Chapter 5 of Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I RESPECTFULLY DECLINE TO ANSWER, SIR." "Mr. Prescott reports, sir." "Mr. Holmes reports, sir." Saluting, the two yearlings stepped into the tent of the O.C., then halted at attention. Two officers returned their salutes.
Chapter 5 of Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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grow worse
From this reading “"I RESPECTFULLY DECLINE TO ANSWER, SIR."”
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading “"Mr. Holmes reports, sir."”
a town in central Arizona
From this reading “"Mr. Prescott reports, sir."”
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading “"Mr. Prescott reports, sir."”
in a respectful manner
From this reading “"I RESPECTFULLY DECLINE TO ANSWER, SIR."”
plural of “salute” — an act of honor or courteous recognition
From this reading “Two officers returned their salutes.”
-ing form of “salute” — propose a toast to
From this reading “Saluting, the two yearlings stepped into the tent of the O.C., then halted at attention.”
plural of “yearling” — a young child
From this reading “Saluting, the two yearlings stepped into the tent of the O.C., then halted at attention.”
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.
react verbally
From this reading "I RESPECTFULLY DECLINE TO ANSWER, SIR."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Saluting, the two yearlings stepped into the tent of the O.C., then halted at attention.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Saluting, the two yearlings stepped into the tent of the O.C., then halted at attention.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Saluting, the two yearlings stepped into the tent of the O.C., then halted at attention.
grow worse
From this reading "I RESPECTFULLY DECLINE TO ANSWER, SIR."
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading Saluting, the two yearlings stepped into the tent of the O.C., then halted at attention.
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading "Mr. Holmes reports, sir."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I RESPECTFULLY DECLINE TO ANSWER, SIR."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Saluting, the two yearlings stepped into the tent of the O.C., then halted at attention.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Prescott reports, sir."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Saluting, the two yearlings stepped into the tent of the O.C., then halted at attention.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Saluting, the two yearlings stepped into the tent of the O.C., then halted at attention.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Two officers returned their salutes.
a town in central Arizona
From this reading "Mr. Prescott reports, sir."
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading "Mr. Prescott reports, sir."
in a respectful manner
From this reading "I RESPECTFULLY DECLINE TO ANSWER, SIR."
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Two officers returned their salutes.
plural of “salute” — an act of honor or courteous recognition
From this reading Two officers returned their salutes.
-ing form of “salute” — propose a toast to
From this reading Saluting, the two yearlings stepped into the tent of the O.C., then halted at attention.
term of address for a man
From this reading "I RESPECTFULLY DECLINE TO ANSWER, SIR."
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Saluting, the two yearlings stepped into the tent of the O.C., then halted at attention.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading Saluting, the two yearlings stepped into the tent of the O.C., then halted at attention.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Saluting, the two yearlings stepped into the tent of the O.C., then halted at attention.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Two officers returned their salutes.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Saluting, the two yearlings stepped into the tent of the O.C., then halted at attention.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I RESPECTFULLY DECLINE TO ANSWER, SIR."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Saluting, the two yearlings stepped into the tent of the O.C., then halted at attention.
plural of “yearling” — a young child
From this reading Saluting, the two yearlings stepped into the tent of the O.C., then halted at attention.
Chapter 5 of Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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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