Chapter 13 of The Red Vineyard is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Red Vineyard is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN UNEXPECTED TURNING It was now November. The days were passing very quickly for I was kept busy; convoys were coming daily. Passchendael was being fought. I had to visit the D. I.’s and S. I.’s very often, for many were being admitted. One morning I stopped just long enough to prepare an Australian for death.
Chapter 13 of The Red Vineyard is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “I had to visit the D. I.’s and S. I.’s very often, for many were being admitted.”
a native or inhabitant of Australia
From this reading “One morning I stopped just long enough to prepare an Australian for death.”
plural of “convoy” — a procession of land vehicles traveling together
From this reading “The days were passing very quickly for I was kept busy; convoys were coming daily.”
every day; without missing a day
From this reading “The days were passing very quickly for I was kept busy; convoys were coming daily.”
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “Passchendael was being fought.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “AN UNEXPECTED TURNING It was now November.”
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading “One morning I stopped just long enough to prepare an Australian for death.”
not expected or anticipated
From this reading “AN UNEXPECTED TURNING It was now November.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “One morning I stopped just long enough to prepare an Australian for death.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading I had to visit the D. I.’s and S. I.’s very often, for many were being admitted.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED TURNING It was now November.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had to visit the D. I.’s and S. I.’s very often, for many were being admitted.
a native or inhabitant of Australia
From this reading One morning I stopped just long enough to prepare an Australian for death.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Passchendael was being fought.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading The days were passing very quickly for I was kept busy; convoys were coming daily.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The days were passing very quickly for I was kept busy; convoys were coming daily.
plural of “convoy” — a procession of land vehicles traveling together
From this reading The days were passing very quickly for I was kept busy; convoys were coming daily.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading I had to visit the D. I.’s and S. I.’s very often, for many were being admitted.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading The days were passing very quickly for I was kept busy; convoys were coming daily.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The days were passing very quickly for I was kept busy; convoys were coming daily.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading One morning I stopped just long enough to prepare an Australian for death.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading One morning I stopped just long enough to prepare an Australian for death.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The days were passing very quickly for I was kept busy; convoys were coming daily.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Passchendael was being fought.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had to visit the D. I.’s and S. I.’s very often, for many were being admitted.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The days were passing very quickly for I was kept busy; convoys were coming daily.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED TURNING It was now November.
and nothing more
From this reading One morning I stopped just long enough to prepare an Australian for death.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading The days were passing very quickly for I was kept busy; convoys were coming daily.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading One morning I stopped just long enough to prepare an Australian for death.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I had to visit the D. I.’s and S. I.’s very often, for many were being admitted.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One morning I stopped just long enough to prepare an Australian for death.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED TURNING It was now November.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED TURNING It was now November.
many times at short intervals
From this reading I had to visit the D. I.’s and S. I.’s very often, for many were being admitted.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning I stopped just long enough to prepare an Australian for death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Passchendael was being fought.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading The days were passing very quickly for I was kept busy; convoys were coming daily.
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading One morning I stopped just long enough to prepare an Australian for death.
with speed
From this reading The days were passing very quickly for I was kept busy; convoys were coming daily.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I had to visit the D. I.’s and S. I.’s very often, for many were being admitted.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading One morning I stopped just long enough to prepare an Australian for death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The days were passing very quickly for I was kept busy; convoys were coming daily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had to visit the D. I.’s and S. I.’s very often, for many were being admitted.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED TURNING It was now November.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED TURNING It was now November.
precisely as stated
From this reading The days were passing very quickly for I was kept busy; convoys were coming daily.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading I had to visit the D. I.’s and S. I.’s very often, for many were being admitted.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED TURNING It was now November.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The days were passing very quickly for I was kept busy; convoys were coming daily.
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