Chapter 14 of The Luck of the Mounted is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Luck of the Mounted is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He "went out," poor Gus, at the break o' day--- Oh!--his kindly ways, and his cheery face! But . . the Lord gave, and hath taken away, Hark! sounds "The Last Post," Requiescat in Pace! "THE LAST POST" Slowly the night dragged through for the two grim, haggard sentinels.
Chapter 14 of The Luck of the Mounted is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “He "went out," poor Gus, at the break o' day--- Oh!--his kindly ways, and his cheery face!”
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “"THE LAST POST" Slowly the night dragged through for the two grim, haggard sentinels.”
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading “"THE LAST POST" Slowly the night dragged through for the two grim, haggard sentinels.”
plural of “gu” — the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
From this reading “He "went out," poor Gus, at the break o' day--- Oh!--his kindly ways, and his cheery face!”
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading “"THE LAST POST" Slowly the night dragged through for the two grim, haggard sentinels.”
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading “. the Lord gave, and hath taken away, Hark! sounds "The Last Post," Requiescat in Pace!”
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading “. the Lord gave, and hath taken away, Hark! sounds "The Last Post," Requiescat in Pace!”
plural of “sentinel” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “"THE LAST POST" Slowly the night dragged through for the two grim, haggard sentinels.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He "went out," poor Gus, at the break o' day--- Oh!--his kindly ways, and his cheery face!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He "went out," poor Gus, at the break o' day--- Oh!--his kindly ways, and his cheery face!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading . the Lord gave, and hath taken away, Hark! sounds "The Last Post," Requiescat in Pace!
terminate
From this reading He "went out," poor Gus, at the break o' day--- Oh!--his kindly ways, and his cheery face!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But .
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading He "went out," poor Gus, at the break o' day--- Oh!--his kindly ways, and his cheery face!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He "went out," poor Gus, at the break o' day--- Oh!--his kindly ways, and his cheery face!
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading "THE LAST POST" Slowly the night dragged through for the two grim, haggard sentinels.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He "went out," poor Gus, at the break o' day--- Oh!--his kindly ways, and his cheery face!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "THE LAST POST" Slowly the night dragged through for the two grim, haggard sentinels.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading . the Lord gave, and hath taken away, Hark! sounds "The Last Post," Requiescat in Pace!
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading "THE LAST POST" Slowly the night dragged through for the two grim, haggard sentinels.
plural of “gu” — the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
From this reading He "went out," poor Gus, at the break o' day--- Oh!--his kindly ways, and his cheery face!
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading "THE LAST POST" Slowly the night dragged through for the two grim, haggard sentinels.
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading . the Lord gave, and hath taken away, Hark! sounds "The Last Post," Requiescat in Pace!
an old form of “has”
From this reading . the Lord gave, and hath taken away, Hark! sounds "The Last Post," Requiescat in Pace!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He "went out," poor Gus, at the break o' day--- Oh!--his kindly ways, and his cheery face!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He "went out," poor Gus, at the break o' day--- Oh!--his kindly ways, and his cheery face!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading . the Lord gave, and hath taken away, Hark! sounds "The Last Post," Requiescat in Pace!
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading He "went out," poor Gus, at the break o' day--- Oh!--his kindly ways, and his cheery face!
immediately past
From this reading . the Lord gave, and hath taken away, Hark! sounds "The Last Post," Requiescat in Pace!
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading . the Lord gave, and hath taken away, Hark! sounds "The Last Post," Requiescat in Pace!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "THE LAST POST" Slowly the night dragged through for the two grim, haggard sentinels.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading He "went out," poor Gus, at the break o' day--- Oh!--his kindly ways, and his cheery face!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading He "went out," poor Gus, at the break o' day--- Oh!--his kindly ways, and his cheery face!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He "went out," poor Gus, at the break o' day--- Oh!--his kindly ways, and his cheery face!
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading . the Lord gave, and hath taken away, Hark! sounds "The Last Post," Requiescat in Pace!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading He "went out," poor Gus, at the break o' day--- Oh!--his kindly ways, and his cheery face!
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading . the Lord gave, and hath taken away, Hark! sounds "The Last Post," Requiescat in Pace!
a prayer for the repose of the soul of a dead person
From this reading . the Lord gave, and hath taken away, Hark! sounds "The Last Post," Requiescat in Pace!
plural of “sentinel” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading "THE LAST POST" Slowly the night dragged through for the two grim, haggard sentinels.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading "THE LAST POST" Slowly the night dragged through for the two grim, haggard sentinels.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading . the Lord gave, and hath taken away, Hark! sounds "The Last Post," Requiescat in Pace!
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading . the Lord gave, and hath taken away, Hark! sounds "The Last Post," Requiescat in Pace!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He "went out," poor Gus, at the break o' day--- Oh!--his kindly ways, and his cheery face!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "THE LAST POST" Slowly the night dragged through for the two grim, haggard sentinels.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "THE LAST POST" Slowly the night dragged through for the two grim, haggard sentinels.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading He "went out," poor Gus, at the break o' day--- Oh!--his kindly ways, and his cheery face!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He "went out," poor Gus, at the break o' day--- Oh!--his kindly ways, and his cheery face!
Chapter 14 of The Luck of the Mounted by Ralph S. (Ralph Selwood) Kendall holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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 14 holds 180 sentences of The Luck of the Mounted, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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