Chapter 8 of The Prussian Officer is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Prussian Officer is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“As the fire went down I got frightened. I ran for the woods, with fire blazing in my eyes and crackling in my ears. For hours I was all fire. Then I went to sleep under the bracken. When I woke it was evening.
Chapter 8 of The Prussian Officer is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
shining intensely
From this reading “I ran for the woods, with fire blazing in my eyes and crackling in my ears.”
fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions
From this reading “Then I went to sleep under the bracken.”
the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
From this reading “I ran for the woods, with fire blazing in my eyes and crackling in my ears.”
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “I ran for the woods, with fire blazing in my eyes and crackling in my ears.”
made afraid
From this reading ““As the fire went down I got frightened.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “Then I went to sleep under the bracken.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “When I woke it was evening.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “I ran for the woods, with fire blazing in my eyes and crackling in my ears.”
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(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 For hours I was all fire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I ran for the woods, with fire blazing in my eyes and crackling in my ears.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As the fire went down I got frightened.
shining intensely
From this reading I ran for the woods, with fire blazing in my eyes and crackling in my ears.
fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions
From this reading Then I went to sleep under the bracken.
the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
From this reading I ran for the woods, with fire blazing in my eyes and crackling in my ears.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “As the fire went down I got frightened.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading I ran for the woods, with fire blazing in my eyes and crackling in my ears.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading When I woke it was evening.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I ran for the woods, with fire blazing in my eyes and crackling in my ears.
start firing a weapon
From this reading “As the fire went down I got frightened.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I ran for the woods, with fire blazing in my eyes and crackling in my ears.
made afraid
From this reading “As the fire went down I got frightened.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “As the fire went down I got frightened.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading For hours I was all fire.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “As the fire went down I got frightened.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I ran for the woods, with fire blazing in my eyes and crackling in my ears.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When I woke it was evening.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I ran for the woods, with fire blazing in my eyes and crackling in my ears.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I ran for the woods, with fire blazing in my eyes and crackling in my ears.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Then I went to sleep under the bracken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “As the fire went down I got frightened.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I went to sleep under the bracken.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then I went to sleep under the bracken.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Then I went to sleep under the bracken.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For hours I was all fire.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “As the fire went down I got frightened.
at the time that
From this reading When I woke it was evening.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I ran for the woods, with fire blazing in my eyes and crackling in my ears.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading When I woke it was evening.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading I ran for the woods, with fire blazing in my eyes and crackling in my ears.
Chapter 8 of The Prussian Officer by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 413 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 8 holds 413 sentences of The Prussian Officer, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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