Chapter 17 of One of the 28th: A Tale of Waterloo is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of One of the 28th: A Tale of Waterloo is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
QUATRE BRAS. At ten o'clock Captain O'Connor returned and Lieutenant Desmond hurried off. "Were you sorry to leave, O'Connor?" Ralph asked that officer. "No; I was glad to get away," he replied.
Chapter 17 of One of the 28th: A Tale of Waterloo is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bra” — an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
From this reading “QUATRE BRAS.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “"No; I was glad to get away," he replied.”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “At ten o'clock Captain O'Connor returned and Lieutenant Desmond hurried off.”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “At ten o'clock Captain O'Connor returned and Lieutenant Desmond hurried off.”
according to the clock
From this reading “At ten o'clock Captain O'Connor returned and Lieutenant Desmond hurried off.”
United States writer (1925-1964)
From this reading “At ten o'clock Captain O'Connor returned and Lieutenant Desmond hurried off.”
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “Ralph asked that officer.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “"Were you sorry to leave, O'Connor?"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At ten o'clock Captain O'Connor returned and Lieutenant Desmond hurried off.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Ralph asked that officer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At ten o'clock Captain O'Connor returned and Lieutenant Desmond hurried off.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "No; I was glad to get away," he replied.
plural of “bra” — an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
From this reading QUATRE BRAS.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading At ten o'clock Captain O'Connor returned and Lieutenant Desmond hurried off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At ten o'clock Captain O'Connor returned and Lieutenant Desmond hurried off.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "No; I was glad to get away," he replied.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "No; I was glad to get away," he replied.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No; I was glad to get away," he replied.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading At ten o'clock Captain O'Connor returned and Lieutenant Desmond hurried off.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No; I was glad to get away," he replied.
go away from a place
From this reading "Were you sorry to leave, O'Connor?"
a commissioned military officer
From this reading At ten o'clock Captain O'Connor returned and Lieutenant Desmond hurried off.
not any; not one
From this reading "No; I was glad to get away," he replied.
according to the clock
From this reading At ten o'clock Captain O'Connor returned and Lieutenant Desmond hurried off.
United States writer (1925-1964)
From this reading At ten o'clock Captain O'Connor returned and Lieutenant Desmond hurried off.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At ten o'clock Captain O'Connor returned and Lieutenant Desmond hurried off.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Ralph asked that officer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading QUATRE BRAS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ralph asked that officer.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "No; I was glad to get away," he replied.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading At ten o'clock Captain O'Connor returned and Lieutenant Desmond hurried off.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "Were you sorry to leave, O'Connor?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading At ten o'clock Captain O'Connor returned and Lieutenant Desmond hurried off.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ralph asked that officer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Were you sorry to leave, O'Connor?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No; I was glad to get away," he replied.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Were you sorry to leave, O'Connor?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Were you sorry to leave, O'Connor?"
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