Chapter 22 of The Golden Silence is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Golden Silence is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"In case of an attack?" "Yes. But we have a good place for defence here. It would be something to worry about if we were out in the open desert." "There are five men, counting your Highlanders," said Victoria, turning to Nevill.
Chapter 22 of The Golden Silence is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading “"In case of an attack?"”
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
From this reading “"There are five men, counting your Highlanders," said Victoria, turning to Nevill.”
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading “But we have a good place for defence here.”
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “It would be something to worry about if we were out in the open desert."”
plural of “highlander” — a soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands
From this reading “"There are five men, counting your Highlanders," said Victoria, turning to Nevill.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “"There are five men, counting your Highlanders," said Victoria, turning to Nevill.”
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading “"There are five men, counting your Highlanders," said Victoria, turning to Nevill.”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading “It would be something to worry about if we were out in the open desert."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But we have a good place for defence here.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It would be something to worry about if we were out in the open desert."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "In case of an attack?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are five men, counting your Highlanders," said Victoria, turning to Nevill.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading "In case of an attack?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be something to worry about if we were out in the open desert."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we have a good place for defence here.
an occurrence of something
From this reading "In case of an attack?"
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
From this reading "There are five men, counting your Highlanders," said Victoria, turning to Nevill.
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading But we have a good place for defence here.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading It would be something to worry about if we were out in the open desert."
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "There are five men, counting your Highlanders," said Victoria, turning to Nevill.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But we have a good place for defence here.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But we have a good place for defence here.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But we have a good place for defence here.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But we have a good place for defence here.
plural of “highlander” — a soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands
From this reading "There are five men, counting your Highlanders," said Victoria, turning to Nevill.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It would be something to worry about if we were out in the open desert."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In case of an attack?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be something to worry about if we were out in the open desert."
the force of workers available
From this reading "There are five men, counting your Highlanders," said Victoria, turning to Nevill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are five men, counting your Highlanders," said Victoria, turning to Nevill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "In case of an attack?"
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It would be something to worry about if we were out in the open desert."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It would be something to worry about if we were out in the open desert."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading But we have a good place for defence here.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There are five men, counting your Highlanders," said Victoria, turning to Nevill.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It would be something to worry about if we were out in the open desert."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It would be something to worry about if we were out in the open desert."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There are five men, counting your Highlanders," said Victoria, turning to Nevill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be something to worry about if we were out in the open desert."
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "There are five men, counting your Highlanders," said Victoria, turning to Nevill.
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading "There are five men, counting your Highlanders," said Victoria, turning to Nevill.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we have a good place for defence here.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It would be something to worry about if we were out in the open desert."
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading It would be something to worry about if we were out in the open desert."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be something to worry about if we were out in the open desert."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There are five men, counting your Highlanders," said Victoria, turning to Nevill.
Chapter 22 of The Golden Silence by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 22 holds 403 sentences of The Golden Silence, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 22 of The Golden Silence by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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