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MR. STUBBS ONCE MORE. A hearty hand slapped Hal on the back, and he looked up from a moody reverie into the face of Anthony Stubbs. "Well, well, what's the matter now?" demanded the little war correspondent. "Matter enough," replied Hal.
Chapter 28 of The Boy Allies in Great Peril is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “A hearty hand slapped Hal on the back, and he looked up from a moody reverie into the face of Anthony Stubbs.”
someone who communicates by means of letters
From this reading “"Well, well, what's the matter now?" demanded the little war correspondent.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “"Well, well, what's the matter now?" demanded the little war correspondent.”
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading “A hearty hand slapped Hal on the back, and he looked up from a moody reverie into the face of Anthony Stubbs.”
United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
From this reading “A hearty hand slapped Hal on the back, and he looked up from a moody reverie into the face of Anthony Stubbs.”
absentminded dreaming while awake
From this reading “A hearty hand slapped Hal on the back, and he looked up from a moody reverie into the face of Anthony Stubbs.”
inflected form of “slap” — hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading “A hearty hand slapped Hal on the back, and he looked up from a moody reverie into the face of Anthony Stubbs.”
English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901)
From this reading “STUBBS ONCE MORE.”
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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 hearty hand slapped Hal on the back, and he looked up from a moody reverie into the face of Anthony Stubbs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A hearty hand slapped Hal on the back, and he looked up from a moody reverie into the face of Anthony Stubbs.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading A hearty hand slapped Hal on the back, and he looked up from a moody reverie into the face of Anthony Stubbs.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A hearty hand slapped Hal on the back, and he looked up from a moody reverie into the face of Anthony Stubbs.
someone who communicates by means of letters
From this reading "Well, well, what's the matter now?" demanded the little war correspondent.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Well, well, what's the matter now?" demanded the little war correspondent.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Matter enough," replied Hal.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A hearty hand slapped Hal on the back, and he looked up from a moody reverie into the face of Anthony Stubbs.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A hearty hand slapped Hal on the back, and he looked up from a moody reverie into the face of Anthony Stubbs.
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From this reading A hearty hand slapped Hal on the back, and he looked up from a moody reverie into the face of Anthony Stubbs.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading A hearty hand slapped Hal on the back, and he looked up from a moody reverie into the face of Anthony Stubbs.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A hearty hand slapped Hal on the back, and he looked up from a moody reverie into the face of Anthony Stubbs.
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading A hearty hand slapped Hal on the back, and he looked up from a moody reverie into the face of Anthony Stubbs.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A hearty hand slapped Hal on the back, and he looked up from a moody reverie into the face of Anthony Stubbs.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Well, well, what's the matter now?" demanded the little war correspondent.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A hearty hand slapped Hal on the back, and he looked up from a moody reverie into the face of Anthony Stubbs.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Well, well, what's the matter now?" demanded the little war correspondent.
United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
From this reading A hearty hand slapped Hal on the back, and he looked up from a moody reverie into the face of Anthony Stubbs.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading STUBBS ONCE MORE.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well, well, what's the matter now?" demanded the little war correspondent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A hearty hand slapped Hal on the back, and he looked up from a moody reverie into the face of Anthony Stubbs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A hearty hand slapped Hal on the back, and he looked up from a moody reverie into the face of Anthony Stubbs.
on one occasion
From this reading STUBBS ONCE MORE.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Matter enough," replied Hal.
absentminded dreaming while awake
From this reading A hearty hand slapped Hal on the back, and he looked up from a moody reverie into the face of Anthony Stubbs.
inflected form of “slap” — hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading A hearty hand slapped Hal on the back, and he looked up from a moody reverie into the face of Anthony Stubbs.
English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901)
From this reading STUBBS ONCE MORE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A hearty hand slapped Hal on the back, and he looked up from a moody reverie into the face of Anthony Stubbs.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A hearty hand slapped Hal on the back, and he looked up from a moody reverie into the face of Anthony Stubbs.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading "Well, well, what's the matter now?" demanded the little war correspondent.
(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, well, what's the matter now?" demanded the little war correspondent.
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From this reading "Well, well, what's the matter now?" demanded the little war correspondent.
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