Chapter 4 of The Young Colonists is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Young Colonists is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Total strength, effective and non-effective... 10,238 General Wood's Flying Column. 11-7th Royal Artillery... 87 Royal Engineers... 13 1-13th Regiment...
Chapter 4 of The Young Colonists is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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large but transportable armament
From this reading “11-7th Royal Artillery...”
a line of units following one after another
From this reading “10,238 General Wood's Flying Column.”
producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
From this reading “Total strength, effective and non-effective...”
plural of “engineer” — a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading “87 Royal Engineers...”
moving swiftly
From this reading “10,238 General Wood's Flying Column.”
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading “13 1-13th Regiment...”
add up in number or quantity
From this reading “Total strength, effective and non-effective...”
possessive form of “wood” — the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “10,238 General Wood's Flying Column.”
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From this reading 13 1-13th Regiment...
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From this reading 10,238 General Wood's Flying Column.
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From this reading 11-7th Royal Artillery...
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From this reading 13 1-13th Regiment...
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From this reading 13 1-13th Regiment...
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From this reading 11-7th Royal Artillery...
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From this reading 87 Royal Engineers...
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Total strength, effective and non-effective...
large but transportable armament
From this reading 11-7th Royal Artillery...
a line of units following one after another
From this reading 10,238 General Wood's Flying Column.
producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
From this reading Total strength, effective and non-effective...
plural of “engineer” — a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading 87 Royal Engineers...
moving swiftly
From this reading 10,238 General Wood's Flying Column.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading 10,238 General Wood's Flying Column.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Total strength, effective and non-effective...
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading 13 1-13th Regiment...
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading 11-7th Royal Artillery...
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Total strength, effective and non-effective...
add up in number or quantity
From this reading Total strength, effective and non-effective...
possessive form of “wood” — the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading 10,238 General Wood's Flying Column.
Chapter 4 of The Young Colonists by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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 4 holds 439 sentences of The Young Colonists, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of The Young Colonists by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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 88 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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