Chapter 8 of Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CADET DODGE HEARS SOMETHING It was an embarrassing position. So, at least, thought Laura Bentley. "Let us walk on," she suggested, turning as though she had not seen Dodge. "Humph!" muttered Dodge, turning his own course. "The girls are showing their backs to me.
Chapter 8 of Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading “"The girls are showing their backs to me.”
a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading “CADET DODGE HEARS SOMETHING It was an embarrassing position.”
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading “CADET DODGE HEARS SOMETHING It was an embarrassing position.”
hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
From this reading “CADET DODGE HEARS SOMETHING It was an embarrassing position.”
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “CADET DODGE HEARS SOMETHING It was an embarrassing position.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “"Humph!" muttered Dodge, turning his own course.”
the display of a motion picture
From this reading “"The girls are showing their backs to me.”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “"Let us walk on," she suggested, turning as though she had not seen Dodge.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading CADET DODGE HEARS SOMETHING It was an embarrassing position.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The girls are showing their backs to me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Let us walk on," she suggested, turning as though she had not seen Dodge.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So, at least, thought Laura Bentley.
plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading "The girls are showing their backs to me.
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From this reading So, at least, thought Laura Bentley.
a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading CADET DODGE HEARS SOMETHING It was an embarrassing position.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Humph!" muttered Dodge, turning his own course.
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading CADET DODGE HEARS SOMETHING It was an embarrassing position.
hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
From this reading CADET DODGE HEARS SOMETHING It was an embarrassing position.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "The girls are showing their backs to me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Let us walk on," she suggested, turning as though she had not seen Dodge.
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading CADET DODGE HEARS SOMETHING It was an embarrassing position.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Humph!" muttered Dodge, turning his own course.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Humph!" muttered Dodge, turning his own course.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CADET DODGE HEARS SOMETHING It was an embarrassing position.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So, at least, thought Laura Bentley.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading So, at least, thought Laura Bentley.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let us walk on," she suggested, turning as though she had not seen Dodge.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The girls are showing their backs to me.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "Humph!" muttered Dodge, turning his own course.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Let us walk on," she suggested, turning as though she had not seen Dodge.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Let us walk on," she suggested, turning as though she had not seen Dodge.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Humph!" muttered Dodge, turning his own course.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading CADET DODGE HEARS SOMETHING It was an embarrassing position.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Let us walk on," she suggested, turning as though she had not seen Dodge.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Let us walk on," she suggested, turning as though she had not seen Dodge.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading "The girls are showing their backs to me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, at least, thought Laura Bentley.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading CADET DODGE HEARS SOMETHING It was an embarrassing position.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Let us walk on," she suggested, turning as though she had not seen Dodge.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The girls are showing their backs to me.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "The girls are showing their backs to me.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Let us walk on," she suggested, turning as though she had not seen Dodge.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading So, at least, thought Laura Bentley.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The girls are showing their backs to me.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "Let us walk on," she suggested, turning as though she had not seen Dodge.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let us walk on," she suggested, turning as though she had not seen Dodge.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "Let us walk on," she suggested, turning as though she had not seen Dodge.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CADET DODGE HEARS SOMETHING It was an embarrassing position.
Chapter 8 of Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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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