Chapter 13 of With Rifle and Bayonet is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of With Rifle and Bayonet is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Not done for, Rawlings!" Jack answered hopefully. "You've many a year to live. You'll pull through, old chap, never fear." "No, I'm going home, Jack," was the whispered reply.
Chapter 13 of With Rifle and Bayonet is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a boy or man
From this reading “You'll pull through, old chap, never fear."”
with hope; in a hopeful manner
From this reading “Jack answered hopefully.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “Jack answered hopefully.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “"You've many a year to live.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “You'll pull through, old chap, never fear."”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “"No, I'm going home, Jack," was the whispered reply.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “"No, I'm going home, Jack," was the whispered reply.”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “"You've many a year to live.”
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 “You'll pull through, old chap, never fear."”
In this reading “"No, I'm going home, Jack," was the whispered reply.”
continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)
In this reading “You'll pull through, old chap, never fear."”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You've many a year to live.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Jack answered hopefully.
a boy or man
From this reading You'll pull through, old chap, never fear."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Not done for, Rawlings!"
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading You'll pull through, old chap, never fear."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Not done for, Rawlings!"
the act of departing
From this reading "No, I'm going home, Jack," was the whispered reply.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "No, I'm going home, Jack," was the whispered reply.
with hope; in a hopeful manner
From this reading Jack answered hopefully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, I'm going home, Jack," was the whispered reply.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack answered hopefully.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "You've many a year to live.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "You've many a year to live.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading You'll pull through, old chap, never fear."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I'm going home, Jack," was the whispered reply.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not done for, Rawlings!"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading You'll pull through, old chap, never fear."
cause to move by pulling
From this reading You'll pull through, old chap, never fear."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not done for, Rawlings!"
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "No, I'm going home, Jack," was the whispered reply.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No, I'm going home, Jack," was the whispered reply.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading You'll pull through, old chap, never fear."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You've many a year to live.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No, I'm going home, Jack," was the whispered reply.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "No, I'm going home, Jack," was the whispered reply.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "You've many a year to live.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll pull through, old chap, never fear."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've many a year to live.
Chapter 13 of With Rifle and Bayonet by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 13 holds 418 sentences of With Rifle and Bayonet, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of With Rifle and Bayonet by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 84 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 13 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading With Rifle and Bayonet by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 5876 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #32918 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #32918, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 489 minutes of reading across 1176 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through With Rifle and Bayonet section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 14 chapters of With Rifle and Bayonet to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in With Rifle and Bayonet, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
