Chapter 15 of Si Klegg — Book 1 is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Si Klegg — Book 1 is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ONE DAY'S RICH EXPERIENCE AS COMPANY TEAMSTER. "I'VE GOT to have a man to drive team for a few days," said the Orderly of Co. Q of the 200th Ind. one morning at roll-call. "The teamster's sick and I'm goin' to send him to the hospital to-day." The Orderly-Sergeant of Co. Q was a wily fellow. All Orderly-Sergeants have to be.
Chapter 15 of Si Klegg — Book 1 is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “ONE DAY'S RICH EXPERIENCE AS COMPANY TEAMSTER.”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “"I'VE GOT to have a man to drive team for a few days," said the Orderly of Co. Q of the 200th Ind. one morning at roll-call.”
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “"The teamster's sick and I'm goin' to send him to the hospital to-day."”
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
From this reading “"I'VE GOT to have a man to drive team for a few days," said the Orderly of Co. Q of the 200th Ind. one morning at roll-call.”
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading “"I'VE GOT to have a man to drive team for a few days," said the Orderly of Co. Q of the 200th Ind. one morning at roll-call.”
the driver of a team of horses doing hauling
From this reading “ONE DAY'S RICH EXPERIENCE AS COMPANY TEAMSTER.”
possessive form of “teamster” — the driver of a team of horses doing hauling
From this reading “"The teamster's sick and I'm goin' to send him to the hospital to-day."”
marked by skill in deception
From this reading “The Orderly-Sergeant of Co. Q was a wily fellow.”
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In this reading “"I'VE GOT to have a man to drive team for a few days," said the Orderly of Co. Q of the 200th Ind. one morning at roll-call.”
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From this reading "I'VE GOT to have a man to drive team for a few days," said the Orderly of Co. Q of the 200th Ind. one morning at roll-call.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I'VE GOT to have a man to drive team for a few days," said the Orderly of Co. Q of the 200th Ind. one morning at roll-call.
(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 All Orderly-Sergeants have to be.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The teamster's sick and I'm goin' to send him to the hospital to-day."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ONE DAY'S RICH EXPERIENCE AS COMPANY TEAMSTER.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I'VE GOT to have a man to drive team for a few days," said the Orderly of Co. Q of the 200th Ind. one morning at roll-call.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All Orderly-Sergeants have to be.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading "I'VE GOT to have a man to drive team for a few days," said the Orderly of Co. Q of the 200th Ind. one morning at roll-call.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading ONE DAY'S RICH EXPERIENCE AS COMPANY TEAMSTER.
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ONE DAY'S RICH EXPERIENCE AS COMPANY TEAMSTER.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "I'VE GOT to have a man to drive team for a few days," said the Orderly of Co. Q of the 200th Ind. one morning at roll-call.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading "I'VE GOT to have a man to drive team for a few days," said the Orderly of Co. Q of the 200th Ind. one morning at roll-call.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading ONE DAY'S RICH EXPERIENCE AS COMPANY TEAMSTER.
a boy or man
From this reading The Orderly-Sergeant of Co. Q was a wily fellow.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "I'VE GOT to have a man to drive team for a few days," said the Orderly of Co. Q of the 200th Ind. one morning at roll-call.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I'VE GOT to have a man to drive team for a few days," said the Orderly of Co. Q of the 200th Ind. one morning at roll-call.
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From this reading "The teamster's sick and I'm goin' to send him to the hospital to-day."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I'VE GOT to have a man to drive team for a few days," said the Orderly of Co. Q of the 200th Ind. one morning at roll-call.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I'VE GOT to have a man to drive team for a few days," said the Orderly of Co. Q of the 200th Ind. one morning at roll-call.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The teamster's sick and I'm goin' to send him to the hospital to-day."
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading "The teamster's sick and I'm goin' to send him to the hospital to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The teamster's sick and I'm goin' to send him to the hospital to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'VE GOT to have a man to drive team for a few days," said the Orderly of Co. Q of the 200th Ind. one morning at roll-call.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'VE GOT to have a man to drive team for a few days," said the Orderly of Co. Q of the 200th Ind. one morning at roll-call.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I'VE GOT to have a man to drive team for a few days," said the Orderly of Co. Q of the 200th Ind. one morning at roll-call.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "I'VE GOT to have a man to drive team for a few days," said the Orderly of Co. Q of the 200th Ind. one morning at roll-call.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'VE GOT to have a man to drive team for a few days," said the Orderly of Co. Q of the 200th Ind. one morning at roll-call.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE DAY'S RICH EXPERIENCE AS COMPANY TEAMSTER.
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
From this reading "I'VE GOT to have a man to drive team for a few days," said the Orderly of Co. Q of the 200th Ind. one morning at roll-call.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Orderly-Sergeant of Co. Q was a wily fellow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All Orderly-Sergeants have to be.
the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
From this reading "I'VE GOT to have a man to drive team for a few days," said the Orderly of Co. Q of the 200th Ind. one morning at roll-call.
possessing material wealth
From this reading ONE DAY'S RICH EXPERIENCE AS COMPANY TEAMSTER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'VE GOT to have a man to drive team for a few days," said the Orderly of Co. Q of the 200th Ind. one morning at roll-call.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'VE GOT to have a man to drive team for a few days," said the Orderly of Co. Q of the 200th Ind. one morning at roll-call.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "The teamster's sick and I'm goin' to send him to the hospital to-day."
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "The teamster's sick and I'm goin' to send him to the hospital to-day."
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading "I'VE GOT to have a man to drive team for a few days," said the Orderly of Co. Q of the 200th Ind. one morning at roll-call.
the driver of a team of horses doing hauling
From this reading ONE DAY'S RICH EXPERIENCE AS COMPANY TEAMSTER.
possessive form of “teamster” — the driver of a team of horses doing hauling
From this reading "The teamster's sick and I'm goin' to send him to the hospital to-day."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'VE GOT to have a man to drive team for a few days," said the Orderly of Co. Q of the 200th Ind. one morning at roll-call.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'VE GOT to have a man to drive team for a few days," said the Orderly of Co. Q of the 200th Ind. one morning at roll-call.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The teamster's sick and I'm goin' to send him to the hospital to-day."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Orderly-Sergeant of Co. Q was a wily fellow.
marked by skill in deception
From this reading The Orderly-Sergeant of Co. Q was a wily fellow.
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