Chapter 21 of Boy Scouts with Joffre is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Boy Scouts with Joffre is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Coffee With the Kaiser. "Lost?" was Harry's startled ejaculation. "Don't say that!" "Why not?" inquired Jimmie, peering into the thick fog that enveloped them. "Why not say it, when it is so?
Chapter 21 of Boy Scouts with Joffre is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading “Coffee With the Kaiser.”
an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
From this reading “"Lost?" was Harry's startled ejaculation.”
past form of “envelop” — enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
From this reading “"Why not?" inquired Jimmie, peering into the thick fog that enveloped them.”
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading “"Why not?" inquired Jimmie, peering into the thick fog that enveloped them.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “"Why not?" inquired Jimmie, peering into the thick fog that enveloped them.”
the title of the Holy Roman Emperors or the emperors of Austria or of Germany until 1918
From this reading “Coffee With the Kaiser.”
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “"Why not?" inquired Jimmie, peering into the thick fog that enveloped them.”
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading “"Lost?" was Harry's startled ejaculation.”
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In this reading “"Why not?" inquired Jimmie, peering into the thick fog that enveloped them.”
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a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading Coffee With the Kaiser.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't say that!"
an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
From this reading "Lost?" was Harry's startled ejaculation.
past form of “envelop” — enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
From this reading "Why not?" inquired Jimmie, peering into the thick fog that enveloped them.
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading "Why not?" inquired Jimmie, peering into the thick fog that enveloped them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lost?" was Harry's startled ejaculation.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "Why not?" inquired Jimmie, peering into the thick fog that enveloped them.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Why not?" inquired Jimmie, peering into the thick fog that enveloped them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why not say it, when it is so?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why not say it, when it is so?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why not?" inquired Jimmie, peering into the thick fog that enveloped them.
the title of the Holy Roman Emperors or the emperors of Austria or of Germany until 1918
From this reading Coffee With the Kaiser.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "Lost?" was Harry's startled ejaculation.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why not?" inquired Jimmie, peering into the thick fog that enveloped them.
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading "Why not?" inquired Jimmie, peering into the thick fog that enveloped them.
express in words
From this reading "Don't say that!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Why not say it, when it is so?
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading "Lost?" was Harry's startled ejaculation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Don't say that!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Coffee With the Kaiser.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Why not?" inquired Jimmie, peering into the thick fog that enveloped them.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading "Why not?" inquired Jimmie, peering into the thick fog that enveloped them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Lost?" was Harry's startled ejaculation.
at the time that
From this reading "Why not say it, when it is so?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why not?" inquired Jimmie, peering into the thick fog that enveloped them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Coffee With the Kaiser.
Chapter 21 of Boy Scouts with Joffre by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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.
Chapter 21 holds 175 sentences of Boy Scouts with Joffre, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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