Chapter 3 of Dick Donnelly of the Paratroops is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Dick Donnelly of the Paratroops is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Trucks!” Dick said. “On the road below. Come on!” Even before they moved, they heard the report of rifles from the woods below them.
Chapter 3 of Dick Donnelly of the Paratroops is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading ““On the road below.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “Dick said.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “Even before they moved, they heard the report of rifles from the woods below them.”
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading “Even before they moved, they heard the report of rifles from the woods below them.”
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading “Even before they moved, they heard the report of rifles from the woods below them.”
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading ““On the road below.”
plural of “truck” — an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
From this reading ““Trucks!””
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “Even before they moved, they heard the report of rifles from the woods below them.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
travelling about
In this reading ““On the road below.”
In this reading “Even before they moved, they heard the report of rifles from the woods below them.”
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.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Even before they moved, they heard the report of rifles from the woods below them.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “On the road below.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come on!”
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick said.
divisible by two
From this reading Even before they moved, they heard the report of rifles from the woods below them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Even before they moved, they heard the report of rifles from the woods below them.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Even before they moved, they heard the report of rifles from the woods below them.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Even before they moved, they heard the report of rifles from the woods below them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even before they moved, they heard the report of rifles from the woods below them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “On the road below.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading Even before they moved, they heard the report of rifles from the woods below them.
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading Even before they moved, they heard the report of rifles from the woods below them.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “On the road below.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Dick said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “On the road below.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Even before they moved, they heard the report of rifles from the woods below them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even before they moved, they heard the report of rifles from the woods below them.
plural of “truck” — an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
From this reading “Trucks!”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Even before they moved, they heard the report of rifles from the woods below them.
Chapter 3 of Dick Donnelly of the Paratroops by Marshall McClintock holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 3 holds 425 sentences of Dick Donnelly of the Paratroops, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Dick Donnelly of the Paratroops by Marshall McClintock exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 425 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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