Chapter 16 of "Us, and our charge" is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of "Us, and our charge" is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SAD NEWS WAR is not glorious. It is hideous! Awful! And I hope this will be the very last war till the end of the world. It is a long time since I have written in this diary, and I must go back first to where I left off.
Chapter 16 of "Us, and our charge" is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “Awful!”
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading “It is a long time since I have written in this diary, and I must go back first to where I left off.”
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading “SAD NEWS WAR is not glorious.”
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading “It is hideous!”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “SAD NEWS WAR is not glorious.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “SAD NEWS WAR is not glorious.”
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “SAD NEWS WAR is not glorious.”
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “It is a long time since I have written in this diary, and I must go back first to where I left off.”
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.
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In this reading “SAD NEWS WAR is not glorious.”
a prolonged period of time
In this reading “It is a long time since I have written in this diary, and I must go back first to where I left off.”
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “It is a long time since I have written in this diary, and I must go back first to where I left off.”
In this reading “And I hope this will be the very last war till the end of the world.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is a long time since I have written in this diary, and I must go back first to where I left off.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I hope this will be the very last war till the end of the world.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Awful!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It is a long time since I have written in this diary, and I must go back first to where I left off.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And I hope this will be the very last war till the end of the world.
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading It is a long time since I have written in this diary, and I must go back first to where I left off.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading And I hope this will be the very last war till the end of the world.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It is a long time since I have written in this diary, and I must go back first to where I left off.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading SAD NEWS WAR is not glorious.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It is a long time since I have written in this diary, and I must go back first to where I left off.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is a long time since I have written in this diary, and I must go back first to where I left off.
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading It is hideous!
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading And I hope this will be the very last war till the end of the world.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I hope this will be the very last war till the end of the world.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is a long time since I have written in this diary, and I must go back first to where I left off.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SAD NEWS WAR is not glorious.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is hideous!
immediately past
From this reading And I hope this will be the very last war till the end of the world.
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 It is a long time since I have written in this diary, and I must go back first to where I left off.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It is a long time since I have written in this diary, and I must go back first to where I left off.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It is a long time since I have written in this diary, and I must go back first to where I left off.
information about recent and important events
From this reading SAD NEWS WAR is not glorious.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading SAD NEWS WAR is not glorious.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And I hope this will be the very last war till the end of the world.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It is a long time since I have written in this diary, and I must go back first to where I left off.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading SAD NEWS WAR is not glorious.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is a long time since I have written in this diary, and I must go back first to where I left off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And I hope this will be the very last war till the end of the world.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And I hope this will be the very last war till the end of the world.
up to a particular time
From this reading And I hope this will be the very last war till the end of the world.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It is a long time since I have written in this diary, and I must go back first to where I left off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is a long time since I have written in this diary, and I must go back first to where I left off.
precisely as stated
From this reading And I hope this will be the very last war till the end of the world.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading SAD NEWS WAR is not glorious.
in or at the place that
From this reading It is a long time since I have written in this diary, and I must go back first to where I left off.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And I hope this will be the very last war till the end of the world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading And I hope this will be the very last war till the end of the world.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading It is a long time since I have written in this diary, and I must go back first to where I left off.
Chapter 16 of "Us, and our charge" by Amy Le Feuvre holds 271 sentences, grouped into 55 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.
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