Chapter 3 of The Coming Conquest of England is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Coming Conquest of England is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Twenty-one thousand,” came the calm response from the other side of the table. A short, awkward pause followed. Captain Irwin nervously gnawed his small dark moustache. Then he raised his slim figure and called out-- “Fifty thousand!” Once more the Major considered it his duty to endeavour to stop the game.
Chapter 3 of The Coming Conquest of England is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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causing inconvenience
From this reading “A short, awkward pause followed.”
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading “Once more the Major considered it his duty to endeavour to stop the game.”
past form of “gnaw” — bite or chew on with the teeth
From this reading “Captain Irwin nervously gnawed his small dark moustache.”
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading “Captain Irwin nervously gnawed his small dark moustache.”
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading “Captain Irwin nervously gnawed his small dark moustache.”
a result
From this reading ““Twenty-one thousand,” came the calm response from the other side of the table.”
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading “Then he raised his slim figure and called out-- “Fifty thousand!””
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
From this reading ““Twenty-one thousand,” came the calm response from the other side of the table.”
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 A short, awkward pause followed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he raised his slim figure and called out-- “Fifty thousand!”
causing inconvenience
From this reading A short, awkward pause followed.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Then he raised his slim figure and called out-- “Fifty thousand!”
make calm or still
From this reading “Twenty-one thousand,” came the calm response from the other side of the table.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Twenty-one thousand,” came the calm response from the other side of the table.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Irwin nervously gnawed his small dark moustache.
carefully weighed
From this reading Once more the Major considered it his duty to endeavour to stop the game.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Captain Irwin nervously gnawed his small dark moustache.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Once more the Major considered it his duty to endeavour to stop the game.
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading Once more the Major considered it his duty to endeavour to stop the game.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading Then he raised his slim figure and called out-- “Fifty thousand!”
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Then he raised his slim figure and called out-- “Fifty thousand!”
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading A short, awkward pause followed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Twenty-one thousand,” came the calm response from the other side of the table.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Once more the Major considered it his duty to endeavour to stop the game.
past form of “gnaw” — bite or chew on with the teeth
From this reading Captain Irwin nervously gnawed his small dark moustache.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he raised his slim figure and called out-- “Fifty thousand!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Irwin nervously gnawed his small dark moustache.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Irwin nervously gnawed his small dark moustache.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Once more the Major considered it his duty to endeavour to stop the game.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading Once more the Major considered it his duty to endeavour to stop the game.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Once more the Major considered it his duty to endeavour to stop the game.
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading Captain Irwin nervously gnawed his small dark moustache.
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading Captain Irwin nervously gnawed his small dark moustache.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Twenty-one thousand,” came the calm response from the other side of the table.
on one occasion
From this reading Once more the Major considered it his duty to endeavour to stop the game.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “Twenty-one thousand,” came the calm response from the other side of the table.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then he raised his slim figure and called out-- “Fifty thousand!”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading A short, awkward pause followed.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Then he raised his slim figure and called out-- “Fifty thousand!”
a result
From this reading “Twenty-one thousand,” came the calm response from the other side of the table.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading A short, awkward pause followed.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “Twenty-one thousand,” came the calm response from the other side of the table.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Then he raised his slim figure and called out-- “Fifty thousand!”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Captain Irwin nervously gnawed his small dark moustache.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Once more the Major considered it his duty to endeavour to stop the game.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “Twenty-one thousand,” came the calm response from the other side of the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Twenty-one thousand,” came the calm response from the other side of the table.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he raised his slim figure and called out-- “Fifty thousand!”
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “Twenty-one thousand,” came the calm response from the other side of the table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once more the Major considered it his duty to endeavour to stop the game.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
From this reading “Twenty-one thousand,” came the calm response from the other side of the table.
Chapter 3 of The Coming Conquest of England by August Niemann holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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 3 holds 167 sentences of The Coming Conquest of England, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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