Chapter 6 of The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE An hour later Sam Hickey ran across the fellow Black on the superstructure. "See here, Blackie." Black moved on as if he had not heard. A second later Sam had him by the collar. "You wait a minute.
Chapter 6 of The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading “THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE An hour later Sam Hickey ran across the fellow Black on the superstructure.”
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading “A second later Sam had him by the collar.”
a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
From this reading “THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE An hour later Sam Hickey ran across the fellow Black on the superstructure.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “"You wait a minute.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “Black moved on as if he had not heard.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE An hour later Sam Hickey ran across the fellow Black on the superstructure.”
structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck
From this reading “THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE An hour later Sam Hickey ran across the fellow Black on the superstructure.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “"You wait a minute.”
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.
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come together
In this reading “THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE An hour later Sam Hickey ran across the fellow Black on the superstructure.”
In this reading “A second later Sam had him by the collar.”
In this reading “"See here, Blackie."”
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 A second later Sam had him by the collar.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE An hour later Sam Hickey ran across the fellow Black on the superstructure.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE An hour later Sam Hickey ran across the fellow Black on the superstructure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE An hour later Sam Hickey ran across the fellow Black on the superstructure.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Black moved on as if he had not heard.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE An hour later Sam Hickey ran across the fellow Black on the superstructure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "See here, Blackie."
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE An hour later Sam Hickey ran across the fellow Black on the superstructure.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A second later Sam had him by the collar.
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading A second later Sam had him by the collar.
a boy or man
From this reading THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE An hour later Sam Hickey ran across the fellow Black on the superstructure.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Black moved on as if he had not heard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Black moved on as if he had not heard.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Black moved on as if he had not heard.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "See here, Blackie."
a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
From this reading THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE An hour later Sam Hickey ran across the fellow Black on the superstructure.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A second later Sam had him by the collar.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE An hour later Sam Hickey ran across the fellow Black on the superstructure.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Black moved on as if he had not heard.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE An hour later Sam Hickey ran across the fellow Black on the superstructure.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "You wait a minute.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Black moved on as if he had not heard.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Black moved on as if he had not heard.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE An hour later Sam Hickey ran across the fellow Black on the superstructure.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE An hour later Sam Hickey ran across the fellow Black on the superstructure.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE An hour later Sam Hickey ran across the fellow Black on the superstructure.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE An hour later Sam Hickey ran across the fellow Black on the superstructure.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading A second later Sam had him by the collar.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "See here, Blackie."
structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck
From this reading THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE An hour later Sam Hickey ran across the fellow Black on the superstructure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE An hour later Sam Hickey ran across the fellow Black on the superstructure.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "You wait a minute.
a Caucasian
From this reading THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE An hour later Sam Hickey ran across the fellow Black on the superstructure.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You wait a minute.
Chapter 6 of The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward by Frank Gee Patchin holds 198 sentences, grouped into 40 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 6 holds 198 sentences of The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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