Chapter 21 of Who goes there? is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Who goes there? is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
On the 17th the division was put in motion on a road running up the Potomac. The march began, at sunrise. Soon the sounds of battle were heard far in front, and the step was lengthened. The day was hot, and the road was dusty. Frequently we went at double-quick.
Chapter 21 of Who goes there? is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an army unit large enough to sustain combat
From this reading “On the 17th the division was put in motion on a road running up the Potomac.”
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading “The day was hot, and the road was dusty.”
many times at short intervals
From this reading “Frequently we went at double-quick.”
drawn out or made longer spatially
From this reading “Soon the sounds of battle were heard far in front, and the step was lengthened.”
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading “On the 17th the division was put in motion on a road running up the Potomac.”
a river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay
From this reading “On the 17th the division was put in motion on a road running up the Potomac.”
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “Soon the sounds of battle were heard far in front, and the step was lengthened.”
the first light of day
From this reading “The march began, at sunrise.”
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From this reading On the 17th the division was put in motion on a road running up the Potomac.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the 17th the division was put in motion on a road running up the Potomac.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Soon the sounds of battle were heard far in front, and the step was lengthened.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The march began, at sunrise.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Soon the sounds of battle were heard far in front, and the step was lengthened.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The march began, at sunrise.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day was hot, and the road was dusty.
an army unit large enough to sustain combat
From this reading On the 17th the division was put in motion on a road running up the Potomac.
(of a marching cadence) very quick
From this reading Frequently we went at double-quick.
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading The day was hot, and the road was dusty.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Soon the sounds of battle were heard far in front, and the step was lengthened.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Frequently we went at double-quick.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Soon the sounds of battle were heard far in front, and the step was lengthened.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Soon the sounds of battle were heard far in front, and the step was lengthened.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The day was hot, and the road was dusty.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the 17th the division was put in motion on a road running up the Potomac.
drawn out or made longer spatially
From this reading Soon the sounds of battle were heard far in front, and the step was lengthened.
march in a procession
From this reading The march began, at sunrise.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading On the 17th the division was put in motion on a road running up the Potomac.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Soon the sounds of battle were heard far in front, and the step was lengthened.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the 17th the division was put in motion on a road running up the Potomac.
a river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay
From this reading On the 17th the division was put in motion on a road running up the Potomac.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading On the 17th the division was put in motion on a road running up the Potomac.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading On the 17th the division was put in motion on a road running up the Potomac.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading On the 17th the division was put in motion on a road running up the Potomac.
in the near future
From this reading Soon the sounds of battle were heard far in front, and the step was lengthened.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Soon the sounds of battle were heard far in front, and the step was lengthened.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Soon the sounds of battle were heard far in front, and the step was lengthened.
the first light of day
From this reading The march began, at sunrise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the 17th the division was put in motion on a road running up the Potomac.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading On the 17th the division was put in motion on a road running up the Potomac.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the 17th the division was put in motion on a road running up the Potomac.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Frequently we went at double-quick.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Frequently we went at double-quick.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Soon the sounds of battle were heard far in front, and the step was lengthened.
Chapter 21 of Who goes there? by B. K. (Blackwood Ketcham) Benson holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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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