Chapter 35 of One of Ours is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of One of Ours is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They were already on the run, charging the brush. The Hun gunners knew the hill like a book, and when the bombs began bursting among them, they took to trails and burrows. "Don't follow them off into the rocks," Claude kept calling. "Straight ahead! Clear everything to the ravine."
Chapter 35 of One of Ours is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bomb” — an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
From this reading “The Hun gunners knew the hill like a book, and when the bombs began bursting among them, they took to trails and burrows.”
plural of “burrow” — a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
From this reading “The Hun gunners knew the hill like a book, and when the bombs began bursting among them, they took to trails and burrows.”
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “The Hun gunners knew the hill like a book, and when the bombs began bursting among them, they took to trails and burrows.”
-ing form of “charge” — to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading “They were already on the run, charging the brush.”
plural of “gunner” — a serviceman in the artillery
From this reading “The Hun gunners knew the hill like a book, and when the bombs began bursting among them, they took to trails and burrows.”
a member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 4th century
From this reading “The Hun gunners knew the hill like a book, and when the bombs began bursting among them, they took to trails and burrows.”
a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
From this reading “Clear everything to the ravine."”
plural of “trail” — a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “The Hun gunners knew the hill like a book, and when the bombs began bursting among them, they took to trails and burrows.”
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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 The Hun gunners knew the hill like a book, and when the bombs began bursting among them, they took to trails and burrows.
at or in the front
From this reading "Straight ahead!
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading They were already on the run, charging the brush.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The Hun gunners knew the hill like a book, and when the bombs began bursting among them, they took to trails and burrows.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Hun gunners knew the hill like a book, and when the bombs began bursting among them, they took to trails and burrows.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The Hun gunners knew the hill like a book, and when the bombs began bursting among them, they took to trails and burrows.
plural of “bomb” — an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
From this reading The Hun gunners knew the hill like a book, and when the bombs began bursting among them, they took to trails and burrows.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The Hun gunners knew the hill like a book, and when the bombs began bursting among them, they took to trails and burrows.
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading They were already on the run, charging the brush.
plural of “burrow” — a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
From this reading The Hun gunners knew the hill like a book, and when the bombs began bursting among them, they took to trails and burrows.
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading The Hun gunners knew the hill like a book, and when the bombs began bursting among them, they took to trails and burrows.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading "Don't follow them off into the rocks," Claude kept calling.
-ing form of “charge” — to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading They were already on the run, charging the brush.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't follow them off into the rocks," Claude kept calling.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Clear everything to the ravine."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't follow them off into the rocks," Claude kept calling.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Clear everything to the ravine."
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "Don't follow them off into the rocks," Claude kept calling.
plural of “gunner” — a serviceman in the artillery
From this reading The Hun gunners knew the hill like a book, and when the bombs began bursting among them, they took to trails and burrows.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The Hun gunners knew the hill like a book, and when the bombs began bursting among them, they took to trails and burrows.
a member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 4th century
From this reading The Hun gunners knew the hill like a book, and when the bombs began bursting among them, they took to trails and burrows.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Don't follow them off into the rocks," Claude kept calling.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading "Don't follow them off into the rocks," Claude kept calling.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The Hun gunners knew the hill like a book, and when the bombs began bursting among them, they took to trails and burrows.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The Hun gunners knew the hill like a book, and when the bombs began bursting among them, they took to trails and burrows.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Don't follow them off into the rocks," Claude kept calling.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were already on the run, charging the brush.
a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
From this reading Clear everything to the ravine."
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "Don't follow them off into the rocks," Claude kept calling.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading They were already on the run, charging the brush.
successive (without a break)
From this reading "Straight ahead!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were already on the run, charging the brush.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Hun gunners knew the hill like a book, and when the bombs began bursting among them, they took to trails and burrows.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were already on the run, charging the brush.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Hun gunners knew the hill like a book, and when the bombs began bursting among them, they took to trails and burrows.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The Hun gunners knew the hill like a book, and when the bombs began bursting among them, they took to trails and burrows.
plural of “trail” — a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading The Hun gunners knew the hill like a book, and when the bombs began bursting among them, they took to trails and burrows.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were already on the run, charging the brush.
at the time that
From this reading The Hun gunners knew the hill like a book, and when the bombs began bursting among them, they took to trails and burrows.
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