Chapter 16 of Our Young Aeroplane Scouts in France and Belgium is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Our Young Aeroplane Scouts in France and Belgium is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It’s me first this time,” declared Henri. “I’m on the way home, and it’s the duty of this son of my mother to open the door for our guests.” “You bluffer, you,” said Billy, “what you want is to take the first risk of going into that hole. I know you.” Henri did not stop to argue.
Chapter 16 of Our Young Aeroplane Scouts in France and Belgium is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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present reasons and arguments
From this reading “Henri did not stop to argue.”
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading ““You bluffer, you,” said Billy, “what you want is to take the first risk of going into that hole.”
a person who tries to bluff other people
From this reading ““You bluffer, you,” said Billy, “what you want is to take the first risk of going into that hole.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading ““It’s me first this time,” declared Henri.”
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading ““I’m on the way home, and it’s the duty of this son of my mother to open the door for our guests.””
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading ““I’m on the way home, and it’s the duty of this son of my mother to open the door for our guests.””
an opening into or through something
From this reading ““You bluffer, you,” said Billy, “what you want is to take the first risk of going into that hole.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading ““You bluffer, you,” said Billy, “what you want is to take the first risk of going into that hole.”
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In this reading ““I’m on the way home, and it’s the duty of this son of my mother to open the door for our guests.””
In this reading ““I’m on the way home, and it’s the duty of this son of my mother to open the door for our guests.””
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I’m on the way home, and it’s the duty of this son of my mother to open the door for our guests.”
present reasons and arguments
From this reading Henri did not stop to argue.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “You bluffer, you,” said Billy, “what you want is to take the first risk of going into that hole.
a person who tries to bluff other people
From this reading “You bluffer, you,” said Billy, “what you want is to take the first risk of going into that hole.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “It’s me first this time,” declared Henri.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Henri did not stop to argue.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “I’m on the way home, and it’s the duty of this son of my mother to open the door for our guests.”
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “I’m on the way home, and it’s the duty of this son of my mother to open the door for our guests.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “It’s me first this time,” declared Henri.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I’m on the way home, and it’s the duty of this son of my mother to open the door for our guests.”
the act of departing
From this reading “You bluffer, you,” said Billy, “what you want is to take the first risk of going into that hole.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “I’m on the way home, and it’s the duty of this son of my mother to open the door for our guests.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s me first this time,” declared Henri.
an opening into or through something
From this reading “You bluffer, you,” said Billy, “what you want is to take the first risk of going into that hole.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “I’m on the way home, and it’s the duty of this son of my mother to open the door for our guests.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m on the way home, and it’s the duty of this son of my mother to open the door for our guests.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “You bluffer, you,” said Billy, “what you want is to take the first risk of going into that hole.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You bluffer, you,” said Billy, “what you want is to take the first risk of going into that hole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s me first this time,” declared Henri.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know you.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It’s me first this time,” declared Henri.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “I’m on the way home, and it’s the duty of this son of my mother to open the door for our guests.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I’m on the way home, and it’s the duty of this son of my mother to open the door for our guests.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Henri did not stop to argue.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I’m on the way home, and it’s the duty of this son of my mother to open the door for our guests.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I’m on the way home, and it’s the duty of this son of my mother to open the door for our guests.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “I’m on the way home, and it’s the duty of this son of my mother to open the door for our guests.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “I’m on the way home, and it’s the duty of this son of my mother to open the door for our guests.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “You bluffer, you,” said Billy, “what you want is to take the first risk of going into that hole.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You bluffer, you,” said Billy, “what you want is to take the first risk of going into that hole.
a male human offspring
From this reading “I’m on the way home, and it’s the duty of this son of my mother to open the door for our guests.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Henri did not stop to argue.
carry out
From this reading “You bluffer, you,” said Billy, “what you want is to take the first risk of going into that hole.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You bluffer, you,” said Billy, “what you want is to take the first risk of going into that hole.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I’m on the way home, and it’s the duty of this son of my mother to open the door for our guests.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “It’s me first this time,” declared Henri.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “It’s me first this time,” declared Henri.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’m on the way home, and it’s the duty of this son of my mother to open the door for our guests.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “You bluffer, you,” said Billy, “what you want is to take the first risk of going into that hole.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “I’m on the way home, and it’s the duty of this son of my mother to open the door for our guests.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “You bluffer, you,” said Billy, “what you want is to take the first risk of going into that hole.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You bluffer, you,” said Billy, “what you want is to take the first risk of going into that hole.
Chapter 16 of Our Young Aeroplane Scouts in France and Belgium by Horace Porter holds 49 sentences, grouped into 10 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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