Chapter 16 of With Joffre at Verdun is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of With Joffre at Verdun is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Fight to a Finish A growl came from the man seated at the breech end of the machine-gun: "Bah! It is smashed! That grenade has burst the casing and shaken the whole apparatus. Give me a rifle, one of you."
Chapter 16 of With Joffre at Verdun is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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equipment designed to serve a specific function
From this reading “That grenade has burst the casing and shaken the whole apparatus.”
opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
From this reading “A Fight to a Finish A growl came from the man seated at the breech end of the machine-gun:”
the housing or outer covering of something
From this reading “That grenade has burst the casing and shaken the whole apparatus.”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “A Fight to a Finish A growl came from the man seated at the breech end of the machine-gun:”
a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile
From this reading “That grenade has burst the casing and shaken the whole apparatus.”
the sound of growling (as made by animals)
From this reading “A Fight to a Finish A growl came from the man seated at the breech end of the machine-gun:”
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading “That grenade has burst the casing and shaken the whole apparatus.”
very drunk
From this reading “It is smashed!”
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 “A Fight to a Finish A growl came from the man seated at the breech end of the machine-gun:”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Fight to a Finish A growl came from the man seated at the breech end of the machine-gun:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That grenade has burst the casing and shaken the whole apparatus.
equipment designed to serve a specific function
From this reading That grenade has burst the casing and shaken the whole apparatus.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A Fight to a Finish A growl came from the man seated at the breech end of the machine-gun:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bah!
opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
From this reading A Fight to a Finish A growl came from the man seated at the breech end of the machine-gun:
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading That grenade has burst the casing and shaken the whole apparatus.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A Fight to a Finish A growl came from the man seated at the breech end of the machine-gun:
the housing or outer covering of something
From this reading That grenade has burst the casing and shaken the whole apparatus.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading A Fight to a Finish A growl came from the man seated at the breech end of the machine-gun:
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading A Fight to a Finish A growl came from the man seated at the breech end of the machine-gun:
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading A Fight to a Finish A growl came from the man seated at the breech end of the machine-gun:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A Fight to a Finish A growl came from the man seated at the breech end of the machine-gun:
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give me a rifle, one of you."
a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile
From this reading That grenade has burst the casing and shaken the whole apparatus.
the sound of growling (as made by animals)
From this reading A Fight to a Finish A growl came from the man seated at the breech end of the machine-gun:
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That grenade has burst the casing and shaken the whole apparatus.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is smashed!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is smashed!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Fight to a Finish A growl came from the man seated at the breech end of the machine-gun:
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A Fight to a Finish A growl came from the man seated at the breech end of the machine-gun:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give me a rifle, one of you."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Fight to a Finish A growl came from the man seated at the breech end of the machine-gun:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Give me a rifle, one of you."
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading Give me a rifle, one of you."
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading A Fight to a Finish A growl came from the man seated at the breech end of the machine-gun:
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading That grenade has burst the casing and shaken the whole apparatus.
very drunk
From this reading It is smashed!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That grenade has burst the casing and shaken the whole apparatus.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Fight to a Finish A growl came from the man seated at the breech end of the machine-gun:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Fight to a Finish A growl came from the man seated at the breech end of the machine-gun:
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading That grenade has burst the casing and shaken the whole apparatus.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Give me a rifle, one of you."
Chapter 16 of With Joffre at Verdun by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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 16 holds 134 sentences of With Joffre at Verdun, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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