Chapter 16 of The West Point Rivals is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The West Point Rivals is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ABANDONING THE FORT. Having rescued their gallant Patrick Henry, the Seven defenders of the cave held a council of war. “It’s plain as day,” Mark laughed, “that they can never get in here at us. There’s room for only one man at a time through that opening, and it’s only another case of Horatius at the bridge.” “Hang it!” growled Texas.
Chapter 16 of The West Point Rivals is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 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.
-ing form of “abandon” — forsake, leave behind
From this reading “ABANDONING THE FORT.”
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading “Having rescued their gallant Patrick Henry, the Seven defenders of the cave held a council of war.”
plural of “defender” — a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading “Having rescued their gallant Patrick Henry, the Seven defenders of the cave held a council of war.”
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading “Having rescued their gallant Patrick Henry, the Seven defenders of the cave held a council of war.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading ““Hang it!” growled Texas.”
Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
From this reading “Having rescued their gallant Patrick Henry, the Seven defenders of the cave held a council of war.”
delivered from danger
From this reading “Having rescued their gallant Patrick Henry, the Seven defenders of the cave held a council of war.”
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading ““Hang it!” growled Texas.”
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.
simultaneously
In this reading “There’s room for only one man at a time through that opening, and it’s only another case of Horatius at the bridge.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Having rescued their gallant Patrick Henry, the Seven defenders of the cave held a council of war.
-ing form of “abandon” — forsake, leave behind
From this reading ABANDONING THE FORT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There’s room for only one man at a time through that opening, and it’s only another case of Horatius at the bridge.”
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There’s room for only one man at a time through that opening, and it’s only another case of Horatius at the bridge.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It’s plain as day,” Mark laughed, “that they can never get in here at us.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It’s plain as day,” Mark laughed, “that they can never get in here at us.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading There’s room for only one man at a time through that opening, and it’s only another case of Horatius at the bridge.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “It’s plain as day,” Mark laughed, “that they can never get in here at us.
an occurrence of something
From this reading There’s room for only one man at a time through that opening, and it’s only another case of Horatius at the bridge.”
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading Having rescued their gallant Patrick Henry, the Seven defenders of the cave held a council of war.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading Having rescued their gallant Patrick Henry, the Seven defenders of the cave held a council of war.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “It’s plain as day,” Mark laughed, “that they can never get in here at us.
plural of “defender” — a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading Having rescued their gallant Patrick Henry, the Seven defenders of the cave held a council of war.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There’s room for only one man at a time through that opening, and it’s only another case of Horatius at the bridge.”
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading ABANDONING THE FORT.
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading Having rescued their gallant Patrick Henry, the Seven defenders of the cave held a council of war.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “It’s plain as day,” Mark laughed, “that they can never get in here at us.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “Hang it!” growled Texas.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “Hang it!” growled Texas.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having rescued their gallant Patrick Henry, the Seven defenders of the cave held a council of war.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Having rescued their gallant Patrick Henry, the Seven defenders of the cave held a council of war.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Having rescued their gallant Patrick Henry, the Seven defenders of the cave held a council of war.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “It’s plain as day,” Mark laughed, “that they can never get in here at us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s room for only one man at a time through that opening, and it’s only another case of Horatius at the bridge.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It’s plain as day,” Mark laughed, “that they can never get in here at us.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Hang it!” growled Texas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s plain as day,” Mark laughed, “that they can never get in here at us.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “It’s plain as day,” Mark laughed, “that they can never get in here at us.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There’s room for only one man at a time through that opening, and it’s only another case of Horatius at the bridge.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “It’s plain as day,” Mark laughed, “that they can never get in here at us.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “It’s plain as day,” Mark laughed, “that they can never get in here at us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Having rescued their gallant Patrick Henry, the Seven defenders of the cave held a council of war.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There’s room for only one man at a time through that opening, and it’s only another case of Horatius at the bridge.”
and nothing more
From this reading There’s room for only one man at a time through that opening, and it’s only another case of Horatius at the bridge.”
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading There’s room for only one man at a time through that opening, and it’s only another case of Horatius at the bridge.”
Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
From this reading Having rescued their gallant Patrick Henry, the Seven defenders of the cave held a council of war.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “It’s plain as day,” Mark laughed, “that they can never get in here at us.
delivered from danger
From this reading Having rescued their gallant Patrick Henry, the Seven defenders of the cave held a council of war.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading There’s room for only one man at a time through that opening, and it’s only another case of Horatius at the bridge.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Having rescued their gallant Patrick Henry, the Seven defenders of the cave held a council of war.
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading “Hang it!” growled Texas.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It’s plain as day,” Mark laughed, “that they can never get in here at us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ABANDONING THE FORT.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Having rescued their gallant Patrick Henry, the Seven defenders of the cave held a council of war.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s room for only one man at a time through that opening, and it’s only another case of Horatius at the bridge.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It’s plain as day,” Mark laughed, “that they can never get in here at us.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There’s room for only one man at a time through that opening, and it’s only another case of Horatius at the bridge.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There’s room for only one man at a time through that opening, and it’s only another case of Horatius at the bridge.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It’s plain as day,” Mark laughed, “that they can never get in here at us.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Having rescued their gallant Patrick Henry, the Seven defenders of the cave held a council of war.
Chapter 16 of The West Point Rivals by Upton Sinclair holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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 16 holds 134 sentences of The West Point Rivals, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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