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Where Duty Called

Chapter XXVIII

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VICTORY AND PEACE.
Ronie and Harrie heard this announcement with considerable alarm, as with their first thought they believed they had come too late to accomplish their purpose.
"We must get back to the regiment as soon as possible," declared Ronie.
"If we act promptly we may yet rout the inhabitants of the town and save mother.
How many men has El Capitan under him, do you think, Manuel?"
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Where Duty Called

Chapter XXVIII

Chapter 28 of Where Duty Called is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
VICTORY AND PEACE.
/ˈvɪktəri ənd piːs/
Line 2
Ronie and Harrie heard this announcement with considerable alarm, as with their first thought they believed they had come too late to accomplish their purpose.
Line 3
"We must get back to the regiment as soon as possible," declared Ronie.
Line 4
"If we act promptly we may yet rout the inhabitants of the town and save mother.
/ɪf wiː ækt ˈprɑːmptli wiː meɪ jet raʊt ðə ɪnˈhæbətənts ʌv ðə taʊn ənd seɪv ˈmʌðər/
Line 5
How many men has El Capitan under him, do you think, Manuel?"

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

accomplish verb US /əˈkɑːmplɪʃ/

put in effect

From this reading “Ronie and Harrie heard this announcement with considerable alarm, as with their first thought they believed they had come too late to accomplish their purpose.”

alarm noun US /əˈlɑːrm/

fear resulting from the awareness of danger

From this reading “Ronie and Harrie heard this announcement with considerable alarm, as with their first thought they believed they had come too late to accomplish their purpose.”

announcement noun US /əˈnaʊnsmənt/

a formal public statement

From this reading “Ronie and Harrie heard this announcement with considerable alarm, as with their first thought they believed they had come too late to accomplish their purpose.”

inhabitants noun US /ɪnˈhæbətənts/

plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place

From this reading “"If we act promptly we may yet rout the inhabitants of the town and save mother.”

promptly adverb US /ˈprɑːmptli/

with little or no delay

From this reading “"If we act promptly we may yet rout the inhabitants of the town and save mother.”

regiment verb US /ˈredʒəmənt/

subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization

From this reading “"We must get back to the regiment as soon as possible," declared Ronie.”

rout verb US /raʊt/

cause to flee

From this reading “"If we act promptly we may yet rout the inhabitants of the town and save mother.”

victory noun US /ˈvɪktəri/

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading “VICTORY AND PEACE.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

too late adverb + adjective

In this reading “Ronie and Harrie heard this announcement with considerable alarm, as with their first thought they believed they had come too late to accomplish their purpose.”

act promptly verb + particle

In this reading “"If we act promptly we may yet rout the inhabitants of the town and save mother.”

get back verb + particle

recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost

In this reading “"We must get back to the regiment as soon as possible," declared Ronie.”

many men adjective + noun

In this reading “How many men has El Capitan under him, do you think, Manuel?"”

first thought adjective + noun

In this reading “Ronie and Harrie heard this announcement with considerable alarm, as with their first thought they believed they had come too late to accomplish their purpose.”

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accomplishverbUS /əˈkɑːmplɪʃ/

put in effect

From this reading Ronie and Harrie heard this announcement with considerable alarm, as with their first thought they believed they had come too late to accomplish their purpose.

actverbUS /ækt/

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading "If we act promptly we may yet rout the inhabitants of the town and save mother.

alarmnounUS /əˈlɑːrm/

fear resulting from the awareness of danger

From this reading Ronie and Harrie heard this announcement with considerable alarm, as with their first thought they believed they had come too late to accomplish their purpose.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading VICTORY AND PEACE.

announcementnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/

a formal public statement

From this reading Ronie and Harrie heard this announcement with considerable alarm, as with their first thought they believed they had come too late to accomplish their purpose.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Ronie and Harrie heard this announcement with considerable alarm, as with their first thought they believed they had come too late to accomplish their purpose.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading "We must get back to the regiment as soon as possible," declared Ronie.

believedverbUS /bɪˈliːvd/

past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true

From this reading Ronie and Harrie heard this announcement with considerable alarm, as with their first thought they believed they had come too late to accomplish their purpose.

Capitan

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading How many men has El Capitan under him, do you think, Manuel?"

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Ronie and Harrie heard this announcement with considerable alarm, as with their first thought they believed they had come too late to accomplish their purpose.

considerableadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərəbəl/

large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Ronie and Harrie heard this announcement with considerable alarm, as with their first thought they believed they had come too late to accomplish their purpose.

declaredadjectiveUS /dɪˈklerd/

made known or openly avowed

From this reading "We must get back to the regiment as soon as possible," declared Ronie.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading How many men has El Capitan under him, do you think, Manuel?"

ElnounUS /el/

angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

From this reading How many men has El Capitan under him, do you think, Manuel?"

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Ronie and Harrie heard this announcement with considerable alarm, as with their first thought they believed they had come too late to accomplish their purpose.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "We must get back to the regiment as soon as possible," declared Ronie.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Ronie and Harrie heard this announcement with considerable alarm, as with their first thought they believed they had come too late to accomplish their purpose.

Harrie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ronie and Harrie heard this announcement with considerable alarm, as with their first thought they believed they had come too late to accomplish their purpose.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading How many men has El Capitan under him, do you think, Manuel?"

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Ronie and Harrie heard this announcement with considerable alarm, as with their first thought they believed they had come too late to accomplish their purpose.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading How many men has El Capitan under him, do you think, Manuel?"

How

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading How many men has El Capitan under him, do you think, Manuel?"

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "If we act promptly we may yet rout the inhabitants of the town and save mother.

inhabitantsnounUS /ɪnˈhæbətənts/

plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place

From this reading "If we act promptly we may yet rout the inhabitants of the town and save mother.

lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading Ronie and Harrie heard this announcement with considerable alarm, as with their first thought they believed they had come too late to accomplish their purpose.

Manuel

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading How many men has El Capitan under him, do you think, Manuel?"

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading How many men has El Capitan under him, do you think, Manuel?"

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading "If we act promptly we may yet rout the inhabitants of the town and save mother.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading How many men has El Capitan under him, do you think, Manuel?"

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading "If we act promptly we may yet rout the inhabitants of the town and save mother.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "We must get back to the regiment as soon as possible," declared Ronie.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "If we act promptly we may yet rout the inhabitants of the town and save mother.

PEACEnounUS /piːs/

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading VICTORY AND PEACE.

possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/

capable of happening or existing

From this reading "We must get back to the regiment as soon as possible," declared Ronie.

promptlyadverbUS /ˈprɑːmptli/

with little or no delay

From this reading "If we act promptly we may yet rout the inhabitants of the town and save mother.

purposenounUS /ˈpɜːrpəs/

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading Ronie and Harrie heard this announcement with considerable alarm, as with their first thought they believed they had come too late to accomplish their purpose.

regimentverbUS /ˈredʒəmənt/

subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization

From this reading "We must get back to the regiment as soon as possible," declared Ronie.

Ronie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ronie and Harrie heard this announcement with considerable alarm, as with their first thought they believed they had come too late to accomplish their purpose.

routverbUS /raʊt/

cause to flee

From this reading "If we act promptly we may yet rout the inhabitants of the town and save mother.

saveprepositionUS /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading "If we act promptly we may yet rout the inhabitants of the town and save mother.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading "We must get back to the regiment as soon as possible," declared Ronie.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "We must get back to the regiment as soon as possible," declared Ronie.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Ronie and Harrie heard this announcement with considerable alarm, as with their first thought they believed they had come too late to accomplish their purpose.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Ronie and Harrie heard this announcement with considerable alarm, as with their first thought they believed they had come too late to accomplish their purpose.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading How many men has El Capitan under him, do you think, Manuel?"

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Ronie and Harrie heard this announcement with considerable alarm, as with their first thought they believed they had come too late to accomplish their purpose.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Ronie and Harrie heard this announcement with considerable alarm, as with their first thought they believed they had come too late to accomplish their purpose.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Ronie and Harrie heard this announcement with considerable alarm, as with their first thought they believed they had come too late to accomplish their purpose.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Ronie and Harrie heard this announcement with considerable alarm, as with their first thought they believed they had come too late to accomplish their purpose.

townnounUS /taʊn/

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading "If we act promptly we may yet rout the inhabitants of the town and save mother.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading How many men has El Capitan under him, do you think, Manuel?"

VICTORYnounUS /ˈvɪktəri/

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading VICTORY AND PEACE.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We must get back to the regiment as soon as possible," declared Ronie.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Ronie and Harrie heard this announcement with considerable alarm, as with their first thought they believed they had come too late to accomplish their purpose.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading "If we act promptly we may yet rout the inhabitants of the town and save mother.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading How many men has El Capitan under him, do you think, Manuel?"

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