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Chapter 14 of The Way of an Eagle is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A HERO WORSHIPPER "Well played! Oh, well played! Miss Roscoe, you're a brick." The merry voice of the doctor's little daughter Olga, aged fourteen, shrilled across the hockey-ground, keen with enthusiasm. She was speeding across the field like a hare to congratulate her latest recruit.
Chapter 14 of The Way of an Eagle is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading “Miss Roscoe, you're a brick."”
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading “She was speeding across the field like a hare to congratulate her latest recruit.”
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “The merry voice of the doctor's little daughter Olga, aged fourteen, shrilled across the hockey-ground, keen with enthusiasm.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading “The merry voice of the doctor's little daughter Olga, aged fourteen, shrilled across the hockey-ground, keen with enthusiasm.”
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading “She was speeding across the field like a hare to congratulate her latest recruit.”
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading “She was speeding across the field like a hare to congratulate her latest recruit.”
register formally as a participant or member
From this reading “She was speeding across the field like a hare to congratulate her latest recruit.”
changing location rapidly
From this reading “She was speeding across the field like a hare to congratulate her latest recruit.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A HERO WORSHIPPER "Well played!
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The merry voice of the doctor's little daughter Olga, aged fourteen, shrilled across the hockey-ground, keen with enthusiasm.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading The merry voice of the doctor's little daughter Olga, aged fourteen, shrilled across the hockey-ground, keen with enthusiasm.
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading Miss Roscoe, you're a brick."
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading She was speeding across the field like a hare to congratulate her latest recruit.
a female human offspring
From this reading The merry voice of the doctor's little daughter Olga, aged fourteen, shrilled across the hockey-ground, keen with enthusiasm.
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The merry voice of the doctor's little daughter Olga, aged fourteen, shrilled across the hockey-ground, keen with enthusiasm.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading The merry voice of the doctor's little daughter Olga, aged fourteen, shrilled across the hockey-ground, keen with enthusiasm.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading She was speeding across the field like a hare to congratulate her latest recruit.
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading The merry voice of the doctor's little daughter Olga, aged fourteen, shrilled across the hockey-ground, keen with enthusiasm.
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading She was speeding across the field like a hare to congratulate her latest recruit.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was speeding across the field like a hare to congratulate her latest recruit.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading A HERO WORSHIPPER "Well played!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The merry voice of the doctor's little daughter Olga, aged fourteen, shrilled across the hockey-ground, keen with enthusiasm.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading The merry voice of the doctor's little daughter Olga, aged fourteen, shrilled across the hockey-ground, keen with enthusiasm.
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading She was speeding across the field like a hare to congratulate her latest recruit.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She was speeding across the field like a hare to congratulate her latest recruit.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The merry voice of the doctor's little daughter Olga, aged fourteen, shrilled across the hockey-ground, keen with enthusiasm.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading The merry voice of the doctor's little daughter Olga, aged fourteen, shrilled across the hockey-ground, keen with enthusiasm.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Roscoe, you're a brick."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The merry voice of the doctor's little daughter Olga, aged fourteen, shrilled across the hockey-ground, keen with enthusiasm.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, well played!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The merry voice of the doctor's little daughter Olga, aged fourteen, shrilled across the hockey-ground, keen with enthusiasm.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading A HERO WORSHIPPER "Well played!
register formally as a participant or member
From this reading She was speeding across the field like a hare to congratulate her latest recruit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Roscoe, you're a brick."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was speeding across the field like a hare to congratulate her latest recruit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The merry voice of the doctor's little daughter Olga, aged fourteen, shrilled across the hockey-ground, keen with enthusiasm.
changing location rapidly
From this reading She was speeding across the field like a hare to congratulate her latest recruit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The merry voice of the doctor's little daughter Olga, aged fourteen, shrilled across the hockey-ground, keen with enthusiasm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was speeding across the field like a hare to congratulate her latest recruit.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The merry voice of the doctor's little daughter Olga, aged fourteen, shrilled across the hockey-ground, keen with enthusiasm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was speeding across the field like a hare to congratulate her latest recruit.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading A HERO WORSHIPPER "Well played!
in the company of; together with
From this reading The merry voice of the doctor's little daughter Olga, aged fourteen, shrilled across the hockey-ground, keen with enthusiasm.
a person who has religious faith
From this reading A HERO WORSHIPPER "Well played!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Roscoe, you're a brick."
Chapter 14 of The Way of an Eagle by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell holds 184 sentences, grouped into 37 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.
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