Chapter 6 of The New Book of Martyrs is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The New Book of Martyrs is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The snow clings and balls under our sabots. How good it would be to have a game.... But we are overwhelmed by a fatigue that has become a kind of exasperation. We will go to the end of the lawn. Here is the great trench in which the refuse of the dressing-ward, all the residuum of infection, steams and rots.
Chapter 6 of The New Book of Martyrs is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading “The snow clings and balls under our sabots.”
plural of “cling” — fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
From this reading “The snow clings and balls under our sabots.”
an exasperated feeling of annoyance
From this reading “But we are overwhelmed by a fatigue that has become a kind of exasperation.”
the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
From this reading “Here is the great trench in which the refuse of the dressing-ward, all the residuum of infection, steams and rots.”
past form of “overwhelm” — overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
From this reading “But we are overwhelmed by a fatigue that has become a kind of exasperation.”
plural of “rot” — a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
From this reading “Here is the great trench in which the refuse of the dressing-ward, all the residuum of infection, steams and rots.”
plural of “steam” — water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
From this reading “Here is the great trench in which the refuse of the dressing-ward, all the residuum of infection, steams and rots.”
a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading “Here is the great trench in which the refuse of the dressing-ward, all the residuum of infection, steams and rots.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading How good it would be to have a game....
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Here is the great trench in which the refuse of the dressing-ward, all the residuum of infection, steams and rots.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The snow clings and balls under our sabots.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But we are overwhelmed by a fatigue that has become a kind of exasperation.
plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading The snow clings and balls under our sabots.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How good it would be to have a game....
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading But we are overwhelmed by a fatigue that has become a kind of exasperation.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we are overwhelmed by a fatigue that has become a kind of exasperation.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But we are overwhelmed by a fatigue that has become a kind of exasperation.
plural of “cling” — fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
From this reading The snow clings and balls under our sabots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here is the great trench in which the refuse of the dressing-ward, all the residuum of infection, steams and rots.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading We will go to the end of the lawn.
an exasperated feeling of annoyance
From this reading But we are overwhelmed by a fatigue that has become a kind of exasperation.
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading But we are overwhelmed by a fatigue that has become a kind of exasperation.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading How good it would be to have a game....
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We will go to the end of the lawn.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading How good it would be to have a game....
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Here is the great trench in which the refuse of the dressing-ward, all the residuum of infection, steams and rots.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But we are overwhelmed by a fatigue that has become a kind of exasperation.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How good it would be to have a game....
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here is the great trench in which the refuse of the dressing-ward, all the residuum of infection, steams and rots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How good it would be to have a game....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here is the great trench in which the refuse of the dressing-ward, all the residuum of infection, steams and rots.
the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
From this reading Here is the great trench in which the refuse of the dressing-ward, all the residuum of infection, steams and rots.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here is the great trench in which the refuse of the dressing-ward, all the residuum of infection, steams and rots.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How good it would be to have a game....
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading But we are overwhelmed by a fatigue that has become a kind of exasperation.
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading We will go to the end of the lawn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But we are overwhelmed by a fatigue that has become a kind of exasperation.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The snow clings and balls under our sabots.
past form of “overwhelm” — overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
From this reading But we are overwhelmed by a fatigue that has become a kind of exasperation.
show unwillingness towards
From this reading Here is the great trench in which the refuse of the dressing-ward, all the residuum of infection, steams and rots.
something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading Here is the great trench in which the refuse of the dressing-ward, all the residuum of infection, steams and rots.
plural of “rot” — a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
From this reading Here is the great trench in which the refuse of the dressing-ward, all the residuum of infection, steams and rots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The snow clings and balls under our sabots.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The snow clings and balls under our sabots.
plural of “steam” — water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
From this reading Here is the great trench in which the refuse of the dressing-ward, all the residuum of infection, steams and rots.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But we are overwhelmed by a fatigue that has become a kind of exasperation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The snow clings and balls under our sabots.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How good it would be to have a game....
a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading Here is the great trench in which the refuse of the dressing-ward, all the residuum of infection, steams and rots.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The snow clings and balls under our sabots.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we are overwhelmed by a fatigue that has become a kind of exasperation.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Here is the great trench in which the refuse of the dressing-ward, all the residuum of infection, steams and rots.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will go to the end of the lawn.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading How good it would be to have a game....
Chapter 6 of The New Book of Martyrs by Georges Duhamel holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 6 holds 419 sentences of The New Book of Martyrs, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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