Chapter 5 of We Were There at the Normandy Invasion is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of We Were There at the Normandy Invasion is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Weller’s bellow rose even above the music’s vibrations. “Stop that racket!” Slim guiltily took the horn from his lips. The sergeant shouted, “Captain’s on the phone to headquarters.” “Tell you what, André,” Slim whispered.
Chapter 5 of We Were There at the Normandy Invasion is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
From this reading “Weller’s bellow rose even above the music’s vibrations.”
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading “The sergeant shouted, “Captain’s on the phone to headquarters.””
possessive form of “music” — an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “The sergeant shouted, “Captain’s on the phone to headquarters.””
a loud and disturbing noise
From this reading ““Stop that racket!””
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading “Slim guiltily took the horn from his lips.”
plural of “vibration” — the act of vibrating
From this reading “Weller’s bellow rose even above the music’s vibrations.”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading Weller’s bellow rose even above the music’s vibrations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tell you what, André,” Slim whispered.
a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
From this reading Weller’s bellow rose even above the music’s vibrations.
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The sergeant shouted, “Captain’s on the phone to headquarters.”
divisible by two
From this reading Weller’s bellow rose even above the music’s vibrations.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Slim guiltily took the horn from his lips.
in the manner of someone who has committed an offense
From this reading Slim guiltily took the horn from his lips.
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading The sergeant shouted, “Captain’s on the phone to headquarters.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Slim guiltily took the horn from his lips.
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading Slim guiltily took the horn from his lips.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Slim guiltily took the horn from his lips.
possessive form of “music” — an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Weller’s bellow rose even above the music’s vibrations.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sergeant shouted, “Captain’s on the phone to headquarters.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading The sergeant shouted, “Captain’s on the phone to headquarters.”
a loud and disturbing noise
From this reading “Stop that racket!”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Weller’s bellow rose even above the music’s vibrations.
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading The sergeant shouted, “Captain’s on the phone to headquarters.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading The sergeant shouted, “Captain’s on the phone to headquarters.”
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Slim guiltily took the horn from his lips.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “Stop that racket!”
express in words
From this reading “Tell you what, André,” Slim whispered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Stop that racket!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Weller’s bellow rose even above the music’s vibrations.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sergeant shouted, “Captain’s on the phone to headquarters.”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Slim guiltily took the horn from his lips.
plural of “vibration” — the act of vibrating
From this reading Weller’s bellow rose even above the music’s vibrations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Weller’s bellow rose even above the music’s vibrations.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Tell you what, André,” Slim whispered.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Tell you what, André,” Slim whispered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Tell you what, André,” Slim whispered.
Chapter 5 of We Were There at the Normandy Invasion by Clayton Knight holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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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