Chapter 8 of On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BATTLE BY ROCKS Roy saw Ken's dismay. 'Sorry, old chap,' he said simply. 'I thought you understood.' Ken smiled back. 'I'm afraid I took it for granted that you had it all pat.
Chapter 8 of On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “THE BATTLE BY ROCKS Roy saw Ken's dismay.”
a boy or man
From this reading “'Sorry, old chap,' he said simply.”
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading “THE BATTLE BY ROCKS Roy saw Ken's dismay.”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “'I'm afraid I took it for granted that you had it all pat.”
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading “THE BATTLE BY ROCKS Roy saw Ken's dismay.”
possessive form of “ken” — range of what one can know or understand
From this reading “THE BATTLE BY ROCKS Roy saw Ken's dismay.”
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading “'I'm afraid I took it for granted that you had it all pat.”
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “THE BATTLE BY ROCKS Roy saw Ken's dismay.”
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading 'I'm afraid I took it for granted that you had it all pat.
(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 'I'm afraid I took it for granted that you had it all pat.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Ken smiled back.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE BATTLE BY ROCKS Roy saw Ken's dismay.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE BATTLE BY ROCKS Roy saw Ken's dismay.
a boy or man
From this reading 'Sorry, old chap,' he said simply.
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading THE BATTLE BY ROCKS Roy saw Ken's dismay.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'I'm afraid I took it for granted that you had it all pat.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading 'I'm afraid I took it for granted that you had it all pat.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'I'm afraid I took it for granted that you had it all pat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Sorry, old chap,' he said simply.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I thought you understood.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I'm afraid I took it for granted that you had it all pat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'I'm afraid I took it for granted that you had it all pat.
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading Ken smiled back.
possessive form of “ken” — range of what one can know or understand
From this reading THE BATTLE BY ROCKS Roy saw Ken's dismay.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading 'Sorry, old chap,' he said simply.
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading 'I'm afraid I took it for granted that you had it all pat.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE BATTLE BY ROCKS Roy saw Ken's dismay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BATTLE BY ROCKS Roy saw Ken's dismay.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Sorry, old chap,' he said simply.
cut with a saw
From this reading THE BATTLE BY ROCKS Roy saw Ken's dismay.
and nothing more
From this reading 'Sorry, old chap,' he said simply.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Ken smiled back.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading 'Sorry, old chap,' he said simply.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I'm afraid I took it for granted that you had it all pat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE BY ROCKS Roy saw Ken's dismay.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading 'I thought you understood.'
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading 'I'm afraid I took it for granted that you had it all pat.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading 'I thought you understood.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I thought you understood.'
Chapter 8 of On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles by T. C. (Thomas Charles) Bridges holds 305 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 8 holds 305 sentences of On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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