Chapter 7 of The Burial of the Guns is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Burial of the Guns is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“He is going,” said the doctor, quietly, across the bed. Whether his dull ear caught the word or not, I cannot say; but he suddenly roused up, tossed one arm, and said: “Binford, take the horses. I’m going to old Joe,” and sank back. “He’s gone,” said the doctor, opening his shirt and placing his ear over his heart.
Chapter 7 of The Burial of the Guns is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading “Whether his dull ear caught the word or not, I cannot say; but he suddenly roused up, tossed one arm, and said:”
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “Whether his dull ear caught the word or not, I cannot say; but he suddenly roused up, tossed one arm, and said:”
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading ““He’s gone,” said the doctor, opening his shirt and placing his ear over his heart.”
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ““He’s gone,” said the doctor, opening his shirt and placing his ear over his heart.”
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading “Whether his dull ear caught the word or not, I cannot say; but he suddenly roused up, tossed one arm, and said:”
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “I’m going to old Joe,” and sank back.”
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading ““He’s gone,” said the doctor, opening his shirt and placing his ear over his heart.”
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading “Whether his dull ear caught the word or not, I cannot say; but he suddenly roused up, tossed one arm, and said:”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “He is going,” said the doctor, quietly, across the bed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whether his dull ear caught the word or not, I cannot say; but he suddenly roused up, tossed one arm, and said:
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Whether his dull ear caught the word or not, I cannot say; but he suddenly roused up, tossed one arm, and said:
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I’m going to old Joe,” and sank back.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “He is going,” said the doctor, quietly, across the bed.
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From this reading “Binford, take the horses.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Whether his dull ear caught the word or not, I cannot say; but he suddenly roused up, tossed one arm, and said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whether his dull ear caught the word or not, I cannot say; but he suddenly roused up, tossed one arm, and said:
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Whether his dull ear caught the word or not, I cannot say; but he suddenly roused up, tossed one arm, and said:
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “He is going,” said the doctor, quietly, across the bed.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading Whether his dull ear caught the word or not, I cannot say; but he suddenly roused up, tossed one arm, and said:
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Whether his dull ear caught the word or not, I cannot say; but he suddenly roused up, tossed one arm, and said:
the act of departing
From this reading “He is going,” said the doctor, quietly, across the bed.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “He’s gone,” said the doctor, opening his shirt and placing his ear over his heart.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is going,” said the doctor, quietly, across the bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s gone,” said the doctor, opening his shirt and placing his ear over his heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “He’s gone,” said the doctor, opening his shirt and placing his ear over his heart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Whether his dull ear caught the word or not, I cannot say; but he suddenly roused up, tossed one arm, and said:
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “Binford, take the horses.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Whether his dull ear caught the word or not, I cannot say; but he suddenly roused up, tossed one arm, and said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m going to old Joe,” and sank back.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is going,” said the doctor, quietly, across the bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m going to old Joe,” and sank back.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Whether his dull ear caught the word or not, I cannot say; but he suddenly roused up, tossed one arm, and said:
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I’m going to old Joe,” and sank back.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Whether his dull ear caught the word or not, I cannot say; but he suddenly roused up, tossed one arm, and said:
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading “He’s gone,” said the doctor, opening his shirt and placing his ear over his heart.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether his dull ear caught the word or not, I cannot say; but he suddenly roused up, tossed one arm, and said:
above and across; more than
From this reading “He’s gone,” said the doctor, opening his shirt and placing his ear over his heart.
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “He’s gone,” said the doctor, opening his shirt and placing his ear over his heart.
with low volume
From this reading “He is going,” said the doctor, quietly, across the bed.
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading Whether his dull ear caught the word or not, I cannot say; but he suddenly roused up, tossed one arm, and said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “He is going,” said the doctor, quietly, across the bed.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading I’m going to old Joe,” and sank back.
express in words
From this reading Whether his dull ear caught the word or not, I cannot say; but he suddenly roused up, tossed one arm, and said:
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading “He’s gone,” said the doctor, opening his shirt and placing his ear over his heart.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Whether his dull ear caught the word or not, I cannot say; but he suddenly roused up, tossed one arm, and said:
carry out
From this reading “Binford, take the horses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He is going,” said the doctor, quietly, across the bed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’m going to old Joe,” and sank back.
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading Whether his dull ear caught the word or not, I cannot say; but he suddenly roused up, tossed one arm, and said:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Whether his dull ear caught the word or not, I cannot say; but he suddenly roused up, tossed one arm, and said:
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether his dull ear caught the word or not, I cannot say; but he suddenly roused up, tossed one arm, and said:
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Whether his dull ear caught the word or not, I cannot say; but he suddenly roused up, tossed one arm, and said:
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