Chapter 30 of The Soldier Boy is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Soldier Boy is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GLORY AND VICTORY. The battle now raged more fiercely than ever, and hotter and hotter became the fire on every side. The shouts of the enemy indicated the arrival of reënforcements. "Johnston!" "Long-street!" resounded over the field, and roused the rebels to renewed activity.
Chapter 30 of The Soldier Boy is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any specific behavior
From this reading “"Long-street!" resounded over the field, and roused the rebels to renewed activity.”
comparative of “hot” — used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “The battle now raged more fiercely than ever, and hotter and hotter became the fire on every side.”
past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading “The shouts of the enemy indicated the arrival of reënforcements.”
Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891)
From this reading “"Johnston!"”
past form of “rage” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “The battle now raged more fiercely than ever, and hotter and hotter became the fire on every side.”
plural of “rebel” — “Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “"Long-street!" resounded over the field, and roused the rebels to renewed activity.”
restored to a new condition
From this reading “"Long-street!" resounded over the field, and roused the rebels to renewed activity.”
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “The shouts of the enemy indicated the arrival of reënforcements.”
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any specific behavior
From this reading "Long-street!" resounded over the field, and roused the rebels to renewed activity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GLORY AND VICTORY.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading The shouts of the enemy indicated the arrival of reënforcements.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading The battle now raged more fiercely than ever, and hotter and hotter became the fire on every side.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The battle now raged more fiercely than ever, and hotter and hotter became the fire on every side.
an opposing military force
From this reading The shouts of the enemy indicated the arrival of reënforcements.
at any time
From this reading The battle now raged more fiercely than ever, and hotter and hotter became the fire on every side.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The battle now raged more fiercely than ever, and hotter and hotter became the fire on every side.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading "Long-street!" resounded over the field, and roused the rebels to renewed activity.
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading The battle now raged more fiercely than ever, and hotter and hotter became the fire on every side.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The battle now raged more fiercely than ever, and hotter and hotter became the fire on every side.
a state of high honor
From this reading GLORY AND VICTORY.
comparative of “hot” — used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The battle now raged more fiercely than ever, and hotter and hotter became the fire on every side.
past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading The shouts of the enemy indicated the arrival of reënforcements.
Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891)
From this reading "Johnston!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Long-street!" resounded over the field, and roused the rebels to renewed activity.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The battle now raged more fiercely than ever, and hotter and hotter became the fire on every side.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The battle now raged more fiercely than ever, and hotter and hotter became the fire on every side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shouts of the enemy indicated the arrival of reënforcements.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The battle now raged more fiercely than ever, and hotter and hotter became the fire on every side.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Long-street!" resounded over the field, and roused the rebels to renewed activity.
past form of “rage” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The battle now raged more fiercely than ever, and hotter and hotter became the fire on every side.
plural of “rebel” — “Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading "Long-street!" resounded over the field, and roused the rebels to renewed activity.
restored to a new condition
From this reading "Long-street!" resounded over the field, and roused the rebels to renewed activity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Long-street!" resounded over the field, and roused the rebels to renewed activity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shouts of the enemy indicated the arrival of reënforcements.
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading "Long-street!" resounded over the field, and roused the rebels to renewed activity.
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading The shouts of the enemy indicated the arrival of reënforcements.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The battle now raged more fiercely than ever, and hotter and hotter became the fire on every side.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The battle now raged more fiercely than ever, and hotter and hotter became the fire on every side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The battle now raged more fiercely than ever, and hotter and hotter became the fire on every side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Long-street!" resounded over the field, and roused the rebels to renewed activity.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading GLORY AND VICTORY.
Chapter 30 of The Soldier Boy by Oliver Optic holds 122 sentences, grouped into 25 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 30 holds 122 sentences of The Soldier Boy, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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