Chapter 7 of Through the Wheat is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Through the Wheat is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At midnight the platoon stopped. It turned into the woods and lay down. Orders were passed among the men to dig holes in the ground for protection. “We’ll be here all night,” the officers said, “and there may be an attack before we shove off.” The men greeted the order by failing to move.
Chapter 7 of Through the Wheat is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading “Orders were passed among the men to dig holes in the ground for protection.”
a flaw or weak point
From this reading “The men greeted the order by failing to move.”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “The men greeted the order by failing to move.”
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading “Orders were passed among the men to dig holes in the ground for protection.”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “At midnight the platoon stopped.”
a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant
From this reading “At midnight the platoon stopped.”
the activity of protecting someone or something
From this reading “Orders were passed among the men to dig holes in the ground for protection.”
come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading ““We’ll be here all night,” the officers said, “and there may be an attack before we shove off.””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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leave; informal or rude
In this reading ““We’ll be here all night,” the officers said, “and there may be an attack before we shove off.””
institute, enact, or establish
In this reading “It turned into the woods and lay down.”
In this reading “At midnight the platoon stopped.”
In this reading “It turned into the woods and lay down.”
In this reading ““We’ll be here all night,” the officers said, “and there may be an attack before we shove off.””
In this reading “Orders were passed among the men to dig holes in the ground for protection.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “We’ll be here all night,” the officers said, “and there may be an attack before we shove off.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Orders were passed among the men to dig holes in the ground for protection.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “We’ll be here all night,” the officers said, “and there may be an attack before we shove off.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It turned into the woods and lay down.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At midnight the platoon stopped.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading “We’ll be here all night,” the officers said, “and there may be an attack before we shove off.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “We’ll be here all night,” the officers said, “and there may be an attack before we shove off.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “We’ll be here all night,” the officers said, “and there may be an attack before we shove off.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The men greeted the order by failing to move.
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading Orders were passed among the men to dig holes in the ground for protection.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It turned into the woods and lay down.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading The men greeted the order by failing to move.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Orders were passed among the men to dig holes in the ground for protection.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading The men greeted the order by failing to move.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Orders were passed among the men to dig holes in the ground for protection.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “We’ll be here all night,” the officers said, “and there may be an attack before we shove off.”
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading Orders were passed among the men to dig holes in the ground for protection.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Orders were passed among the men to dig holes in the ground for protection.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It turned into the woods and lay down.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It turned into the woods and lay down.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It turned into the woods and lay down.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “We’ll be here all night,” the officers said, “and there may be an attack before we shove off.”
the force of workers available
From this reading Orders were passed among the men to dig holes in the ground for protection.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading At midnight the platoon stopped.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The men greeted the order by failing to move.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “We’ll be here all night,” the officers said, “and there may be an attack before we shove off.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “We’ll be here all night,” the officers said, “and there may be an attack before we shove off.”
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “We’ll be here all night,” the officers said, “and there may be an attack before we shove off.”
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading The men greeted the order by failing to move.
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 Orders were passed among the men to dig holes in the ground for protection.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Orders were passed among the men to dig holes in the ground for protection.
a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant
From this reading At midnight the platoon stopped.
the activity of protecting someone or something
From this reading Orders were passed among the men to dig holes in the ground for protection.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We’ll be here all night,” the officers said, “and there may be an attack before we shove off.”
come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading “We’ll be here all night,” the officers said, “and there may be an attack before we shove off.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading At midnight the platoon stopped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At midnight the platoon stopped.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “We’ll be here all night,” the officers said, “and there may be an attack before we shove off.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Orders were passed among the men to dig holes in the ground for protection.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading It turned into the woods and lay down.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We’ll be here all night,” the officers said, “and there may be an attack before we shove off.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll be here all night,” the officers said, “and there may be an attack before we shove off.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Orders were passed among the men to dig holes in the ground for protection.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading It turned into the woods and lay down.
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