Chapter 2 of White Cockades is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of White Cockades is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STORY AND A SHELTER. "You would hear more of--Culloden?" began the fugitive. "Not from me! I headed a charge of foot under Lord George Murray on that fatal day. My men were cut to pieces before my eyes.
Chapter 2 of White Cockades is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading “I headed a charge of foot under Lord George Murray on that fatal day.”
bringing death
From this reading “I headed a charge of foot under Lord George Murray on that fatal day.”
someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading “"You would hear more of--Culloden?" began the fugitive.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “I headed a charge of foot under Lord George Murray on that fatal day.”
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading “I headed a charge of foot under Lord George Murray on that fatal day.”
British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading “I headed a charge of foot under Lord George Murray on that fatal day.”
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading “My men were cut to pieces before my eyes.”
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading “A STORY AND A SHELTER.”
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.
In this reading “I headed a charge of foot under Lord George Murray on that fatal day.”
In this reading “I headed a charge of foot under Lord George Murray on that fatal day.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A STORY AND A SHELTER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A STORY AND A SHELTER.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading My men were cut to pieces before my eyes.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "You would hear more of--Culloden?" began the fugitive.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading I headed a charge of foot under Lord George Murray on that fatal day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You would hear more of--Culloden?" began the fugitive.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading My men were cut to pieces before my eyes.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I headed a charge of foot under Lord George Murray on that fatal day.
opinion or judgment
From this reading My men were cut to pieces before my eyes.
bringing death
From this reading I headed a charge of foot under Lord George Murray on that fatal day.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I headed a charge of foot under Lord George Murray on that fatal day.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Not from me!
someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading "You would hear more of--Culloden?" began the fugitive.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading I headed a charge of foot under Lord George Murray on that fatal day.
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading I headed a charge of foot under Lord George Murray on that fatal day.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "You would hear more of--Culloden?" began the fugitive.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I headed a charge of foot under Lord George Murray on that fatal day.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading I headed a charge of foot under Lord George Murray on that fatal day.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Not from me!
the force of workers available
From this reading My men were cut to pieces before my eyes.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "You would hear more of--Culloden?" began the fugitive.
British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading I headed a charge of foot under Lord George Murray on that fatal day.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My men were cut to pieces before my eyes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not from me!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You would hear more of--Culloden?" began the fugitive.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I headed a charge of foot under Lord George Murray on that fatal day.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading My men were cut to pieces before my eyes.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading A STORY AND A SHELTER.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A STORY AND A SHELTER.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I headed a charge of foot under Lord George Murray on that fatal day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You would hear more of--Culloden?" began the fugitive.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My men were cut to pieces before my eyes.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I headed a charge of foot under Lord George Murray on that fatal day.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My men were cut to pieces before my eyes.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "You would hear more of--Culloden?" began the fugitive.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You would hear more of--Culloden?" began the fugitive.
Chapter 2 of White Cockades by Edward Prime-Stevenson holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 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.
Chapter 2 holds 114 sentences of White Cockades, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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