Chapter 23 of Who goes there? is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 23 of Who goes there? is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I asked who it was that had been killed. "Captain Haskell," they said. My tongue failed me, as my pen does now. What! Captain Haskell?
Chapter 23 of Who goes there? is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I asked who it was that had been killed.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I asked who it was that had been killed.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “"Captain Haskell," they said.”
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “My tongue failed me, as my pen does now.”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “I asked who it was that had been killed.”
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading “My tongue failed me, as my pen does now.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “"Captain Haskell," they said.”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “My tongue failed me, as my pen does now.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My tongue failed me, as my pen does now.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked who it was that had been killed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I asked who it was that had been killed.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Captain Haskell," they said.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My tongue failed me, as my pen does now.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading My tongue failed me, as my pen does now.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I asked who it was that had been killed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Captain Haskell," they said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked who it was that had been killed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I asked who it was that had been killed.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading I asked who it was that had been killed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My tongue failed me, as my pen does now.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My tongue failed me, as my pen does now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading My tongue failed me, as my pen does now.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading My tongue failed me, as my pen does now.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Captain Haskell," they said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I asked who it was that had been killed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Captain Haskell," they said.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading My tongue failed me, as my pen does now.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I asked who it was that had been killed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What!
which person or people
From this reading I asked who it was that had been killed.
Chapter 23 of Who goes there? by B. K. (Blackwood Ketcham) Benson 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.
Chapter 23 holds 404 sentences of Who goes there?, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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