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Chapter 5 of The Boy Allies in the Balkan Campaign is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SHOT FROM AMBUSH. Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction. Hal mentioned this. "Don't know just where we are," he said. "No," agreed Colonel Edwards.
Chapter 5 of The Boy Allies in the Balkan Campaign is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “"No," agreed Colonel Edwards.”
wait in hiding to attack
From this reading “A SHOT FROM AMBUSH.”
American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758)
From this reading “Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.”
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading “Hal mentioned this.”
almost; nearly
From this reading “Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.”
chosen in preference to another
From this reading “Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.”
English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901)
From this reading “Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.”
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading “Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.”
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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 SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "No," agreed Colonel Edwards.
(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 Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.
wait in hiding to attack
From this reading A SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Don't know just where we are," he said.
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 Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't know just where we are," he said.
American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758)
From this reading Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't know just where we are," he said.
and nothing more
From this reading "Don't know just where we are," he said.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Don't know just where we are," he said.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading Hal mentioned this.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," agreed Colonel Edwards.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.
almost; nearly
From this reading Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Don't know just where we are," he said.
chosen in preference to another
From this reading Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading A SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
not in physical motion
From this reading Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.
English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901)
From this reading Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Hal mentioned this.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.
up to a particular time
From this reading Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Don't know just where we are," he said.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Don't know just where we are," he said.
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading Up, up and still up the road that Colonel Edwards, Hal and Stubbs had selected continued, winding first to the right and then to the left until all three had practically lost all sense of direction.
Chapter 5 of The Boy Allies in the Balkan Campaign by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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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