Chapter 4 of The Boy Allies at Verdun is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Boy Allies at Verdun is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BLACK PEAS The howling without continued when Hal and Chester reached their own quarters. "Well, you've made another enemy, Hal," said Chester. "Can't help that," was his chum's reply. "It had to be done. By the way, I wonder what's happened to Stubbs?"
Chapter 4 of The Boy Allies at Verdun is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 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 “THE BLACK PEAS The howling without continued when Hal and Chester reached their own quarters.”
an opposing military force
From this reading “"Well, you've made another enemy, Hal," said Chester.”
a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading “THE BLACK PEAS The howling without continued when Hal and Chester reached their own quarters.”
plural of “pea” — seed of a pea plant used for food
From this reading “THE BLACK PEAS The howling without continued when Hal and Chester reached their own quarters.”
housing available for people to live in
From this reading “THE BLACK PEAS The howling without continued when Hal and Chester reached their own quarters.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “"Can't help that," was his chum's reply.”
English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901)
From this reading “By the way, I wonder what's happened to Stubbs?"”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “By the way, I wonder what's happened to Stubbs?"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BLACK PEAS The howling without continued when Hal and Chester reached their own quarters.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Well, you've made another enemy, Hal," said Chester.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It had to be done.
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 BLACK PEAS The howling without continued when Hal and Chester reached their own quarters.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the way, I wonder what's happened to Stubbs?"
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From this reading "Can't help that," was his chum's reply.
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading THE BLACK PEAS The howling without continued when Hal and Chester reached their own quarters.
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From this reading "Can't help that," was his chum's reply.
without stop or interruption
From this reading THE BLACK PEAS The howling without continued when Hal and Chester reached their own quarters.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "It had to be done.
an opposing military force
From this reading "Well, you've made another enemy, Hal," said Chester.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "It had to be done.
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From this reading THE BLACK PEAS The howling without continued when Hal and Chester reached their own quarters.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading By the way, I wonder what's happened to Stubbs?"
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Can't help that," was his chum's reply.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Can't help that," was his chum's reply.
a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading THE BLACK PEAS The howling without continued when Hal and Chester reached their own quarters.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By the way, I wonder what's happened to Stubbs?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It had to be done.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Well, you've made another enemy, Hal," said Chester.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading THE BLACK PEAS The howling without continued when Hal and Chester reached their own quarters.
plural of “pea” — seed of a pea plant used for food
From this reading THE BLACK PEAS The howling without continued when Hal and Chester reached their own quarters.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading THE BLACK PEAS The howling without continued when Hal and Chester reached their own quarters.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading THE BLACK PEAS The howling without continued when Hal and Chester reached their own quarters.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "Can't help that," was his chum's reply.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, you've made another enemy, Hal," said Chester.
English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901)
From this reading By the way, I wonder what's happened to Stubbs?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Can't help that," was his chum's reply.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLACK PEAS The howling without continued when Hal and Chester reached their own quarters.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE BLACK PEAS The howling without continued when Hal and Chester reached their own quarters.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It had to be done.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Can't help that," was his chum's reply.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading By the way, I wonder what's happened to Stubbs?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, you've made another enemy, Hal," said Chester.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the way, I wonder what's happened to Stubbs?"
at the time that
From this reading THE BLACK PEAS The howling without continued when Hal and Chester reached their own quarters.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE BLACK PEAS The howling without continued when Hal and Chester reached their own quarters.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading By the way, I wonder what's happened to Stubbs?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, you've made another enemy, Hal," said Chester.
Chapter 4 of The Boy Allies at Verdun by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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 4 holds 143 sentences of The Boy Allies at Verdun, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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