Chapter 8 of The Great Shadow and Other Napoleonic Tales is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Great Shadow and Other Napoleonic Tales is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DOINGS AT WEST INCH. I can remember that moment so well. I have heard from others that a great, sudden blow has dulled their senses. It was not so with me. On the contrary, I saw and heard and thought more clearly than I had ever done before.
Chapter 8 of The Great Shadow and Other Napoleonic Tales is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exhale hard
From this reading “I have heard from others that a great, sudden blow has dulled their senses.”
without doubt or question
From this reading “On the contrary, I saw and heard and thought more clearly than I had ever done before.”
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading “On the contrary, I saw and heard and thought more clearly than I had ever done before.”
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading “THE DOINGS AT WEST INCH.”
having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure
From this reading “I have heard from others that a great, sudden blow has dulled their senses.”
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading “THE DOINGS AT WEST INCH.”
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading “I have heard from others that a great, sudden blow has dulled their senses.”
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading “THE DOINGS AT WEST INCH.”
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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 I have heard from others that a great, sudden blow has dulled their senses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the contrary, I saw and heard and thought more clearly than I had ever done before.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE DOINGS AT WEST INCH.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading On the contrary, I saw and heard and thought more clearly than I had ever done before.
exhale hard
From this reading I have heard from others that a great, sudden blow has dulled their senses.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can remember that moment so well.
without doubt or question
From this reading On the contrary, I saw and heard and thought more clearly than I had ever done before.
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading On the contrary, I saw and heard and thought more clearly than I had ever done before.
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading THE DOINGS AT WEST INCH.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading On the contrary, I saw and heard and thought more clearly than I had ever done before.
having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure
From this reading I have heard from others that a great, sudden blow has dulled their senses.
at any time
From this reading On the contrary, I saw and heard and thought more clearly than I had ever done before.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have heard from others that a great, sudden blow has dulled their senses.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I have heard from others that a great, sudden blow has dulled their senses.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the contrary, I saw and heard and thought more clearly than I had ever done before.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have heard from others that a great, sudden blow has dulled their senses.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have heard from others that a great, sudden blow has dulled their senses.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I have heard from others that a great, sudden blow has dulled their senses.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can remember that moment so well.
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading THE DOINGS AT WEST INCH.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not so with me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was not so with me.
a particular point in time
From this reading I can remember that moment so well.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading On the contrary, I saw and heard and thought more clearly than I had ever done before.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not so with me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the contrary, I saw and heard and thought more clearly than I had ever done before.
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From this reading I have heard from others that a great, sudden blow has dulled their senses.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I can remember that moment so well.
cut with a saw
From this reading On the contrary, I saw and heard and thought more clearly than I had ever done before.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading I have heard from others that a great, sudden blow has dulled their senses.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I can remember that moment so well.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading I have heard from others that a great, sudden blow has dulled their senses.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading On the contrary, I saw and heard and thought more clearly than I had ever done before.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I can remember that moment so well.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DOINGS AT WEST INCH.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I have heard from others that a great, sudden blow has dulled their senses.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading On the contrary, I saw and heard and thought more clearly than I had ever done before.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not so with me.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I can remember that moment so well.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading THE DOINGS AT WEST INCH.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was not so with me.
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