Chapter 25 of Army Boys marching into Germany is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Army Boys marching into Germany is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOILING THE GERMAN PLOT “This cellar’s a nice place to tell ghost stories in,” remarked Bart. “It would make a fellow creepy to be in here all by his lonesome.” “I thought I heard a noise down in that end of the cellar,” said Tom. “You’re dreaming,” said Billy. “Come out of your trance.”
Chapter 25 of Army Boys marching into Germany is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 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 “FOILING THE GERMAN PLOT “This cellar’s a nice place to tell ghost stories in,” remarked Bart.”
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading “FOILING THE GERMAN PLOT “This cellar’s a nice place to tell ghost stories in,” remarked Bart.”
annoying and unpleasant
From this reading ““It would make a fellow creepy to be in here all by his lonesome.””
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading ““You’re dreaming,” said Billy.”
an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
From this reading “FOILING THE GERMAN PLOT “This cellar’s a nice place to tell ghost stories in,” remarked Bart.”
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading ““It would make a fellow creepy to be in here all by his lonesome.””
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “FOILING THE GERMAN PLOT “This cellar’s a nice place to tell ghost stories in,” remarked Bart.”
a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading ““Come out of your trance.””
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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In this reading “FOILING THE GERMAN PLOT “This cellar’s a nice place to tell ghost stories in,” remarked Bart.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading ““Come out of your trance.””
In this reading “FOILING THE GERMAN PLOT “This cellar’s a nice place to tell ghost stories in,” remarked Bart.”
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 FOILING THE GERMAN PLOT “This cellar’s a nice place to tell ghost stories in,” remarked Bart.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “It would make a fellow creepy to be in here all by his lonesome.”
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading FOILING THE GERMAN PLOT “This cellar’s a nice place to tell ghost stories in,” remarked Bart.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It would make a fellow creepy to be in here all by his lonesome.”
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “You’re dreaming,” said Billy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “It would make a fellow creepy to be in here all by his lonesome.”
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading “I thought I heard a noise down in that end of the cellar,” said Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOILING THE GERMAN PLOT “This cellar’s a nice place to tell ghost stories in,” remarked Bart.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come out of your trance.”
annoying and unpleasant
From this reading “It would make a fellow creepy to be in here all by his lonesome.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “I thought I heard a noise down in that end of the cellar,” said Tom.
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “You’re dreaming,” said Billy.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “I thought I heard a noise down in that end of the cellar,” said Tom.
a boy or man
From this reading “It would make a fellow creepy to be in here all by his lonesome.”
an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
From this reading FOILING THE GERMAN PLOT “This cellar’s a nice place to tell ghost stories in,” remarked Bart.
a person of German nationality
From this reading FOILING THE GERMAN PLOT “This cellar’s a nice place to tell ghost stories in,” remarked Bart.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading FOILING THE GERMAN PLOT “This cellar’s a nice place to tell ghost stories in,” remarked Bart.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “I thought I heard a noise down in that end of the cellar,” said Tom.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “It would make a fellow creepy to be in here all by his lonesome.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “It would make a fellow creepy to be in here all by his lonesome.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought I heard a noise down in that end of the cellar,” said Tom.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FOILING THE GERMAN PLOT “This cellar’s a nice place to tell ghost stories in,” remarked Bart.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It would make a fellow creepy to be in here all by his lonesome.”
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading “It would make a fellow creepy to be in here all by his lonesome.”
engage in
From this reading “It would make a fellow creepy to be in here all by his lonesome.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading FOILING THE GERMAN PLOT “This cellar’s a nice place to tell ghost stories in,” remarked Bart.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “I thought I heard a noise down in that end of the cellar,” said Tom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I thought I heard a noise down in that end of the cellar,” said Tom.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Come out of your trance.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading FOILING THE GERMAN PLOT “This cellar’s a nice place to tell ghost stories in,” remarked Bart.
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading FOILING THE GERMAN PLOT “This cellar’s a nice place to tell ghost stories in,” remarked Bart.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading FOILING THE GERMAN PLOT “This cellar’s a nice place to tell ghost stories in,” remarked Bart.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I thought I heard a noise down in that end of the cellar,” said Tom.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading FOILING THE GERMAN PLOT “This cellar’s a nice place to tell ghost stories in,” remarked Bart.
express in words
From this reading FOILING THE GERMAN PLOT “This cellar’s a nice place to tell ghost stories in,” remarked Bart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I thought I heard a noise down in that end of the cellar,” said Tom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOILING THE GERMAN PLOT “This cellar’s a nice place to tell ghost stories in,” remarked Bart.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading FOILING THE GERMAN PLOT “This cellar’s a nice place to tell ghost stories in,” remarked Bart.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I thought I heard a noise down in that end of the cellar,” said Tom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FOILING THE GERMAN PLOT “This cellar’s a nice place to tell ghost stories in,” remarked Bart.
male cat
From this reading “I thought I heard a noise down in that end of the cellar,” said Tom.
a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading “Come out of your trance.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would make a fellow creepy to be in here all by his lonesome.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re dreaming,” said Billy.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Come out of your trance.”
Chapter 25 of Army Boys marching into Germany by Homer Randall holds 101 sentences, grouped into 21 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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