Chapter 15 of West Point Colors is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of West Point Colors is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Rig gave a groan. "Well," he said, "it can't be helped, so eat all you can. And there goes the drum." The two set off for barracks, but if Magnus had eased his mind, he had certainly given his heart an extra load. "Kindred's as glum as a post," remarked a smart first classman.
Chapter 15 of West Point Colors is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “barrack” — a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
From this reading “The two set off for barracks, but if Magnus had eased his mind, he had certainly given his heart an extra load.”
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading “And there goes the drum."”
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading “The two set off for barracks, but if Magnus had eased his mind, he had certainly given his heart an extra load.”
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading “The two set off for barracks, but if Magnus had eased his mind, he had certainly given his heart an extra load.”
moody and melancholic
From this reading “"Kindred's as glum as a post," remarked a smart first classman.”
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading “Rig gave a groan.”
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading “The two set off for barracks, but if Magnus had eased his mind, he had certainly given his heart an extra load.”
arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
From this reading “Rig gave a groan.”
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.
put in motion or move to act
In this reading “The two set off for barracks, but if Magnus had eased his mind, he had certainly given his heart an extra load.”
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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 Rig gave a groan.
(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 "Well," he said, "it can't be helped, so eat all you can.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The two set off for barracks, but if Magnus had eased his mind, he had certainly given his heart an extra load.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And there goes the drum."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Kindred's as glum as a post," remarked a smart first classman.
plural of “barrack” — a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
From this reading The two set off for barracks, but if Magnus had eased his mind, he had certainly given his heart an extra load.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well," he said, "it can't be helped, so eat all you can.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The two set off for barracks, but if Magnus had eased his mind, he had certainly given his heart an extra load.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Well," he said, "it can't be helped, so eat all you can.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," he said, "it can't be helped, so eat all you can.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading The two set off for barracks, but if Magnus had eased his mind, he had certainly given his heart an extra load.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Kindred's as glum as a post," remarked a smart first classman.
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading And there goes the drum."
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading The two set off for barracks, but if Magnus had eased his mind, he had certainly given his heart an extra load.
take in solid food
From this reading "Well," he said, "it can't be helped, so eat all you can.
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading The two set off for barracks, but if Magnus had eased his mind, he had certainly given his heart an extra load.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Kindred's as glum as a post," remarked a smart first classman.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The two set off for barracks, but if Magnus had eased his mind, he had certainly given his heart an extra load.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Rig gave a groan.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The two set off for barracks, but if Magnus had eased his mind, he had certainly given his heart an extra load.
moody and melancholic
From this reading "Kindred's as glum as a post," remarked a smart first classman.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading And there goes the drum."
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading Rig gave a groan.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The two set off for barracks, but if Magnus had eased his mind, he had certainly given his heart an extra load.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well," he said, "it can't be helped, so eat all you can.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The two set off for barracks, but if Magnus had eased his mind, he had certainly given his heart an extra load.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Well," he said, "it can't be helped, so eat all you can.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The two set off for barracks, but if Magnus had eased his mind, he had certainly given his heart an extra load.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The two set off for barracks, but if Magnus had eased his mind, he had certainly given his heart an extra load.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well," he said, "it can't be helped, so eat all you can.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Kindred's as glum as a post," remarked a smart first classman.
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading The two set off for barracks, but if Magnus had eased his mind, he had certainly given his heart an extra load.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two set off for barracks, but if Magnus had eased his mind, he had certainly given his heart an extra load.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The two set off for barracks, but if Magnus had eased his mind, he had certainly given his heart an extra load.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The two set off for barracks, but if Magnus had eased his mind, he had certainly given his heart an extra load.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading "Kindred's as glum as a post," remarked a smart first classman.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "Kindred's as glum as a post," remarked a smart first classman.
arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
From this reading Rig gave a groan.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well," he said, "it can't be helped, so eat all you can.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The two set off for barracks, but if Magnus had eased his mind, he had certainly given his heart an extra load.
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading "Kindred's as glum as a post," remarked a smart first classman.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Well," he said, "it can't be helped, so eat all you can.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And there goes the drum."
in or at that place or location
From this reading And there goes the drum."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two set off for barracks, but if Magnus had eased his mind, he had certainly given his heart an extra load.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well," he said, "it can't be helped, so eat all you can.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well," he said, "it can't be helped, so eat all you can.
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