Chapter 5 of The Raid from Beausejour is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Raid from Beausejour is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MIDNIGHT MARCH. The children crept forth from their corners and looked wonderingly at their sobbing mother. "O, you will certainly be killed," wailed the good woman, thoroughly frightened. "There is little danger of _that_," rejoined Lecorbeau. "The abbe prefers to strike where there is small likelihood of a return blow.
Chapter 5 of The Raid from Beausejour is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a French abbot
From this reading “"The abbe prefers to strike where there is small likelihood of a return blow.”
plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading “The children crept forth from their corners and looked wonderingly at their sobbing mother.”
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “The children crept forth from their corners and looked wonderingly at their sobbing mother.”
the probability of a specified outcome
From this reading “"The abbe prefers to strike where there is small likelihood of a return blow.”
third-person singular of “prefer” — like better; value more highly
From this reading “"The abbe prefers to strike where there is small likelihood of a return blow.”
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading “"There is little danger of _that_," rejoined Lecorbeau.”
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading “The children crept forth from their corners and looked wonderingly at their sobbing mother.”
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “"O, you will certainly be killed," wailed the good woman, thoroughly frightened.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "The abbe prefers to strike where there is small likelihood of a return blow.
a French abbot
From this reading "The abbe prefers to strike where there is small likelihood of a return blow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The children crept forth from their corners and looked wonderingly at their sobbing mother.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The children crept forth from their corners and looked wonderingly at their sobbing mother.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "O, you will certainly be killed," wailed the good woman, thoroughly frightened.
exhale hard
From this reading "The abbe prefers to strike where there is small likelihood of a return blow.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "O, you will certainly be killed," wailed the good woman, thoroughly frightened.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The children crept forth from their corners and looked wonderingly at their sobbing mother.
plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading The children crept forth from their corners and looked wonderingly at their sobbing mother.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading The children crept forth from their corners and looked wonderingly at their sobbing mother.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading "There is little danger of _that_," rejoined Lecorbeau.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The children crept forth from their corners and looked wonderingly at their sobbing mother.
made afraid
From this reading "O, you will certainly be killed," wailed the good woman, thoroughly frightened.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The children crept forth from their corners and looked wonderingly at their sobbing mother.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "O, you will certainly be killed," wailed the good woman, thoroughly frightened.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is little danger of _that_," rejoined Lecorbeau.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "O, you will certainly be killed," wailed the good woman, thoroughly frightened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is little danger of _that_," rejoined Lecorbeau.
the probability of a specified outcome
From this reading "The abbe prefers to strike where there is small likelihood of a return blow.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "There is little danger of _that_," rejoined Lecorbeau.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The children crept forth from their corners and looked wonderingly at their sobbing mother.
march in a procession
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT MARCH.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT MARCH.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The children crept forth from their corners and looked wonderingly at their sobbing mother.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O, you will certainly be killed," wailed the good woman, thoroughly frightened.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There is little danger of _that_," rejoined Lecorbeau.
third-person singular of “prefer” — like better; value more highly
From this reading "The abbe prefers to strike where there is small likelihood of a return blow.
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading "There is little danger of _that_," rejoined Lecorbeau.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "The abbe prefers to strike where there is small likelihood of a return blow.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "The abbe prefers to strike where there is small likelihood of a return blow.
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading The children crept forth from their corners and looked wonderingly at their sobbing mother.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading "The abbe prefers to strike where there is small likelihood of a return blow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There is little danger of _that_," rejoined Lecorbeau.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT MARCH.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The children crept forth from their corners and looked wonderingly at their sobbing mother.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is little danger of _that_," rejoined Lecorbeau.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading "O, you will certainly be killed," wailed the good woman, thoroughly frightened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The abbe prefers to strike where there is small likelihood of a return blow.
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading "O, you will certainly be killed," wailed the good woman, thoroughly frightened.
in or at the place that
From this reading "The abbe prefers to strike where there is small likelihood of a return blow.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "O, you will certainly be killed," wailed the good woman, thoroughly frightened.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "O, you will certainly be killed," wailed the good woman, thoroughly frightened.
in a curious and questioning manner
From this reading The children crept forth from their corners and looked wonderingly at their sobbing mother.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "O, you will certainly be killed," wailed the good woman, thoroughly frightened.
Chapter 5 of The Raid from Beausejour by Charles G. D., Sir Roberts holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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.
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