Chapter 3 of The First Hundred Thousand is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The First Hundred Thousand is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Very good!" says Captain Wagstaffe. "Now we will go on to what is known as Description and Recognition of Targets. Supposing I had sent one of you forward into that landscape as a scout.--By the way, what is a scout?" Dead silence, as usual. "Come along!
Chapter 3 of The First Hundred Thousand is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a statement that represents something in words
From this reading “"Now we will go on to what is known as Description and Recognition of Targets.”
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “Supposing I had sent one of you forward into that landscape as a scout.--By the way, what is a scout?"”
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading “Supposing I had sent one of you forward into that landscape as a scout.--By the way, what is a scout?"”
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading “"Now we will go on to what is known as Description and Recognition of Targets.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “Supposing I had sent one of you forward into that landscape as a scout.--By the way, what is a scout?"”
-ing form of “suppose” — express a supposition
From this reading “Supposing I had sent one of you forward into that landscape as a scout.--By the way, what is a scout?"”
plural of “target” — a reference point to shoot at
From this reading “"Now we will go on to what is known as Description and Recognition of Targets.”
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading “Dead silence, as usual.”
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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 Supposing I had sent one of you forward into that landscape as a scout.--By the way, what is a scout?"
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Come along!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now we will go on to what is known as Description and Recognition of Targets.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Now we will go on to what is known as Description and Recognition of Targets.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Supposing I had sent one of you forward into that landscape as a scout.--By the way, what is a scout?"
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Very good!" says Captain Wagstaffe.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come along!
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Dead silence, as usual.
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading "Now we will go on to what is known as Description and Recognition of Targets.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Supposing I had sent one of you forward into that landscape as a scout.--By the way, what is a scout?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Now we will go on to what is known as Description and Recognition of Targets.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Very good!" says Captain Wagstaffe.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Supposing I had sent one of you forward into that landscape as a scout.--By the way, what is a scout?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Supposing I had sent one of you forward into that landscape as a scout.--By the way, what is a scout?"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Supposing I had sent one of you forward into that landscape as a scout.--By the way, what is a scout?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Now we will go on to what is known as Description and Recognition of Targets.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "Now we will go on to what is known as Description and Recognition of Targets.
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading Supposing I had sent one of you forward into that landscape as a scout.--By the way, what is a scout?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now we will go on to what is known as Description and Recognition of Targets.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Now we will go on to what is known as Description and Recognition of Targets.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Now we will go on to what is known as Description and Recognition of Targets.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Supposing I had sent one of you forward into that landscape as a scout.--By the way, what is a scout?"
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading "Now we will go on to what is known as Description and Recognition of Targets.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Very good!" says Captain Wagstaffe.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Supposing I had sent one of you forward into that landscape as a scout.--By the way, what is a scout?"
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Supposing I had sent one of you forward into that landscape as a scout.--By the way, what is a scout?"
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Dead silence, as usual.
-ing form of “suppose” — express a supposition
From this reading Supposing I had sent one of you forward into that landscape as a scout.--By the way, what is a scout?"
plural of “target” — a reference point to shoot at
From this reading "Now we will go on to what is known as Description and Recognition of Targets.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Supposing I had sent one of you forward into that landscape as a scout.--By the way, what is a scout?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Supposing I had sent one of you forward into that landscape as a scout.--By the way, what is a scout?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now we will go on to what is known as Description and Recognition of Targets.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Dead silence, as usual.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very good!" says Captain Wagstaffe.
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From this reading "Very good!" says Captain Wagstaffe.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Supposing I had sent one of you forward into that landscape as a scout.--By the way, what is a scout?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Now we will go on to what is known as Description and Recognition of Targets.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Now we will go on to what is known as Description and Recognition of Targets.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Now we will go on to what is known as Description and Recognition of Targets.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Supposing I had sent one of you forward into that landscape as a scout.--By the way, what is a scout?"
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Chapter 3 holds 420 sentences of The First Hundred Thousand, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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