Chapter 15 of A Lively Bit of the Front is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of A Lively Bit of the Front is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Eve of Messines "Now then, you chaps, if you aren't hungry your pals are. Look slippy and get those rations up. You'll tumble across the wagons at La Tuille Farm." "Right oh, Sergeant!" responded a youthful corporal. "Come along, chapses!
Chapter 15 of A Lively Bit of the Front is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading “The Eve of Messines "Now then, you chaps, if you aren't hungry your pals are.”
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading “"Right oh, Sergeant!" responded a youthful corporal.”
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading “The Eve of Messines "Now then, you chaps, if you aren't hungry your pals are.”
plural of “pal” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “The Eve of Messines "Now then, you chaps, if you aren't hungry your pals are.”
plural of “ration” — the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)
From this reading “Look slippy and get those rations up.”
fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading “You'll tumble across the wagons at La Tuille Farm."”
plural of “wagon” — any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading “You'll tumble across the wagons at La Tuille Farm."”
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading “"Right oh, Sergeant!" responded a youthful corporal.”
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come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
In this reading “"Come along, chapses!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Right oh, Sergeant!" responded a youthful corporal.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading You'll tumble across the wagons at La Tuille Farm."
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Come along, chapses!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Look slippy and get those rations up.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Eve of Messines "Now then, you chaps, if you aren't hungry your pals are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Eve of Messines "Now then, you chaps, if you aren't hungry your pals are.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You'll tumble across the wagons at La Tuille Farm."
plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading The Eve of Messines "Now then, you chaps, if you aren't hungry your pals are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come along, chapses!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come along, chapses!
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading "Right oh, Sergeant!" responded a youthful corporal.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading The Eve of Messines "Now then, you chaps, if you aren't hungry your pals are.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading You'll tumble across the wagons at La Tuille Farm."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Look slippy and get those rations up.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading The Eve of Messines "Now then, you chaps, if you aren't hungry your pals are.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The Eve of Messines "Now then, you chaps, if you aren't hungry your pals are.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading You'll tumble across the wagons at La Tuille Farm."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look slippy and get those rations up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Eve of Messines "Now then, you chaps, if you aren't hungry your pals are.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The Eve of Messines "Now then, you chaps, if you aren't hungry your pals are.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Eve of Messines "Now then, you chaps, if you aren't hungry your pals are.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Right oh, Sergeant!" responded a youthful corporal.
plural of “pal” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading The Eve of Messines "Now then, you chaps, if you aren't hungry your pals are.
plural of “ration” — the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)
From this reading Look slippy and get those rations up.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading "Right oh, Sergeant!" responded a youthful corporal.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Right oh, Sergeant!" responded a youthful corporal.
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading "Right oh, Sergeant!" responded a youthful corporal.
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
From this reading Look slippy and get those rations up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Eve of Messines "Now then, you chaps, if you aren't hungry your pals are.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The Eve of Messines "Now then, you chaps, if you aren't hungry your pals are.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Look slippy and get those rations up.
armor plate that protects the hip and thigh
From this reading You'll tumble across the wagons at La Tuille Farm."
fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading You'll tumble across the wagons at La Tuille Farm."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Look slippy and get those rations up.
plural of “wagon” — any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading You'll tumble across the wagons at La Tuille Farm."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Eve of Messines "Now then, you chaps, if you aren't hungry your pals are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll tumble across the wagons at La Tuille Farm."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Eve of Messines "Now then, you chaps, if you aren't hungry your pals are.
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading "Right oh, Sergeant!" responded a youthful corporal.
Chapter 15 of A Lively Bit of the Front by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman holds 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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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