Chapter 3 of Then Marched the Brave is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Then Marched the Brave is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CROWNING OF ANDY MCNEAL Sam White's burial was a very simple affair. In that time of need and anxiety men were off upon their country's business. Few could stay to mourn. The pastor himself read the simple service in a voice of pride, broken by a father's grief. He said that God would not let the sacrifice pass unheeded.
Chapter 3 of Then Marched the Brave is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
From this reading “THE CROWNING OF ANDY MCNEAL Sam White's burial was a very simple affair.”
possessive form of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “In that time of need and anxiety men were off upon their country's business.”
representing a level of the highest possible achievement or attainment
From this reading “THE CROWNING OF ANDY MCNEAL Sam White's burial was a very simple affair.”
feel sadness
From this reading “Few could stay to mourn.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “The pastor himself read the simple service in a voice of pride, broken by a father's grief.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “THE CROWNING OF ANDY MCNEAL Sam White's burial was a very simple affair.”
disregarded
From this reading “He said that God would not let the sacrifice pass unheeded.”
possessive form of “white” — a Caucasian
From this reading “THE CROWNING OF ANDY MCNEAL Sam White's burial was a very simple affair.”
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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 THE CROWNING OF ANDY MCNEAL Sam White's burial was a very simple affair.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading THE CROWNING OF ANDY MCNEAL Sam White's burial was a very simple affair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In that time of need and anxiety men were off upon their country's business.
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From this reading THE CROWNING OF ANDY MCNEAL Sam White's burial was a very simple affair.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading In that time of need and anxiety men were off upon their country's business.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The pastor himself read the simple service in a voice of pride, broken by a father's grief.
the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
From this reading THE CROWNING OF ANDY MCNEAL Sam White's burial was a very simple affair.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading In that time of need and anxiety men were off upon their country's business.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The pastor himself read the simple service in a voice of pride, broken by a father's grief.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Few could stay to mourn.
possessive form of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading In that time of need and anxiety men were off upon their country's business.
representing a level of the highest possible achievement or attainment
From this reading THE CROWNING OF ANDY MCNEAL Sam White's burial was a very simple affair.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The pastor himself read the simple service in a voice of pride, broken by a father's grief.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Few could stay to mourn.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading He said that God would not let the sacrifice pass unheeded.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading The pastor himself read the simple service in a voice of pride, broken by a father's grief.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said that God would not let the sacrifice pass unheeded.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The pastor himself read the simple service in a voice of pride, broken by a father's grief.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that time of need and anxiety men were off upon their country's business.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He said that God would not let the sacrifice pass unheeded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CROWNING OF ANDY MCNEAL Sam White's burial was a very simple affair.
the force of workers available
From this reading In that time of need and anxiety men were off upon their country's business.
feel sadness
From this reading Few could stay to mourn.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading In that time of need and anxiety men were off upon their country's business.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He said that God would not let the sacrifice pass unheeded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CROWNING OF ANDY MCNEAL Sam White's burial was a very simple affair.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading In that time of need and anxiety men were off upon their country's business.
go across or through
From this reading He said that God would not let the sacrifice pass unheeded.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading The pastor himself read the simple service in a voice of pride, broken by a father's grief.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading The pastor himself read the simple service in a voice of pride, broken by a father's grief.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading The pastor himself read the simple service in a voice of pride, broken by a father's grief.
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading He said that God would not let the sacrifice pass unheeded.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said that God would not let the sacrifice pass unheeded.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading THE CROWNING OF ANDY MCNEAL Sam White's burial was a very simple affair.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading The pastor himself read the simple service in a voice of pride, broken by a father's grief.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading THE CROWNING OF ANDY MCNEAL Sam White's burial was a very simple affair.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Few could stay to mourn.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that time of need and anxiety men were off upon their country's business.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CROWNING OF ANDY MCNEAL Sam White's burial was a very simple affair.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In that time of need and anxiety men were off upon their country's business.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In that time of need and anxiety men were off upon their country's business.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Few could stay to mourn.
disregarded
From this reading He said that God would not let the sacrifice pass unheeded.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In that time of need and anxiety men were off upon their country's business.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE CROWNING OF ANDY MCNEAL Sam White's burial was a very simple affair.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The pastor himself read the simple service in a voice of pride, broken by a father's grief.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CROWNING OF ANDY MCNEAL Sam White's burial was a very simple affair.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In that time of need and anxiety men were off upon their country's business.
possessive form of “white” — a Caucasian
From this reading THE CROWNING OF ANDY MCNEAL Sam White's burial was a very simple affair.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He said that God would not let the sacrifice pass unheeded.
Chapter 3 of Then Marched the Brave by Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa) Comstock holds 243 sentences, grouped into 49 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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