Chapter 5 of Frank Armstrong at Queens is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Frank Armstrong at Queens is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAPTURED BY THE ENEMY. The meal was finally over. There was nothing of the home quiet in it at all. The Codfish well described it as "grab and guzzle and git." Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.
Chapter 5 of Frank Armstrong at Queens is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “CAPTURED BY THE ENEMY.”
free from clouds
From this reading “Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.”
something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
From this reading “Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.”
plural of “dormitory” — a college or university building containing living quarters for students
From this reading “Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.”
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading “The Codfish well described it as "grab and guzzle and git."”
drink greedily or as if with great thirst
From this reading “The Codfish well described it as "grab and guzzle and git."”
past form of “twinkle” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.”
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In this reading “Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.”
In this reading “Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.”
In this reading “CAPTURED BY THE ENEMY.”
In this reading “CAPTURED BY THE ENEMY.”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading There was nothing of the home quiet in it at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Codfish well described it as "grab and guzzle and git."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Codfish well described it as "grab and guzzle and git."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was nothing of the home quiet in it at all.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading CAPTURED BY THE ENEMY.
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading CAPTURED BY THE ENEMY.
free from clouds
From this reading Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.
lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached
From this reading The Codfish well described it as "grab and guzzle and git."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading The Codfish well described it as "grab and guzzle and git."
something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
From this reading Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.
plural of “dormitory” — a college or university building containing living quarters for students
From this reading Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.
an opposing military force
From this reading CAPTURED BY THE ENEMY.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading The meal was finally over.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading The Codfish well described it as "grab and guzzle and git."
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading The Codfish well described it as "grab and guzzle and git."
drink greedily or as if with great thirst
From this reading The Codfish well described it as "grab and guzzle and git."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading There was nothing of the home quiet in it at all.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was nothing of the home quiet in it at all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was nothing of the home quiet in it at all.
and nothing more
From this reading Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading The meal was finally over.
come together
From this reading Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing of the home quiet in it at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was nothing of the home quiet in it at all.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.
above and across; more than
From this reading The meal was finally over.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading There was nothing of the home quiet in it at all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAPTURED BY THE ENEMY.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was nothing of the home quiet in it at all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.
past form of “twinkle” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The meal was finally over.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The Codfish well described it as "grab and guzzle and git."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Outside the early dusk had come and the lights of the dormitories twinkled out here and there to meet the moon which had just pushed her disk above the cloudless eastern horizon.
Chapter 5 of Frank Armstrong at Queens by Matthew M. Colton holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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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