Chapter 1 of With Joffre at Verdun is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of With Joffre at Verdun is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Story of the Western Front Author of "With French at the Front" "Under French's Command" "With Our Russian Allies" &c. With the Allies to the Rhine: A Story of the Finish of the War. With Allenby in Palestine: A Story of the latest Crusade. Under Foch's Command: A Tale of the Americans in France. The Armoured-Car Scouts: The Campaign in the Caucasus.
Chapter 1 of With Joffre at Verdun is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter of the United Nations in 1945
From this reading “A Story of the Western Front Author of "With French at the Front" "Under French's Command" "With Our Russian Allies" &c.”
a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading “The Armoured-Car Scouts: The Campaign in the Caucasus.”
the mountain range in Caucasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea that forms part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia
From this reading “The Armoured-Car Scouts: The Campaign in the Caucasus.”
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
From this reading “With Allenby in Palestine: A Story of the latest Crusade.”
possessive form of “french” — the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading “A Story of the Western Front Author of "With French at the Front" "Under French's Command" "With Our Russian Allies" &c.”
a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948
From this reading “With Allenby in Palestine: A Story of the latest Crusade.”
United States parapsychologist (1895-1980)
From this reading “With the Allies to the Rhine: A Story of the Finish of the War.”
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “The Armoured-Car Scouts: The Campaign in the Caucasus.”
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In this reading “A Story of the Western Front Author of "With French at the Front" "Under French's Command" "With Our Russian Allies" &c.”
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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 of the Western Front Author of "With French at the Front" "Under French's Command" "With Our Russian Allies" &c.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With Allenby in Palestine: A Story of the latest Crusade.
the alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter of the United Nations in 1945
From this reading A Story of the Western Front Author of "With French at the Front" "Under French's Command" "With Our Russian Allies" &c.
plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Under Foch's Command: A Tale of the Americans in France.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Armoured-Car Scouts: The Campaign in the Caucasus.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A Story of the Western Front Author of "With French at the Front" "Under French's Command" "With Our Russian Allies" &c.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading A Story of the Western Front Author of "With French at the Front" "Under French's Command" "With Our Russian Allies" &c.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading A Story of the Western Front Author of "With French at the Front" "Under French's Command" "With Our Russian Allies" &c.
a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading The Armoured-Car Scouts: The Campaign in the Caucasus.
the mountain range in Caucasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea that forms part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia
From this reading The Armoured-Car Scouts: The Campaign in the Caucasus.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading A Story of the Western Front Author of "With French at the Front" "Under French's Command" "With Our Russian Allies" &c.
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
From this reading With Allenby in Palestine: A Story of the latest Crusade.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading With the Allies to the Rhine: A Story of the Finish of the War.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Under Foch's Command: A Tale of the Americans in France.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Under Foch's Command: A Tale of the Americans in France.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading A Story of the Western Front Author of "With French at the Front" "Under French's Command" "With Our Russian Allies" &c.
possessive form of “french” — the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading A Story of the Western Front Author of "With French at the Front" "Under French's Command" "With Our Russian Allies" &c.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading A Story of the Western Front Author of "With French at the Front" "Under French's Command" "With Our Russian Allies" &c.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With Allenby in Palestine: A Story of the latest Crusade.
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading With Allenby in Palestine: A Story of the latest Crusade.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Story of the Western Front Author of "With French at the Front" "Under French's Command" "With Our Russian Allies" &c.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A Story of the Western Front Author of "With French at the Front" "Under French's Command" "With Our Russian Allies" &c.
a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948
From this reading With Allenby in Palestine: A Story of the latest Crusade.
United States parapsychologist (1895-1980)
From this reading With the Allies to the Rhine: A Story of the Finish of the War.
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading A Story of the Western Front Author of "With French at the Front" "Under French's Command" "With Our Russian Allies" &c.
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading The Armoured-Car Scouts: The Campaign in the Caucasus.
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 of the Western Front Author of "With French at the Front" "Under French's Command" "With Our Russian Allies" &c.
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 Under Foch's Command: A Tale of the Americans in France.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Story of the Western Front Author of "With French at the Front" "Under French's Command" "With Our Russian Allies" &c.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the Allies to the Rhine: A Story of the Finish of the War.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A Story of the Western Front Author of "With French at the Front" "Under French's Command" "With Our Russian Allies" &c.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading With the Allies to the Rhine: A Story of the Finish of the War.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading A Story of the Western Front Author of "With French at the Front" "Under French's Command" "With Our Russian Allies" &c.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A Story of the Western Front Author of "With French at the Front" "Under French's Command" "With Our Russian Allies" &c.
Chapter 1 of With Joffre at Verdun by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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 1 holds 168 sentences of With Joffre at Verdun, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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