Chapter 1 of The Lost Army is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Lost Army is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
|Let's go and enlist!” “Perhaps they won't take us,” was the reply. “Well, there 's nothing like trying,” responded the first speaker. “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” “That's so,” said the other.
Chapter 1 of The Lost Army is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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join the military
From this reading “|Let's go and enlist!””
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading ““Nothing ventured, nothing gained.””
by chance
From this reading ““Perhaps they won't take us,” was the reply.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading ““Perhaps they won't take us,” was the reply.”
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading ““Well, there 's nothing like trying,” responded the first speaker.”
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading ““Well, there 's nothing like trying,” responded the first speaker.”
hard to endure
From this reading ““Well, there 's nothing like trying,” responded the first speaker.”
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading ““Nothing ventured, nothing gained.””
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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 ““Well, there 's nothing like trying,” responded the first speaker.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |Let's go and enlist!”
join the military
From this reading |Let's go and enlist!”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Well, there 's nothing like trying,” responded the first speaker.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading |Let's go and enlist!”
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From this reading |Let's go and enlist!”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Well, there 's nothing like trying,” responded the first speaker.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Well, there 's nothing like trying,” responded the first speaker.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “That's so,” said the other.
by chance
From this reading “Perhaps they won't take us,” was the reply.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “Perhaps they won't take us,” was the reply.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “Well, there 's nothing like trying,” responded the first speaker.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “Well, there 's nothing like trying,” responded the first speaker.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That's so,” said the other.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “That's so,” said the other.
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading “Well, there 's nothing like trying,” responded the first speaker.
carry out
From this reading “Perhaps they won't take us,” was the reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That's so,” said the other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Perhaps they won't take us,” was the reply.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Well, there 's nothing like trying,” responded the first speaker.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Perhaps they won't take us,” was the reply.
hard to endure
From this reading “Well, there 's nothing like trying,” responded the first speaker.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Perhaps they won't take us,” was the reply.
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Perhaps they won't take us,” was the reply.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, there 's nothing like trying,” responded the first speaker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Perhaps they won't take us,” was the reply.
Chapter 1 of The Lost Army by Thomas Wallace Knox holds 85 sentences, grouped into 17 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 1 holds 85 sentences of The Lost Army, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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