Chapter 24 of The Lost Road is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Lost Road is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"If you're leaving the army without a discharge, and without permission," I said, "I suppose you know it's desertion." Mr. Hamlin laughed easily. "It's not my army," he said. "I'm an American." "It's your desertion," I suggested.
Chapter 24 of The Lost Road is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading “"I'm an American."”
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading “"If you're leaving the army without a discharge, and without permission," I said, "I suppose you know it's desertion."”
withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
From this reading “"If you're leaving the army without a discharge, and without permission," I said, "I suppose you know it's desertion."”
complete or carry out
From this reading “"If you're leaving the army without a discharge, and without permission," I said, "I suppose you know it's desertion."”
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading “Mr. Hamlin laughed easily.”
the act of departing
From this reading “"If you're leaving the army without a discharge, and without permission," I said, "I suppose you know it's desertion."”
approval to do something
From this reading “"If you're leaving the army without a discharge, and without permission," I said, "I suppose you know it's desertion."”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “"It's your desertion," I suggested.”
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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 "If you're leaving the army without a discharge, and without permission," I said, "I suppose you know it's desertion."
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading "I'm an American."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I'm an American."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If you're leaving the army without a discharge, and without permission," I said, "I suppose you know it's desertion."
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading "If you're leaving the army without a discharge, and without permission," I said, "I suppose you know it's desertion."
withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
From this reading "If you're leaving the army without a discharge, and without permission," I said, "I suppose you know it's desertion."
complete or carry out
From this reading "If you're leaving the army without a discharge, and without permission," I said, "I suppose you know it's desertion."
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Mr. Hamlin laughed easily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Hamlin laughed easily.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's not my army," he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If you're leaving the army without a discharge, and without permission," I said, "I suppose you know it's desertion."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm an American."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you're leaving the army without a discharge, and without permission," I said, "I suppose you know it's desertion."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you're leaving the army without a discharge, and without permission," I said, "I suppose you know it's desertion."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "If you're leaving the army without a discharge, and without permission," I said, "I suppose you know it's desertion."
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Mr. Hamlin laughed easily.
the act of departing
From this reading "If you're leaving the army without a discharge, and without permission," I said, "I suppose you know it's desertion."
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Hamlin laughed easily.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It's not my army," he said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It's not my army," he said.
approval to do something
From this reading "If you're leaving the army without a discharge, and without permission," I said, "I suppose you know it's desertion."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "If you're leaving the army without a discharge, and without permission," I said, "I suppose you know it's desertion."
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "It's your desertion," I suggested.
express a supposition
From this reading "If you're leaving the army without a discharge, and without permission," I said, "I suppose you know it's desertion."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If you're leaving the army without a discharge, and without permission," I said, "I suppose you know it's desertion."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "If you're leaving the army without a discharge, and without permission," I said, "I suppose you know it's desertion."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you're leaving the army without a discharge, and without permission," I said, "I suppose you know it's desertion."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you're leaving the army without a discharge, and without permission," I said, "I suppose you know it's desertion."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's your desertion," I suggested.
Chapter 24 of The Lost Road by Richard Harding Davis holds 198 sentences, grouped into 40 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 24 holds 198 sentences of The Lost Road, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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