Chapter 18 of Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"_Quel heros!_" rapturously sobbed the Belgian nurse who held me. "It is he who has saved the lives of all our poor wounded ones, and our lives, too. Did you not see the monster over our heads? It had to turn just in the nick of time. An instant more, and there would have been a bomb for us.
Chapter 18 of Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of or relating to or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgian people
From this reading “"_Quel heros!_" rapturously sobbed the Belgian nurse who held me.”
an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
From this reading “An instant more, and there would have been a bomb for us.”
plural of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading “"_Quel heros!_" rapturously sobbed the Belgian nurse who held me.”
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading “Did you not see the monster over our heads?”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “It had to turn just in the nick of time.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “"_Quel heros!_" rapturously sobbed the Belgian nurse who held me.”
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “"_Quel heros!_" rapturously sobbed the Belgian nurse who held me.”
people who are wounded
From this reading “"It is he who has saved the lives of all our poor wounded ones, and our lives, too.”
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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 An instant more, and there would have been a bomb for us.
(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 "It is he who has saved the lives of all our poor wounded ones, and our lives, too.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An instant more, and there would have been a bomb for us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It is he who has saved the lives of all our poor wounded ones, and our lives, too.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading An instant more, and there would have been a bomb for us.
of or relating to or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgian people
From this reading "_Quel heros!_" rapturously sobbed the Belgian nurse who held me.
an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
From this reading An instant more, and there would have been a bomb for us.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you not see the monster over our heads?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading An instant more, and there would have been a bomb for us.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had to turn just in the nick of time.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is he who has saved the lives of all our poor wounded ones, and our lives, too.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading An instant more, and there would have been a bomb for us.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is he who has saved the lives of all our poor wounded ones, and our lives, too.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Did you not see the monster over our heads?
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading "_Quel heros!_" rapturously sobbed the Belgian nurse who held me.
plural of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading "_Quel heros!_" rapturously sobbed the Belgian nurse who held me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had to turn just in the nick of time.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading An instant more, and there would have been a bomb for us.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is he who has saved the lives of all our poor wounded ones, and our lives, too.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is he who has saved the lives of all our poor wounded ones, and our lives, too.
and nothing more
From this reading It had to turn just in the nick of time.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "It is he who has saved the lives of all our poor wounded ones, and our lives, too.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "_Quel heros!_" rapturously sobbed the Belgian nurse who held me.
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading Did you not see the monster over our heads?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading An instant more, and there would have been a bomb for us.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading It had to turn just in the nick of time.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Did you not see the monster over our heads?
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading "_Quel heros!_" rapturously sobbed the Belgian nurse who held me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It is he who has saved the lives of all our poor wounded ones, and our lives, too.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "It is he who has saved the lives of all our poor wounded ones, and our lives, too.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "It is he who has saved the lives of all our poor wounded ones, and our lives, too.
above and across; more than
From this reading Did you not see the monster over our heads?
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "It is he who has saved the lives of all our poor wounded ones, and our lives, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Quel heros!_" rapturously sobbed the Belgian nurse who held me.
in an ecstatic manner
From this reading "_Quel heros!_" rapturously sobbed the Belgian nurse who held me.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading "It is he who has saved the lives of all our poor wounded ones, and our lives, too.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Did you not see the monster over our heads?
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading "_Quel heros!_" rapturously sobbed the Belgian nurse who held me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "_Quel heros!_" rapturously sobbed the Belgian nurse who held me.
in or at that place or location
From this reading An instant more, and there would have been a bomb for us.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It had to turn just in the nick of time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had to turn just in the nick of time.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "It is he who has saved the lives of all our poor wounded ones, and our lives, too.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading It had to turn just in the nick of time.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An instant more, and there would have been a bomb for us.
which person or people
From this reading "_Quel heros!_" rapturously sobbed the Belgian nurse who held me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading An instant more, and there would have been a bomb for us.
people who are wounded
From this reading "It is he who has saved the lives of all our poor wounded ones, and our lives, too.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you not see the monster over our heads?
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