Chapter 7 of Elsie's Young Folks in Peace and War is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Elsie's Young Folks in Peace and War is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Max Raymond, buried in thought, was pacing the deck of the _Olympia_. "Hello, Raymond, have you heard the news?" asked a fellow officer, hurrying toward him in evident excitement. "No; what is it? News from home?" asked Max, pausing in his walk with a look of eager interest. "Just that.
Chapter 7 of Elsie's Young Folks in Peace and War is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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placed in a grave
From this reading “Max Raymond, buried in thought, was pacing the deck of the _Olympia_.”
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “"Hello, Raymond, have you heard the news?" asked a fellow officer, hurrying toward him in evident excitement.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “"Hello, Raymond, have you heard the news?" asked a fellow officer, hurrying toward him in evident excitement.”
moving with great haste
From this reading “"Hello, Raymond, have you heard the news?" asked a fellow officer, hurrying toward him in evident excitement.”
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading “Max Raymond, buried in thought, was pacing the deck of the _Olympia_.”
capital of the state of Washington; located in western Washington on Puget Sound
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading “Max Raymond, buried in thought, was pacing the deck of the _Olympia_.”
-ing form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “News from home?" asked Max, pausing in his walk with a look of eager interest.”
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.
In this reading “News from home?" asked Max, pausing in his walk with a look of eager interest.”
In this reading “News from home?" asked Max, pausing in his walk with a look of eager interest.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Hello, Raymond, have you heard the news?" asked a fellow officer, hurrying toward him in evident excitement.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Hello, Raymond, have you heard the news?" asked a fellow officer, hurrying toward him in evident excitement.
placed in a grave
From this reading Max Raymond, buried in thought, was pacing the deck of the _Olympia_.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Max Raymond, buried in thought, was pacing the deck of the _Olympia_.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading News from home?" asked Max, pausing in his walk with a look of eager interest.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading "Hello, Raymond, have you heard the news?" asked a fellow officer, hurrying toward him in evident excitement.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading "Hello, Raymond, have you heard the news?" asked a fellow officer, hurrying toward him in evident excitement.
a boy or man
From this reading "Hello, Raymond, have you heard the news?" asked a fellow officer, hurrying toward him in evident excitement.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading News from home?" asked Max, pausing in his walk with a look of eager interest.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Hello, Raymond, have you heard the news?" asked a fellow officer, hurrying toward him in evident excitement.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Hello, Raymond, have you heard the news?" asked a fellow officer, hurrying toward him in evident excitement.
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hello, Raymond, have you heard the news?" asked a fellow officer, hurrying toward him in evident excitement.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Hello, Raymond, have you heard the news?" asked a fellow officer, hurrying toward him in evident excitement.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading News from home?" asked Max, pausing in his walk with a look of eager interest.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading News from home?" asked Max, pausing in his walk with a look of eager interest.
moving with great haste
From this reading "Hello, Raymond, have you heard the news?" asked a fellow officer, hurrying toward him in evident excitement.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Max Raymond, buried in thought, was pacing the deck of the _Olympia_.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading News from home?" asked Max, pausing in his walk with a look of eager interest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No; what is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No; what is it?
and nothing more
From this reading "Just that.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading News from home?" asked Max, pausing in his walk with a look of eager interest.
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading Max Raymond, buried in thought, was pacing the deck of the _Olympia_.
information about recent and important events
From this reading "Hello, Raymond, have you heard the news?" asked a fellow officer, hurrying toward him in evident excitement.
not any; not one
From this reading "No; what is it?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Max Raymond, buried in thought, was pacing the deck of the _Olympia_.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading "Hello, Raymond, have you heard the news?" asked a fellow officer, hurrying toward him in evident excitement.
capital of the state of Washington; located in western Washington on Puget Sound
From this reading Max Raymond, buried in thought, was pacing the deck of the _Olympia_.
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading Max Raymond, buried in thought, was pacing the deck of the _Olympia_.
-ing form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading News from home?" asked Max, pausing in his walk with a look of eager interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Max Raymond, buried in thought, was pacing the deck of the _Olympia_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Just that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Max Raymond, buried in thought, was pacing the deck of the _Olympia_.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Max Raymond, buried in thought, was pacing the deck of the _Olympia_.
in the direction of
From this reading "Hello, Raymond, have you heard the news?" asked a fellow officer, hurrying toward him in evident excitement.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading News from home?" asked Max, pausing in his walk with a look of eager interest.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Max Raymond, buried in thought, was pacing the deck of the _Olympia_.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "No; what is it?
in the company of; together with
From this reading News from home?" asked Max, pausing in his walk with a look of eager interest.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hello, Raymond, have you heard the news?" asked a fellow officer, hurrying toward him in evident excitement.
Chapter 7 of Elsie's Young Folks in Peace and War by Martha Finley holds 155 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.
Chapter 7 holds 155 sentences of Elsie's Young Folks in Peace and War, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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