Chapter 10 of Rose Mather: A tale is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Rose Mather: A tale is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEWS OF THE BATTLE AT ROCKLAND. Great Battle at Manassas! Total Rout of the Federal Army! 3,000 killed and as many more taken prisoners! Fire Zouaves all cut to pieces!
Chapter 10 of Rose Mather: A tale is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading “Total Rout of the Federal Army!”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “NEWS OF THE BATTLE AT ROCKLAND.”
national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units
From this reading “Total Rout of the Federal Army!”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “3,000 killed and as many more taken prisoners!”
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading “Fire Zouaves all cut to pieces!”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “3,000 killed and as many more taken prisoners!”
cause to flee
From this reading “Total Rout of the Federal Army!”
add up in number or quantity
From this reading “Total Rout of the Federal Army!”
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 “3,000 killed and as many more taken prisoners!”
In this reading “Great Battle at Manassas!”
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From this reading 3,000 killed and as many more taken prisoners!
(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 Fire Zouaves all cut to pieces!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 3,000 killed and as many more taken prisoners!
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Total Rout of the Federal Army!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 3,000 killed and as many more taken prisoners!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading NEWS OF THE BATTLE AT ROCKLAND.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading NEWS OF THE BATTLE AT ROCKLAND.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Fire Zouaves all cut to pieces!
national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units
From this reading Total Rout of the Federal Army!
start firing a weapon
From this reading Fire Zouaves all cut to pieces!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Great Battle at Manassas!
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading 3,000 killed and as many more taken prisoners!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Great Battle at Manassas!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading 3,000 killed and as many more taken prisoners!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading 3,000 killed and as many more taken prisoners!
information about recent and important events
From this reading NEWS OF THE BATTLE AT ROCKLAND.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEWS OF THE BATTLE AT ROCKLAND.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading Fire Zouaves all cut to pieces!
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading 3,000 killed and as many more taken prisoners!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEWS OF THE BATTLE AT ROCKLAND.
cause to flee
From this reading Total Rout of the Federal Army!
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading 3,000 killed and as many more taken prisoners!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEWS OF THE BATTLE AT ROCKLAND.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fire Zouaves all cut to pieces!
add up in number or quantity
From this reading Total Rout of the Federal Army!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fire Zouaves all cut to pieces!
Chapter 10 of Rose Mather: A tale by Mary Jane Holmes holds 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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 10 holds 157 sentences of Rose Mather: A tale, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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