Chapter 2 of The Boy Allies at Liège is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Boy Allies at Liège is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PERILOUS SITUATION. "Come on, Hal. Let's stroll about a few minutes. We've lots of time before the train pulls out." It was Chester who spoke.
Chapter 2 of The Boy Allies at Liège is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “It was Chester who spoke.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “We've lots of time before the train pulls out."”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “Let's stroll about a few minutes.”
fraught with danger
From this reading “A PERILOUS SITUATION.”
plural of “pull” — the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading “We've lots of time before the train pulls out."”
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading “A PERILOUS SITUATION.”
a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
From this reading “Let's stroll about a few minutes.”
create by training and teaching
From this reading “We've lots of time before the train pulls out."”
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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 PERILOUS SITUATION.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Let's stroll about a few minutes.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We've lots of time before the train pulls out."
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading It was Chester who spoke.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come on, Hal.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Let's stroll about a few minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come on, Hal.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Chester who spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let's stroll about a few minutes.
a large number or amount
From this reading We've lots of time before the train pulls out."
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Let's stroll about a few minutes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We've lots of time before the train pulls out."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Come on, Hal.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We've lots of time before the train pulls out."
fraught with danger
From this reading A PERILOUS SITUATION.
plural of “pull” — the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading We've lots of time before the train pulls out."
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading A PERILOUS SITUATION.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was Chester who spoke.
a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
From this reading Let's stroll about a few minutes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We've lots of time before the train pulls out."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We've lots of time before the train pulls out."
create by training and teaching
From this reading We've lots of time before the train pulls out."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Chester who spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We've lots of time before the train pulls out."
which person or people
From this reading It was Chester who spoke.
Chapter 2 of The Boy Allies at Liège by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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 2 holds 170 sentences of The Boy Allies at Liège, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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