Chapter 19 of With Kitchener in the Soudan is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of With Kitchener in the Soudan is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Khartoum, September 3rd, 1884. "It is a long time since I made my last entry. I could put no date to it then, and till yesterday could hardly even have named the month. I am back again among friends, but I can hardly say that I am safer here than I was at El Obeid. I have not written, because there was nothing to write.
Chapter 19 of With Kitchener in the Soudan is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the specified day of the month
From this reading “I could put no date to it then, and till yesterday could hardly even have named the month.”
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading “"It is a long time since I made my last entry.”
the capital of Sudan located at the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile
From this reading “"Khartoum, September 3rd, 1884.”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “I could put no date to it then, and till yesterday could hardly even have named the month.”
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I could put no date to it then, and till yesterday could hardly even have named the month.”
comparative of “safe” — free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “I am back again among friends, but I can hardly say that I am safer here than I was at El Obeid.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “"Khartoum, September 3rd, 1884.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “I could put no date to it then, and till yesterday could hardly even have named the month.”
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From this reading "Khartoum, September 3rd, 1884.
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From this reading "Khartoum, September 3rd, 1884.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It is a long time since I made my last entry.
anew
From this reading I am back again among friends, but I can hardly say that I am safer here than I was at El Obeid.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am back again among friends, but I can hardly say that I am safer here than I was at El Obeid.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I am back again among friends, but I can hardly say that I am safer here than I was at El Obeid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I could put no date to it then, and till yesterday could hardly even have named the month.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am back again among friends, but I can hardly say that I am safer here than I was at El Obeid.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I am back again among friends, but I can hardly say that I am safer here than I was at El Obeid.
for the reason that
From this reading I have not written, because there was nothing to write.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am back again among friends, but I can hardly say that I am safer here than I was at El Obeid.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I am back again among friends, but I can hardly say that I am safer here than I was at El Obeid.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could put no date to it then, and till yesterday could hardly even have named the month.
the specified day of the month
From this reading I could put no date to it then, and till yesterday could hardly even have named the month.
angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
From this reading I am back again among friends, but I can hardly say that I am safer here than I was at El Obeid.
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading "It is a long time since I made my last entry.
divisible by two
From this reading I could put no date to it then, and till yesterday could hardly even have named the month.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I am back again among friends, but I can hardly say that I am safer here than I was at El Obeid.
only a very short time before
From this reading I could put no date to it then, and till yesterday could hardly even have named the month.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I could put no date to it then, and till yesterday could hardly even have named the month.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I am back again among friends, but I can hardly say that I am safer here than I was at El Obeid.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It is a long time since I made my last entry.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is a long time since I made my last entry.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is a long time since I made my last entry.
the capital of Sudan located at the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile
From this reading "Khartoum, September 3rd, 1884.
immediately past
From this reading "It is a long time since I made my last entry.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "It is a long time since I made my last entry.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "It is a long time since I made my last entry.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading I could put no date to it then, and till yesterday could hardly even have named the month.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It is a long time since I made my last entry.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I could put no date to it then, and till yesterday could hardly even have named the month.
not any; not one
From this reading I could put no date to it then, and till yesterday could hardly even have named the month.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have not written, because there was nothing to write.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I have not written, because there was nothing to write.
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From this reading I am back again among friends, but I can hardly say that I am safer here than I was at El Obeid.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I could put no date to it then, and till yesterday could hardly even have named the month.
comparative of “safe” — free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading I am back again among friends, but I can hardly say that I am safer here than I was at El Obeid.
express in words
From this reading I am back again among friends, but I can hardly say that I am safer here than I was at El Obeid.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading "Khartoum, September 3rd, 1884.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "It is a long time since I made my last entry.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I am back again among friends, but I can hardly say that I am safer here than I was at El Obeid.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am back again among friends, but I can hardly say that I am safer here than I was at El Obeid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I could put no date to it then, and till yesterday could hardly even have named the month.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I could put no date to it then, and till yesterday could hardly even have named the month.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I have not written, because there was nothing to write.
up to a particular time
From this reading I could put no date to it then, and till yesterday could hardly even have named the month.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "It is a long time since I made my last entry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I could put no date to it then, and till yesterday could hardly even have named the month.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am back again among friends, but I can hardly say that I am safer here than I was at El Obeid.
produce a literary work
From this reading I have not written, because there was nothing to write.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading I have not written, because there was nothing to write.
the day immediately before today
From this reading I could put no date to it then, and till yesterday could hardly even have named the month.
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