Chapter 6 of The Conscript is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Conscript is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He looked around self-approvingly, but no one laughed with him. Every moment the wounded called for water. "Drink! Drink!" When one began, all followed, and the old soldier had certainly conceived a liking for me, for each time he passed, he presented the cup.
Chapter 6 of The Conscript is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “conceive” — have the idea for
From this reading “When one began, all followed, and the old soldier had certainly conceived a liking for me, for each time he passed, he presented the cup.”
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “When one began, all followed, and the old soldier had certainly conceived a liking for me, for each time he passed, he presented the cup.”
take in liquids
From this reading “"Drink!”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “He looked around self-approvingly, but no one laughed with him.”
a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
From this reading “When one began, all followed, and the old soldier had certainly conceived a liking for me, for each time he passed, he presented the cup.”
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “When one began, all followed, and the old soldier had certainly conceived a liking for me, for each time he passed, he presented the cup.”
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “When one began, all followed, and the old soldier had certainly conceived a liking for me, for each time he passed, he presented the cup.”
people who are wounded
From this reading “Every moment the wounded called for water.”
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.
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look about oneself
In this reading “He looked around self-approvingly, but no one laughed with him.”
In this reading “When one began, all followed, and the old soldier had certainly conceived a liking for me, for each time he passed, he presented the cup.”
express the need or desire for
In this reading “Every moment the wounded called for water.”
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 When one began, all followed, and the old soldier had certainly conceived a liking for me, for each time he passed, he presented the cup.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading When one began, all followed, and the old soldier had certainly conceived a liking for me, for each time he passed, he presented the cup.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When one began, all followed, and the old soldier had certainly conceived a liking for me, for each time he passed, he presented the cup.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He looked around self-approvingly, but no one laughed with him.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading When one began, all followed, and the old soldier had certainly conceived a liking for me, for each time he passed, he presented the cup.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He looked around self-approvingly, but no one laughed with him.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Every moment the wounded called for water.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading When one began, all followed, and the old soldier had certainly conceived a liking for me, for each time he passed, he presented the cup.
past form of “conceive” — have the idea for
From this reading When one began, all followed, and the old soldier had certainly conceived a liking for me, for each time he passed, he presented the cup.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading When one began, all followed, and the old soldier had certainly conceived a liking for me, for each time he passed, he presented the cup.
take in liquids
From this reading "Drink!
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading When one began, all followed, and the old soldier had certainly conceived a liking for me, for each time he passed, he presented the cup.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every moment the wounded called for water.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading When one began, all followed, and the old soldier had certainly conceived a liking for me, for each time he passed, he presented the cup.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Every moment the wounded called for water.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When one began, all followed, and the old soldier had certainly conceived a liking for me, for each time he passed, he presented the cup.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked around self-approvingly, but no one laughed with him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked around self-approvingly, but no one laughed with him.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading He looked around self-approvingly, but no one laughed with him.
a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
From this reading When one began, all followed, and the old soldier had certainly conceived a liking for me, for each time he passed, he presented the cup.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked around self-approvingly, but no one laughed with him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When one began, all followed, and the old soldier had certainly conceived a liking for me, for each time he passed, he presented the cup.
a particular point in time
From this reading Every moment the wounded called for water.
not any; not one
From this reading He looked around self-approvingly, but no one laughed with him.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading When one began, all followed, and the old soldier had certainly conceived a liking for me, for each time he passed, he presented the cup.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He looked around self-approvingly, but no one laughed with him.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading When one began, all followed, and the old soldier had certainly conceived a liking for me, for each time he passed, he presented the cup.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading When one began, all followed, and the old soldier had certainly conceived a liking for me, for each time he passed, he presented the cup.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked around self-approvingly, but no one laughed with him.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading When one began, all followed, and the old soldier had certainly conceived a liking for me, for each time he passed, he presented the cup.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every moment the wounded called for water.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading When one began, all followed, and the old soldier had certainly conceived a liking for me, for each time he passed, he presented the cup.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Every moment the wounded called for water.
at the time that
From this reading When one began, all followed, and the old soldier had certainly conceived a liking for me, for each time he passed, he presented the cup.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He looked around self-approvingly, but no one laughed with him.
people who are wounded
From this reading Every moment the wounded called for water.
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