Chapter 10 of Wounds in the Rain: War Stories is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Wounds in the Rain: War Stories is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The first of July? All right. My Jamaica polo-pony was not present. He was still in the hills to the westward of Santiago, but the Cubans had promised to fetch him to me. But my kit was easy to carry.
Chapter 10 of Wounds in the Rain: War Stories is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cuban” — a native or inhabitant of Cuba
From this reading “He was still in the hills to the westward of Santiago, but the Cubans had promised to fetch him to me.”
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading “He was still in the hills to the westward of Santiago, but the Cubans had promised to fetch him to me.”
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “He was still in the hills to the westward of Santiago, but the Cubans had promised to fetch him to me.”
a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism
From this reading “My Jamaica polo-pony was not present.”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “The first of July?”
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “But my kit was easy to carry.”
city in the northern Dominican Republic
From this reading “He was still in the hills to the westward of Santiago, but the Cubans had promised to fetch him to me.”
toward the west
From this reading “He was still in the hills to the westward of Santiago, but the Cubans had promised to fetch him to me.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All right.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was still in the hills to the westward of Santiago, but the Cubans had promised to fetch him to me.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading But my kit was easy to carry.
plural of “cuban” — a native or inhabitant of Cuba
From this reading He was still in the hills to the westward of Santiago, but the Cubans had promised to fetch him to me.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading But my kit was easy to carry.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading He was still in the hills to the westward of Santiago, but the Cubans had promised to fetch him to me.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first of July?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was still in the hills to the westward of Santiago, but the Cubans had promised to fetch him to me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was still in the hills to the westward of Santiago, but the Cubans had promised to fetch him to me.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading He was still in the hills to the westward of Santiago, but the Cubans had promised to fetch him to me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was still in the hills to the westward of Santiago, but the Cubans had promised to fetch him to me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was still in the hills to the westward of Santiago, but the Cubans had promised to fetch him to me.
a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism
From this reading My Jamaica polo-pony was not present.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading The first of July?
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading But my kit was easy to carry.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was still in the hills to the westward of Santiago, but the Cubans had promised to fetch him to me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My Jamaica polo-pony was not present.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My Jamaica polo-pony was not present.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first of July?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My Jamaica polo-pony was not present.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading My Jamaica polo-pony was not present.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading He was still in the hills to the westward of Santiago, but the Cubans had promised to fetch him to me.
precisely, exactly
From this reading All right.
city in the northern Dominican Republic
From this reading He was still in the hills to the westward of Santiago, but the Cubans had promised to fetch him to me.
not in physical motion
From this reading He was still in the hills to the westward of Santiago, but the Cubans had promised to fetch him to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first of July?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was still in the hills to the westward of Santiago, but the Cubans had promised to fetch him to me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My Jamaica polo-pony was not present.
toward the west
From this reading He was still in the hills to the westward of Santiago, but the Cubans had promised to fetch him to me.
Chapter 10 of Wounds in the Rain: War Stories by Stephen Crane holds 442 sentences, grouped into 89 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.
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