Chapter 2 of The Colonel of the Red Huzzars is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Colonel of the Red Huzzars is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"However, it's not important to us," said he. "Whatever the outcome the lady will be here long enough for you to lose the wager." "Damn the wager," I exclaimed. "Damn everything you have a mind to, my dear fellow," he encouraged. "And you in particular," I said.
Chapter 2 of The Colonel of the Red Huzzars is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used as expletives
From this reading “"Damn the wager," I exclaimed.”
inspired with confidence
From this reading “"Damn everything you have a mind to, my dear fellow," he encouraged.”
of great significance or value
From this reading “"However, it's not important to us," said he.”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “"Whatever the outcome the lady will be here long enough for you to lose the wager."”
something that results
From this reading “"Whatever the outcome the lady will be here long enough for you to lose the wager."”
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “"And you in particular," I said.”
the act of gambling
From this reading “"Whatever the outcome the lady will be here long enough for you to lose the wager."”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “"Whatever the outcome the lady will be here long enough for you to lose the wager."”
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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 "Damn everything you have a mind to, my dear fellow," he encouraged.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you in particular," I said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Whatever the outcome the lady will be here long enough for you to lose the wager."
used as expletives
From this reading "Damn the wager," I exclaimed.
dearly loved
From this reading "Damn everything you have a mind to, my dear fellow," he encouraged.
inspired with confidence
From this reading "Damn everything you have a mind to, my dear fellow," he encouraged.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Whatever the outcome the lady will be here long enough for you to lose the wager."
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Damn everything you have a mind to, my dear fellow," he encouraged.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Damn the wager," I exclaimed.
a boy or man
From this reading "Damn everything you have a mind to, my dear fellow," he encouraged.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Whatever the outcome the lady will be here long enough for you to lose the wager."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Damn everything you have a mind to, my dear fellow," he encouraged.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "However, it's not important to us," said he.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Whatever the outcome the lady will be here long enough for you to lose the wager."
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading "However, it's not important to us," said he.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Damn the wager," I exclaimed.
of great significance or value
From this reading "However, it's not important to us," said he.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And you in particular," I said.
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From this reading "However, it's not important to us," said he.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Whatever the outcome the lady will be here long enough for you to lose the wager."
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 "Whatever the outcome the lady will be here long enough for you to lose the wager."
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading "Whatever the outcome the lady will be here long enough for you to lose the wager."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Damn everything you have a mind to, my dear fellow," he encouraged.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Damn everything you have a mind to, my dear fellow," he encouraged.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "However, it's not important to us," said he.
something that results
From this reading "Whatever the outcome the lady will be here long enough for you to lose the wager."
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading "And you in particular," I said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "However, it's not important to us," said he.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Whatever the outcome the lady will be here long enough for you to lose the wager."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "However, it's not important to us," said he.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "However, it's not important to us," said he.
the act of gambling
From this reading "Whatever the outcome the lady will be here long enough for you to lose the wager."
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading "Whatever the outcome the lady will be here long enough for you to lose the wager."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Whatever the outcome the lady will be here long enough for you to lose the wager."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Whatever the outcome the lady will be here long enough for you to lose the wager."
Chapter 2 of The Colonel of the Red Huzzars by John Reed Scott holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.
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