Chapter 4 of On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PROMOTION The officer was armed with a repeating pistol while his men all had rifles. For the moment Ken was filled with wonder as to why they had not at once used their weapons. Then he remembered. It was their Turkish greatcoats which had saved them. In the dim light the German still took them for Turkish soldiers.
Chapter 4 of On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading “PROMOTION The officer was armed with a repeating pistol while his men all had rifles.”
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading “For the moment Ken was filled with wonder as to why they had not at once used their weapons.”
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading “PROMOTION The officer was armed with a repeating pistol while his men all had rifles.”
a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
From this reading “PROMOTION The officer was armed with a repeating pistol while his men all had rifles.”
the act of doing or performing again
From this reading “PROMOTION The officer was armed with a repeating pistol while his men all had rifles.”
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading “PROMOTION The officer was armed with a repeating pistol while his men all had rifles.”
of or relating to or characteristic of Turkey or its people or language
From this reading “It was their Turkish greatcoats which had saved them.”
plural of “weapon” — any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading “For the moment Ken was filled with wonder as to why they had not at once used their weapons.”
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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 PROMOTION The officer was armed with a repeating pistol while his men all had rifles.
(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 PROMOTION The officer was armed with a repeating pistol while his men all had rifles.
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading PROMOTION The officer was armed with a repeating pistol while his men all had rifles.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For the moment Ken was filled with wonder as to why they had not at once used their weapons.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For the moment Ken was filled with wonder as to why they had not at once used their weapons.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading In the dim light the German still took them for Turkish soldiers.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading For the moment Ken was filled with wonder as to why they had not at once used their weapons.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the moment Ken was filled with wonder as to why they had not at once used their weapons.
a person of German nationality
From this reading In the dim light the German still took them for Turkish soldiers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was their Turkish greatcoats which had saved them.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PROMOTION The officer was armed with a repeating pistol while his men all had rifles.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he remembered.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PROMOTION The officer was armed with a repeating pistol while his men all had rifles.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the dim light the German still took them for Turkish soldiers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was their Turkish greatcoats which had saved them.
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading For the moment Ken was filled with wonder as to why they had not at once used their weapons.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading In the dim light the German still took them for Turkish soldiers.
the force of workers available
From this reading PROMOTION The officer was armed with a repeating pistol while his men all had rifles.
a particular point in time
From this reading For the moment Ken was filled with wonder as to why they had not at once used their weapons.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For the moment Ken was filled with wonder as to why they had not at once used their weapons.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading PROMOTION The officer was armed with a repeating pistol while his men all had rifles.
on one occasion
From this reading For the moment Ken was filled with wonder as to why they had not at once used their weapons.
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading PROMOTION The officer was armed with a repeating pistol while his men all had rifles.
a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
From this reading PROMOTION The officer was armed with a repeating pistol while his men all had rifles.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Then he remembered.
the act of doing or performing again
From this reading PROMOTION The officer was armed with a repeating pistol while his men all had rifles.
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading PROMOTION The officer was armed with a repeating pistol while his men all had rifles.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading It was their Turkish greatcoats which had saved them.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading In the dim light the German still took them for Turkish soldiers.
not in physical motion
From this reading In the dim light the German still took them for Turkish soldiers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PROMOTION The officer was armed with a repeating pistol while his men all had rifles.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For the moment Ken was filled with wonder as to why they had not at once used their weapons.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was their Turkish greatcoats which had saved them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he remembered.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the moment Ken was filled with wonder as to why they had not at once used their weapons.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the moment Ken was filled with wonder as to why they had not at once used their weapons.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading In the dim light the German still took them for Turkish soldiers.
of or relating to or characteristic of Turkey or its people or language
From this reading It was their Turkish greatcoats which had saved them.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading For the moment Ken was filled with wonder as to why they had not at once used their weapons.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PROMOTION The officer was armed with a repeating pistol while his men all had rifles.
plural of “weapon” — any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading For the moment Ken was filled with wonder as to why they had not at once used their weapons.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was their Turkish greatcoats which had saved them.
during the time that
From this reading PROMOTION The officer was armed with a repeating pistol while his men all had rifles.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading For the moment Ken was filled with wonder as to why they had not at once used their weapons.
in the company of; together with
From this reading PROMOTION The officer was armed with a repeating pistol while his men all had rifles.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading For the moment Ken was filled with wonder as to why they had not at once used their weapons.
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