Chapter 8 of The Boy Allies at Jutland is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Boy Allies at Jutland is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PLAN WORKS--ALMOST "Time to get busy." It was Frank who spoke. All was quiet among the sand dunes. The commander of the Germans had laid down upon the ground, some distance from the others, half an hour before. Snores from various points announced that most of the men were sleeping soundly.
Chapter 8 of The Boy Allies at Jutland is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “Snores from various points announced that most of the men were sleeping soundly.”
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading “The commander of the Germans had laid down upon the ground, some distance from the others, half an hour before.”
plural of “dune” — a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans
From this reading “All was quiet among the sand dunes.”
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading “The commander of the Germans had laid down upon the ground, some distance from the others, half an hour before.”
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading “All was quiet among the sand dunes.”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “Snores from various points announced that most of the men were sleeping soundly.”
plural of “snore” — the rattling noise produced when snoring
From this reading “Snores from various points announced that most of the men were sleeping soundly.”
deeply or completely
From this reading “Snores from various points announced that most of the men were sleeping soundly.”
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(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 All was quiet among the sand dunes.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading THE PLAN WORKS--ALMOST "Time to get busy."
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading All was quiet among the sand dunes.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The commander of the Germans had laid down upon the ground, some distance from the others, half an hour before.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading Snores from various points announced that most of the men were sleeping soundly.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The commander of the Germans had laid down upon the ground, some distance from the others, half an hour before.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading THE PLAN WORKS--ALMOST "Time to get busy."
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading The commander of the Germans had laid down upon the ground, some distance from the others, half an hour before.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The commander of the Germans had laid down upon the ground, some distance from the others, half an hour before.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The commander of the Germans had laid down upon the ground, some distance from the others, half an hour before.
plural of “dune” — a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans
From this reading All was quiet among the sand dunes.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading It was Frank who spoke.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The commander of the Germans had laid down upon the ground, some distance from the others, half an hour before.
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading The commander of the Germans had laid down upon the ground, some distance from the others, half an hour before.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE PLAN WORKS--ALMOST "Time to get busy."
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The commander of the Germans had laid down upon the ground, some distance from the others, half an hour before.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The commander of the Germans had laid down upon the ground, some distance from the others, half an hour before.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The commander of the Germans had laid down upon the ground, some distance from the others, half an hour before.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The commander of the Germans had laid down upon the ground, some distance from the others, half an hour before.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Frank who spoke.
set down according to a plan
From this reading The commander of the Germans had laid down upon the ground, some distance from the others, half an hour before.
the force of workers available
From this reading Snores from various points announced that most of the men were sleeping soundly.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Snores from various points announced that most of the men were sleeping soundly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The commander of the Germans had laid down upon the ground, some distance from the others, half an hour before.
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From this reading The commander of the Germans had laid down upon the ground, some distance from the others, half an hour before.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading THE PLAN WORKS--ALMOST "Time to get busy."
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Snores from various points announced that most of the men were sleeping soundly.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading All was quiet among the sand dunes.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading All was quiet among the sand dunes.
the state of being asleep
From this reading Snores from various points announced that most of the men were sleeping soundly.
plural of “snore” — the rattling noise produced when snoring
From this reading Snores from various points announced that most of the men were sleeping soundly.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The commander of the Germans had laid down upon the ground, some distance from the others, half an hour before.
deeply or completely
From this reading Snores from various points announced that most of the men were sleeping soundly.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was Frank who spoke.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Snores from various points announced that most of the men were sleeping soundly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLAN WORKS--ALMOST "Time to get busy."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE PLAN WORKS--ALMOST "Time to get busy."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PLAN WORKS--ALMOST "Time to get busy."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The commander of the Germans had laid down upon the ground, some distance from the others, half an hour before.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading Snores from various points announced that most of the men were sleeping soundly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Frank who spoke.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Snores from various points announced that most of the men were sleeping soundly.
which person or people
From this reading It was Frank who spoke.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading THE PLAN WORKS--ALMOST "Time to get busy."
Chapter 8 of The Boy Allies at Jutland by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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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