Chapter 1 of The Military Sketch-Book. Vol. 1 (of 2) is here in full — 467 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Military Sketch-Book. Vol. 1 (of 2) is here in full — 467 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
s may be found at the end of this document MILITARY SKETCH-BOOK. VOL. I. IN THE PRESS. THE LANCERS.
Chapter 1 of The Military Sketch-Book. Vol. 1 (of 2) is here in full — 467 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading “s may be found at the end of this document MILITARY SKETCH-BOOK.”
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “s may be found at the end of this document MILITARY SKETCH-BOOK.”
set up or found
From this reading “s may be found at the end of this document MILITARY SKETCH-BOOK.”
a quadrille for 8 or 16 couples
From this reading “THE LANCERS.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “s may be found at the end of this document MILITARY SKETCH-BOOK.”
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading “s may be found at the end of this document MILITARY SKETCH-BOOK.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “IN THE PRESS.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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 “s may be found at the end of this document MILITARY SKETCH-BOOK.”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading s may be found at the end of this document MILITARY SKETCH-BOOK.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading s may be found at the end of this document MILITARY SKETCH-BOOK.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading s may be found at the end of this document MILITARY SKETCH-BOOK.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading s may be found at the end of this document MILITARY SKETCH-BOOK.
set up or found
From this reading s may be found at the end of this document MILITARY SKETCH-BOOK.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE PRESS.
a quadrille for 8 or 16 couples
From this reading THE LANCERS.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading s may be found at the end of this document MILITARY SKETCH-BOOK.
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading s may be found at the end of this document MILITARY SKETCH-BOOK.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading s may be found at the end of this document MILITARY SKETCH-BOOK.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading IN THE PRESS.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading s may be found at the end of this document MILITARY SKETCH-BOOK.
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From this reading s may be found at the end of this document MILITARY SKETCH-BOOK.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading s may be found at the end of this document MILITARY SKETCH-BOOK.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading s may be found at the end of this document MILITARY SKETCH-BOOK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VOL.
Chapter 1 of The Military Sketch-Book. Vol. 1 (of 2) by William Maginn holds 467 sentences, grouped into 94 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 467 sentences of The Military Sketch-Book. Vol. 1 (of 2), unabridged, divided into 94 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Military Sketch-Book. Vol. 1 (of 2) by William Maginn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 467 sentences, grouped into 94 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.
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