Chapter 5 of On to Pekin is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of On to Pekin is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAPTAIN PONSBERRY HAS HIS SAY “Hurrah! Here come the boys who are bound for China!” “Good luck to you, boys! Wish I was going with you!” “Don’t let the Chinks get the best of you!
Chapter 5 of On to Pekin is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
confined by bonds
From this reading “Here come the boys who are bound for China!””
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “Here come the boys who are bound for China!””
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “CAPTAIN PONSBERRY HAS HIS SAY “Hurrah!”
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading “Here come the boys who are bound for China!””
plural of “chink” — (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
From this reading ““Don’t let the Chinks get the best of you!”
a victory cheer
From this reading “CAPTAIN PONSBERRY HAS HIS SAY “Hurrah!”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading ““Good luck to you, boys!”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Wish I was going with you!””
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.
an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes
In this reading ““Good luck to you, boys!”
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.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here come the boys who are bound for China!”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “Don’t let the Chinks get the best of you!
confined by bonds
From this reading Here come the boys who are bound for China!”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Here come the boys who are bound for China!”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading CAPTAIN PONSBERRY HAS HIS SAY “Hurrah!
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading Here come the boys who are bound for China!”
plural of “chink” — (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
From this reading “Don’t let the Chinks get the best of you!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Here come the boys who are bound for China!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t let the Chinks get the best of you!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here come the boys who are bound for China!”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Don’t let the Chinks get the best of you!
the act of departing
From this reading Wish I was going with you!”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good luck to you, boys!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CAPTAIN PONSBERRY HAS HIS SAY “Hurrah!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here come the boys who are bound for China!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CAPTAIN PONSBERRY HAS HIS SAY “Hurrah!
a victory cheer
From this reading CAPTAIN PONSBERRY HAS HIS SAY “Hurrah!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Wish I was going with you!”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Don’t let the Chinks get the best of you!
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “Good luck to you, boys!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Don’t let the Chinks get the best of you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAPTAIN PONSBERRY HAS HIS SAY “Hurrah!
express in words
From this reading CAPTAIN PONSBERRY HAS HIS SAY “Hurrah!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here come the boys who are bound for China!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Good luck to you, boys!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wish I was going with you!”
which person or people
From this reading Here come the boys who are bound for China!”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Wish I was going with you!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wish I was going with you!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Good luck to you, boys!
Chapter 5 of On to Pekin by Edward Stratemeyer holds 140 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.
Chapter 5 holds 140 sentences of On to Pekin, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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