Chapter 9 of The Last Rebel is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Last Rebel is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I AM IN FAVOR. We sat again in the great drawing-room at Fort Defiance. The military appearance of the apartment was unchanged. The portraits of the Confederate generals looked from wall to wall at each other. The bright sun, reflected from the snow outside, gleamed on the burnished arms.
Chapter 9 of The Last Rebel is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
From this reading “The bright sun, reflected from the snow outside, gleamed on the burnished arms.”
a supporter of the Confederate States of America
From this reading “The portraits of the Confederate generals looked from wall to wall at each other.”
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading “We sat again in the great drawing-room at Fort Defiance.”
promote over another
From this reading “I AM IN FAVOR.”
plural of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank
From this reading “The portraits of the Confederate generals looked from wall to wall at each other.”
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading “The bright sun, reflected from the snow outside, gleamed on the burnished arms.”
plural of “portrait” — a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading “The portraits of the Confederate generals looked from wall to wall at each other.”
not made or become different
From this reading “The military appearance of the apartment was unchanged.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The bright sun, reflected from the snow outside, gleamed on the burnished arms.”
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anew
From this reading We sat again in the great drawing-room at Fort Defiance.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I AM IN FAVOR.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading The military appearance of the apartment was unchanged.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading The military appearance of the apartment was unchanged.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The bright sun, reflected from the snow outside, gleamed on the burnished arms.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We sat again in the great drawing-room at Fort Defiance.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The bright sun, reflected from the snow outside, gleamed on the burnished arms.
made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
From this reading The bright sun, reflected from the snow outside, gleamed on the burnished arms.
a supporter of the Confederate States of America
From this reading The portraits of the Confederate generals looked from wall to wall at each other.
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading We sat again in the great drawing-room at Fort Defiance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We sat again in the great drawing-room at Fort Defiance.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The portraits of the Confederate generals looked from wall to wall at each other.
promote over another
From this reading I AM IN FAVOR.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading We sat again in the great drawing-room at Fort Defiance.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The portraits of the Confederate generals looked from wall to wall at each other.
plural of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank
From this reading The portraits of the Confederate generals looked from wall to wall at each other.
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading The bright sun, reflected from the snow outside, gleamed on the burnished arms.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading We sat again in the great drawing-room at Fort Defiance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I AM IN FAVOR.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I AM IN FAVOR.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The portraits of the Confederate generals looked from wall to wall at each other.
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading The military appearance of the apartment was unchanged.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The military appearance of the apartment was unchanged.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The bright sun, reflected from the snow outside, gleamed on the burnished arms.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The portraits of the Confederate generals looked from wall to wall at each other.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The bright sun, reflected from the snow outside, gleamed on the burnished arms.
plural of “portrait” — a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading The portraits of the Confederate generals looked from wall to wall at each other.
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading The bright sun, reflected from the snow outside, gleamed on the burnished arms.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading We sat again in the great drawing-room at Fort Defiance.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The bright sun, reflected from the snow outside, gleamed on the burnished arms.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The bright sun, reflected from the snow outside, gleamed on the burnished arms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We sat again in the great drawing-room at Fort Defiance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The portraits of the Confederate generals looked from wall to wall at each other.
not made or become different
From this reading The military appearance of the apartment was unchanged.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The portraits of the Confederate generals looked from wall to wall at each other.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The military appearance of the apartment was unchanged.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We sat again in the great drawing-room at Fort Defiance.
Chapter 9 of The Last Rebel by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler holds 73 sentences, grouped into 15 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 9 holds 73 sentences of The Last Rebel, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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