Chapter XIII of Roy Blakeley's Motor Caravan, “Tr-R-Aitors!,” is here in full — 31 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter XIII of Roy Blakeley's Motor Caravan, “Tr-R-Aitors!,” is here in full — 31 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That was the only shot in the whole war. It was a punk war. Harry said, “Let the bloodshed cease; who’ll volunteer to go in as a courier?” Pee-wee shouted, “I will.” So Harry gave him the note and told him to stick a white popcorn bar on a stick for a flag of truce.
Chapter XIII of Roy Blakeley's Motor Caravan, “Tr-R-Aitors!,” is here in full — 31 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the shedding of blood resulting in murder
From this reading “Harry said, “Let the bloodshed cease; who’ll volunteer to go in as a courier?””
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “Harry said, “Let the bloodshed cease; who’ll volunteer to go in as a courier?””
a person who carries a message
From this reading “Harry said, “Let the bloodshed cease; who’ll volunteer to go in as a courier?””
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading “So Harry gave him the note and told him to stick a white popcorn bar on a stick for a flag of truce.”
corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat
From this reading “So Harry gave him the note and told him to stick a white popcorn bar on a stick for a flag of truce.”
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading “It was a punk war.”
a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
From this reading “So Harry gave him the note and told him to stick a white popcorn bar on a stick for a flag of truce.”
tell voluntarily
From this reading “Harry said, “Let the bloodshed cease; who’ll volunteer to go in as a courier?””
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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 It was a punk war.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So Harry gave him the note and told him to stick a white popcorn bar on a stick for a flag of truce.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Harry said, “Let the bloodshed cease; who’ll volunteer to go in as a courier?”
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading So Harry gave him the note and told him to stick a white popcorn bar on a stick for a flag of truce.
the shedding of blood resulting in murder
From this reading Harry said, “Let the bloodshed cease; who’ll volunteer to go in as a courier?”
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading Harry said, “Let the bloodshed cease; who’ll volunteer to go in as a courier?”
a person who carries a message
From this reading Harry said, “Let the bloodshed cease; who’ll volunteer to go in as a courier?”
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading So Harry gave him the note and told him to stick a white popcorn bar on a stick for a flag of truce.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So Harry gave him the note and told him to stick a white popcorn bar on a stick for a flag of truce.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading So Harry gave him the note and told him to stick a white popcorn bar on a stick for a flag of truce.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Harry said, “Let the bloodshed cease; who’ll volunteer to go in as a courier?”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Harry said, “Let the bloodshed cease; who’ll volunteer to go in as a courier?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So Harry gave him the note and told him to stick a white popcorn bar on a stick for a flag of truce.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Pee-wee shouted, “I will.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That was the only shot in the whole war.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a punk war.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Harry said, “Let the bloodshed cease; who’ll volunteer to go in as a courier?”
a brief written record
From this reading So Harry gave him the note and told him to stick a white popcorn bar on a stick for a flag of truce.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So Harry gave him the note and told him to stick a white popcorn bar on a stick for a flag of truce.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So Harry gave him the note and told him to stick a white popcorn bar on a stick for a flag of truce.
and nothing more
From this reading That was the only shot in the whole war.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pee-wee shouted, “I will.”
corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat
From this reading So Harry gave him the note and told him to stick a white popcorn bar on a stick for a flag of truce.
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading It was a punk war.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Harry said, “Let the bloodshed cease; who’ll volunteer to go in as a courier?”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading That was the only shot in the whole war.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Pee-wee shouted, “I will.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Harry gave him the note and told him to stick a white popcorn bar on a stick for a flag of truce.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading So Harry gave him the note and told him to stick a white popcorn bar on a stick for a flag of truce.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was the only shot in the whole war.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was the only shot in the whole war.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Harry said, “Let the bloodshed cease; who’ll volunteer to go in as a courier?”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading So Harry gave him the note and told him to stick a white popcorn bar on a stick for a flag of truce.
a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
From this reading So Harry gave him the note and told him to stick a white popcorn bar on a stick for a flag of truce.
tell voluntarily
From this reading Harry said, “Let the bloodshed cease; who’ll volunteer to go in as a courier?”
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading That was the only shot in the whole war.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was the only shot in the whole war.
a Caucasian
From this reading So Harry gave him the note and told him to stick a white popcorn bar on a stick for a flag of truce.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harry said, “Let the bloodshed cease; who’ll volunteer to go in as a courier?”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading That was the only shot in the whole war.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Pee-wee shouted, “I will.”
Chapter 13 of Roy Blakeley's Motor Caravan by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 31 sentences, grouped into 7 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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