Chapter 7 of Front Lines is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Front Lines is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Try one more shout first,” said Reddie, and they shouted together again. “Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch. “Here!” yelled Reddie. “This way! Here!”
Chapter 7 of Front Lines is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading ““Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.”
praise vociferously
From this reading ““Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.”
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading ““Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.”
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading ““Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.”
a result
From this reading ““Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.”
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading ““Try one more shout first,” said Reddie, and they shouted together again.”
a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading ““Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading ““Here!” yelled Reddie.”
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.
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In this reading ““Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.
anew
From this reading “Try one more shout first,” said Reddie, and they shouted together again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Try one more shout first,” said Reddie, and they shouted together again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading “Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Try one more shout first,” said Reddie, and they shouted together again.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.
feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading “Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.
praise vociferously
From this reading “Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here!” yelled Reddie.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading “Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading “Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Try one more shout first,” said Reddie, and they shouted together again.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Try one more shout first,” said Reddie, and they shouted together again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Try one more shout first,” said Reddie, and they shouted together again.
a result
From this reading “Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Try one more shout first,” said Reddie, and they shouted together again.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading “Try one more shout first,” said Reddie, and they shouted together again.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Try one more shout first,” said Reddie, and they shouted together again.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Try one more shout first,” said Reddie, and they shouted together again.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This way!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “Try one more shout first,” said Reddie, and they shouted together again.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.
a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading “Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “Try one more shout first,” said Reddie, and they shouted together again.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Got ’im,” said Reddie joyfully, as a faint hail came in response, and Jones took his foot off the step and began to fumble under his coat for a torch.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “This way!
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Here!” yelled Reddie.
Chapter 7 of Front Lines by Boyd Cable holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 394 sentences of Front Lines, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Front Lines by Boyd Cable exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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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