Chapter 10 of The Boy Allies at Verdun is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Boy Allies at Verdun is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THROUGH THE LINES "Ready, Hal?" "All ready." Hal stretched up his hands, and Chester, leaning far over the pit, seized them and pulled. Hal came slowly upwards. Suddenly he gave a cry of pain and twisted and squirmed vigorously.
Chapter 10 of The Boy Allies at Verdun is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 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 “Hal stretched up his hands, and Chester, leaning far over the pit, seized them and pulled.”
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading “Hal stretched up his hands, and Chester, leaning far over the pit, seized them and pulled.”
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading “Hal stretched up his hands, and Chester, leaning far over the pit, seized them and pulled.”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Hal stretched up his hands, and Chester, leaning far over the pit, seized them and pulled.”
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading “Hal stretched up his hands, and Chester, leaning far over the pit, seized them and pulled.”
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading “Suddenly he gave a cry of pain and twisted and squirmed vigorously.”
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “Hal came slowly upwards.”
with vigor; in a vigorous manner
From this reading “Suddenly he gave a cry of pain and twisted and squirmed vigorously.”
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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 Suddenly he gave a cry of pain and twisted and squirmed vigorously.
(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 ready."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hal stretched up his hands, and Chester, leaning far over the pit, seized them and pulled.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Hal came slowly upwards.
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading Hal stretched up his hands, and Chester, leaning far over the pit, seized them and pulled.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Suddenly he gave a cry of pain and twisted and squirmed vigorously.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Hal stretched up his hands, and Chester, leaning far over the pit, seized them and pulled.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Suddenly he gave a cry of pain and twisted and squirmed vigorously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THROUGH THE LINES "Ready, Hal?"
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Hal stretched up his hands, and Chester, leaning far over the pit, seized them and pulled.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suddenly he gave a cry of pain and twisted and squirmed vigorously.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hal stretched up his hands, and Chester, leaning far over the pit, seized them and pulled.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Hal stretched up his hands, and Chester, leaning far over the pit, seized them and pulled.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading THROUGH THE LINES "Ready, Hal?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Suddenly he gave a cry of pain and twisted and squirmed vigorously.
above and across; more than
From this reading Hal stretched up his hands, and Chester, leaning far over the pit, seized them and pulled.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Suddenly he gave a cry of pain and twisted and squirmed vigorously.
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading Hal stretched up his hands, and Chester, leaning far over the pit, seized them and pulled.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Hal stretched up his hands, and Chester, leaning far over the pit, seized them and pulled.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading THROUGH THE LINES "Ready, Hal?"
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Hal stretched up his hands, and Chester, leaning far over the pit, seized them and pulled.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Hal came slowly upwards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly he gave a cry of pain and twisted and squirmed vigorously.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Hal stretched up his hands, and Chester, leaning far over the pit, seized them and pulled.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly he gave a cry of pain and twisted and squirmed vigorously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THROUGH THE LINES "Ready, Hal?"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Hal stretched up his hands, and Chester, leaning far over the pit, seized them and pulled.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THROUGH THE LINES "Ready, Hal?"
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading Suddenly he gave a cry of pain and twisted and squirmed vigorously.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Hal stretched up his hands, and Chester, leaning far over the pit, seized them and pulled.
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Hal came slowly upwards.
with vigor; in a vigorous manner
From this reading Suddenly he gave a cry of pain and twisted and squirmed vigorously.
Chapter 10 of The Boy Allies at Verdun by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 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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