Chapter 15 of Soldiers Three - Part 2 is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of Soldiers Three - Part 2 is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In the morning! In the morning by the bright light! When Gabriel blows his trumpet in the morning! The Goorkha rear companies tripped and blundered over loose stones. The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
Chapter 15 of Soldiers Three - Part 2 is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “blunder” — commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
From this reading “The Goorkha rear companies tripped and blundered over loose stones.”
plural of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “The Goorkha rear companies tripped and blundered over loose stones.”
plural of “file” — a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
From this reading “The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.”
(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
From this reading “When Gabriel blows his trumpet in the morning!”
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading “The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.”
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.”
inflected form of “trip” — miss a step and fall or nearly fall
From this reading “The Goorkha rear companies tripped and blundered over loose stones.”
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading “When Gabriel blows his trumpet in the morning!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Goorkha rear companies tripped and blundered over loose stones.
plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
From this reading When Gabriel blows his trumpet in the morning!
past form of “blunder” — commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
From this reading The Goorkha rear companies tripped and blundered over loose stones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading In the morning by the bright light!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the morning by the bright light!
plural of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The Goorkha rear companies tripped and blundered over loose stones.
plural of “file” — a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
From this reading The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
From this reading When Gabriel blows his trumpet in the morning!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Goorkha rear companies tripped and blundered over loose stones.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Gabriel blows his trumpet in the morning!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning!
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading In the morning by the bright light!
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading The Goorkha rear companies tripped and blundered over loose stones.
a particular point in time
From this reading The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the morning!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
above and across; more than
From this reading The Goorkha rear companies tripped and blundered over loose stones.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading The Goorkha rear companies tripped and blundered over loose stones.
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The Goorkha rear companies tripped and blundered over loose stones.
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
carry out
From this reading The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the morning!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
inflected form of “trip” — miss a step and fall or nearly fall
From this reading The Goorkha rear companies tripped and blundered over loose stones.
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading When Gabriel blows his trumpet in the morning!
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
at the time that
From this reading When Gabriel blows his trumpet in the morning!
Chapter 15 of Soldiers Three - Part 2 by Rudyard Kipling holds 190 sentences, grouped into 38 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 15 holds 190 sentences of Soldiers Three - Part 2, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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