Chapter 8 of One of the 28th: A Tale of Waterloo is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of One of the 28th: A Tale of Waterloo is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STARTLING NEWS. Three weeks after Ralph's departure to join his regiment Mrs. Conway received a letter which gave her a great shook. It was from Mrs. Withers, and was as follows: "MY DEAR MRS. CONWAY: I have very sad news to tell you.
Chapter 8 of One of the 28th: A Tale of Waterloo is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of departing
From this reading “Three weeks after Ralph's departure to join his regiment Mrs. Conway received a letter which gave her a great shook.”
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “It was from Mrs. Withers, and was as follows:”
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading “Three weeks after Ralph's departure to join his regiment Mrs. Conway received a letter which gave her a great shook.”
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading “Three weeks after Ralph's departure to join his regiment Mrs. Conway received a letter which gave her a great shook.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “CONWAY: I have very sad news to tell you.”
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading “STARTLING NEWS.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “Three weeks after Ralph's departure to join his regiment Mrs. Conway received a letter which gave her a great shook.”
the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals
From this reading “It was from Mrs. Withers, and was as follows:”
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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 Three weeks after Ralph's departure to join his regiment Mrs. Conway received a letter which gave her a great shook.
later than; following
From this reading Three weeks after Ralph's departure to join his regiment Mrs. Conway received a letter which gave her a great shook.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was from Mrs. Withers, and was as follows:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was from Mrs. Withers, and was as follows:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three weeks after Ralph's departure to join his regiment Mrs. Conway received a letter which gave her a great shook.
dearly loved
From this reading "MY DEAR MRS.
the act of departing
From this reading Three weeks after Ralph's departure to join his regiment Mrs. Conway received a letter which gave her a great shook.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading It was from Mrs. Withers, and was as follows:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was from Mrs. Withers, and was as follows:
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Three weeks after Ralph's departure to join his regiment Mrs. Conway received a letter which gave her a great shook.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Three weeks after Ralph's departure to join his regiment Mrs. Conway received a letter which gave her a great shook.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading CONWAY: I have very sad news to tell you.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Three weeks after Ralph's departure to join his regiment Mrs. Conway received a letter which gave her a great shook.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Three weeks after Ralph's departure to join his regiment Mrs. Conway received a letter which gave her a great shook.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CONWAY: I have very sad news to tell you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was from Mrs. Withers, and was as follows:
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading Three weeks after Ralph's departure to join his regiment Mrs. Conway received a letter which gave her a great shook.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Three weeks after Ralph's departure to join his regiment Mrs. Conway received a letter which gave her a great shook.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Three weeks after Ralph's departure to join his regiment Mrs. Conway received a letter which gave her a great shook.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "MY DEAR MRS.
information about recent and important events
From this reading STARTLING NEWS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three weeks after Ralph's departure to join his regiment Mrs. Conway received a letter which gave her a great shook.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Three weeks after Ralph's departure to join his regiment Mrs. Conway received a letter which gave her a great shook.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading Three weeks after Ralph's departure to join his regiment Mrs. Conway received a letter which gave her a great shook.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading CONWAY: I have very sad news to tell you.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Three weeks after Ralph's departure to join his regiment Mrs. Conway received a letter which gave her a great shook.
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading STARTLING NEWS.
express in words
From this reading CONWAY: I have very sad news to tell you.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three weeks after Ralph's departure to join his regiment Mrs. Conway received a letter which gave her a great shook.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Three weeks after Ralph's departure to join his regiment Mrs. Conway received a letter which gave her a great shook.
precisely as stated
From this reading CONWAY: I have very sad news to tell you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was from Mrs. Withers, and was as follows:
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Three weeks after Ralph's departure to join his regiment Mrs. Conway received a letter which gave her a great shook.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Three weeks after Ralph's departure to join his regiment Mrs. Conway received a letter which gave her a great shook.
the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals
From this reading It was from Mrs. Withers, and was as follows:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading CONWAY: I have very sad news to tell you.
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