Chapter 8 of The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But it was not over yet. If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five. Now she could only hold her own with a very little over. There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others. He drew ahead with every stride.
Chapter 8 of The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in the front
From this reading “He drew ahead with every stride.”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “He drew ahead with every stride.”
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.”
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading “If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.”
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.”
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading “There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.”
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.”
a step in walking or running
From this reading “He drew ahead with every stride.”
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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 If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.
at or in the front
From this reading He drew ahead with every stride.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.
a youthful male person
From this reading There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was not over yet.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Now she could only hold her own with a very little over.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading He drew ahead with every stride.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He drew ahead with every stride.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He drew ahead with every stride.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now she could only hold her own with a very little over.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Now she could only hold her own with a very little over.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was not over yet.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Now she could only hold her own with a very little over.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it was not over yet.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now she could only hold her own with a very little over.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.
and nothing more
From this reading Now she could only hold her own with a very little over.
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From this reading There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.
above and across; more than
From this reading But it was not over yet.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Now she could only hold her own with a very little over.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.
a step in walking or running
From this reading He drew ahead with every stride.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.
precisely as stated
From this reading Now she could only hold her own with a very little over.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was not over yet.
which person or people
From this reading There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now she could only hold her own with a very little over.
but in spite of that
From this reading But it was not over yet.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.
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