Chapter 11 of Soldiers of the Queen is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Soldiers of the Queen is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN--" "Above all, beware of the cat."--_The Ugly Duckling_. "Here, Val, you're just the man I want! Tell me something to say." It was a broiling afternoon. The summer term had once more come round, and Jack, with his coat off, was sitting in a shady corner of the schoolroom wrestling with a letter to Queen Mab.
Chapter 11 of Soldiers of the Queen is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to
From this reading “"OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN--" "Above all, beware of the cat."--_The Ugly Duckling_.”
cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
From this reading “It was a broiling afternoon.”
flesh of a young domestic duck
a room in a school where lessons take place
From this reading “The summer term had once more come round, and Jack, with his coat off, was sitting in a shady corner of the schoolroom wrestling with a letter to Queen Mab.”
quiet, dark, or concealed
From this reading “The summer term had once more come round, and Jack, with his coat off, was sitting in a shady corner of the schoolroom wrestling with a letter to Queen Mab.”
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading “The summer term had once more come round, and Jack, with his coat off, was sitting in a shady corner of the schoolroom wrestling with a letter to Queen Mab.”
displeasing to the senses
From this reading “"OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN--" "Above all, beware of the cat."--_The Ugly Duckling_.”
the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
From this reading “The summer term had once more come round, and Jack, with his coat off, was sitting in a shady corner of the schoolroom wrestling with a letter to Queen Mab.”
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 It was a broiling afternoon.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading "OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN--" "Above all, beware of the cat."--_The Ugly Duckling_.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was a broiling afternoon.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN--" "Above all, beware of the cat."--_The Ugly Duckling_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The summer term had once more come round, and Jack, with his coat off, was sitting in a shady corner of the schoolroom wrestling with a letter to Queen Mab.
be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to
From this reading "OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN--" "Above all, beware of the cat."--_The Ugly Duckling_.
cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
From this reading It was a broiling afternoon.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading "OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN--" "Above all, beware of the cat."--_The Ugly Duckling_.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading The summer term had once more come round, and Jack, with his coat off, was sitting in a shady corner of the schoolroom wrestling with a letter to Queen Mab.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The summer term had once more come round, and Jack, with his coat off, was sitting in a shady corner of the schoolroom wrestling with a letter to Queen Mab.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading The summer term had once more come round, and Jack, with his coat off, was sitting in a shady corner of the schoolroom wrestling with a letter to Queen Mab.
flesh of a young domestic duck
From this reading "OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN--" "Above all, beware of the cat."--_The Ugly Duckling_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN--" "Above all, beware of the cat."--_The Ugly Duckling_.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The summer term had once more come round, and Jack, with his coat off, was sitting in a shady corner of the schoolroom wrestling with a letter to Queen Mab.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here, Val, you're just the man I want!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The summer term had once more come round, and Jack, with his coat off, was sitting in a shady corner of the schoolroom wrestling with a letter to Queen Mab.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Here, Val, you're just the man I want!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The summer term had once more come round, and Jack, with his coat off, was sitting in a shady corner of the schoolroom wrestling with a letter to Queen Mab.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a broiling afternoon.
a small worthless amount
From this reading The summer term had once more come round, and Jack, with his coat off, was sitting in a shady corner of the schoolroom wrestling with a letter to Queen Mab.
and nothing more
From this reading "Here, Val, you're just the man I want!
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The summer term had once more come round, and Jack, with his coat off, was sitting in a shady corner of the schoolroom wrestling with a letter to Queen Mab.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The summer term had once more come round, and Jack, with his coat off, was sitting in a shady corner of the schoolroom wrestling with a letter to Queen Mab.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Here, Val, you're just the man I want!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell me something to say."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The summer term had once more come round, and Jack, with his coat off, was sitting in a shady corner of the schoolroom wrestling with a letter to Queen Mab.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN--" "Above all, beware of the cat."--_The Ugly Duckling_.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The summer term had once more come round, and Jack, with his coat off, was sitting in a shady corner of the schoolroom wrestling with a letter to Queen Mab.
on one occasion
From this reading The summer term had once more come round, and Jack, with his coat off, was sitting in a shady corner of the schoolroom wrestling with a letter to Queen Mab.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN--" "Above all, beware of the cat."--_The Ugly Duckling_.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading The summer term had once more come round, and Jack, with his coat off, was sitting in a shady corner of the schoolroom wrestling with a letter to Queen Mab.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The summer term had once more come round, and Jack, with his coat off, was sitting in a shady corner of the schoolroom wrestling with a letter to Queen Mab.
express in words
From this reading Tell me something to say."
a room in a school where lessons take place
From this reading The summer term had once more come round, and Jack, with his coat off, was sitting in a shady corner of the schoolroom wrestling with a letter to Queen Mab.
quiet, dark, or concealed
From this reading The summer term had once more come round, and Jack, with his coat off, was sitting in a shady corner of the schoolroom wrestling with a letter to Queen Mab.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading The summer term had once more come round, and Jack, with his coat off, was sitting in a shady corner of the schoolroom wrestling with a letter to Queen Mab.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Tell me something to say."
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The summer term had once more come round, and Jack, with his coat off, was sitting in a shady corner of the schoolroom wrestling with a letter to Queen Mab.
express in words
From this reading Tell me something to say."
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading The summer term had once more come round, and Jack, with his coat off, was sitting in a shady corner of the schoolroom wrestling with a letter to Queen Mab.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN--" "Above all, beware of the cat."--_The Ugly Duckling_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tell me something to say."
displeasing to the senses
From this reading "OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN--" "Above all, beware of the cat."--_The Ugly Duckling_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here, Val, you're just the man I want!
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Here, Val, you're just the man I want!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a broiling afternoon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The summer term had once more come round, and Jack, with his coat off, was sitting in a shady corner of the schoolroom wrestling with a letter to Queen Mab.
the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
From this reading The summer term had once more come round, and Jack, with his coat off, was sitting in a shady corner of the schoolroom wrestling with a letter to Queen Mab.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here, Val, you're just the man I want!
Chapter 11 of Soldiers of the Queen by Harold Avery holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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 11 holds 205 sentences of Soldiers of the Queen, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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