Chapter 22 of Boy Scouts with Joffre is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Boy Scouts with Joffre is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Thrown From the Clouds. "That's The Rat!" shrilled Jack. "He's trying to blow up the Grey Eagle! That was he in the monoplane! Hurry!
Chapter 22 of Boy Scouts with Joffre is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
exhale hard
From this reading “"He's trying to blow up the Grey Eagle!”
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading “Thrown From the Clouds.”
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “"He's trying to blow up the Grey Eagle!”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “"He's trying to blow up the Grey Eagle!”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “Hurry!”
an airplane with a single wing
From this reading “That was he in the monoplane!”
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading “"That's The Rat!" shrilled Jack.”
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading “Thrown From the Clouds.”
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cause to burst with a violent release of energy
In this reading “"He's trying to blow up the Grey Eagle!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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exhale hard
From this reading "He's trying to blow up the Grey Eagle!
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading Thrown From the Clouds.
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading "He's trying to blow up the Grey Eagle!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thrown From the Clouds.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading "He's trying to blow up the Grey Eagle!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That was he in the monoplane!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's trying to blow up the Grey Eagle!
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Hurry!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That was he in the monoplane!
a small worthless amount
From this reading "That's The Rat!" shrilled Jack.
an airplane with a single wing
From this reading That was he in the monoplane!
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading "That's The Rat!" shrilled Jack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's The Rat!" shrilled Jack.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was he in the monoplane!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's The Rat!" shrilled Jack.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thrown From the Clouds.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading Thrown From the Clouds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He's trying to blow up the Grey Eagle!
hard to endure
From this reading "He's trying to blow up the Grey Eagle!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "He's trying to blow up the Grey Eagle!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was he in the monoplane!
Chapter 22 of Boy Scouts with Joffre by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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 22 holds 194 sentences of Boy Scouts with Joffre, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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