Chapter 12 of The just steward is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The just steward is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He hardly recognised his own voice saying: "She is a nurse.... She was attached to the Convalescent Camp at B---- Base." "Ah!
Chapter 12 of The just steward is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being joined in close association
From this reading “She was attached to the Convalescent Camp at B---- Base."”
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading “She was attached to the Convalescent Camp at B---- Base."”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “She was attached to the Convalescent Camp at B---- Base."”
a person who is recovering from illness
From this reading “She was attached to the Convalescent Camp at B---- Base."”
only a very short time before
From this reading “He hardly recognised his own voice saying:”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “"She is a nurse....”
provided with a secure reputation
From this reading “He hardly recognised his own voice saying:”
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “He hardly recognised his own voice saying:”
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.
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In this reading “He hardly recognised his own voice saying:”
In this reading “He hardly recognised his own voice saying:”
In this reading “He hardly recognised his own voice saying:”
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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 "She is a nurse....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was attached to the Convalescent Camp at B---- Base."
being joined in close association
From this reading She was attached to the Convalescent Camp at B---- Base."
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading She was attached to the Convalescent Camp at B---- Base."
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading She was attached to the Convalescent Camp at B---- Base."
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading She was attached to the Convalescent Camp at B---- Base."
a person who is recovering from illness
From this reading She was attached to the Convalescent Camp at B---- Base."
only a very short time before
From this reading He hardly recognised his own voice saying:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hardly recognised his own voice saying:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He hardly recognised his own voice saying:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She is a nurse....
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading "She is a nurse....
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He hardly recognised his own voice saying:
provided with a secure reputation
From this reading He hardly recognised his own voice saying:
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading He hardly recognised his own voice saying:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She is a nurse....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was attached to the Convalescent Camp at B---- Base."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was attached to the Convalescent Camp at B---- Base."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading He hardly recognised his own voice saying:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was attached to the Convalescent Camp at B---- Base."
Chapter 12 of The just steward by Richard Dehan 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 12 holds 407 sentences of The just steward, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The just steward by Richard Dehan exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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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