Chapter 24 of The Major is here in full — 555 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Major is here in full — 555 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MAJOR AND THE MAJOR'S WIFE When Larry went to take farewell of the Wakehams he found Rowena with Hugo Raeder in the drawing-room. “You are glad to leave us,” said Rowena, in a tone of reproach. “No,” said Larry, “sorry. You have been too good to me.” “You are glad to go to war?”
Chapter 24 of The Major is here in full — 555 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “THE MAJOR AND THE MAJOR'S WIFE When Larry went to take farewell of the Wakehams he found Rowena with Hugo Raeder in the drawing-room.”
French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
From this reading “THE MAJOR AND THE MAJOR'S WIFE When Larry went to take farewell of the Wakehams he found Rowena with Hugo Raeder in the drawing-room.”
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading “THE MAJOR AND THE MAJOR'S WIFE When Larry went to take farewell of the Wakehams he found Rowena with Hugo Raeder in the drawing-room.”
possessive form of “major” — a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
From this reading “THE MAJOR AND THE MAJOR'S WIFE When Larry went to take farewell of the Wakehams he found Rowena with Hugo Raeder in the drawing-room.”
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading ““You are glad to leave us,” said Rowena, in a tone of reproach.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading ““No,” said Larry, “sorry.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading ““You are glad to leave us,” said Rowena, in a tone of reproach.”
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading ““You are glad to go to war?””
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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 “You are glad to leave us,” said Rowena, in a tone of reproach.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MAJOR AND THE MAJOR'S WIFE When Larry went to take farewell of the Wakehams he found Rowena with Hugo Raeder in the drawing-room.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are glad to leave us,” said Rowena, in a tone of reproach.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You have been too good to me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAJOR AND THE MAJOR'S WIFE When Larry went to take farewell of the Wakehams he found Rowena with Hugo Raeder in the drawing-room.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading THE MAJOR AND THE MAJOR'S WIFE When Larry went to take farewell of the Wakehams he found Rowena with Hugo Raeder in the drawing-room.
set up or found
From this reading THE MAJOR AND THE MAJOR'S WIFE When Larry went to take farewell of the Wakehams he found Rowena with Hugo Raeder in the drawing-room.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “You are glad to leave us,” said Rowena, in a tone of reproach.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “You are glad to go to war?”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading You have been too good to me.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have been too good to me.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MAJOR AND THE MAJOR'S WIFE When Larry went to take farewell of the Wakehams he found Rowena with Hugo Raeder in the drawing-room.
French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
From this reading THE MAJOR AND THE MAJOR'S WIFE When Larry went to take farewell of the Wakehams he found Rowena with Hugo Raeder in the drawing-room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAJOR AND THE MAJOR'S WIFE When Larry went to take farewell of the Wakehams he found Rowena with Hugo Raeder in the drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAJOR AND THE MAJOR'S WIFE When Larry went to take farewell of the Wakehams he found Rowena with Hugo Raeder in the drawing-room.
go away from a place
From this reading “You are glad to leave us,” said Rowena, in a tone of reproach.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading THE MAJOR AND THE MAJOR'S WIFE When Larry went to take farewell of the Wakehams he found Rowena with Hugo Raeder in the drawing-room.
possessive form of “major” — a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
From this reading THE MAJOR AND THE MAJOR'S WIFE When Larry went to take farewell of the Wakehams he found Rowena with Hugo Raeder in the drawing-room.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You have been too good to me.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” said Larry, “sorry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAJOR AND THE MAJOR'S WIFE When Larry went to take farewell of the Wakehams he found Rowena with Hugo Raeder in the drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAJOR AND THE MAJOR'S WIFE When Larry went to take farewell of the Wakehams he found Rowena with Hugo Raeder in the drawing-room.
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading “You are glad to leave us,” said Rowena, in a tone of reproach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAJOR AND THE MAJOR'S WIFE When Larry went to take farewell of the Wakehams he found Rowena with Hugo Raeder in the drawing-room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You are glad to leave us,” said Rowena, in a tone of reproach.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “No,” said Larry, “sorry.
carry out
From this reading THE MAJOR AND THE MAJOR'S WIFE When Larry went to take farewell of the Wakehams he found Rowena with Hugo Raeder in the drawing-room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAJOR AND THE MAJOR'S WIFE When Larry went to take farewell of the Wakehams he found Rowena with Hugo Raeder in the drawing-room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MAJOR AND THE MAJOR'S WIFE When Larry went to take farewell of the Wakehams he found Rowena with Hugo Raeder in the drawing-room.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “You are glad to leave us,” said Rowena, in a tone of reproach.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading You have been too good to me.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You are glad to leave us,” said Rowena, in a tone of reproach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAJOR AND THE MAJOR'S WIFE When Larry went to take farewell of the Wakehams he found Rowena with Hugo Raeder in the drawing-room.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “You are glad to go to war?”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE MAJOR AND THE MAJOR'S WIFE When Larry went to take farewell of the Wakehams he found Rowena with Hugo Raeder in the drawing-room.
at the time that
From this reading THE MAJOR AND THE MAJOR'S WIFE When Larry went to take farewell of the Wakehams he found Rowena with Hugo Raeder in the drawing-room.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading THE MAJOR AND THE MAJOR'S WIFE When Larry went to take farewell of the Wakehams he found Rowena with Hugo Raeder in the drawing-room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MAJOR AND THE MAJOR'S WIFE When Larry went to take farewell of the Wakehams he found Rowena with Hugo Raeder in the drawing-room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are glad to leave us,” said Rowena, in a tone of reproach.
Chapter 24 of The Major by Ralph Connor holds 555 sentences, grouped into 111 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 555 sentences of The Major, unabridged, divided into 111 reading sections.
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