Chapter 8 of Then Marched the Brave is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Then Marched the Brave is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT HEADQUARTERS "Your excellency, dar am a lame girl, an a fool Dutchman outside. De girl done say, she's got to delibber de eggs to yourself, sah!" "Eggs!" The tall, anxious man at the table turned sharply. He was writing to Congress, and the interruption annoyed him.
Chapter 8 of Then Marched the Brave is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “He was writing to Congress, and the interruption annoyed him.”
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading “He was writing to Congress, and the interruption annoyed him.”
a native or inhabitant of Holland
From this reading “AT HEADQUARTERS "Your excellency, dar am a lame girl, an a fool Dutchman outside.”
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading “De girl done say, she's got to delibber de eggs to yourself, sah!"”
a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by “Your” or “His” or “Her”
From this reading “AT HEADQUARTERS "Your excellency, dar am a lame girl, an a fool Dutchman outside.”
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading “AT HEADQUARTERS "Your excellency, dar am a lame girl, an a fool Dutchman outside.”
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading “He was writing to Congress, and the interruption annoyed him.”
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading “AT HEADQUARTERS "Your excellency, dar am a lame girl, an a fool Dutchman outside.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 AT HEADQUARTERS "Your excellency, dar am a lame girl, an a fool Dutchman outside.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading AT HEADQUARTERS "Your excellency, dar am a lame girl, an a fool Dutchman outside.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AT HEADQUARTERS "Your excellency, dar am a lame girl, an a fool Dutchman outside.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was writing to Congress, and the interruption annoyed him.
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading He was writing to Congress, and the interruption annoyed him.
eagerly desirous
From this reading The tall, anxious man at the table turned sharply.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT HEADQUARTERS "Your excellency, dar am a lame girl, an a fool Dutchman outside.
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading He was writing to Congress, and the interruption annoyed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT HEADQUARTERS "Your excellency, dar am a lame girl, an a fool Dutchman outside.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading De girl done say, she's got to delibber de eggs to yourself, sah!"
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From this reading De girl done say, she's got to delibber de eggs to yourself, sah!"
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading De girl done say, she's got to delibber de eggs to yourself, sah!"
a native or inhabitant of Holland
From this reading AT HEADQUARTERS "Your excellency, dar am a lame girl, an a fool Dutchman outside.
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading De girl done say, she's got to delibber de eggs to yourself, sah!"
a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by “Your” or “His” or “Her”
From this reading AT HEADQUARTERS "Your excellency, dar am a lame girl, an a fool Dutchman outside.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading AT HEADQUARTERS "Your excellency, dar am a lame girl, an a fool Dutchman outside.
a young female
From this reading AT HEADQUARTERS "Your excellency, dar am a lame girl, an a fool Dutchman outside.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading De girl done say, she's got to delibber de eggs to yourself, sah!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was writing to Congress, and the interruption annoyed him.
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading AT HEADQUARTERS "Your excellency, dar am a lame girl, an a fool Dutchman outside.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was writing to Congress, and the interruption annoyed him.
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading He was writing to Congress, and the interruption annoyed him.
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading AT HEADQUARTERS "Your excellency, dar am a lame girl, an a fool Dutchman outside.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The tall, anxious man at the table turned sharply.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading AT HEADQUARTERS "Your excellency, dar am a lame girl, an a fool Dutchman outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading De girl done say, she's got to delibber de eggs to yourself, sah!"
express in words
From this reading De girl done say, she's got to delibber de eggs to yourself, sah!"
in an aggressive manner
From this reading The tall, anxious man at the table turned sharply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading De girl done say, she's got to delibber de eggs to yourself, sah!"
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The tall, anxious man at the table turned sharply.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The tall, anxious man at the table turned sharply.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tall, anxious man at the table turned sharply.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading De girl done say, she's got to delibber de eggs to yourself, sah!"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The tall, anxious man at the table turned sharply.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was writing to Congress, and the interruption annoyed him.
the act of creating written works
From this reading He was writing to Congress, and the interruption annoyed him.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AT HEADQUARTERS "Your excellency, dar am a lame girl, an a fool Dutchman outside.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading De girl done say, she's got to delibber de eggs to yourself, sah!"
Chapter 8 of Then Marched the Brave by Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa) Comstock holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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 8 holds 199 sentences of Then Marched the Brave, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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