Chapter 10 of On the Borderland is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of On the Borderland is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well?” he said, with suspicious ill-humour. Satterthwaite was courtesy itself. “Now, think! Carry your mind back! You were in the Army, weren’t you?”
Chapter 10 of On the Borderland is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading “You were in the Army, weren’t you?””
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Carry your mind back!”
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “Carry your mind back!”
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
From this reading “Satterthwaite was courtesy itself.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Satterthwaite was courtesy itself.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Carry your mind back!”
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading ““Well?” he said, with suspicious ill-humour.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading ““Now, think!”
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a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading You were in the Army, weren’t you?”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Carry your mind back!
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Carry your mind back!
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
From this reading Satterthwaite was courtesy itself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well?” he said, with suspicious ill-humour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well?” he said, with suspicious ill-humour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You were in the Army, weren’t you?”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Satterthwaite was courtesy itself.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Carry your mind back!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now, think!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well?” he said, with suspicious ill-humour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satterthwaite was courtesy itself.
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading “Well?” he said, with suspicious ill-humour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You were in the Army, weren’t you?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Now, think!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Satterthwaite was courtesy itself.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well?” he said, with suspicious ill-humour.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You were in the Army, weren’t you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You were in the Army, weren’t you?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Well?” he said, with suspicious ill-humour.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You were in the Army, weren’t you?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Carry your mind back!
Chapter 10 of On the Borderland by F. Britten (Frederick Britten) Austin holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 10 holds 419 sentences of On the Borderland, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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