Chapter 21 of The Red, White, and Green is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Red, White, and Green is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_THE LAST BLOW._ "What shall I do with this Russian, captain?" It was Mecsey talking, Mecsey very wet and bedraggled, but prompt and soldier-like. "Russian!" I echoed, sitting up. "What Russian?"
Chapter 21 of The Red, White, and Green is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 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.
limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud
From this reading “It was Mecsey talking, Mecsey very wet and bedraggled, but prompt and soldier-like.”
exhale hard
From this reading “_THE LAST BLOW._ "What shall I do with this Russian, captain?"”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “I echoed, sitting up.”
give an incentive for action
From this reading “It was Mecsey talking, Mecsey very wet and bedraggled, but prompt and soldier-like.”
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading “_THE LAST BLOW._ "What shall I do with this Russian, captain?"”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “I echoed, sitting up.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “It was Mecsey talking, Mecsey very wet and bedraggled, but prompt and soldier-like.”
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “It was Mecsey talking, Mecsey very wet and bedraggled, but prompt and soldier-like.”
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.
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Mecsey talking, Mecsey very wet and bedraggled, but prompt and soldier-like.
limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud
From this reading It was Mecsey talking, Mecsey very wet and bedraggled, but prompt and soldier-like.
exhale hard
From this reading _THE LAST BLOW._ "What shall I do with this Russian, captain?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was Mecsey talking, Mecsey very wet and bedraggled, but prompt and soldier-like.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading _THE LAST BLOW._ "What shall I do with this Russian, captain?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _THE LAST BLOW._ "What shall I do with this Russian, captain?"
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading I echoed, sitting up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _THE LAST BLOW._ "What shall I do with this Russian, captain?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Mecsey talking, Mecsey very wet and bedraggled, but prompt and soldier-like.
immediately past
From this reading _THE LAST BLOW._ "What shall I do with this Russian, captain?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Mecsey talking, Mecsey very wet and bedraggled, but prompt and soldier-like.
give an incentive for action
From this reading It was Mecsey talking, Mecsey very wet and bedraggled, but prompt and soldier-like.
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading _THE LAST BLOW._ "What shall I do with this Russian, captain?"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _THE LAST BLOW._ "What shall I do with this Russian, captain?"
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading I echoed, sitting up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Mecsey talking, Mecsey very wet and bedraggled, but prompt and soldier-like.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading It was Mecsey talking, Mecsey very wet and bedraggled, but prompt and soldier-like.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE LAST BLOW._ "What shall I do with this Russian, captain?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _THE LAST BLOW._ "What shall I do with this Russian, captain?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I echoed, sitting up.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was Mecsey talking, Mecsey very wet and bedraggled, but prompt and soldier-like.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Mecsey talking, Mecsey very wet and bedraggled, but prompt and soldier-like.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading It was Mecsey talking, Mecsey very wet and bedraggled, but prompt and soldier-like.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _THE LAST BLOW._ "What shall I do with this Russian, captain?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading _THE LAST BLOW._ "What shall I do with this Russian, captain?"
Chapter 21 of The Red, White, and Green by Herbert Hayens holds 197 sentences, grouped into 40 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 21 holds 197 sentences of The Red, White, and Green, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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