Chapter 6 of The Burial of the Guns is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Burial of the Guns is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He had been engaged to a nice girl; the wedding-day had been fixed; but she had broken off the engagement. She married another man. “She was a mighty nice girl,” he said, quietly. “Her people did not like my drinking so much. I passed her not long ago on the street.
Chapter 6 of The Burial of the Guns is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “He had been engaged to a nice girl; the wedding-day had been fixed; but she had broken off the engagement.”
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading ““Her people did not like my drinking so much.”
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading “He had been engaged to a nice girl; the wedding-day had been fixed; but she had broken off the engagement.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “He had been engaged to a nice girl; the wedding-day had been fixed; but she had broken off the engagement.”
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading “He had been engaged to a nice girl; the wedding-day had been fixed; but she had broken off the engagement.”
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading ““She was a mighty nice girl,” he said, quietly.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “He had been engaged to a nice girl; the wedding-day had been fixed; but she had broken off the engagement.”
with low volume
From this reading ““She was a mighty nice girl,” he said, quietly.”
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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 He had been engaged to a nice girl; the wedding-day had been fixed; but she had broken off the engagement.
in the past
From this reading I passed her not long ago on the street.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading She married another man.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been engaged to a nice girl; the wedding-day had been fixed; but she had broken off the engagement.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading He had been engaged to a nice girl; the wedding-day had been fixed; but she had broken off the engagement.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had been engaged to a nice girl; the wedding-day had been fixed; but she had broken off the engagement.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Her people did not like my drinking so much.
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading “Her people did not like my drinking so much.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading He had been engaged to a nice girl; the wedding-day had been fixed; but she had broken off the engagement.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading He had been engaged to a nice girl; the wedding-day had been fixed; but she had broken off the engagement.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading He had been engaged to a nice girl; the wedding-day had been fixed; but she had broken off the engagement.
a young female
From this reading He had been engaged to a nice girl; the wedding-day had been fixed; but she had broken off the engagement.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been engaged to a nice girl; the wedding-day had been fixed; but she had broken off the engagement.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been engaged to a nice girl; the wedding-day had been fixed; but she had broken off the engagement.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Her people did not like my drinking so much.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I passed her not long ago on the street.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Her people did not like my drinking so much.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I passed her not long ago on the street.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She married another man.
joined in matrimony
From this reading She married another man.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “She was a mighty nice girl,” he said, quietly.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Her people did not like my drinking so much.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Her people did not like my drinking so much.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading He had been engaged to a nice girl; the wedding-day had been fixed; but she had broken off the engagement.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Her people did not like my drinking so much.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He had been engaged to a nice girl; the wedding-day had been fixed; but she had broken off the engagement.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I passed her not long ago on the street.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading I passed her not long ago on the street.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “Her people did not like my drinking so much.
with low volume
From this reading “She was a mighty nice girl,” he said, quietly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “She was a mighty nice girl,” he said, quietly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been engaged to a nice girl; the wedding-day had been fixed; but she had broken off the engagement.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Her people did not like my drinking so much.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading I passed her not long ago on the street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had been engaged to a nice girl; the wedding-day had been fixed; but she had broken off the engagement.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been engaged to a nice girl; the wedding-day had been fixed; but she had broken off the engagement.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She was a mighty nice girl,” he said, quietly.
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From this reading He had been engaged to a nice girl; the wedding-day had been fixed; but she had broken off the engagement.
Chapter 6 of The Burial of the Guns by Thomas Nelson Page holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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 6 holds 182 sentences of The Burial of the Guns, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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