Chapter 7 of The Boy Allies at Liège is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Boy Allies at Liège is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ESCAPE. "What did I tell you!" shouted Hal, when the old negro had taken his departure. "Didn't I tell you old Uncle Billy wouldn't leave us in the lurch?" "What do you suppose his plan is?" asked Chester. "I haven't any idea, but you can depend upon its being a good one."
Chapter 7 of The Boy Allies at Liège is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “"Didn't I tell you old Uncle Billy wouldn't leave us in the lurch?"”
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “"What do you suppose his plan is?" asked Chester.”
the act of departing
From this reading “"What did I tell you!" shouted Hal, when the old negro had taken his departure.”
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “"I haven't any idea, but you can depend upon its being a good one."”
walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “"Didn't I tell you old Uncle Billy wouldn't leave us in the lurch?"”
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading “"What did I tell you!" shouted Hal, when the old negro had taken his departure.”
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “"What do you suppose his plan is?" asked Chester.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “"What did I tell you!" shouted Hal, when the old negro had taken his departure.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I haven't any idea, but you can depend upon its being a good one."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I haven't any idea, but you can depend upon its being a good one."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What do you suppose his plan is?" asked Chester.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "I haven't any idea, but you can depend upon its being a good one."
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading "Didn't I tell you old Uncle Billy wouldn't leave us in the lurch?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I haven't any idea, but you can depend upon its being a good one."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I haven't any idea, but you can depend upon its being a good one."
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading "What do you suppose his plan is?" asked Chester.
the act of departing
From this reading "What did I tell you!" shouted Hal, when the old negro had taken his departure.
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading "I haven't any idea, but you can depend upon its being a good one."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "What did I tell you!" shouted Hal, when the old negro had taken his departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Didn't I tell you old Uncle Billy wouldn't leave us in the lurch?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you suppose his plan is?" asked Chester.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading THE ESCAPE.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I haven't any idea, but you can depend upon its being a good one."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "What did I tell you!" shouted Hal, when the old negro had taken his departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What did I tell you!" shouted Hal, when the old negro had taken his departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I haven't any idea, but you can depend upon its being a good one."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "What did I tell you!" shouted Hal, when the old negro had taken his departure.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What did I tell you!" shouted Hal, when the old negro had taken his departure.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I haven't any idea, but you can depend upon its being a good one."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Didn't I tell you old Uncle Billy wouldn't leave us in the lurch?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What do you suppose his plan is?" asked Chester.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "I haven't any idea, but you can depend upon its being a good one."
go away from a place
From this reading "Didn't I tell you old Uncle Billy wouldn't leave us in the lurch?"
walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading "Didn't I tell you old Uncle Billy wouldn't leave us in the lurch?"
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading "What did I tell you!" shouted Hal, when the old negro had taken his departure.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "What did I tell you!" shouted Hal, when the old negro had taken his departure.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I haven't any idea, but you can depend upon its being a good one."
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading "What do you suppose his plan is?" asked Chester.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "What did I tell you!" shouted Hal, when the old negro had taken his departure.
express a supposition
From this reading "What do you suppose his plan is?" asked Chester.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "What did I tell you!" shouted Hal, when the old negro had taken his departure.
express in words
From this reading "What did I tell you!" shouted Hal, when the old negro had taken his departure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ESCAPE.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "Didn't I tell you old Uncle Billy wouldn't leave us in the lurch?"
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "I haven't any idea, but you can depend upon its being a good one."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Didn't I tell you old Uncle Billy wouldn't leave us in the lurch?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What did I tell you!" shouted Hal, when the old negro had taken his departure.
at the time that
From this reading "What did I tell you!" shouted Hal, when the old negro had taken his departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Didn't I tell you old Uncle Billy wouldn't leave us in the lurch?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What did I tell you!" shouted Hal, when the old negro had taken his departure.
Chapter 7 of The Boy Allies at Liège 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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