Chapter 7 of With Wolseley to Kumasi is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of With Wolseley to Kumasi is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"They have gone back to their posts. We knew that they were watching, and we almost expected an attack. We were looking for you too, chief. You can leave us to guard the place till you are ready to come back to the walls. Go and eat, for you must be hungry."
Chapter 7 of With Wolseley to Kumasi is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading “We knew that they were watching, and we almost expected an attack.”
take in solid food
From this reading “Go and eat, for you must be hungry."”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “We knew that they were watching, and we almost expected an attack.”
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “You can leave us to guard the place till you are ready to come back to the walls.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “Go and eat, for you must be hungry."”
plural of “post” — the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
From this reading “"They have gone back to their posts.”
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “You can leave us to guard the place till you are ready to come back to the walls.”
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading “We knew that they were watching, and we almost expected an attack.”
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.
be restored
In this reading “You can leave us to guard the place till you are ready to come back to the walls.”
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.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading We knew that they were watching, and we almost expected an attack.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We knew that they were watching, and we almost expected an attack.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We knew that they were watching, and we almost expected an attack.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You can leave us to guard the place till you are ready to come back to the walls.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading We knew that they were watching, and we almost expected an attack.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "They have gone back to their posts.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Go and eat, for you must be hungry."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can leave us to guard the place till you are ready to come back to the walls.
a person who is in charge
From this reading We were looking for you too, chief.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading You can leave us to guard the place till you are ready to come back to the walls.
take in solid food
From this reading Go and eat, for you must be hungry."
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading We knew that they were watching, and we almost expected an attack.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We were looking for you too, chief.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go and eat, for you must be hungry."
destroyed or killed
From this reading "They have gone back to their posts.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading You can leave us to guard the place till you are ready to come back to the walls.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "They have gone back to their posts.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading Go and eat, for you must be hungry."
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We knew that they were watching, and we almost expected an attack.
go away from a place
From this reading You can leave us to guard the place till you are ready to come back to the walls.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading We were looking for you too, chief.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Go and eat, for you must be hungry."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading You can leave us to guard the place till you are ready to come back to the walls.
plural of “post” — the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
From this reading "They have gone back to their posts.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading You can leave us to guard the place till you are ready to come back to the walls.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We knew that they were watching, and we almost expected an attack.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You can leave us to guard the place till you are ready to come back to the walls.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "They have gone back to their posts.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They have gone back to their posts.
up to a particular time
From this reading You can leave us to guard the place till you are ready to come back to the walls.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They have gone back to their posts.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading We were looking for you too, chief.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You can leave us to guard the place till you are ready to come back to the walls.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading You can leave us to guard the place till you are ready to come back to the walls.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading We knew that they were watching, and we almost expected an attack.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We knew that they were watching, and we almost expected an attack.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We knew that they were watching, and we almost expected an attack.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We were looking for you too, chief.
Chapter 7 of With Wolseley to Kumasi by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 7 holds 402 sentences of With Wolseley to Kumasi, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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