Chapter 25 of Air Service Boys Over the Rhine is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Air Service Boys Over the Rhine is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ESCAPE "Well, this is tough luck!" "Tough is no name for it, Jack. It's the worst ever! I don't suppose they'll do a thing to us after what we did to the factories." "No. We certainly scotched 'em good and proper.
Chapter 25 of Air Service Boys Over the Rhine is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of escaping physically
From this reading “THE ESCAPE "Well, this is tough luck!"”
plural of “factory” — a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading “I don't suppose they'll do a thing to us after what we did to the factories."”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “"Tough is no name for it, Jack.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “THE ESCAPE "Well, this is tough luck!"”
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading “"No. We certainly scotched 'em good and proper.”
past form of “scotch” — hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
From this reading “"No. We certainly scotched 'em good and proper.”
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “THE ESCAPE "Well, this is tough luck!"”
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “It's the worst ever!”
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 unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
In this reading “THE ESCAPE "Well, this is tough luck!"”
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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 I don't suppose they'll do a thing to us after what we did to the factories."
later than; following
From this reading I don't suppose they'll do a thing to us after what we did to the factories."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No. We certainly scotched 'em good and proper.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "No. We certainly scotched 'em good and proper.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I don't suppose they'll do a thing to us after what we did to the factories."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I don't suppose they'll do a thing to us after what we did to the factories."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't suppose they'll do a thing to us after what we did to the factories."
a quad with a square body
From this reading "No. We certainly scotched 'em good and proper.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading THE ESCAPE "Well, this is tough luck!"
at any time
From this reading It's the worst ever!
plural of “factory” — a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading I don't suppose they'll do a thing to us after what we did to the factories."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Tough is no name for it, Jack.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "No. We certainly scotched 'em good and proper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't suppose they'll do a thing to us after what we did to the factories."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ESCAPE "Well, this is tough luck!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Tough is no name for it, Jack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's the worst ever!
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Tough is no name for it, Jack.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading THE ESCAPE "Well, this is tough luck!"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Tough is no name for it, Jack.
not any; not one
From this reading "Tough is no name for it, Jack.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading "No. We certainly scotched 'em good and proper.
past form of “scotch” — hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
From this reading "No. We certainly scotched 'em good and proper.
express a supposition
From this reading I don't suppose they'll do a thing to us after what we did to the factories."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ESCAPE "Well, this is tough luck!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't suppose they'll do a thing to us after what we did to the factories."
a special situation
From this reading I don't suppose they'll do a thing to us after what we did to the factories."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE ESCAPE "Well, this is tough luck!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't suppose they'll do a thing to us after what we did to the factories."
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading THE ESCAPE "Well, this is tough luck!"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I don't suppose they'll do a thing to us after what we did to the factories."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I don't suppose they'll do a thing to us after what we did to the factories."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading THE ESCAPE "Well, this is tough luck!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I don't suppose they'll do a thing to us after what we did to the factories."
the least favorable outcome
From this reading It's the worst ever!
Chapter 25 of Air Service Boys Over the Rhine by Charles Amory Beach holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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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