Chapter 9 of Under One Flag is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Under One Flag is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He was silent. To himself he said,-- "It is going to be more difficult even than I fancied. After all, I almost wish that I had written. Bah! I am a coward!
Chapter 9 of Under One Flag is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 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.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “After all, I almost wish that I had written.”
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading “I am a coward!”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “To himself he said,-- "It is going to be more difficult even than I fancied.”
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading “To himself he said,-- "It is going to be more difficult even than I fancied.”
the act of departing
From this reading “To himself he said,-- "It is going to be more difficult even than I fancied.”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “He was silent.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “After all, I almost wish that I had written.”
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “After all, I almost wish that I had written.”
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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 I am a coward!
later than; following
From this reading After all, I almost wish that I had written.
(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 After all, I almost wish that I had written.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading After all, I almost wish that I had written.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am a coward!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bah!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To himself he said,-- "It is going to be more difficult even than I fancied.
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading I am a coward!
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading To himself he said,-- "It is going to be more difficult even than I fancied.
divisible by two
From this reading To himself he said,-- "It is going to be more difficult even than I fancied.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading To himself he said,-- "It is going to be more difficult even than I fancied.
the act of departing
From this reading To himself he said,-- "It is going to be more difficult even than I fancied.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After all, I almost wish that I had written.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was silent.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To himself he said,-- "It is going to be more difficult even than I fancied.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To himself he said,-- "It is going to be more difficult even than I fancied.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To himself he said,-- "It is going to be more difficult even than I fancied.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To himself he said,-- "It is going to be more difficult even than I fancied.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading To himself he said,-- "It is going to be more difficult even than I fancied.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading To himself he said,-- "It is going to be more difficult even than I fancied.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading He was silent.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To himself he said,-- "It is going to be more difficult even than I fancied.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After all, I almost wish that I had written.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To himself he said,-- "It is going to be more difficult even than I fancied.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was silent.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading After all, I almost wish that I had written.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading After all, I almost wish that I had written.
Chapter 9 of Under One Flag by Richard Marsh holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 9 holds 396 sentences of Under One Flag, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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