Chapter 18 of West Point Colors is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of West Point Colors is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'Blue, Lieutenant.'" "Ha! ha!" laughed Mr. Trent. "But isn't this rather a queer business to be talked up by our high and mighty magnate of the tender conscience? The man who keels over at the mere sight of a 'pony.'" "Pshaw! if it was some girls," said Magnus.
Chapter 18 of West Point Colors is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading “"But isn't this rather a queer business to be talked up by our high and mighty magnate of the tender conscience?”
plural of “keel” — a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
From this reading “The man who keels over at the mere sight of a 'pony.'"”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “"'Blue, Lieutenant.'"”
a very wealthy or powerful businessman
From this reading “"But isn't this rather a queer business to be talked up by our high and mighty magnate of the tender conscience?”
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading “The man who keels over at the mere sight of a 'pony.'"”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “"But isn't this rather a queer business to be talked up by our high and mighty magnate of the tender conscience?”
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “"But isn't this rather a queer business to be talked up by our high and mighty magnate of the tender conscience?”
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading “"Ha! ha!" laughed Mr. Trent.”
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In this reading “"But isn't this rather a queer business to be talked up by our high and mighty magnate of the tender conscience?”
In this reading “The man who keels over at the mere sight of a 'pony.'"”
In this reading “"But isn't this rather a queer business to be talked up by our high and mighty magnate of the tender conscience?”
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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 "But isn't this rather a queer business to be talked up by our high and mighty magnate of the tender conscience?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But isn't this rather a queer business to be talked up by our high and mighty magnate of the tender conscience?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The man who keels over at the mere sight of a 'pony.'"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "But isn't this rather a queer business to be talked up by our high and mighty magnate of the tender conscience?
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading "'Blue, Lieutenant.'"
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "But isn't this rather a queer business to be talked up by our high and mighty magnate of the tender conscience?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But isn't this rather a queer business to be talked up by our high and mighty magnate of the tender conscience?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "But isn't this rather a queer business to be talked up by our high and mighty magnate of the tender conscience?
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading "But isn't this rather a queer business to be talked up by our high and mighty magnate of the tender conscience?
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "Pshaw! if it was some girls," said Magnus.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading "Ha! ha!" laughed Mr. Trent.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "But isn't this rather a queer business to be talked up by our high and mighty magnate of the tender conscience?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Pshaw! if it was some girls," said Magnus.
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From this reading "But isn't this rather a queer business to be talked up by our high and mighty magnate of the tender conscience?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Pshaw! if it was some girls," said Magnus.
plural of “keel” — a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
From this reading The man who keels over at the mere sight of a 'pony.'"
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "Ha! ha!" laughed Mr. Trent.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading "'Blue, Lieutenant.'"
a very wealthy or powerful businessman
From this reading "But isn't this rather a queer business to be talked up by our high and mighty magnate of the tender conscience?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pshaw! if it was some girls," said Magnus.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man who keels over at the mere sight of a 'pony.'"
being nothing more than specified
From this reading The man who keels over at the mere sight of a 'pony.'"
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading "But isn't this rather a queer business to be talked up by our high and mighty magnate of the tender conscience?
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Ha! ha!" laughed Mr. Trent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But isn't this rather a queer business to be talked up by our high and mighty magnate of the tender conscience?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "But isn't this rather a queer business to be talked up by our high and mighty magnate of the tender conscience?
above and across; more than
From this reading The man who keels over at the mere sight of a 'pony.'"
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading The man who keels over at the mere sight of a 'pony.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pshaw! if it was some girls," said Magnus.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "But isn't this rather a queer business to be talked up by our high and mighty magnate of the tender conscience?
on the contrary
From this reading "But isn't this rather a queer business to be talked up by our high and mighty magnate of the tender conscience?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Pshaw! if it was some girls," said Magnus.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The man who keels over at the mere sight of a 'pony.'"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Pshaw! if it was some girls," said Magnus.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "But isn't this rather a queer business to be talked up by our high and mighty magnate of the tender conscience?
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading "But isn't this rather a queer business to be talked up by our high and mighty magnate of the tender conscience?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But isn't this rather a queer business to be talked up by our high and mighty magnate of the tender conscience?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "But isn't this rather a queer business to be talked up by our high and mighty magnate of the tender conscience?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But isn't this rather a queer business to be talked up by our high and mighty magnate of the tender conscience?
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading "Ha! ha!" laughed Mr. Trent.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "But isn't this rather a queer business to be talked up by our high and mighty magnate of the tender conscience?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Pshaw! if it was some girls," said Magnus.
which person or people
From this reading The man who keels over at the mere sight of a 'pony.'"
Chapter 18 of West Point Colors by Anna Bartlett Warner holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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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