Chapter 14 of Air Service Boys Over the Rhine is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Air Service Boys Over the Rhine is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WITH COMRADES AGAIN "Hold on! Wait a minute!" exclaimed Tom, as he caught hold of his chum. "Where are you going?" "Out to give warning to a policeman or to some army officer about that spy!" exclaimed Jack. "We know him to be such, and now, with Bessie's word that he was with Potzfeldt, it's enough to cause his arrest."
Chapter 14 of Air Service Boys Over the Rhine is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading “"Out to give warning to a policeman or to some army officer about that spy!" exclaimed Jack.”
take into custody
From this reading “"We know him to be such, and now, with Bessie's word that he was with Potzfeldt, it's enough to cause his arrest."”
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “Wait a minute!" exclaimed Tom, as he caught hold of his chum.”
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “WITH COMRADES AGAIN "Hold on!”
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “"Out to give warning to a policeman or to some army officer about that spy!" exclaimed Jack.”
a member of a police force
From this reading “"Out to give warning to a policeman or to some army officer about that spy!" exclaimed Jack.”
catch sight of
From this reading “"Out to give warning to a policeman or to some army officer about that spy!" exclaimed Jack.”
a message informing of danger
From this reading “"Out to give warning to a policeman or to some army officer about that spy!" exclaimed Jack.”
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.
an officer in the armed forces
In this reading “"Out to give warning to a policeman or to some army officer about that spy!" exclaimed Jack.”
In this reading “"Out to give warning to a policeman or to some army officer about that spy!" exclaimed Jack.”
hold firmly
In this reading “WITH COMRADES AGAIN "Hold on!”
In this reading “Wait a minute!" exclaimed Tom, as he caught hold of his chum.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Wait a minute!" exclaimed Tom, as he caught hold of his chum.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Out to give warning to a policeman or to some army officer about that spy!" exclaimed Jack.
anew
From this reading WITH COMRADES AGAIN "Hold on!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We know him to be such, and now, with Bessie's word that he was with Potzfeldt, it's enough to cause his arrest."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are you going?"
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading "Out to give warning to a policeman or to some army officer about that spy!" exclaimed Jack.
take into custody
From this reading "We know him to be such, and now, with Bessie's word that he was with Potzfeldt, it's enough to cause his arrest."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Wait a minute!" exclaimed Tom, as he caught hold of his chum.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We know him to be such, and now, with Bessie's word that he was with Potzfeldt, it's enough to cause his arrest."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We know him to be such, and now, with Bessie's word that he was with Potzfeldt, it's enough to cause his arrest."
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Wait a minute!" exclaimed Tom, as he caught hold of his chum.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading "We know him to be such, and now, with Bessie's word that he was with Potzfeldt, it's enough to cause his arrest."
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Wait a minute!" exclaimed Tom, as he caught hold of his chum.
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading WITH COMRADES AGAIN "Hold on!
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "We know him to be such, and now, with Bessie's word that he was with Potzfeldt, it's enough to cause his arrest."
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Wait a minute!" exclaimed Tom, as he caught hold of his chum.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Out to give warning to a policeman or to some army officer about that spy!" exclaimed Jack.
the act of departing
From this reading "Where are you going?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wait a minute!" exclaimed Tom, as he caught hold of his chum.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We know him to be such, and now, with Bessie's word that he was with Potzfeldt, it's enough to cause his arrest."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wait a minute!" exclaimed Tom, as he caught hold of his chum.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading WITH COMRADES AGAIN "Hold on!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We know him to be such, and now, with Bessie's word that he was with Potzfeldt, it's enough to cause his arrest."
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Out to give warning to a policeman or to some army officer about that spy!" exclaimed Jack.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "We know him to be such, and now, with Bessie's word that he was with Potzfeldt, it's enough to cause his arrest."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Wait a minute!" exclaimed Tom, as he caught hold of his chum.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "We know him to be such, and now, with Bessie's word that he was with Potzfeldt, it's enough to cause his arrest."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wait a minute!" exclaimed Tom, as he caught hold of his chum.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading "Out to give warning to a policeman or to some army officer about that spy!" exclaimed Jack.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WITH COMRADES AGAIN "Hold on!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Out to give warning to a policeman or to some army officer about that spy!" exclaimed Jack.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Out to give warning to a policeman or to some army officer about that spy!" exclaimed Jack.
a member of a police force
From this reading "Out to give warning to a policeman or to some army officer about that spy!" exclaimed Jack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We know him to be such, and now, with Bessie's word that he was with Potzfeldt, it's enough to cause his arrest."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Out to give warning to a policeman or to some army officer about that spy!" exclaimed Jack.
catch sight of
From this reading "Out to give warning to a policeman or to some army officer about that spy!" exclaimed Jack.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "We know him to be such, and now, with Bessie's word that he was with Potzfeldt, it's enough to cause his arrest."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Out to give warning to a policeman or to some army officer about that spy!" exclaimed Jack.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Out to give warning to a policeman or to some army officer about that spy!" exclaimed Jack.
male cat
From this reading Wait a minute!" exclaimed Tom, as he caught hold of his chum.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Wait a minute!" exclaimed Tom, as he caught hold of his chum.
a message informing of danger
From this reading "Out to give warning to a policeman or to some army officer about that spy!" exclaimed Jack.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We know him to be such, and now, with Bessie's word that he was with Potzfeldt, it's enough to cause his arrest."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We know him to be such, and now, with Bessie's word that he was with Potzfeldt, it's enough to cause his arrest."
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are you going?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH COMRADES AGAIN "Hold on!
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "We know him to be such, and now, with Bessie's word that he was with Potzfeldt, it's enough to cause his arrest."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where are you going?"
Chapter 14 of Air Service Boys Over the Rhine by Charles Amory Beach holds 117 sentences, grouped into 24 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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