Confederate?” “Which?” “Was he on the Union or Confederate side?” “Oh, Union.” “Were you in any engagements?”
Chapter 5 of On Horseback is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a supporter of the Confederate States of America
From this reading ““Confederate?””
plural of “engagement” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading ““Were you in any engagements?””
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading ““Was he on the Union or Confederate side?””
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading ““Was he on the Union or Confederate side?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Were you in any engagements?”
a supporter of the Confederate States of America
From this reading “Confederate?”
plural of “engagement” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “Were you in any engagements?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Was he on the Union or Confederate side?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Were you in any engagements?”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Union.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Was he on the Union or Confederate side?”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Was he on the Union or Confederate side?”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “Was he on the Union or Confederate side?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Was he on the Union or Confederate side?”
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading “Was he on the Union or Confederate side?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Was he on the Union or Confederate side?”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Were you in any engagements?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Which?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Were you in any engagements?”
Chapter 5 of On Horseback by Charles Dudley Warner holds 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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 5 holds 162 sentences of On Horseback, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of On Horseback by Charles Dudley Warner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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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