Chapter 10 of With the British Legion is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of With the British Legion is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You are brave fellows," the Carlist said, "and have cost us dearly. However, you did your duty as we have done ours. How many of you have fallen?" "Fifteen and the officer commanding." "You have cost us double that number.
Chapter 10 of With the British Legion is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “"You are brave fellows," the Carlist said, "and have cost us dearly.”
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading “"Fifteen and the officer commanding."”
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading “"You are brave fellows," the Carlist said, "and have cost us dearly.”
in a sincere and heartfelt manner
From this reading “"You are brave fellows," the Carlist said, "and have cost us dearly.”
increase twofold
From this reading “"You have cost us double that number.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “"You are brave fellows," the Carlist said, "and have cost us dearly.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading “"Fifteen and the officer commanding."”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “However, you did your duty as we have done ours.”
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 are brave fellows," the Carlist said, "and have cost us dearly.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You are brave fellows," the Carlist said, "and have cost us dearly.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are brave fellows," the Carlist said, "and have cost us dearly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading However, you did your duty as we have done ours.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading "You are brave fellows," the Carlist said, "and have cost us dearly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are brave fellows," the Carlist said, "and have cost us dearly.
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading "Fifteen and the officer commanding."
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading "You are brave fellows," the Carlist said, "and have cost us dearly.
in a sincere and heartfelt manner
From this reading "You are brave fellows," the Carlist said, "and have cost us dearly.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading However, you did your duty as we have done ours.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading However, you did your duty as we have done ours.
increase twofold
From this reading "You have cost us double that number.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading However, you did your duty as we have done ours.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading How many of you have fallen?"
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "You are brave fellows," the Carlist said, "and have cost us dearly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading "Fifteen and the officer commanding."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You are brave fellows," the Carlist said, "and have cost us dearly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How many of you have fallen?"
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, you did your duty as we have done ours.
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 How many of you have fallen?"
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading "You have cost us double that number.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How many of you have fallen?"
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading "Fifteen and the officer commanding."
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading However, you did your duty as we have done ours.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You are brave fellows," the Carlist said, "and have cost us dearly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You have cost us double that number.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You are brave fellows," the Carlist said, "and have cost us dearly.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You are brave fellows," the Carlist said, "and have cost us dearly.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading However, you did your duty as we have done ours.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are brave fellows," the Carlist said, "and have cost us dearly.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading However, you did your duty as we have done ours.
Chapter 10 of With the British Legion by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 10 holds 428 sentences of With the British Legion, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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