Chapter 27 of Under Honour's Flag is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Under Honour's Flag is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE DEAD OF THE NIGHT "I tell you that it can be done. What danger is there, if we are only careful not to make a noise? What a miserable coward you are, Dobson!" So said Horace Elgert. He and Dobson were together, and morning school was over.
Chapter 27 of Under Honour's Flag is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading “What danger is there, if we are only careful not to make a noise?”
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading “What a miserable coward you are, Dobson!"”
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading “What danger is there, if we are only careful not to make a noise?”
large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait
From this reading “What a miserable coward you are, Dobson!"”
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading “So said Horace Elgert.”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “What a miserable coward you are, Dobson!"”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “What danger is there, if we are only careful not to make a noise?”
an educational institution
From this reading “He and Dobson were together, and morning school was over.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “What danger is there, if we are only careful not to make a noise?”
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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 What danger is there, if we are only careful not to make a noise?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He and Dobson were together, and morning school was over.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What danger is there, if we are only careful not to make a noise?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF THE NIGHT "I tell you that it can be done.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF THE NIGHT "I tell you that it can be done.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading What danger is there, if we are only careful not to make a noise?
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading What a miserable coward you are, Dobson!"
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading What danger is there, if we are only careful not to make a noise?
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF THE NIGHT "I tell you that it can be done.
large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait
From this reading What a miserable coward you are, Dobson!"
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF THE NIGHT "I tell you that it can be done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So said Horace Elgert.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and Dobson were together, and morning school was over.
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading So said Horace Elgert.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF THE NIGHT "I tell you that it can be done.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What danger is there, if we are only careful not to make a noise?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF THE NIGHT "I tell you that it can be done.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What danger is there, if we are only careful not to make a noise?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF THE NIGHT "I tell you that it can be done.
engage in
From this reading What danger is there, if we are only careful not to make a noise?
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading What a miserable coward you are, Dobson!"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He and Dobson were together, and morning school was over.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF THE NIGHT "I tell you that it can be done.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading What danger is there, if we are only careful not to make a noise?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What danger is there, if we are only careful not to make a noise?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF THE NIGHT "I tell you that it can be done.
and nothing more
From this reading What danger is there, if we are only careful not to make a noise?
above and across; more than
From this reading He and Dobson were together, and morning school was over.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading So said Horace Elgert.
an educational institution
From this reading He and Dobson were together, and morning school was over.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So said Horace Elgert.
express in words
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF THE NIGHT "I tell you that it can be done.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF THE NIGHT "I tell you that it can be done.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF THE NIGHT "I tell you that it can be done.
in or at that place or location
From this reading What danger is there, if we are only careful not to make a noise?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What danger is there, if we are only careful not to make a noise?
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading He and Dobson were together, and morning school was over.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He and Dobson were together, and morning school was over.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What danger is there, if we are only careful not to make a noise?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He and Dobson were together, and morning school was over.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What danger is there, if we are only careful not to make a noise?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF THE NIGHT "I tell you that it can be done.
Chapter 27 of Under Honour's Flag by Eric Lisle holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 27 holds 149 sentences of Under Honour's Flag, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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