Chapter 1 of The Disputed V.C. is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Disputed V.C. is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DISPUTED V.C. THE DISPUTED V.C. A Tale of the Indian Mutiny _BOYS_ =The Disputed V.C.= Frederick P. Gibbon. =The First Mate.= Harry Collingwood. =The Boy Castaways.= H. Taprell Dorling.
Chapter 1 of The Disputed V.C. is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “castaway” — a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading “=The Boy Castaways.= H. Taprell Dorling.”
subject to disagreement and debate
From this reading “THE DISPUTED V.C.”
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading “A Tale of the Indian Mutiny _BOYS_ =The Disputed V.C.= Frederick P. Gibbon.”
English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794)
From this reading “A Tale of the Indian Mutiny _BOYS_ =The Disputed V.C.= Frederick P. Gibbon.”
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading “A Tale of the Indian Mutiny _BOYS_ =The Disputed V.C.= Frederick P. Gibbon.”
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading “=The First Mate.= Harry Collingwood.”
open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
From this reading “A Tale of the Indian Mutiny _BOYS_ =The Disputed V.C.= Frederick P. Gibbon.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “A Tale of the Indian Mutiny _BOYS_ =The Disputed V.C.= Frederick P. Gibbon.”
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the officer below the master on a commercial ship
In this reading “=The First Mate.= Harry Collingwood.”
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 Tale of the Indian Mutiny _BOYS_ =The Disputed V.C.= Frederick P. Gibbon.
a youthful male person
From this reading =The Boy Castaways.= H. Taprell Dorling.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading A Tale of the Indian Mutiny _BOYS_ =The Disputed V.C.= Frederick P. Gibbon.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading THE DISPUTED V.C.
plural of “castaway” — a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading =The Boy Castaways.= H. Taprell Dorling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =The First Mate.= Harry Collingwood.
subject to disagreement and debate
From this reading THE DISPUTED V.C.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =The Boy Castaways.= H. Taprell Dorling.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading =The First Mate.= Harry Collingwood.
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading A Tale of the Indian Mutiny _BOYS_ =The Disputed V.C.= Frederick P. Gibbon.
English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794)
From this reading A Tale of the Indian Mutiny _BOYS_ =The Disputed V.C.= Frederick P. Gibbon.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading =The Boy Castaways.= H. Taprell Dorling.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading =The First Mate.= Harry Collingwood.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading A Tale of the Indian Mutiny _BOYS_ =The Disputed V.C.= Frederick P. Gibbon.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading =The First Mate.= Harry Collingwood.
open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
From this reading A Tale of the Indian Mutiny _BOYS_ =The Disputed V.C.= Frederick P. Gibbon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Tale of the Indian Mutiny _BOYS_ =The Disputed V.C.= Frederick P. Gibbon.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading A Tale of the Indian Mutiny _BOYS_ =The Disputed V.C.= Frederick P. Gibbon.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A Tale of the Indian Mutiny _BOYS_ =The Disputed V.C.= Frederick P. Gibbon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =The Boy Castaways.= H. Taprell Dorling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DISPUTED V.C.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading THE DISPUTED V.C.
Chapter 1 of The Disputed V.C. by Frederick P. Gibbon holds 247 sentences, grouped into 50 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.
Chapter 1 holds 247 sentences of The Disputed V.C., unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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