Chapter 8 of Whig Against Tory is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Whig Against Tory is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GEN. P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION. _Gen. P_. "Crosby, as I said, was in a safe retreat, on the mountain, before morning." _William_.
Chapter 8 of Whig Against Tory is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.”
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading “P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.”
United States singer and film actor (1903-1977)
From this reading “P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.”
excessively
From this reading “P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.”
informal term for information
From this reading “GEN.”
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading “P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.”
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading “"Crosby, as I said, was in a safe retreat, on the mountain, before morning."”
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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 P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Crosby, as I said, was in a safe retreat, on the mountain, before morning."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Crosby, as I said, was in a safe retreat, on the mountain, before morning."
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.
United States singer and film actor (1903-1977)
From this reading P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.
excessively
From this reading P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.
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From this reading P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.
informal term for information
From this reading GEN.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.
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From this reading P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Crosby, as I said, was in a safe retreat, on the mountain, before morning."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Crosby, as I said, was in a safe retreat, on the mountain, before morning."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Crosby, as I said, was in a safe retreat, on the mountain, before morning."
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading "Crosby, as I said, was in a safe retreat, on the mountain, before morning."
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Crosby, as I said, was in a safe retreat, on the mountain, before morning."
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.
go across or through
From this reading P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading "Crosby, as I said, was in a safe retreat, on the mountain, before morning."
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "Crosby, as I said, was in a safe retreat, on the mountain, before morning."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Crosby, as I said, was in a safe retreat, on the mountain, before morning."
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.
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From this reading _William_.
people who are wounded
From this reading P. TELLS OF THE FARTHER ADVENTURES OF CROSBY--HOW HE WAS OBLIGED TO SHOW HIS SECRET PASS--OF HIS RESIDENCE AT A DUTCHMAN'S--OF HIS BEING CRUELLY BEATEN AND WOUNDED.--CONCLUSION.
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