Chapter 5 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 1011, May 13, 1899 is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 1011, May 13, 1899 is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MOORE’S LAST VICTORY. In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged. Not a sigh was heard. Not a muscle in his face quivered. Hardinge had sprung down, and Moore’s right hand grasped his firmly.
Chapter 5 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 1011, May 13, 1899 is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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gathered together or made less diffuse
From this reading “In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.”
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading “In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.”
elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
From this reading “In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.”
in a heated manner
From this reading “In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.”
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading “MOORE’S LAST VICTORY.”
possessive form of “moore” — United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading “Not a muscle in his face quivered.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Hardinge had sprung down, and Moore’s right hand grasped his firmly.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.”
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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 Not a sigh was heard.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hardinge had sprung down, and Moore’s right hand grasped his firmly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.
gathered together or made less diffuse
From this reading In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Hardinge had sprung down, and Moore’s right hand grasped his firmly.
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Not a muscle in his face quivered.
with resolute determination
From this reading Hardinge had sprung down, and Moore’s right hand grasped his firmly.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading Hardinge had sprung down, and Moore’s right hand grasped his firmly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Hardinge had sprung down, and Moore’s right hand grasped his firmly.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hardinge had sprung down, and Moore’s right hand grasped his firmly.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Not a sigh was heard.
elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
From this reading In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not a muscle in his face quivered.
in a heated manner
From this reading In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.
immediately past
From this reading MOORE’S LAST VICTORY.
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.
possessive form of “moore” — United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading MOORE’S LAST VICTORY.
one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading Not a muscle in his face quivered.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a sigh was heard.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not a muscle in his face quivered.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Hardinge had sprung down, and Moore’s right hand grasped his firmly.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Not a sigh was heard.
term of address for a man
From this reading In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Hardinge had sprung down, and Moore’s right hand grasped his firmly.
not in physical motion
From this reading In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.
in the direction of
From this reading In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading MOORE’S LAST VICTORY.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not a sigh was heard.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In an instant Sir John Moore half raised himself, gazing still with concentrated earnestness, as if nothing had happened, towards the Highland regiment now hotly engaged.
Chapter 5 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 1011, May 13, 1899 by Various holds 369 sentences, grouped into 74 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 5 holds 369 sentences of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 1011, May 13, 1899, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.
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