CROCUSES AND A BUMBLEBEE

    He became a representative of the town government. He was very popular. People liked listening to his stories about hunting bears and about the War of 1812. They admired his honesty and courage. […]

The most common remarks, such as speech etiquette formulas, are most commonly pronounced so indistinctly that a non-native speaker is hard put to make them out. This is especially the case when the speaker mumbles […]

  Colonel Travis called his 187 men. He said sadly, “General Santa Anna is coming to attack us. He has about 4,000 soldiers and lots of ammunition. We have only 187 men and little ammunition. […]