Chapter 26 of The Boy Allies in Great Peril is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The Boy Allies in Great Peril is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOUR AGAINST MANY. Chester could not resist the temptation to answer this demand. "Come and get us!" he called back defiantly. Uncle John created a slight diversion at this moment. He had been stooping over the form of the unconscious German in the shack, and now straightened up with an exclamation of satisfaction.
Chapter 26 of The Boy Allies in Great Peril is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 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 “Chester could not resist the temptation to answer this demand.”
in a rebellious manner
From this reading “"Come and get us!" he called back defiantly.”
an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
From this reading “Uncle John created a slight diversion at this moment.”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “He had been stooping over the form of the unconscious German in the shack, and now straightened up with an exclamation of satisfaction.”
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading “He had been stooping over the form of the unconscious German in the shack, and now straightened up with an exclamation of satisfaction.”
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading “He had been stooping over the form of the unconscious German in the shack, and now straightened up with an exclamation of satisfaction.”
past form of “straighten” — straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading “He had been stooping over the form of the unconscious German in the shack, and now straightened up with an exclamation of satisfaction.”
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading “Chester could not resist the temptation to answer this demand.”
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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 Uncle John created a slight diversion at this moment.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading FOUR AGAINST MANY.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had been stooping over the form of the unconscious German in the shack, and now straightened up with an exclamation of satisfaction.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come and get us!" he called back defiantly.
react verbally
From this reading Chester could not resist the temptation to answer this demand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Uncle John created a slight diversion at this moment.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Come and get us!" he called back defiantly.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been stooping over the form of the unconscious German in the shack, and now straightened up with an exclamation of satisfaction.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Come and get us!" he called back defiantly.
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading Chester could not resist the temptation to answer this demand.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come and get us!" he called back defiantly.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Chester could not resist the temptation to answer this demand.
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading Uncle John created a slight diversion at this moment.
in a rebellious manner
From this reading "Come and get us!" he called back defiantly.
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading Chester could not resist the temptation to answer this demand.
an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
From this reading Uncle John created a slight diversion at this moment.
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading He had been stooping over the form of the unconscious German in the shack, and now straightened up with an exclamation of satisfaction.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading He had been stooping over the form of the unconscious German in the shack, and now straightened up with an exclamation of satisfaction.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading FOUR AGAINST MANY.
a person of German nationality
From this reading He had been stooping over the form of the unconscious German in the shack, and now straightened up with an exclamation of satisfaction.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Come and get us!" he called back defiantly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been stooping over the form of the unconscious German in the shack, and now straightened up with an exclamation of satisfaction.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come and get us!" he called back defiantly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had been stooping over the form of the unconscious German in the shack, and now straightened up with an exclamation of satisfaction.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Uncle John created a slight diversion at this moment.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading FOUR AGAINST MANY.
a particular point in time
From this reading Uncle John created a slight diversion at this moment.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Chester could not resist the temptation to answer this demand.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He had been stooping over the form of the unconscious German in the shack, and now straightened up with an exclamation of satisfaction.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had been stooping over the form of the unconscious German in the shack, and now straightened up with an exclamation of satisfaction.
above and across; more than
From this reading He had been stooping over the form of the unconscious German in the shack, and now straightened up with an exclamation of satisfaction.
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading Chester could not resist the temptation to answer this demand.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading He had been stooping over the form of the unconscious German in the shack, and now straightened up with an exclamation of satisfaction.
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading He had been stooping over the form of the unconscious German in the shack, and now straightened up with an exclamation of satisfaction.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading Uncle John created a slight diversion at this moment.
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading He had been stooping over the form of the unconscious German in the shack, and now straightened up with an exclamation of satisfaction.
past form of “straighten” — straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading He had been stooping over the form of the unconscious German in the shack, and now straightened up with an exclamation of satisfaction.
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading Chester could not resist the temptation to answer this demand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Chester could not resist the temptation to answer this demand.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Chester could not resist the temptation to answer this demand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Chester could not resist the temptation to answer this demand.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Uncle John created a slight diversion at this moment.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading He had been stooping over the form of the unconscious German in the shack, and now straightened up with an exclamation of satisfaction.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He had been stooping over the form of the unconscious German in the shack, and now straightened up with an exclamation of satisfaction.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come and get us!" he called back defiantly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had been stooping over the form of the unconscious German in the shack, and now straightened up with an exclamation of satisfaction.
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