Chapter 1 of Our Battalion is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Our Battalion is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See http://www. "Punch" Office 10, Bouverie Street London E.C. OUR BATTALION. Bradbury, Agnew & Co., Ltd., Printers, London and Tonbridge. Being some slight impressions of His Majesty's Auxiliary Forces, in Camp and Elsewhere.
Chapter 1 of Our Battalion is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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functioning in a supporting capacity
From this reading “Being some slight impressions of His Majesty's Auxiliary Forces, in Camp and Elsewhere.”
an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
From this reading “OUR BATTALION.”
United States writer of science fiction (born 1920)
From this reading “Bradbury, Agnew & Co., Ltd., Printers, London and Tonbridge.”
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading “See http://www.”
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “Being some slight impressions of His Majesty's Auxiliary Forces, in Camp and Elsewhere.”
possessive form of “majesty” — impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading “Being some slight impressions of His Majesty's Auxiliary Forces, in Camp and Elsewhere.”
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “Bradbury, Agnew & Co., Ltd., Printers, London and Tonbridge.”
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading “"Punch" Office 10, Bouverie Street London E.C.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Being some slight impressions of His Majesty's Auxiliary Forces, in Camp and Elsewhere.”
In this reading “Being some slight impressions of His Majesty's Auxiliary Forces, in Camp and Elsewhere.”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Punch" Office 10, Bouverie Street London E.C.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bradbury, Agnew & Co., Ltd., Printers, London and Tonbridge.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bradbury, Agnew & Co., Ltd., Printers, London and Tonbridge.
functioning in a supporting capacity
From this reading Being some slight impressions of His Majesty's Auxiliary Forces, in Camp and Elsewhere.
an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
From this reading OUR BATTALION.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being some slight impressions of His Majesty's Auxiliary Forces, in Camp and Elsewhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Punch" Office 10, Bouverie Street London E.C.
United States writer of science fiction (born 1920)
From this reading Bradbury, Agnew & Co., Ltd., Printers, London and Tonbridge.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading "Punch" Office 10, Bouverie Street London E.C.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Being some slight impressions of His Majesty's Auxiliary Forces, in Camp and Elsewhere.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Bradbury, Agnew & Co., Ltd., Printers, London and Tonbridge.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading "Punch" Office 10, Bouverie Street London E.C.
in or to another place
From this reading Being some slight impressions of His Majesty's Auxiliary Forces, in Camp and Elsewhere.
plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Being some slight impressions of His Majesty's Auxiliary Forces, in Camp and Elsewhere.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Being some slight impressions of His Majesty's Auxiliary Forces, in Camp and Elsewhere.
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading See http://www.
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Being some slight impressions of His Majesty's Auxiliary Forces, in Camp and Elsewhere.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Being some slight impressions of His Majesty's Auxiliary Forces, in Camp and Elsewhere.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading "Punch" Office 10, Bouverie Street London E.C.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bradbury, Agnew & Co., Ltd., Printers, London and Tonbridge.
possessive form of “majesty” — impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading Being some slight impressions of His Majesty's Auxiliary Forces, in Camp and Elsewhere.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Being some slight impressions of His Majesty's Auxiliary Forces, in Camp and Elsewhere.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading "Punch" Office 10, Bouverie Street London E.C.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR BATTALION.
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading Bradbury, Agnew & Co., Ltd., Printers, London and Tonbridge.
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading "Punch" Office 10, Bouverie Street London E.C.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See http://www.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading Being some slight impressions of His Majesty's Auxiliary Forces, in Camp and Elsewhere.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Being some slight impressions of His Majesty's Auxiliary Forces, in Camp and Elsewhere.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading "Punch" Office 10, Bouverie Street London E.C.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bradbury, Agnew & Co., Ltd., Printers, London and Tonbridge.
computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
From this reading See http://www.
Chapter 1 of Our Battalion by L. (Leonard) Raven-Hill holds 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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 1 holds 439 sentences of Our Battalion, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Our Battalion by L. (Leonard) Raven-Hill exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 439 sentences, grouped into 88 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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