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Chapter 15 of The Guns of Bull Run is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BULL RUN Harry rose to his feet and shook St. Clair and Langdon. "Up, boys!" he said. "The enemy will soon be here. I can see their bayonets glittering on the hills." The Invincibles sprang to their feet almost as one man, and soon all the troops of Evans were up and humming like bees.
Chapter 15 of The Guns of Bull Run is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bayonet” — a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
From this reading “I can see their bayonets glittering on the hills."”
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “The Invincibles sprang to their feet almost as one man, and soon all the troops of Evans were up and humming like bees.”
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading “BULL RUN Harry rose to his feet and shook St. Clair and Langdon.”
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading “The Invincibles sprang to their feet almost as one man, and soon all the troops of Evans were up and humming like bees.”
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading “I can see their bayonets glittering on the hills."”
a humming noise
From this reading “The Invincibles sprang to their feet almost as one man, and soon all the troops of Evans were up and humming like bees.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “The Invincibles sprang to their feet almost as one man, and soon all the troops of Evans were up and humming like bees.”
soldiers collectively
From this reading “The Invincibles sprang to their feet almost as one man, and soon all the troops of Evans were up and humming like bees.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The Invincibles sprang to their feet almost as one man, and soon all the troops of Evans were up and humming like bees.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The Invincibles sprang to their feet almost as one man, and soon all the troops of Evans were up and humming like bees.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BULL RUN Harry rose to his feet and shook St. Clair and Langdon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Invincibles sprang to their feet almost as one man, and soon all the troops of Evans were up and humming like bees.
plural of “bayonet” — a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
From this reading I can see their bayonets glittering on the hills."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The enemy will soon be here.
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading The Invincibles sprang to their feet almost as one man, and soon all the troops of Evans were up and humming like bees.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Up, boys!" he said.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading BULL RUN Harry rose to his feet and shook St. Clair and Langdon.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can see their bayonets glittering on the hills."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BULL RUN Harry rose to his feet and shook St. Clair and Langdon.
an opposing military force
From this reading "The enemy will soon be here.
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading The Invincibles sprang to their feet almost as one man, and soon all the troops of Evans were up and humming like bees.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading BULL RUN Harry rose to his feet and shook St. Clair and Langdon.
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading I can see their bayonets glittering on the hills."
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading BULL RUN Harry rose to his feet and shook St. Clair and Langdon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Up, boys!" he said.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "The enemy will soon be here.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading I can see their bayonets glittering on the hills."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BULL RUN Harry rose to his feet and shook St. Clair and Langdon.
a humming noise
From this reading The Invincibles sprang to their feet almost as one man, and soon all the troops of Evans were up and humming like bees.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can see their bayonets glittering on the hills."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Invincibles sprang to their feet almost as one man, and soon all the troops of Evans were up and humming like bees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BULL RUN Harry rose to his feet and shook St. Clair and Langdon.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The Invincibles sprang to their feet almost as one man, and soon all the troops of Evans were up and humming like bees.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Invincibles sprang to their feet almost as one man, and soon all the troops of Evans were up and humming like bees.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Invincibles sprang to their feet almost as one man, and soon all the troops of Evans were up and humming like bees.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I can see their bayonets glittering on the hills."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Invincibles sprang to their feet almost as one man, and soon all the troops of Evans were up and humming like bees.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading BULL RUN Harry rose to his feet and shook St. Clair and Langdon.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading BULL RUN Harry rose to his feet and shook St. Clair and Langdon.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Up, boys!" he said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I can see their bayonets glittering on the hills."
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading BULL RUN Harry rose to his feet and shook St. Clair and Langdon.
in the near future
From this reading "The enemy will soon be here.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The Invincibles sprang to their feet almost as one man, and soon all the troops of Evans were up and humming like bees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BULL RUN Harry rose to his feet and shook St. Clair and Langdon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The enemy will soon be here.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I can see their bayonets glittering on the hills."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BULL RUN Harry rose to his feet and shook St. Clair and Langdon.
soldiers collectively
From this reading The Invincibles sprang to their feet almost as one man, and soon all the troops of Evans were up and humming like bees.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Up, boys!" he said.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Invincibles sprang to their feet almost as one man, and soon all the troops of Evans were up and humming like bees.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The enemy will soon be here.
Chapter 15 of The Guns of Bull Run by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler holds 326 sentences, grouped into 66 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 15 holds 326 sentences of The Guns of Bull Run, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.
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