Chapter 1 of The Sirdar's Oath is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Sirdar's Oath is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier By Bertram Mitford Published by F.V. White and Co Ltd, London. This edition dated 1904. The Sirdar's Oath, by Bertram Mitford. ________________________________________________________________________ THE SIRDAR'S OATH, BY BERTRAM MITFORD. CHAPTER ONE.
Chapter 1 of The Sirdar's Oath is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading “This edition dated 1904.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “This edition dated 1904.”
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading “The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier By Bertram Mitford Published by F.V. White and Co Ltd, London.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier By Bertram Mitford Published by F.V. White and Co Ltd, London.”
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading “The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier By Bertram Mitford Published by F.V. White and Co Ltd, London.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier By Bertram Mitford Published by F.V. White and Co Ltd, London.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
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From this reading This edition dated 1904.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier By Bertram Mitford Published by F.V. White and Co Ltd, London.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier By Bertram Mitford Published by F.V. White and Co Ltd, London.
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From this reading The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier By Bertram Mitford Published by F.V. White and Co Ltd, London.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier By Bertram Mitford Published by F.V. White and Co Ltd, London.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier By Bertram Mitford Published by F.V. White and Co Ltd, London.
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading This edition dated 1904.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading This edition dated 1904.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier By Bertram Mitford Published by F.V. White and Co Ltd, London.
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier By Bertram Mitford Published by F.V. White and Co Ltd, London.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier By Bertram Mitford Published by F.V. White and Co Ltd, London.
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From this reading The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier By Bertram Mitford Published by F.V. White and Co Ltd, London.
United States writer (born in England) who wrote on American culture (1917-1996)
From this reading The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier By Bertram Mitford Published by F.V. White and Co Ltd, London.
to, toward, or in the northwest
From this reading The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier By Bertram Mitford Published by F.V. White and Co Ltd, London.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier By Bertram Mitford Published by F.V. White and Co Ltd, London.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier By Bertram Mitford Published by F.V. White and Co Ltd, London.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier By Bertram Mitford Published by F.V. White and Co Ltd, London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier By Bertram Mitford Published by F.V. White and Co Ltd, London.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier By Bertram Mitford Published by F.V. White and Co Ltd, London.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier By Bertram Mitford Published by F.V. White and Co Ltd, London.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This edition dated 1904.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier By Bertram Mitford Published by F.V. White and Co Ltd, London.
a Caucasian
From this reading The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier By Bertram Mitford Published by F.V. White and Co Ltd, London.
Chapter 1 of The Sirdar's Oath by Bertram Mitford holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 1 holds 421 sentences of The Sirdar's Oath, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Sirdar's Oath by Bertram Mitford exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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