Chapter 3 of Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WASHINGTON. I'd best wait here to see if a message comes from Colonel Fairfax. If in one hour the message does not come, I'll join you. GENN (ready to start). Well, then, Talbot.
Chapter 3 of Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “I'd best wait here to see if a message comes from Colonel Fairfax.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “I'd best wait here to see if a message comes from Colonel Fairfax.”
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading “If in one hour the message does not come, I'll join you.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “I'd best wait here to see if a message comes from Colonel Fairfax.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “GENN (ready to start).”
English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
From this reading “Well, then, Talbot.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “I'd best wait here to see if a message comes from Colonel Fairfax.”
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading “WASHINGTON.”
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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 I'd best wait here to see if a message comes from Colonel Fairfax.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading I'd best wait here to see if a message comes from Colonel Fairfax.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading I'd best wait here to see if a message comes from Colonel Fairfax.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If in one hour the message does not come, I'll join you.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading I'd best wait here to see if a message comes from Colonel Fairfax.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If in one hour the message does not come, I'll join you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd best wait here to see if a message comes from Colonel Fairfax.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I'd best wait here to see if a message comes from Colonel Fairfax.
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From this reading GENN (ready to start).
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I'd best wait here to see if a message comes from Colonel Fairfax.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading If in one hour the message does not come, I'll join you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd best wait here to see if a message comes from Colonel Fairfax.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If in one hour the message does not come, I'll join you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I'd best wait here to see if a message comes from Colonel Fairfax.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If in one hour the message does not come, I'll join you.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading If in one hour the message does not come, I'll join you.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading I'd best wait here to see if a message comes from Colonel Fairfax.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If in one hour the message does not come, I'll join you.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If in one hour the message does not come, I'll join you.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading GENN (ready to start).
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I'd best wait here to see if a message comes from Colonel Fairfax.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading GENN (ready to start).
English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
From this reading Well, then, Talbot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If in one hour the message does not come, I'll join you.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Well, then, Talbot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'd best wait here to see if a message comes from Colonel Fairfax.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I'd best wait here to see if a message comes from Colonel Fairfax.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading WASHINGTON.
(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 Well, then, Talbot.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If in one hour the message does not come, I'll join you.
Chapter 3 of Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People by Constance D'Arcy Mackay holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 3 holds 406 sentences of Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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