Chapter 12 of The Long Roll is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Long Roll is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
KERNSTOWN The brigade was halted before a stretch of forest white with dogwood. Ahead began a slow cannonade. Puffs of smoke rose above the hill that hid the iron combatants. "Ashby's Horse Artillery," said the men. "That's the Blakeley now!
Chapter 12 of The Long Roll is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
large but transportable armament
From this reading “"Ashby's Horse Artillery," said the men.”
army unit smaller than a division
From this reading “KERNSTOWN The brigade was halted before a stretch of forest white with dogwood.”
plural of “combatant” — someone who fights (or is fighting)
From this reading “Puffs of smoke rose above the hill that hid the iron combatants.”
a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers
From this reading “KERNSTOWN The brigade was halted before a stretch of forest white with dogwood.”
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading “KERNSTOWN The brigade was halted before a stretch of forest white with dogwood.”
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “Puffs of smoke rose above the hill that hid the iron combatants.”
plural of “puff” — a short light gust of air
From this reading “Puffs of smoke rose above the hill that hid the iron combatants.”
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading “KERNSTOWN The brigade was halted before a stretch of forest white with dogwood.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 KERNSTOWN The brigade was halted before a stretch of forest white with dogwood.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Puffs of smoke rose above the hill that hid the iron combatants.
at or in the front
From this reading Ahead began a slow cannonade.
large but transportable armament
From this reading "Ashby's Horse Artillery," said the men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ashby's Horse Artillery," said the men.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading KERNSTOWN The brigade was halted before a stretch of forest white with dogwood.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Ahead began a slow cannonade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's the Blakeley now!
army unit smaller than a division
From this reading KERNSTOWN The brigade was halted before a stretch of forest white with dogwood.
intense and continuous artillery fire
From this reading Ahead began a slow cannonade.
plural of “combatant” — someone who fights (or is fighting)
From this reading Puffs of smoke rose above the hill that hid the iron combatants.
a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers
From this reading KERNSTOWN The brigade was halted before a stretch of forest white with dogwood.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading KERNSTOWN The brigade was halted before a stretch of forest white with dogwood.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading KERNSTOWN The brigade was halted before a stretch of forest white with dogwood.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Puffs of smoke rose above the hill that hid the iron combatants.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Puffs of smoke rose above the hill that hid the iron combatants.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Ashby's Horse Artillery," said the men.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading Puffs of smoke rose above the hill that hid the iron combatants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KERNSTOWN The brigade was halted before a stretch of forest white with dogwood.
the force of workers available
From this reading "Ashby's Horse Artillery," said the men.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "That's the Blakeley now!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading KERNSTOWN The brigade was halted before a stretch of forest white with dogwood.
plural of “puff” — a short light gust of air
From this reading Puffs of smoke rose above the hill that hid the iron combatants.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Puffs of smoke rose above the hill that hid the iron combatants.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Ashby's Horse Artillery," said the men.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Ahead began a slow cannonade.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Puffs of smoke rose above the hill that hid the iron combatants.
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading KERNSTOWN The brigade was halted before a stretch of forest white with dogwood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Puffs of smoke rose above the hill that hid the iron combatants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's the Blakeley now!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KERNSTOWN The brigade was halted before a stretch of forest white with dogwood.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading KERNSTOWN The brigade was halted before a stretch of forest white with dogwood.
a Caucasian
From this reading KERNSTOWN The brigade was halted before a stretch of forest white with dogwood.
in the company of; together with
From this reading KERNSTOWN The brigade was halted before a stretch of forest white with dogwood.
Chapter 12 of The Long Roll by Mary Johnston holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 412 sentences of The Long Roll, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Long Roll by Mary Johnston exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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