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Chapter 27 of The Boy Allies in Great Peril is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SACRIFICE. "Hold on there a minute," said Chester. "We are forgetting one thing." "What's that?" demanded Colonel Anderson. "Why," returned Chester, "that at least one of us must get back to General Ferrari and give him the information we were sent after."
Chapter 27 of The Boy Allies in Great Peril is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading “"What's that?" demanded Colonel Anderson.”
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “"Hold on there a minute," said Chester.”
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “"What's that?" demanded Colonel Anderson.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “"What's that?" demanded Colonel Anderson.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “"We are forgetting one thing."”
a message received and understood
From this reading “"Why," returned Chester, "that at least one of us must get back to General Ferrari and give him the information we were sent after."”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “"Hold on there a minute," said Chester.”
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading “A SACRIFICE.”
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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 SACRIFICE.
later than; following
From this reading "Why," returned Chester, "that at least one of us must get back to General Ferrari and give him the information we were sent after."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Why," returned Chester, "that at least one of us must get back to General Ferrari and give him the information we were sent after."
United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading "What's that?" demanded Colonel Anderson.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are forgetting one thing."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Why," returned Chester, "that at least one of us must get back to General Ferrari and give him the information we were sent after."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Why," returned Chester, "that at least one of us must get back to General Ferrari and give him the information we were sent after."
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading "Hold on there a minute," said Chester.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading "What's that?" demanded Colonel Anderson.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "What's that?" demanded Colonel Anderson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why," returned Chester, "that at least one of us must get back to General Ferrari and give him the information we were sent after."
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "We are forgetting one thing."
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading "Why," returned Chester, "that at least one of us must get back to General Ferrari and give him the information we were sent after."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Why," returned Chester, "that at least one of us must get back to General Ferrari and give him the information we were sent after."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Why," returned Chester, "that at least one of us must get back to General Ferrari and give him the information we were sent after."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why," returned Chester, "that at least one of us must get back to General Ferrari and give him the information we were sent after."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Hold on there a minute," said Chester.
a message received and understood
From this reading "Why," returned Chester, "that at least one of us must get back to General Ferrari and give him the information we were sent after."
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Why," returned Chester, "that at least one of us must get back to General Ferrari and give him the information we were sent after."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Hold on there a minute," said Chester.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Why," returned Chester, "that at least one of us must get back to General Ferrari and give him the information we were sent after."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Why," returned Chester, "that at least one of us must get back to General Ferrari and give him the information we were sent after."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Hold on there a minute," said Chester.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "We are forgetting one thing."
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Why," returned Chester, "that at least one of us must get back to General Ferrari and give him the information we were sent after."
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading A SACRIFICE.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hold on there a minute," said Chester.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "Why," returned Chester, "that at least one of us must get back to General Ferrari and give him the information we were sent after."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What's that?" demanded Colonel Anderson.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why," returned Chester, "that at least one of us must get back to General Ferrari and give him the information we were sent after."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Hold on there a minute," said Chester.
a special situation
From this reading "We are forgetting one thing."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why," returned Chester, "that at least one of us must get back to General Ferrari and give him the information we were sent after."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why," returned Chester, "that at least one of us must get back to General Ferrari and give him the information we were sent after."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are forgetting one thing."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Why," returned Chester, "that at least one of us must get back to General Ferrari and give him the information we were sent after."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's that?" demanded Colonel Anderson.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why," returned Chester, "that at least one of us must get back to General Ferrari and give him the information we were sent after."
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