Chapter 5 of Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Never mind,” I said. “Go on. What else was in the cigarette case? A farewell letter to a loving wife? Love to little Willie and a text of Scripture?”
Chapter 5 of Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an occurrence of something
From this reading “What else was in the cigarette case?”
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading “What else was in the cigarette case?”
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “A farewell letter to a loving wife?”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “A farewell letter to a loving wife?”
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading “A farewell letter to a loving wife?”
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading “Love to little Willie and a text of Scripture?””
the words of something written
From this reading “Love to little Willie and a text of Scripture?””
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “A farewell letter to a loving wife?”
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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 A farewell letter to a loving wife?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Love to little Willie and a text of Scripture?”
an occurrence of something
From this reading What else was in the cigarette case?
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading What else was in the cigarette case?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What else was in the cigarette case?
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading A farewell letter to a loving wife?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Go on.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Never mind,” I said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What else was in the cigarette case?
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading A farewell letter to a loving wife?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Love to little Willie and a text of Scripture?”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Love to little Willie and a text of Scripture?”
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading A farewell letter to a loving wife?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Never mind,” I said.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Never mind,” I said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Love to little Willie and a text of Scripture?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Go on.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Never mind,” I said.
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading Love to little Willie and a text of Scripture?”
the words of something written
From this reading Love to little Willie and a text of Scripture?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What else was in the cigarette case?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A farewell letter to a loving wife?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What else was in the cigarette case?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What else was in the cigarette case?
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading A farewell letter to a loving wife?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Love to little Willie and a text of Scripture?”
Chapter 5 of Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 by George A. Birmingham holds 434 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 5 holds 434 sentences of Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 by George A. Birmingham exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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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