Chapter XIII
“Colonel Gerard,” said he, “things are going very badly with us. The men are starving. We must have food at all costs.” “The horses,” I suggested. “Save your handful of cavalry; there are none left.”
The Adventures of Gerard
Chapter XIII
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“Colonel
Gerard,”
said
he,
“things
are
going
very
badly
with
us.
The
men
are
starving.
We
must
have
food
at
all
costs.”
“The
horses,”
I
suggested.
“Save
your
handful
of
cavalry;
there
are
none
left.”
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Line 1
“Colonel
Gerard,”
said
he,
“things
are
going
very
badly
with
us.
Line 2
The
men
are
starving.
Line 3
We
must
have
food
at
all
costs.”
Line 4
“The
horses,”
I
suggested.
Line 5
“Save
your
handful
of
cavalry;
there
are
none
left.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We must have food at all costs.””
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Save your handful of cavalry; there are none left.””
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must have food at all costs.””
None
pronoun
US /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading ““Save your handful of cavalry; there are none left.””
Save
preposition
US /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading ““Save your handful of cavalry; there are none left.””
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all
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From this reading We must have food at all costs.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Colonel Gerard,” said he, “things are going very badly with us.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We must have food at all costs.”
badly
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From this reading “Colonel Gerard,” said he, “things are going very badly with us.
cavalry
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From this reading “Save your handful of cavalry; there are none left.”
Colonel
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From this reading “Colonel Gerard,” said he, “things are going very badly with us.
costs
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From this reading We must have food at all costs.”
food
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From this reading We must have food at all costs.”
Gerard
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From this reading “Colonel Gerard,” said he, “things are going very badly with us.
going
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From this reading “Colonel Gerard,” said he, “things are going very badly with us.
handful
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From this reading “Save your handful of cavalry; there are none left.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We must have food at all costs.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Colonel Gerard,” said he, “things are going very badly with us.
horses
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From this reading “The horses,” I suggested.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The horses,” I suggested.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Save your handful of cavalry; there are none left.”
men
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From this reading The men are starving.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must have food at all costs.”
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading “Save your handful of cavalry; there are none left.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Save your handful of cavalry; there are none left.”
said
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From this reading “Colonel Gerard,” said he, “things are going very badly with us.
SaveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading “Save your handful of cavalry; there are none left.”
starving
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From this reading The men are starving.
suggested
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From this reading “The horses,” I suggested.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The men are starving.
there
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From this reading “Save your handful of cavalry; there are none left.”
things
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From this reading “Colonel Gerard,” said he, “things are going very badly with us.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Colonel Gerard,” said he, “things are going very badly with us.
very
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From this reading “Colonel Gerard,” said he, “things are going very badly with us.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must have food at all costs.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Colonel Gerard,” said he, “things are going very badly with us.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Save your handful of cavalry; there are none left.”