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Chapter 3 of The Kopje Garrison: A Story of the Boer War is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I beg pardon, sir." "That will do," said the colonel. "There, I need say no more. Let's see the prisoners." "I don't think I like fishing as a sport, Drew, old man," said Dickenson, rubbing his ear, and then wincing with pain.
Chapter 3 of The Kopje Garrison: A Story of the Boer War is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “"I beg pardon, sir."”
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “"I don't think I like fishing as a sport, Drew, old man," said Dickenson, rubbing his ear, and then wincing with pain.”
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading “"I don't think I like fishing as a sport, Drew, old man," said Dickenson, rubbing his ear, and then wincing with pain.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “"I beg pardon, sir."”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “Let's see the prisoners."”
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading “"I don't think I like fishing as a sport, Drew, old man," said Dickenson, rubbing his ear, and then wincing with pain.”
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading “"I don't think I like fishing as a sport, Drew, old man," said Dickenson, rubbing his ear, and then wincing with pain.”
-ing form of “wince” — draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading “"I don't think I like fishing as a sport, Drew, old man," said Dickenson, rubbing his ear, and then wincing with pain.”
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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 don't think I like fishing as a sport, Drew, old man," said Dickenson, rubbing his ear, and then wincing with pain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I don't think I like fishing as a sport, Drew, old man," said Dickenson, rubbing his ear, and then wincing with pain.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I don't think I like fishing as a sport, Drew, old man," said Dickenson, rubbing his ear, and then wincing with pain.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "I beg pardon, sir."
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading "That will do," said the colonel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't think I like fishing as a sport, Drew, old man," said Dickenson, rubbing his ear, and then wincing with pain.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "That will do," said the colonel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't think I like fishing as a sport, Drew, old man," said Dickenson, rubbing his ear, and then wincing with pain.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading "I don't think I like fishing as a sport, Drew, old man," said Dickenson, rubbing his ear, and then wincing with pain.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading "I don't think I like fishing as a sport, Drew, old man," said Dickenson, rubbing his ear, and then wincing with pain.
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading "I don't think I like fishing as a sport, Drew, old man," said Dickenson, rubbing his ear, and then wincing with pain.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I don't think I like fishing as a sport, Drew, old man," said Dickenson, rubbing his ear, and then wincing with pain.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I beg pardon, sir."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let's see the prisoners."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I don't think I like fishing as a sport, Drew, old man," said Dickenson, rubbing his ear, and then wincing with pain.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I don't think I like fishing as a sport, Drew, old man," said Dickenson, rubbing his ear, and then wincing with pain.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "There, I need say no more.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "There, I need say no more.
not any; not one
From this reading "There, I need say no more.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "I don't think I like fishing as a sport, Drew, old man," said Dickenson, rubbing his ear, and then wincing with pain.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading "I don't think I like fishing as a sport, Drew, old man," said Dickenson, rubbing his ear, and then wincing with pain.
accept an excuse for
From this reading "I beg pardon, sir."
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Let's see the prisoners."
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading "I don't think I like fishing as a sport, Drew, old man," said Dickenson, rubbing his ear, and then wincing with pain.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That will do," said the colonel.
express in words
From this reading "There, I need say no more.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Let's see the prisoners."
term of address for a man
From this reading "I beg pardon, sir."
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading "I don't think I like fishing as a sport, Drew, old man," said Dickenson, rubbing his ear, and then wincing with pain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That will do," said the colonel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That will do," said the colonel.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "I don't think I like fishing as a sport, Drew, old man," said Dickenson, rubbing his ear, and then wincing with pain.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There, I need say no more.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I don't think I like fishing as a sport, Drew, old man," said Dickenson, rubbing his ear, and then wincing with pain.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "That will do," said the colonel.
-ing form of “wince” — draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading "I don't think I like fishing as a sport, Drew, old man," said Dickenson, rubbing his ear, and then wincing with pain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I don't think I like fishing as a sport, Drew, old man," said Dickenson, rubbing his ear, and then wincing with pain.
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