Chapter 13 of The Boy Allies in Great Peril is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Boy Allies in Great Peril is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHESTER MISSES A CHANCE. Chester surveyed his captor with a slight smile on his face, although the bitterness of disappointment had touched his heart. "Well, you've got me," he said quietly. "Now what are you going to do with me?" The Austrian returned his look with a sour scowl.
Chapter 13 of The Boy Allies in Great Peril is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a native or inhabitant of Austria
From this reading “The Austrian returned his look with a sour scowl.”
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading “Chester surveyed his captor with a slight smile on his face, although the bitterness of disappointment had touched his heart.”
a person who captures and holds people or animals
From this reading “Chester surveyed his captor with a slight smile on his face, although the bitterness of disappointment had touched his heart.”
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “CHESTER MISSES A CHANCE.”
plural of “miss” — a young female
From this reading “CHESTER MISSES A CHANCE.”
a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
From this reading “The Austrian returned his look with a sour scowl.”
go sour or spoil
From this reading “The Austrian returned his look with a sour scowl.”
past form of “survey” — consider in a comprehensive way
From this reading “Chester surveyed his captor with a slight smile on his face, although the bitterness of disappointment had touched his heart.”
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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 CHESTER MISSES A CHANCE.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Chester surveyed his captor with a slight smile on his face, although the bitterness of disappointment had touched his heart.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Now what are you going to do with me?"
a native or inhabitant of Austria
From this reading The Austrian returned his look with a sour scowl.
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading Chester surveyed his captor with a slight smile on his face, although the bitterness of disappointment had touched his heart.
a person who captures and holds people or animals
From this reading Chester surveyed his captor with a slight smile on his face, although the bitterness of disappointment had touched his heart.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading CHESTER MISSES A CHANCE.
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading CHESTER MISSES A CHANCE.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading Chester surveyed his captor with a slight smile on his face, although the bitterness of disappointment had touched his heart.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Now what are you going to do with me?"
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Chester surveyed his captor with a slight smile on his face, although the bitterness of disappointment had touched his heart.
the act of departing
From this reading "Now what are you going to do with me?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Well, you've got me," he said quietly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Chester surveyed his captor with a slight smile on his face, although the bitterness of disappointment had touched his heart.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, you've got me," he said quietly.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Chester surveyed his captor with a slight smile on his face, although the bitterness of disappointment had touched his heart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Chester surveyed his captor with a slight smile on his face, although the bitterness of disappointment had touched his heart.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Austrian returned his look with a sour scowl.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, you've got me," he said quietly.
plural of “miss” — a young female
From this reading CHESTER MISSES A CHANCE.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now what are you going to do with me?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Chester surveyed his captor with a slight smile on his face, although the bitterness of disappointment had touched his heart.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Chester surveyed his captor with a slight smile on his face, although the bitterness of disappointment had touched his heart.
with low volume
From this reading "Well, you've got me," he said quietly.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The Austrian returned his look with a sour scowl.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, you've got me," he said quietly.
a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
From this reading The Austrian returned his look with a sour scowl.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading Chester surveyed his captor with a slight smile on his face, although the bitterness of disappointment had touched his heart.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Chester surveyed his captor with a slight smile on his face, although the bitterness of disappointment had touched his heart.
go sour or spoil
From this reading The Austrian returned his look with a sour scowl.
past form of “survey” — consider in a comprehensive way
From this reading Chester surveyed his captor with a slight smile on his face, although the bitterness of disappointment had touched his heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Chester surveyed his captor with a slight smile on his face, although the bitterness of disappointment had touched his heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now what are you going to do with me?"
having come into contact
From this reading Chester surveyed his captor with a slight smile on his face, although the bitterness of disappointment had touched his heart.
(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 got me," he said quietly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Now what are you going to do with me?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Chester surveyed his captor with a slight smile on his face, although the bitterness of disappointment had touched his heart.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now what are you going to do with me?"
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From this reading "Well, you've got me," he said quietly.
Chapter 13 of The Boy Allies in Great Peril by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 139 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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