Chapter 3 of Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“If they’ll only follow the receipt I gave them----” said Miss Willmot. “_If_,” said Digby. “But those cooks are rotters.” “Anyhow,” said the Major, “there’ll be a decent dinner. Roast beef, plum pudding, oranges, and then all the things you have for them in the canteen.
Chapter 3 of Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cattle that are reared for their meat
From this reading “Roast beef, plum pudding, oranges, and then all the things you have for them in the canteen.”
a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers
From this reading “Roast beef, plum pudding, oranges, and then all the things you have for them in the canteen.”
plural of “cook” — someone who cooks food
From this reading ““But those cooks are rotters.””
plural of “orange” — round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading “Roast beef, plum pudding, oranges, and then all the things you have for them in the canteen.”
exactly
From this reading “Roast beef, plum pudding, oranges, and then all the things you have for them in the canteen.”
any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes
From this reading “Roast beef, plum pudding, oranges, and then all the things you have for them in the canteen.”
the act of receiving
From this reading ““If they’ll only follow the receipt I gave them----” said Miss Willmot.”
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
From this reading “Roast beef, plum pudding, oranges, and then all the things you have for them in the canteen.”
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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 “Anyhow,” said the Major, “there’ll be a decent dinner.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Roast beef, plum pudding, oranges, and then all the things you have for them in the canteen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Roast beef, plum pudding, oranges, and then all the things you have for them in the canteen.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “Anyhow,” said the Major, “there’ll be a decent dinner.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “But those cooks are rotters.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Anyhow,” said the Major, “there’ll be a decent dinner.
cattle that are reared for their meat
From this reading Roast beef, plum pudding, oranges, and then all the things you have for them in the canteen.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But those cooks are rotters.”
a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers
From this reading Roast beef, plum pudding, oranges, and then all the things you have for them in the canteen.
plural of “cook” — someone who cooks food
From this reading “But those cooks are rotters.”
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading “Anyhow,” said the Major, “there’ll be a decent dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_If_,” said Digby.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “Anyhow,” said the Major, “there’ll be a decent dinner.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “If they’ll only follow the receipt I gave them----” said Miss Willmot.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Roast beef, plum pudding, oranges, and then all the things you have for them in the canteen.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “If they’ll only follow the receipt I gave them----” said Miss Willmot.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Roast beef, plum pudding, oranges, and then all the things you have for them in the canteen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If they’ll only follow the receipt I gave them----” said Miss Willmot.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If they’ll only follow the receipt I gave them----” said Miss Willmot.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Roast beef, plum pudding, oranges, and then all the things you have for them in the canteen.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading “Anyhow,” said the Major, “there’ll be a decent dinner.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “If they’ll only follow the receipt I gave them----” said Miss Willmot.
and nothing more
From this reading “If they’ll only follow the receipt I gave them----” said Miss Willmot.
plural of “orange” — round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading Roast beef, plum pudding, oranges, and then all the things you have for them in the canteen.
exactly
From this reading Roast beef, plum pudding, oranges, and then all the things you have for them in the canteen.
any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes
From this reading Roast beef, plum pudding, oranges, and then all the things you have for them in the canteen.
the act of receiving
From this reading “If they’ll only follow the receipt I gave them----” said Miss Willmot.
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
From this reading Roast beef, plum pudding, oranges, and then all the things you have for them in the canteen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But those cooks are rotters.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “If they’ll only follow the receipt I gave them----” said Miss Willmot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “If they’ll only follow the receipt I gave them----” said Miss Willmot.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “If they’ll only follow the receipt I gave them----” said Miss Willmot.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Roast beef, plum pudding, oranges, and then all the things you have for them in the canteen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Anyhow,” said the Major, “there’ll be a decent dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If they’ll only follow the receipt I gave them----” said Miss Willmot.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Roast beef, plum pudding, oranges, and then all the things you have for them in the canteen.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “But those cooks are rotters.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If they’ll only follow the receipt I gave them----” said Miss Willmot.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Roast beef, plum pudding, oranges, and then all the things you have for them in the canteen.
Chapter 3 of Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 by George A. Birmingham holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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 3 holds 435 sentences of Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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