Chapter 18 of The Red Axe is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Red Axe is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MINE HOST RUNS HIS LAST RACE Hearty were the greetings when the soldiers found us all safe and sound. They shook us again and again by the hand. They clapped us on the back. They examined professionally the dead who lay strewn about. "A good stroke!
Chapter 18 of The Red Axe is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 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.
inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly
From this reading “They clapped us on the back.”
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “They examined professionally the dead who lay strewn about.”
plural of “greeting” — (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading “MINE HOST RUNS HIS LAST RACE Hearty were the greetings when the soldiers found us all safe and sound.”
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading “MINE HOST RUNS HIS LAST RACE Hearty were the greetings when the soldiers found us all safe and sound.”
in a professional manner
From this reading “They examined professionally the dead who lay strewn about.”
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading “MINE HOST RUNS HIS LAST RACE Hearty were the greetings when the soldiers found us all safe and sound.”
inflected form of “strew” — spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
From this reading “They examined professionally the dead who lay strewn about.”
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading “"A good stroke!”
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 "A good stroke!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They examined professionally the dead who lay strewn about.
anew
From this reading They shook us again and again by the hand.
(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 MINE HOST RUNS HIS LAST RACE Hearty were the greetings when the soldiers found us all safe and sound.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MINE HOST RUNS HIS LAST RACE Hearty were the greetings when the soldiers found us all safe and sound.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They clapped us on the back.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They shook us again and again by the hand.
inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly
From this reading They clapped us on the back.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading They examined professionally the dead who lay strewn about.
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading They examined professionally the dead who lay strewn about.
set up or found
From this reading MINE HOST RUNS HIS LAST RACE Hearty were the greetings when the soldiers found us all safe and sound.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "A good stroke!
plural of “greeting” — (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading MINE HOST RUNS HIS LAST RACE Hearty were the greetings when the soldiers found us all safe and sound.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading They shook us again and again by the hand.
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading MINE HOST RUNS HIS LAST RACE Hearty were the greetings when the soldiers found us all safe and sound.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MINE HOST RUNS HIS LAST RACE Hearty were the greetings when the soldiers found us all safe and sound.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading MINE HOST RUNS HIS LAST RACE Hearty were the greetings when the soldiers found us all safe and sound.
immediately past
From this reading MINE HOST RUNS HIS LAST RACE Hearty were the greetings when the soldiers found us all safe and sound.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They examined professionally the dead who lay strewn about.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MINE HOST RUNS HIS LAST RACE Hearty were the greetings when the soldiers found us all safe and sound.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They clapped us on the back.
in a professional manner
From this reading They examined professionally the dead who lay strewn about.
any competition
From this reading MINE HOST RUNS HIS LAST RACE Hearty were the greetings when the soldiers found us all safe and sound.
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading MINE HOST RUNS HIS LAST RACE Hearty were the greetings when the soldiers found us all safe and sound.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading MINE HOST RUNS HIS LAST RACE Hearty were the greetings when the soldiers found us all safe and sound.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading They shook us again and again by the hand.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading MINE HOST RUNS HIS LAST RACE Hearty were the greetings when the soldiers found us all safe and sound.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading MINE HOST RUNS HIS LAST RACE Hearty were the greetings when the soldiers found us all safe and sound.
inflected form of “strew” — spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
From this reading They examined professionally the dead who lay strewn about.
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading "A good stroke!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MINE HOST RUNS HIS LAST RACE Hearty were the greetings when the soldiers found us all safe and sound.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They shook us again and again by the hand.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MINE HOST RUNS HIS LAST RACE Hearty were the greetings when the soldiers found us all safe and sound.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MINE HOST RUNS HIS LAST RACE Hearty were the greetings when the soldiers found us all safe and sound.
at the time that
From this reading MINE HOST RUNS HIS LAST RACE Hearty were the greetings when the soldiers found us all safe and sound.
which person or people
From this reading They examined professionally the dead who lay strewn about.
Chapter 18 of The Red Axe by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett holds 195 sentences, grouped into 39 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 18 holds 195 sentences of The Red Axe, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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