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Chapter 2 of Army Boys marching into Germany is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TRAPPED The effect of Tom’s words was electric. It was unexampled. It was a flagrant breach of discipline that under ordinary circumstances would be unforgivable. A non-commissioned officer sprang forward to thrust him back into the ranks. But the major, after a lightning glance at Tom and then at the strange officer, intervened.
Chapter 2 of Army Boys marching into Germany is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
From this reading “It was a flagrant breach of discipline that under ordinary circumstances would be unforgivable.”
a branch of knowledge
From this reading “It was a flagrant breach of discipline that under ordinary circumstances would be unforgivable.”
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
From this reading “It was a flagrant breach of discipline that under ordinary circumstances would be unforgivable.”
past form of “intervene” — get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
From this reading “But the major, after a lightning glance at Tom and then at the strange officer, intervened.”
plural of “rank” — a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading “A non-commissioned officer sprang forward to thrust him back into the ranks.”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading “TRAPPED The effect of Tom’s words was electric.”
not excusable
From this reading “It was a flagrant breach of discipline that under ordinary circumstances would be unforgivable.”
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In this reading “It was a flagrant breach of discipline that under ordinary circumstances would be unforgivable.”
In this reading “A non-commissioned officer sprang forward to thrust him back into the ranks.”
In this reading “But the major, after a lightning glance at Tom and then at the strange officer, intervened.”
In this reading “It was a flagrant breach of discipline that under ordinary circumstances would be unforgivable.”
In this reading “It was a flagrant breach of discipline that under ordinary circumstances would be unforgivable.”
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 It was a flagrant breach of discipline that under ordinary circumstances would be unforgivable.
later than; following
From this reading But the major, after a lightning glance at Tom and then at the strange officer, intervened.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the major, after a lightning glance at Tom and then at the strange officer, intervened.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But the major, after a lightning glance at Tom and then at the strange officer, intervened.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A non-commissioned officer sprang forward to thrust him back into the ranks.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was a flagrant breach of discipline that under ordinary circumstances would be unforgivable.
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
From this reading It was a flagrant breach of discipline that under ordinary circumstances would be unforgivable.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the major, after a lightning glance at Tom and then at the strange officer, intervened.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading It was a flagrant breach of discipline that under ordinary circumstances would be unforgivable.
a branch of knowledge
From this reading It was a flagrant breach of discipline that under ordinary circumstances would be unforgivable.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading TRAPPED The effect of Tom’s words was electric.
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading TRAPPED The effect of Tom’s words was electric.
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
From this reading It was a flagrant breach of discipline that under ordinary circumstances would be unforgivable.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading A non-commissioned officer sprang forward to thrust him back into the ranks.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading But the major, after a lightning glance at Tom and then at the strange officer, intervened.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A non-commissioned officer sprang forward to thrust him back into the ranks.
past form of “intervene” — get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
From this reading But the major, after a lightning glance at Tom and then at the strange officer, intervened.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A non-commissioned officer sprang forward to thrust him back into the ranks.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was unexampled.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading But the major, after a lightning glance at Tom and then at the strange officer, intervened.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading But the major, after a lightning glance at Tom and then at the strange officer, intervened.
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From this reading A non-commissioned officer sprang forward to thrust him back into the ranks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TRAPPED The effect of Tom’s words was electric.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading A non-commissioned officer sprang forward to thrust him back into the ranks.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading It was a flagrant breach of discipline that under ordinary circumstances would be unforgivable.
plural of “rank” — a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading A non-commissioned officer sprang forward to thrust him back into the ranks.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading A non-commissioned officer sprang forward to thrust him back into the ranks.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading But the major, after a lightning glance at Tom and then at the strange officer, intervened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a flagrant breach of discipline that under ordinary circumstances would be unforgivable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TRAPPED The effect of Tom’s words was electric.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But the major, after a lightning glance at Tom and then at the strange officer, intervened.
push forcefully
From this reading A non-commissioned officer sprang forward to thrust him back into the ranks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A non-commissioned officer sprang forward to thrust him back into the ranks.
male cat
From this reading But the major, after a lightning glance at Tom and then at the strange officer, intervened.
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading TRAPPED The effect of Tom’s words was electric.
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading TRAPPED The effect of Tom’s words was electric.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was a flagrant breach of discipline that under ordinary circumstances would be unforgivable.
having no previous example or precedent or parallel
From this reading It was unexampled.
not excusable
From this reading It was a flagrant breach of discipline that under ordinary circumstances would be unforgivable.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TRAPPED The effect of Tom’s words was electric.
the words that are spoken
From this reading TRAPPED The effect of Tom’s words was electric.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was a flagrant breach of discipline that under ordinary circumstances would be unforgivable.
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