Chapter 10 of Tom Taylor at West Point is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Tom Taylor at West Point is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANTICIPATIONS “This certainly isn’t any cinch!” “I should say not! It’s the hardest grind I was ever up against!” “Well, you didn’t expect to live in a perpetual camp, with nothing to do; did you?” It was Sam Leland who gave utterance to the first remark, and Harry Houston who spoke the second, with a doleful shake of his head.
Chapter 10 of Tom Taylor at West Point is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “anticipation” — an expectation
From this reading “ANTICIPATIONS “This certainly isn’t any cinch!””
any undertaking that is easy to do
From this reading “ANTICIPATIONS “This certainly isn’t any cinch!””
filled with or evoking sadness
From this reading “It was Sam Leland who gave utterance to the first remark, and Harry Houston who spoke the second, with a doleful shake of his head.”
press or grind with a crushing noise
From this reading “It’s the hardest grind I was ever up against!””
superlative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading “It’s the hardest grind I was ever up against!””
the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
From this reading “It was Sam Leland who gave utterance to the first remark, and Harry Houston who spoke the second, with a doleful shake of his head.”
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading ““Well, you didn’t expect to live in a perpetual camp, with nothing to do; did you?””
the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
From this reading “It was Sam Leland who gave utterance to the first remark, and Harry Houston who spoke the second, with a doleful shake of his head.”
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In this reading “It was Sam Leland who gave utterance to the first remark, and Harry Houston who spoke the second, with a doleful shake of his head.”
live in the house where one works
In this reading ““Well, you didn’t expect to live in a perpetual camp, with nothing to do; did you?””
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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 “Well, you didn’t expect to live in a perpetual camp, with nothing to do; did you?”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It’s the hardest grind I was ever up against!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Sam Leland who gave utterance to the first remark, and Harry Houston who spoke the second, with a doleful shake of his head.
plural of “anticipation” — an expectation
From this reading ANTICIPATIONS “This certainly isn’t any cinch!”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading ANTICIPATIONS “This certainly isn’t any cinch!”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “Well, you didn’t expect to live in a perpetual camp, with nothing to do; did you?”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading ANTICIPATIONS “This certainly isn’t any cinch!”
any undertaking that is easy to do
From this reading ANTICIPATIONS “This certainly isn’t any cinch!”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Well, you didn’t expect to live in a perpetual camp, with nothing to do; did you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, you didn’t expect to live in a perpetual camp, with nothing to do; did you?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Well, you didn’t expect to live in a perpetual camp, with nothing to do; did you?”
filled with or evoking sadness
From this reading It was Sam Leland who gave utterance to the first remark, and Harry Houston who spoke the second, with a doleful shake of his head.
at any time
From this reading It’s the hardest grind I was ever up against!”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “Well, you didn’t expect to live in a perpetual camp, with nothing to do; did you?”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was Sam Leland who gave utterance to the first remark, and Harry Houston who spoke the second, with a doleful shake of his head.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It was Sam Leland who gave utterance to the first remark, and Harry Houston who spoke the second, with a doleful shake of his head.
press or grind with a crushing noise
From this reading It’s the hardest grind I was ever up against!”
superlative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading It’s the hardest grind I was ever up against!”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading It was Sam Leland who gave utterance to the first remark, and Harry Houston who spoke the second, with a doleful shake of his head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading It was Sam Leland who gave utterance to the first remark, and Harry Houston who spoke the second, with a doleful shake of his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Sam Leland who gave utterance to the first remark, and Harry Houston who spoke the second, with a doleful shake of his head.
the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
From this reading It was Sam Leland who gave utterance to the first remark, and Harry Houston who spoke the second, with a doleful shake of his head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I should say not!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well, you didn’t expect to live in a perpetual camp, with nothing to do; did you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANTICIPATIONS “This certainly isn’t any cinch!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Sam Leland who gave utterance to the first remark, and Harry Houston who spoke the second, with a doleful shake of his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s the hardest grind I was ever up against!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Sam Leland who gave utterance to the first remark, and Harry Houston who spoke the second, with a doleful shake of his head.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “Well, you didn’t expect to live in a perpetual camp, with nothing to do; did you?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I should say not!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Well, you didn’t expect to live in a perpetual camp, with nothing to do; did you?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Sam Leland who gave utterance to the first remark, and Harry Houston who spoke the second, with a doleful shake of his head.
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading “Well, you didn’t expect to live in a perpetual camp, with nothing to do; did you?”
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading It was Sam Leland who gave utterance to the first remark, and Harry Houston who spoke the second, with a doleful shake of his head.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading It was Sam Leland who gave utterance to the first remark, and Harry Houston who spoke the second, with a doleful shake of his head.
express in words
From this reading “I should say not!
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It was Sam Leland who gave utterance to the first remark, and Harry Houston who spoke the second, with a doleful shake of his head.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading It was Sam Leland who gave utterance to the first remark, and Harry Houston who spoke the second, with a doleful shake of his head.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should say not!
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was Sam Leland who gave utterance to the first remark, and Harry Houston who spoke the second, with a doleful shake of his head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It’s the hardest grind I was ever up against!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ANTICIPATIONS “This certainly isn’t any cinch!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, you didn’t expect to live in a perpetual camp, with nothing to do; did you?”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It’s the hardest grind I was ever up against!”
the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
From this reading It was Sam Leland who gave utterance to the first remark, and Harry Houston who spoke the second, with a doleful shake of his head.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It’s the hardest grind I was ever up against!”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, you didn’t expect to live in a perpetual camp, with nothing to do; did you?”
which person or people
From this reading It was Sam Leland who gave utterance to the first remark, and Harry Houston who spoke the second, with a doleful shake of his head.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Well, you didn’t expect to live in a perpetual camp, with nothing to do; did you?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, you didn’t expect to live in a perpetual camp, with nothing to do; did you?”
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