Chapter 24 of Three Soldiers is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Three Soldiers is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“But how many orders have you had shouted at your head since you got in this School Detachment? Not one. You can put through your discharge application probably....” Walters got to his feet, letting the chair crash to the floor behind him. He stopped to pick it up.
Chapter 24 of Three Soldiers is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
From this reading “You can put through your discharge application probably....””
fall or come down violently
From this reading “Walters got to his feet, letting the chair crash to the floor behind him.”
avoiding emotional involvement
From this reading ““But how many orders have you had shouted at your head since you got in this School Detachment?”
complete or carry out
From this reading “You can put through your discharge application probably....””
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading “Walters got to his feet, letting the chair crash to the floor behind him.”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “He stopped to pick it up.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading ““But how many orders have you had shouted at your head since you got in this School Detachment?”
plural of “walter” — German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “Walters got to his feet, letting the chair crash to the floor behind him.”
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the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
From this reading You can put through your discharge application probably....”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “But how many orders have you had shouted at your head since you got in this School Detachment?
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Walters got to his feet, letting the chair crash to the floor behind him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But how many orders have you had shouted at your head since you got in this School Detachment?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can put through your discharge application probably....”
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Walters got to his feet, letting the chair crash to the floor behind him.
fall or come down violently
From this reading Walters got to his feet, letting the chair crash to the floor behind him.
avoiding emotional involvement
From this reading “But how many orders have you had shouted at your head since you got in this School Detachment?
complete or carry out
From this reading You can put through your discharge application probably....”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Walters got to his feet, letting the chair crash to the floor behind him.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Walters got to his feet, letting the chair crash to the floor behind him.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “But how many orders have you had shouted at your head since you got in this School Detachment?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “But how many orders have you had shouted at your head since you got in this School Detachment?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But how many orders have you had shouted at your head since you got in this School Detachment?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stopped to pick it up.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “But how many orders have you had shouted at your head since you got in this School Detachment?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Walters got to his feet, letting the chair crash to the floor behind him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Walters got to his feet, letting the chair crash to the floor behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But how many orders have you had shouted at your head since you got in this School Detachment?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “But how many orders have you had shouted at your head since you got in this School Detachment?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He stopped to pick it up.
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading Walters got to his feet, letting the chair crash to the floor behind him.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “But how many orders have you had shouted at your head since you got in this School Detachment?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Not one.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “But how many orders have you had shouted at your head since you got in this School Detachment?
select carefully from a group
From this reading He stopped to pick it up.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading You can put through your discharge application probably....”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading You can put through your discharge application probably....”
an educational institution
From this reading “But how many orders have you had shouted at your head since you got in this School Detachment?
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “But how many orders have you had shouted at your head since you got in this School Detachment?
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “But how many orders have you had shouted at your head since you got in this School Detachment?
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading He stopped to pick it up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Walters got to his feet, letting the chair crash to the floor behind him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “But how many orders have you had shouted at your head since you got in this School Detachment?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading You can put through your discharge application probably....”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Walters got to his feet, letting the chair crash to the floor behind him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He stopped to pick it up.
plural of “walter” — German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading Walters got to his feet, letting the chair crash to the floor behind him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But how many orders have you had shouted at your head since you got in this School Detachment?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But how many orders have you had shouted at your head since you got in this School Detachment?
Chapter 24 of Three Soldiers by John Dos Passos holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 24 holds 406 sentences of Three Soldiers, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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