Chapter 13 of Under Fire is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Under Fire is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
One of the first inquiries made by Mr. Davies was for Trooper Brannan. "He is with the detachment up at the reservation," said Mr. Hastings. "That's our Botany Bay. That's where Differs ships his bad eggs. Not that Brannan was a bad egg, but that Differs so regarded him."
Chapter 13 of Under Fire is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading “"That's our Botany Bay.”
plural of “davy” — English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading “One of the first inquiries made by Mr. Davies was for Trooper Brannan.”
avoiding emotional involvement
From this reading “"He is with the detachment up at the reservation," said Mr. Hastings.”
third-person singular of “differ” — be different
From this reading “That's where Differs ships his bad eggs.”
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading “Not that Brannan was a bad egg, but that Differs so regarded him."”
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading “"He is with the detachment up at the reservation," said Mr. Hastings.”
a district that is reserved for particular purpose
From this reading “"He is with the detachment up at the reservation," said Mr. Hastings.”
a soldier in a motorized army unit
From this reading “One of the first inquiries made by Mr. Davies was for Trooper Brannan.”
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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 Not that Brannan was a bad egg, but that Differs so regarded him."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "He is with the detachment up at the reservation," said Mr. Hastings.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading That's where Differs ships his bad eggs.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading "That's our Botany Bay.
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading "That's our Botany Bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of the first inquiries made by Mr. Davies was for Trooper Brannan.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not that Brannan was a bad egg, but that Differs so regarded him."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One of the first inquiries made by Mr. Davies was for Trooper Brannan.
plural of “davy” — English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading One of the first inquiries made by Mr. Davies was for Trooper Brannan.
avoiding emotional involvement
From this reading "He is with the detachment up at the reservation," said Mr. Hastings.
third-person singular of “differ” — be different
From this reading That's where Differs ships his bad eggs.
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading Not that Brannan was a bad egg, but that Differs so regarded him."
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading That's where Differs ships his bad eggs.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading One of the first inquiries made by Mr. Davies was for Trooper Brannan.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One of the first inquiries made by Mr. Davies was for Trooper Brannan.
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading "He is with the detachment up at the reservation," said Mr. Hastings.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He is with the detachment up at the reservation," said Mr. Hastings.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not that Brannan was a bad egg, but that Differs so regarded him."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That's where Differs ships his bad eggs.
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading One of the first inquiries made by Mr. Davies was for Trooper Brannan.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is with the detachment up at the reservation," said Mr. Hastings.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading One of the first inquiries made by Mr. Davies was for Trooper Brannan.
a form of address for a man
From this reading One of the first inquiries made by Mr. Davies was for Trooper Brannan.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that Brannan was a bad egg, but that Differs so regarded him."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the first inquiries made by Mr. Davies was for Trooper Brannan.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the first inquiries made by Mr. Davies was for Trooper Brannan.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "That's our Botany Bay.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading Not that Brannan was a bad egg, but that Differs so regarded him."
a district that is reserved for particular purpose
From this reading "He is with the detachment up at the reservation," said Mr. Hastings.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He is with the detachment up at the reservation," said Mr. Hastings.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading That's where Differs ships his bad eggs.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Not that Brannan was a bad egg, but that Differs so regarded him."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that Brannan was a bad egg, but that Differs so regarded him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's our Botany Bay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One of the first inquiries made by Mr. Davies was for Trooper Brannan.
a soldier in a motorized army unit
From this reading One of the first inquiries made by Mr. Davies was for Trooper Brannan.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "He is with the detachment up at the reservation," said Mr. Hastings.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of the first inquiries made by Mr. Davies was for Trooper Brannan.
in or at the place that
From this reading That's where Differs ships his bad eggs.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He is with the detachment up at the reservation," said Mr. Hastings.
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