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Chapter 1 of Army Boys in France is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Author of "Army Boys in the French Trenches" and "Army Boys on the Firing Line"_ THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO. CLEVELAND, O. ------ NEW YORK, N. Y. Made in U. S. A. THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.
Chapter 1 of Army Boys in France is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 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 “_Author of "Army Boys in the French Trenches" and "Army Boys on the Firing Line"_ THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading “CLEVELAND, O.”
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
From this reading “THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.”
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
From this reading “_Author of "Army Boys in the French Trenches" and "Army Boys on the Firing Line"_ THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.”
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading “_Author of "Army Boys in the French Trenches" and "Army Boys on the Firing Line"_ THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.”
a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
From this reading “_Author of "Army Boys in the French Trenches" and "Army Boys on the Firing Line"_ THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.”
plural of “trench” — a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading “_Author of "Army Boys in the French Trenches" and "Army Boys on the Firing Line"_ THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.”
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.
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the line from which soldiers deliver fire
In this reading “_Author of "Army Boys in the French Trenches" and "Army Boys on the Firing Line"_ THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.”
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 Made in U. S. A.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Author of "Army Boys in the French Trenches" and "Army Boys on the Firing Line"_ THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading _Author of "Army Boys in the French Trenches" and "Army Boys on the Firing Line"_ THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _Author of "Army Boys in the French Trenches" and "Army Boys on the Firing Line"_ THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.
the craft of binding books
From this reading THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading _Author of "Army Boys in the French Trenches" and "Army Boys on the Firing Line"_ THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.
the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading CLEVELAND, O.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading _Author of "Army Boys in the French Trenches" and "Army Boys on the Firing Line"_ THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
From this reading THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
From this reading _Author of "Army Boys in the French Trenches" and "Army Boys on the Firing Line"_ THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading _Author of "Army Boys in the French Trenches" and "Army Boys on the Firing Line"_ THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Author of "Army Boys in the French Trenches" and "Army Boys on the Firing Line"_ THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading _Author of "Army Boys in the French Trenches" and "Army Boys on the Firing Line"_ THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Made in U. S. A.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading ------ NEW YORK, N. Y.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading ------ NEW YORK, N. Y.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading CLEVELAND, O.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Author of "Army Boys in the French Trenches" and "Army Boys on the Firing Line"_ THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Author of "Army Boys in the French Trenches" and "Army Boys on the Firing Line"_ THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading _Author of "Army Boys in the French Trenches" and "Army Boys on the Firing Line"_ THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.
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.
a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
From this reading _Author of "Army Boys in the French Trenches" and "Army Boys on the Firing Line"_ THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Author of "Army Boys in the French Trenches" and "Army Boys on the Firing Line"_ THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.
plural of “trench” — a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading _Author of "Army Boys in the French Trenches" and "Army Boys on the Firing Line"_ THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.
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.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading _Author of "Army Boys in the French Trenches" and "Army Boys on the Firing Line"_ THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading ------ NEW YORK, N. Y.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading ------ NEW YORK, N. Y.
Chapter 1 of Army Boys in France by Homer Randall holds 123 sentences, grouped into 25 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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