Chapter 1 of Air Service Boys Over the Rhine is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Air Service Boys Over the Rhine is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF "AIR SERVICE BOYS FLYING FOR FRANCE," "AIR SERVICE BOYS OVER THE ENEMY'S LINES," ETC. MADE IN U.S.A. "Here they come back, Tom!" "Yes, I see them coming. Can you count them yet?
Chapter 1 of Air Service Boys Over the Rhine is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "AIR SERVICE BOYS FLYING FOR FRANCE," "AIR SERVICE BOYS OVER THE ENEMY'S LINES," ETC.”
determine the number or amount of
From this reading “Can you count them yet?”
possessive form of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "AIR SERVICE BOYS FLYING FOR FRANCE," "AIR SERVICE BOYS OVER THE ENEMY'S LINES," ETC.”
moving swiftly
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "AIR SERVICE BOYS FLYING FOR FRANCE," "AIR SERVICE BOYS OVER THE ENEMY'S LINES," ETC.”
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "AIR SERVICE BOYS FLYING FOR FRANCE," "AIR SERVICE BOYS OVER THE ENEMY'S LINES," ETC.”
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "AIR SERVICE BOYS FLYING FOR FRANCE," "AIR SERVICE BOYS OVER THE ENEMY'S LINES," ETC.”
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "AIR SERVICE BOYS FLYING FOR FRANCE," "AIR SERVICE BOYS OVER THE ENEMY'S LINES," ETC.”
male cat
From this reading “"Here they come back, Tom!"”
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 “"Here they come back, Tom!"”
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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 MADE IN U.S.A.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading AUTHOR OF "AIR SERVICE BOYS FLYING FOR FRANCE," "AIR SERVICE BOYS OVER THE ENEMY'S LINES," ETC.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "AIR SERVICE BOYS FLYING FOR FRANCE," "AIR SERVICE BOYS OVER THE ENEMY'S LINES," ETC.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Here they come back, Tom!"
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading AUTHOR OF "AIR SERVICE BOYS FLYING FOR FRANCE," "AIR SERVICE BOYS OVER THE ENEMY'S LINES," ETC.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you count them yet?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Here they come back, Tom!"
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Yes, I see them coming.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading Can you count them yet?
possessive form of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading AUTHOR OF "AIR SERVICE BOYS FLYING FOR FRANCE," "AIR SERVICE BOYS OVER THE ENEMY'S LINES," ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "AIR SERVICE BOYS FLYING FOR FRANCE," "AIR SERVICE BOYS OVER THE ENEMY'S LINES," ETC.
moving swiftly
From this reading AUTHOR OF "AIR SERVICE BOYS FLYING FOR FRANCE," "AIR SERVICE BOYS OVER THE ENEMY'S LINES," ETC.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AUTHOR OF "AIR SERVICE BOYS FLYING FOR FRANCE," "AIR SERVICE BOYS OVER THE ENEMY'S LINES," ETC.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading AUTHOR OF "AIR SERVICE BOYS FLYING FOR FRANCE," "AIR SERVICE BOYS OVER THE ENEMY'S LINES," ETC.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here they come back, Tom!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I see them coming.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MADE IN U.S.A.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading AUTHOR OF "AIR SERVICE BOYS FLYING FOR FRANCE," "AIR SERVICE BOYS OVER THE ENEMY'S LINES," ETC.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading MADE IN U.S.A.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "AIR SERVICE BOYS FLYING FOR FRANCE," "AIR SERVICE BOYS OVER THE ENEMY'S LINES," ETC.
above and across; more than
From this reading AUTHOR OF "AIR SERVICE BOYS FLYING FOR FRANCE," "AIR SERVICE BOYS OVER THE ENEMY'S LINES," ETC.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading MADE IN U.S.A.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Yes, I see them coming.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading AUTHOR OF "AIR SERVICE BOYS FLYING FOR FRANCE," "AIR SERVICE BOYS OVER THE ENEMY'S LINES," ETC.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "AIR SERVICE BOYS FLYING FOR FRANCE," "AIR SERVICE BOYS OVER THE ENEMY'S LINES," ETC.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Yes, I see them coming.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Here they come back, Tom!"
male cat
From this reading "Here they come back, Tom!"
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading MADE IN U.S.A.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I see them coming.
but in spite of that
From this reading Can you count them yet?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you count them yet?
Chapter 1 of Air Service Boys Over the Rhine by Charles Amory Beach holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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 1 holds 140 sentences of Air Service Boys Over the Rhine, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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