Chapter 7 of Army Boys in the French Trenches is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Army Boys in the French Trenches is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COLONEL PAVET REAPPEARS The Army boys thought over the situation in some perplexity. "What do you suppose we ought to do?" asked Bart. "We ought to go hotfoot to the captain and tell him what we've seen," declared Tom with emphasis. "I hardly like to do that," objected Billy. "At least not at this stage of the game.
Chapter 7 of Army Boys in the French Trenches is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading “"What do you suppose we ought to do?" asked Bart.”
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “"I hardly like to do that," objected Billy.”
special importance or significance
From this reading “"We ought to go hotfoot to the captain and tell him what we've seen," declared Tom with emphasis.”
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading “"I hardly like to do that," objected Billy.”
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading “COLONEL PAVET REAPPEARS The Army boys thought over the situation in some perplexity.”
third-person singular of “reappear” — appear again
From this reading “COLONEL PAVET REAPPEARS The Army boys thought over the situation in some perplexity.”
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading “COLONEL PAVET REAPPEARS The Army boys thought over the situation in some perplexity.”
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading “"At least not at this stage of the game.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We ought to go hotfoot to the captain and tell him what we've seen," declared Tom with emphasis.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading COLONEL PAVET REAPPEARS The Army boys thought over the situation in some perplexity.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What do you suppose we ought to do?" asked Bart.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At least not at this stage of the game.
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading "What do you suppose we ought to do?" asked Bart.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading "I hardly like to do that," objected Billy.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading COLONEL PAVET REAPPEARS The Army boys thought over the situation in some perplexity.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "We ought to go hotfoot to the captain and tell him what we've seen," declared Tom with emphasis.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading COLONEL PAVET REAPPEARS The Army boys thought over the situation in some perplexity.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "We ought to go hotfoot to the captain and tell him what we've seen," declared Tom with emphasis.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you suppose we ought to do?" asked Bart.
special importance or significance
From this reading "We ought to go hotfoot to the captain and tell him what we've seen," declared Tom with emphasis.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading "At least not at this stage of the game.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "We ought to go hotfoot to the captain and tell him what we've seen," declared Tom with emphasis.
only a very short time before
From this reading "I hardly like to do that," objected Billy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We ought to go hotfoot to the captain and tell him what we've seen," declared Tom with emphasis.
a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it
From this reading "We ought to go hotfoot to the captain and tell him what we've seen," declared Tom with emphasis.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hardly like to do that," objected Billy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading COLONEL PAVET REAPPEARS The Army boys thought over the situation in some perplexity.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "At least not at this stage of the game.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I hardly like to do that," objected Billy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "At least not at this stage of the game.
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading "I hardly like to do that," objected Billy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "At least not at this stage of the game.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "What do you suppose we ought to do?" asked Bart.
above and across; more than
From this reading COLONEL PAVET REAPPEARS The Army boys thought over the situation in some perplexity.
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From this reading COLONEL PAVET REAPPEARS The Army boys thought over the situation in some perplexity.
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading COLONEL PAVET REAPPEARS The Army boys thought over the situation in some perplexity.
third-person singular of “reappear” — appear again
From this reading COLONEL PAVET REAPPEARS The Army boys thought over the situation in some perplexity.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "We ought to go hotfoot to the captain and tell him what we've seen," declared Tom with emphasis.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading COLONEL PAVET REAPPEARS The Army boys thought over the situation in some perplexity.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading COLONEL PAVET REAPPEARS The Army boys thought over the situation in some perplexity.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading "At least not at this stage of the game.
express a supposition
From this reading "What do you suppose we ought to do?" asked Bart.
express in words
From this reading "We ought to go hotfoot to the captain and tell him what we've seen," declared Tom with emphasis.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I hardly like to do that," objected Billy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COLONEL PAVET REAPPEARS The Army boys thought over the situation in some perplexity.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "At least not at this stage of the game.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading COLONEL PAVET REAPPEARS The Army boys thought over the situation in some perplexity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What do you suppose we ought to do?" asked Bart.
male cat
From this reading "We ought to go hotfoot to the captain and tell him what we've seen," declared Tom with emphasis.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "What do you suppose we ought to do?" asked Bart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We ought to go hotfoot to the captain and tell him what we've seen," declared Tom with emphasis.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you suppose we ought to do?" asked Bart.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "We ought to go hotfoot to the captain and tell him what we've seen," declared Tom with emphasis.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you suppose we ought to do?" asked Bart.
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