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Chapter 10 of The Blue and the Gray is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HE Johnnies {111}are busy these times, aren't they?' “And so are we, chasing them up. I don't see that we are any nearer Richmond than we were a month or so ago.” “Nor we won't be,” broke in another man, “if General McClellan repeats his Yorktown tactics. Perhaps, by the time we get to Richmond, we'll find some 'Quaker guns' there.”
Chapter 10 of The Blue and the Gray is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/16 · 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.
-ing form of “chase” — go after with the intent to catch
From this reading ““And so are we, chasing them up.”
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “Perhaps, by the time we get to Richmond, we'll find some 'Quaker guns' there.””
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “I don't see that we are any nearer Richmond than we were a month or so ago.””
a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
From this reading “Perhaps, by the time we get to Richmond, we'll find some 'Quaker guns' there.””
plural of “repeat” — an event that repeats
From this reading ““Nor we won't be,” broke in another man, “if General McClellan repeats his Yorktown tactics.”
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading “I don't see that we are any nearer Richmond than we were a month or so ago.””
the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy
From this reading ““Nor we won't be,” broke in another man, “if General McClellan repeats his Yorktown tactics.”
a historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution
From this reading ““Nor we won't be,” broke in another man, “if General McClellan repeats his Yorktown tactics.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Perhaps, by the time we get to Richmond, we'll find some 'Quaker guns' there.””
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From this reading HE Johnnies {111}are busy these times, aren't they?'
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I don't see that we are any nearer Richmond than we were a month or so ago.”
in the past
From this reading I don't see that we are any nearer Richmond than we were a month or so ago.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And so are we, chasing them up.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “Nor we won't be,” broke in another man, “if General McClellan repeats his Yorktown tactics.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I don't see that we are any nearer Richmond than we were a month or so ago.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HE Johnnies {111}are busy these times, aren't they?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HE Johnnies {111}are busy these times, aren't they?'
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Nor we won't be,” broke in another man, “if General McClellan repeats his Yorktown tactics.
lacking funds
From this reading “Nor we won't be,” broke in another man, “if General McClellan repeats his Yorktown tactics.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading HE Johnnies {111}are busy these times, aren't they?'
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Perhaps, by the time we get to Richmond, we'll find some 'Quaker guns' there.”
-ing form of “chase” — go after with the intent to catch
From this reading “And so are we, chasing them up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't see that we are any nearer Richmond than we were a month or so ago.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Perhaps, by the time we get to Richmond, we'll find some 'Quaker guns' there.”
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading “Nor we won't be,” broke in another man, “if General McClellan repeats his Yorktown tactics.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Perhaps, by the time we get to Richmond, we'll find some 'Quaker guns' there.”
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Perhaps, by the time we get to Richmond, we'll find some 'Quaker guns' there.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE Johnnies {111}are busy these times, aren't they?'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Nor we won't be,” broke in another man, “if General McClellan repeats his Yorktown tactics.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't see that we are any nearer Richmond than we were a month or so ago.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Nor we won't be,” broke in another man, “if General McClellan repeats his Yorktown tactics.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Nor we won't be,” broke in another man, “if General McClellan repeats his Yorktown tactics.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HE Johnnies {111}are busy these times, aren't they?'
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Nor we won't be,” broke in another man, “if General McClellan repeats his Yorktown tactics.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nor we won't be,” broke in another man, “if General McClellan repeats his Yorktown tactics.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading I don't see that we are any nearer Richmond than we were a month or so ago.”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading I don't see that we are any nearer Richmond than we were a month or so ago.”
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “Nor we won't be,” broke in another man, “if General McClellan repeats his Yorktown tactics.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I don't see that we are any nearer Richmond than we were a month or so ago.”
by chance
From this reading Perhaps, by the time we get to Richmond, we'll find some 'Quaker guns' there.”
a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
From this reading Perhaps, by the time we get to Richmond, we'll find some 'Quaker guns' there.”
plural of “repeat” — an event that repeats
From this reading “Nor we won't be,” broke in another man, “if General McClellan repeats his Yorktown tactics.
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading I don't see that we are any nearer Richmond than we were a month or so ago.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I don't see that we are any nearer Richmond than we were a month or so ago.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “And so are we, chasing them up.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Perhaps, by the time we get to Richmond, we'll find some 'Quaker guns' there.”
the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy
From this reading “Nor we won't be,” broke in another man, “if General McClellan repeats his Yorktown tactics.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I don't see that we are any nearer Richmond than we were a month or so ago.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I don't see that we are any nearer Richmond than we were a month or so ago.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps, by the time we get to Richmond, we'll find some 'Quaker guns' there.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “And so are we, chasing them up.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Perhaps, by the time we get to Richmond, we'll find some 'Quaker guns' there.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading HE Johnnies {111}are busy these times, aren't they?'
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE Johnnies {111}are busy these times, aren't they?'
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Perhaps, by the time we get to Richmond, we'll find some 'Quaker guns' there.”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading HE Johnnies {111}are busy these times, aren't they?'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps, by the time we get to Richmond, we'll find some 'Quaker guns' there.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “And so are we, chasing them up.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “And so are we, chasing them up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps, by the time we get to Richmond, we'll find some 'Quaker guns' there.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I don't see that we are any nearer Richmond than we were a month or so ago.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nor we won't be,” broke in another man, “if General McClellan repeats his Yorktown tactics.
a historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution
From this reading “Nor we won't be,” broke in another man, “if General McClellan repeats his Yorktown tactics.
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