Chapter 2 of The Point Of Honor: A Military Tale is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Point Of Honor: A Military Tale is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lieutenant D'Hubert found the surgeon occupied in unscrewing his flute and packing the pieces methodically in a velvet-lined case. He turned his head. “Water there--in the corner. Your hands do want washing.” “I've stopped the bleeding,” said Lieutenant D'Hubert.
Chapter 2 of The Point Of Honor: A Military Tale is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading ““I've stopped the bleeding,” said Lieutenant D'Hubert.”
a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
From this reading “Lieutenant D'Hubert found the surgeon occupied in unscrewing his flute and packing the pieces methodically in a velvet-lined case.”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “Lieutenant D'Hubert found the surgeon occupied in unscrewing his flute and packing the pieces methodically in a velvet-lined case.”
in a methodical manner
From this reading “Lieutenant D'Hubert found the surgeon occupied in unscrewing his flute and packing the pieces methodically in a velvet-lined case.”
held or filled or in use
From this reading “Lieutenant D'Hubert found the surgeon occupied in unscrewing his flute and packing the pieces methodically in a velvet-lined case.”
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading “Lieutenant D'Hubert found the surgeon occupied in unscrewing his flute and packing the pieces methodically in a velvet-lined case.”
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading “Lieutenant D'Hubert found the surgeon occupied in unscrewing his flute and packing the pieces methodically in a velvet-lined case.”
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
From this reading “Your hands do want washing.””
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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 Lieutenant D'Hubert found the surgeon occupied in unscrewing his flute and packing the pieces methodically in a velvet-lined case.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lieutenant D'Hubert found the surgeon occupied in unscrewing his flute and packing the pieces methodically in a velvet-lined case.
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading “I've stopped the bleeding,” said Lieutenant D'Hubert.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Lieutenant D'Hubert found the surgeon occupied in unscrewing his flute and packing the pieces methodically in a velvet-lined case.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading “Water there--in the corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lieutenant D'Hubert found the surgeon occupied in unscrewing his flute and packing the pieces methodically in a velvet-lined case.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Your hands do want washing.”
a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
From this reading Lieutenant D'Hubert found the surgeon occupied in unscrewing his flute and packing the pieces methodically in a velvet-lined case.
set up or found
From this reading Lieutenant D'Hubert found the surgeon occupied in unscrewing his flute and packing the pieces methodically in a velvet-lined case.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Your hands do want washing.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned his head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He turned his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lieutenant D'Hubert found the surgeon occupied in unscrewing his flute and packing the pieces methodically in a velvet-lined case.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I've stopped the bleeding,” said Lieutenant D'Hubert.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lieutenant D'Hubert found the surgeon occupied in unscrewing his flute and packing the pieces methodically in a velvet-lined case.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading Lieutenant D'Hubert found the surgeon occupied in unscrewing his flute and packing the pieces methodically in a velvet-lined case.
in a methodical manner
From this reading Lieutenant D'Hubert found the surgeon occupied in unscrewing his flute and packing the pieces methodically in a velvet-lined case.
held or filled or in use
From this reading Lieutenant D'Hubert found the surgeon occupied in unscrewing his flute and packing the pieces methodically in a velvet-lined case.
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading Lieutenant D'Hubert found the surgeon occupied in unscrewing his flute and packing the pieces methodically in a velvet-lined case.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading Lieutenant D'Hubert found the surgeon occupied in unscrewing his flute and packing the pieces methodically in a velvet-lined case.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I've stopped the bleeding,” said Lieutenant D'Hubert.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “I've stopped the bleeding,” said Lieutenant D'Hubert.
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading Lieutenant D'Hubert found the surgeon occupied in unscrewing his flute and packing the pieces methodically in a velvet-lined case.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lieutenant D'Hubert found the surgeon occupied in unscrewing his flute and packing the pieces methodically in a velvet-lined case.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Water there--in the corner.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lieutenant D'Hubert found the surgeon occupied in unscrewing his flute and packing the pieces methodically in a velvet-lined case.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lieutenant D'Hubert found the surgeon occupied in unscrewing his flute and packing the pieces methodically in a velvet-lined case.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Your hands do want washing.”
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
From this reading Your hands do want washing.”
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “Water there--in the corner.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your hands do want washing.”
Chapter 2 of The Point Of Honor: A Military Tale by Joseph Conrad holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 2 holds 415 sentences of The Point Of Honor: A Military Tale, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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