Chapter 14 of The Ordeal by Fire is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Ordeal by Fire is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE WAY TO THE FIRING LINE My brother! My brother killed! I went off, without a word in reply, and lost myself in the darkness. I was stupefied. My brother killed!
Chapter 14 of The Ordeal by Fire is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “ON THE WAY TO THE FIRING LINE My brother!”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “I went off, without a word in reply, and lost myself in the darkness.”
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
From this reading “ON THE WAY TO THE FIRING LINE My brother!”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “My brother killed!”
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “ON THE WAY TO THE FIRING LINE My brother!”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “I went off, without a word in reply, and lost myself in the darkness.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “I went off, without a word in reply, and lost myself in the darkness.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “I went off, without a word in reply, and lost myself in the darkness.”
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.
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the line from which soldiers deliver fire
In this reading “ON THE WAY TO THE FIRING LINE My brother!”
In this reading “I went off, without a word in reply, and lost myself in the darkness.”
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
In this reading “I went off, without a word in reply, and lost myself in the darkness.”
In this reading “I went off, without a word in reply, and lost myself in the darkness.”
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 I went off, without a word in reply, and lost myself in the darkness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I went off, without a word in reply, and lost myself in the darkness.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading ON THE WAY TO THE FIRING LINE My brother!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading I went off, without a word in reply, and lost myself in the darkness.
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
From this reading ON THE WAY TO THE FIRING LINE My brother!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went off, without a word in reply, and lost myself in the darkness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I went off, without a word in reply, and lost myself in the darkness.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading My brother killed!
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading ON THE WAY TO THE FIRING LINE My brother!
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading I went off, without a word in reply, and lost myself in the darkness.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ON THE WAY TO THE FIRING LINE My brother!
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I went off, without a word in reply, and lost myself in the darkness.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I went off, without a word in reply, and lost myself in the darkness.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE WAY TO THE FIRING LINE My brother!
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading I went off, without a word in reply, and lost myself in the darkness.
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
From this reading I was stupefied.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE WAY TO THE FIRING LINE My brother!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON THE WAY TO THE FIRING LINE My brother!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was stupefied.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading ON THE WAY TO THE FIRING LINE My brother!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went off, without a word in reply, and lost myself in the darkness.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I went off, without a word in reply, and lost myself in the darkness.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading I went off, without a word in reply, and lost myself in the darkness.
Chapter 14 of The Ordeal by Fire by Marcel Berger holds 272 sentences, grouped into 55 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 272 sentences of The Ordeal by Fire, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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