Chapter 10 of The Year Nine: A Tale of the Tyrol is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Year Nine: A Tale of the Tyrol is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GUERILLA WARFARE. The rifles were soon in full action again. In the course of a few days not a single town in the Tyrol remained in the occupation of the French but Kufstein. Then came a reverse. The Austrians under Chastelar were defeated at Worgl.
Chapter 10 of The Year Nine: A Tale of the Tyrol is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading “The rifles were soon in full action again.”
plural of “austrian” — a native or inhabitant of Austria
From this reading “The Austrians under Chastelar were defeated at Worgl.”
beaten or overcome; not victorious
From this reading “The Austrians under Chastelar were defeated at Worgl.”
a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
From this reading “GUERILLA WARFARE.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “In the course of a few days not a single town in the Tyrol remained in the occupation of the French but Kufstein.”
change to the contrary
From this reading “Then came a reverse.”
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading “The rifles were soon in full action again.”
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “GUERILLA WARFARE.”
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In this reading “In the course of a few days not a single town in the Tyrol remained in the occupation of the French but Kufstein.”
In this reading “In the course of a few days not a single town in the Tyrol remained in the occupation of the French but Kufstein.”
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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 In the course of a few days not a single town in the Tyrol remained in the occupation of the French but Kufstein.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading The rifles were soon in full action again.
anew
From this reading The rifles were soon in full action again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Austrians under Chastelar were defeated at Worgl.
plural of “austrian” — a native or inhabitant of Austria
From this reading The Austrians under Chastelar were defeated at Worgl.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the course of a few days not a single town in the Tyrol remained in the occupation of the French but Kufstein.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then came a reverse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Austrians under Chastelar were defeated at Worgl.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading In the course of a few days not a single town in the Tyrol remained in the occupation of the French but Kufstein.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In the course of a few days not a single town in the Tyrol remained in the occupation of the French but Kufstein.
beaten or overcome; not victorious
From this reading The Austrians under Chastelar were defeated at Worgl.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In the course of a few days not a single town in the Tyrol remained in the occupation of the French but Kufstein.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading In the course of a few days not a single town in the Tyrol remained in the occupation of the French but Kufstein.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The rifles were soon in full action again.
a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
From this reading GUERILLA WARFARE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rifles were soon in full action again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the course of a few days not a single town in the Tyrol remained in the occupation of the French but Kufstein.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the course of a few days not a single town in the Tyrol remained in the occupation of the French but Kufstein.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading In the course of a few days not a single town in the Tyrol remained in the occupation of the French but Kufstein.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the course of a few days not a single town in the Tyrol remained in the occupation of the French but Kufstein.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading In the course of a few days not a single town in the Tyrol remained in the occupation of the French but Kufstein.
change to the contrary
From this reading Then came a reverse.
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading The rifles were soon in full action again.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading In the course of a few days not a single town in the Tyrol remained in the occupation of the French but Kufstein.
in the near future
From this reading The rifles were soon in full action again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rifles were soon in full action again.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then came a reverse.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading In the course of a few days not a single town in the Tyrol remained in the occupation of the French but Kufstein.
a picturesque mountainous province of western Austria and northern Italy
From this reading In the course of a few days not a single town in the Tyrol remained in the occupation of the French but Kufstein.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The Austrians under Chastelar were defeated at Worgl.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading GUERILLA WARFARE.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The rifles were soon in full action again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Austrians under Chastelar were defeated at Worgl.
Chapter 10 of The Year Nine: A Tale of the Tyrol by Anne Manning holds 150 sentences, grouped into 30 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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