Chapter 4 of With Buller in Natal, Or, a Born Leader is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of With Buller in Natal, Or, a Born Leader is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIRST BATTLE All in the little camp, save the two sentries, slept soundly until, at two in the morning, they awoke with a sudden start. A deep boom and a strange rushing sound was in their ears. With exclamations of surprise they all scrambled out of their tents. "What is that?" Chris asked the sentry.
Chapter 4 of With Buller in Natal, Or, a Born Leader is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading “A deep boom and a strange rushing sound was in their ears.”
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “With exclamations of surprise they all scrambled out of their tents.”
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading “A deep boom and a strange rushing sound was in their ears.”
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading “With exclamations of surprise they all scrambled out of their tents.”
plural of “sentry” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “THE FIRST BATTLE All in the little camp, save the two sentries, slept soundly until, at two in the morning, they awoke with a sudden start.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “Chris asked the sentry.”
deeply or completely
From this reading “THE FIRST BATTLE All in the little camp, save the two sentries, slept soundly until, at two in the morning, they awoke with a sudden start.”
plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “With exclamations of surprise they all scrambled out of their tents.”
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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 THE FIRST BATTLE All in the little camp, save the two sentries, slept soundly until, at two in the morning, they awoke with a sudden start.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading THE FIRST BATTLE All in the little camp, save the two sentries, slept soundly until, at two in the morning, they awoke with a sudden start.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A deep boom and a strange rushing sound was in their ears.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Chris asked the sentry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FIRST BATTLE All in the little camp, save the two sentries, slept soundly until, at two in the morning, they awoke with a sudden start.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading THE FIRST BATTLE All in the little camp, save the two sentries, slept soundly until, at two in the morning, they awoke with a sudden start.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE FIRST BATTLE All in the little camp, save the two sentries, slept soundly until, at two in the morning, they awoke with a sudden start.
make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading A deep boom and a strange rushing sound was in their ears.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading THE FIRST BATTLE All in the little camp, save the two sentries, slept soundly until, at two in the morning, they awoke with a sudden start.
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From this reading Chris asked the sentry.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading A deep boom and a strange rushing sound was in their ears.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading A deep boom and a strange rushing sound was in their ears.
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading With exclamations of surprise they all scrambled out of their tents.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST BATTLE All in the little camp, save the two sentries, slept soundly until, at two in the morning, they awoke with a sudden start.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FIRST BATTLE All in the little camp, save the two sentries, slept soundly until, at two in the morning, they awoke with a sudden start.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is that?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE FIRST BATTLE All in the little camp, save the two sentries, slept soundly until, at two in the morning, they awoke with a sudden start.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE FIRST BATTLE All in the little camp, save the two sentries, slept soundly until, at two in the morning, they awoke with a sudden start.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With exclamations of surprise they all scrambled out of their tents.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading With exclamations of surprise they all scrambled out of their tents.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading A deep boom and a strange rushing sound was in their ears.
except for; apart from
From this reading THE FIRST BATTLE All in the little camp, save the two sentries, slept soundly until, at two in the morning, they awoke with a sudden start.
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading With exclamations of surprise they all scrambled out of their tents.
plural of “sentry” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading THE FIRST BATTLE All in the little camp, save the two sentries, slept soundly until, at two in the morning, they awoke with a sudden start.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Chris asked the sentry.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading THE FIRST BATTLE All in the little camp, save the two sentries, slept soundly until, at two in the morning, they awoke with a sudden start.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading A deep boom and a strange rushing sound was in their ears.
deeply or completely
From this reading THE FIRST BATTLE All in the little camp, save the two sentries, slept soundly until, at two in the morning, they awoke with a sudden start.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE FIRST BATTLE All in the little camp, save the two sentries, slept soundly until, at two in the morning, they awoke with a sudden start.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A deep boom and a strange rushing sound was in their ears.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading THE FIRST BATTLE All in the little camp, save the two sentries, slept soundly until, at two in the morning, they awoke with a sudden start.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading With exclamations of surprise they all scrambled out of their tents.
plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading With exclamations of surprise they all scrambled out of their tents.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What is that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST BATTLE All in the little camp, save the two sentries, slept soundly until, at two in the morning, they awoke with a sudden start.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A deep boom and a strange rushing sound was in their ears.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FIRST BATTLE All in the little camp, save the two sentries, slept soundly until, at two in the morning, they awoke with a sudden start.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE FIRST BATTLE All in the little camp, save the two sentries, slept soundly until, at two in the morning, they awoke with a sudden start.
up to a particular time
From this reading THE FIRST BATTLE All in the little camp, save the two sentries, slept soundly until, at two in the morning, they awoke with a sudden start.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A deep boom and a strange rushing sound was in their ears.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is that?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE FIRST BATTLE All in the little camp, save the two sentries, slept soundly until, at two in the morning, they awoke with a sudden start.
Chapter 4 of With Buller in Natal, Or, a Born Leader by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 289 sentences, grouped into 58 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 4 holds 289 sentences of With Buller in Natal, Or, a Born Leader, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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