Chapter 12 of The Boy Allies in Great Peril is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Boy Allies in Great Peril is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FIGHT. "All ready now," called Chester in a hoarse whisper. "Here comes some one." The others made no reply, but stood silently waiting. The footsteps paused just outside the door.
Chapter 12 of The Boy Allies in Great Peril is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “"All ready now," called Chester in a hoarse whisper.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “A FIGHT.”
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading “The footsteps paused just outside the door.”
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading “"All ready now," called Chester in a hoarse whisper.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “The footsteps paused just outside the door.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “The others made no reply, but stood silently waiting.”
without speaking
From this reading “The others made no reply, but stood silently waiting.”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “"All ready now," called Chester in a hoarse whisper.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 FIGHT.
(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 now," called Chester in a hoarse whisper.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The others made no reply, but stood silently waiting.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "All ready now," called Chester in a hoarse whisper.
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading "All ready now," called Chester in a hoarse whisper.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "Here comes some one."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The footsteps paused just outside the door.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading A FIGHT.
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading The footsteps paused just outside the door.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here comes some one."
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading "All ready now," called Chester in a hoarse whisper.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "All ready now," called Chester in a hoarse whisper.
and nothing more
From this reading The footsteps paused just outside the door.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The others made no reply, but stood silently waiting.
not any; not one
From this reading The others made no reply, but stood silently waiting.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "All ready now," called Chester in a hoarse whisper.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Here comes some one."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The others made no reply, but stood silently waiting.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The footsteps paused just outside the door.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading The footsteps paused just outside the door.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "All ready now," called Chester in a hoarse whisper.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading The others made no reply, but stood silently waiting.
without speaking
From this reading The others made no reply, but stood silently waiting.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Here comes some one."
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The others made no reply, but stood silently waiting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The others made no reply, but stood silently waiting.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading The others made no reply, but stood silently waiting.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading "All ready now," called Chester in a hoarse whisper.
Chapter 12 of The Boy Allies in Great Peril by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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 12 holds 130 sentences of The Boy Allies in Great Peril, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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