Chapter 5 of The Green Flag, and Other Stories of War is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Green Flag, and Other Stories of War is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“How do you do, Mr. Stapleton? I was introduced to you at the big fight at the Corinthian Club in Piccadilly.” “Ah! I dare say,” said the other, shaking hands. “Fact is, I’m introduced to so many that I can’t undertake to carry their names.
Chapter 5 of The Green Flag, and Other Stories of War is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading ““Fact is, I’m introduced to so many that I can’t undertake to carry their names.”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “I was introduced to you at the big fight at the Corinthian Club in Piccadilly.””
a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure
From this reading “I was introduced to you at the big fight at the Corinthian Club in Piccadilly.””
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “I dare say,” said the other, shaking hands.”
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading “I was introduced to you at the big fight at the Corinthian Club in Piccadilly.””
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading ““Fact is, I’m introduced to so many that I can’t undertake to carry their names.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “I dare say,” said the other, shaking hands.”
enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading ““Fact is, I’m introduced to so many that I can’t undertake to carry their names.”
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From this reading “Ah!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was introduced to you at the big fight at the Corinthian Club in Piccadilly.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I was introduced to you at the big fight at the Corinthian Club in Piccadilly.”
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From this reading “Fact is, I’m introduced to so many that I can’t undertake to carry their names.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “Fact is, I’m introduced to so many that I can’t undertake to carry their names.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading I was introduced to you at the big fight at the Corinthian Club in Piccadilly.”
a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure
From this reading I was introduced to you at the big fight at the Corinthian Club in Piccadilly.”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading I dare say,” said the other, shaking hands.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “How do you do, Mr. Stapleton?
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading “Fact is, I’m introduced to so many that I can’t undertake to carry their names.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading I was introduced to you at the big fight at the Corinthian Club in Piccadilly.”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading I dare say,” said the other, shaking hands.
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From this reading “How do you do, Mr. Stapleton?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was introduced to you at the big fight at the Corinthian Club in Piccadilly.”
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From this reading “Fact is, I’m introduced to so many that I can’t undertake to carry their names.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was introduced to you at the big fight at the Corinthian Club in Piccadilly.”
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading I was introduced to you at the big fight at the Corinthian Club in Piccadilly.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Fact is, I’m introduced to so many that I can’t undertake to carry their names.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “Fact is, I’m introduced to so many that I can’t undertake to carry their names.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “How do you do, Mr. Stapleton?
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading “Fact is, I’m introduced to so many that I can’t undertake to carry their names.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I dare say,” said the other, shaking hands.
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From this reading I was introduced to you at the big fight at the Corinthian Club in Piccadilly.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I dare say,” said the other, shaking hands.
express in words
From this reading I dare say,” said the other, shaking hands.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading I dare say,” said the other, shaking hands.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Fact is, I’m introduced to so many that I can’t undertake to carry their names.
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From this reading “How do you do, Mr. Stapleton?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Fact is, I’m introduced to so many that I can’t undertake to carry their names.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was introduced to you at the big fight at the Corinthian Club in Piccadilly.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Fact is, I’m introduced to so many that I can’t undertake to carry their names.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was introduced to you at the big fight at the Corinthian Club in Piccadilly.”
enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading “Fact is, I’m introduced to so many that I can’t undertake to carry their names.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was introduced to you at the big fight at the Corinthian Club in Piccadilly.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How do you do, Mr. Stapleton?
Chapter 5 of The Green Flag, and Other Stories of War by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 407 sentences of The Green Flag, and Other Stories of War, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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