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Chapter 13 of Trapped by Malays: A Tale of Bayonet and Kris is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Can't recollect anything, sir. But I shall pick up everything I can; you may depend upon that. I suppose you know, sir, that the Major's chucking out the orders right and left, and it's all just as if we were surrounded by the enemy." "No, chuckle-head! How could I know all that?
Chapter 13 of Trapped by Malays: A Tale of Bayonet and Kris is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “chuck” — throw carelessly
From this reading “I suppose you know, sir, that the Major's chucking out the orders right and left, and it's all just as if we were surrounded by the enemy."”
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “But I shall pick up everything I can; you may depend upon that.”
an opposing military force
From this reading “I suppose you know, sir, that the Major's chucking out the orders right and left, and it's all just as if we were surrounded by the enemy."”
possessive form of “major” — a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
From this reading “I suppose you know, sir, that the Major's chucking out the orders right and left, and it's all just as if we were surrounded by the enemy."”
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 “I suppose you know, sir, that the Major's chucking out the orders right and left, and it's all just as if we were surrounded by the enemy."”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “But I shall pick up everything I can; you may depend upon that.”
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “"Can't recollect anything, sir.”
confined on all sides
From this reading “I suppose you know, sir, that the Major's chucking out the orders right and left, and it's all just as if we were surrounded by the enemy."”
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(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 I suppose you know, sir, that the Major's chucking out the orders right and left, and it's all just as if we were surrounded by the enemy."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I suppose you know, sir, that the Major's chucking out the orders right and left, and it's all just as if we were surrounded by the enemy."
any thing at all
From this reading "Can't recollect anything, sir.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I suppose you know, sir, that the Major's chucking out the orders right and left, and it's all just as if we were surrounded by the enemy."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I shall pick up everything I can; you may depend upon that.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I suppose you know, sir, that the Major's chucking out the orders right and left, and it's all just as if we were surrounded by the enemy."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But I shall pick up everything I can; you may depend upon that.
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From this reading "Can't recollect anything, sir.
-ing form of “chuck” — throw carelessly
From this reading I suppose you know, sir, that the Major's chucking out the orders right and left, and it's all just as if we were surrounded by the enemy."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, chuckle-head!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could I know all that?
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading But I shall pick up everything I can; you may depend upon that.
an opposing military force
From this reading I suppose you know, sir, that the Major's chucking out the orders right and left, and it's all just as if we were surrounded by the enemy."
all things; all of a situation
From this reading But I shall pick up everything I can; you may depend upon that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How could I know all that?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I shall pick up everything I can; you may depend upon that.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I suppose you know, sir, that the Major's chucking out the orders right and left, and it's all just as if we were surrounded by the enemy."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose you know, sir, that the Major's chucking out the orders right and left, and it's all just as if we were surrounded by the enemy."
and nothing more
From this reading I suppose you know, sir, that the Major's chucking out the orders right and left, and it's all just as if we were surrounded by the enemy."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I suppose you know, sir, that the Major's chucking out the orders right and left, and it's all just as if we were surrounded by the enemy."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I suppose you know, sir, that the Major's chucking out the orders right and left, and it's all just as if we were surrounded by the enemy."
possessive form of “major” — a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
From this reading I suppose you know, sir, that the Major's chucking out the orders right and left, and it's all just as if we were surrounded by the enemy."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But I shall pick up everything I can; you may depend upon that.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, chuckle-head!
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 I suppose you know, sir, that the Major's chucking out the orders right and left, and it's all just as if we were surrounded by the enemy."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I suppose you know, sir, that the Major's chucking out the orders right and left, and it's all just as if we were surrounded by the enemy."
select carefully from a group
From this reading But I shall pick up everything I can; you may depend upon that.
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading "Can't recollect anything, sir.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I suppose you know, sir, that the Major's chucking out the orders right and left, and it's all just as if we were surrounded by the enemy."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But I shall pick up everything I can; you may depend upon that.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Can't recollect anything, sir.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose you know, sir, that the Major's chucking out the orders right and left, and it's all just as if we were surrounded by the enemy."
confined on all sides
From this reading I suppose you know, sir, that the Major's chucking out the orders right and left, and it's all just as if we were surrounded by the enemy."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But I shall pick up everything I can; you may depend upon that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I suppose you know, sir, that the Major's chucking out the orders right and left, and it's all just as if we were surrounded by the enemy."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But I shall pick up everything I can; you may depend upon that.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But I shall pick up everything I can; you may depend upon that.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I suppose you know, sir, that the Major's chucking out the orders right and left, and it's all just as if we were surrounded by the enemy."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I suppose you know, sir, that the Major's chucking out the orders right and left, and it's all just as if we were surrounded by the enemy."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I shall pick up everything I can; you may depend upon that.
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