Chapter 4 of The Running Fight is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Running Fight is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Undoubtedly home, by this time," said Leslie. The Colonel again reseated himself and drummed loudly with his fingers. "Hang it!" he ejaculated. "If I'd only known.... He could have been with us here now.
Chapter 4 of The Running Fight is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “The Colonel again reseated himself and drummed loudly with his fingers.”
inflected form of “drum” — make a rhythmic sound
From this reading “The Colonel again reseated himself and drummed loudly with his fingers.”
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading “The Colonel again reseated himself and drummed loudly with his fingers.”
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “"Hang it!" he ejaculated.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “"Undoubtedly home, by this time," said Leslie.”
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “"If I'd only known....”
with relatively high volume
From this reading “The Colonel again reseated himself and drummed loudly with his fingers.”
without doubt; certainly
From this reading “"Undoubtedly home, by this time," said Leslie.”
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In this reading “"If I'd only known....”
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anew
From this reading The Colonel again reseated himself and drummed loudly with his fingers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Colonel again reseated himself and drummed loudly with his fingers.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He could have been with us here now.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Undoubtedly home, by this time," said Leslie.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading The Colonel again reseated himself and drummed loudly with his fingers.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could have been with us here now.
inflected form of “drum” — make a rhythmic sound
From this reading The Colonel again reseated himself and drummed loudly with his fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hang it!" he ejaculated.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading The Colonel again reseated himself and drummed loudly with his fingers.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading "Hang it!" he ejaculated.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He could have been with us here now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hang it!" he ejaculated.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading He could have been with us here now.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Colonel again reseated himself and drummed loudly with his fingers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Colonel again reseated himself and drummed loudly with his fingers.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Undoubtedly home, by this time," said Leslie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I'd only known....
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I'd only known....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Hang it!" he ejaculated.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "If I'd only known....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Undoubtedly home, by this time," said Leslie.
with relatively high volume
From this reading The Colonel again reseated himself and drummed loudly with his fingers.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He could have been with us here now.
and nothing more
From this reading "If I'd only known....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Colonel again reseated himself and drummed loudly with his fingers.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Undoubtedly home, by this time," said Leslie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Colonel again reseated himself and drummed loudly with his fingers.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Undoubtedly home, by this time," said Leslie.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Undoubtedly home, by this time," said Leslie.
without doubt; certainly
From this reading "Undoubtedly home, by this time," said Leslie.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He could have been with us here now.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Colonel again reseated himself and drummed loudly with his fingers.
Chapter 4 of The Running Fight by William Hamilton Osborne holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 4 holds 419 sentences of The Running Fight, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of The Running Fight by William Hamilton Osborne exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 419 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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