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Chapter 12 of The Boy Allies in the Balkan Campaign is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CHASE. "We ought to be pretty close to the place we left our horses," said Chester. "I was just thinking that, myself," agreed Colonel Anderson. "Must be around here some place." "We shall be there within the hour," said Nikol, to whom the situation had been explained.
Chapter 12 of The Boy Allies in the Balkan Campaign is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “"I was just thinking that, myself," agreed Colonel Anderson.”
United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading “"I was just thinking that, myself," agreed Colonel Anderson.”
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading “A CHASE.”
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “"We ought to be pretty close to the place we left our horses," 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 “"I was just thinking that, myself," agreed Colonel Anderson.”
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “"We shall be there within the hour," said Nikol, to whom the situation had been explained.”
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “"We ought to be pretty close to the place we left our horses," said Chester.”
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading “"We shall be there within the hour," said Nikol, to whom the situation had been explained.”
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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 CHASE.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "I was just thinking that, myself," agreed Colonel Anderson.
United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading "I was just thinking that, myself," agreed Colonel Anderson.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Must be around here some place."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We ought to be pretty close to the place we left our horses," said Chester.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "We shall be there within the hour," said Nikol, to whom the situation had been explained.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading A CHASE.
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading "We ought to be pretty close to the place we left our horses," said Chester.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "We ought to be pretty close to the place we left our horses," 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 "I was just thinking that, myself," agreed Colonel Anderson.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "We shall be there within the hour," said Nikol, to whom the situation had been explained.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We shall be there within the hour," said Nikol, to whom the situation had been explained.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Must be around here some place."
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "We ought to be pretty close to the place we left our horses," said Chester.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "We shall be there within the hour," said Nikol, to whom the situation had been explained.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was just thinking that, myself," agreed Colonel Anderson.
and nothing more
From this reading "I was just thinking that, myself," agreed Colonel Anderson.
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 "We ought to be pretty close to the place we left our horses," said Chester.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Must be around here some place."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I was just thinking that, myself," agreed Colonel Anderson.
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From this reading "We shall be there within the hour," said Nikol, to whom the situation had been explained.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "We ought to be pretty close to the place we left our horses," said Chester.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We ought to be pretty close to the place we left our horses," said Chester.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "We ought to be pretty close to the place we left our horses," said Chester.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "We ought to be pretty close to the place we left our horses," said Chester.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We ought to be pretty close to the place we left our horses," said Chester.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "We shall be there within the hour," said Nikol, to whom the situation had been explained.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading "We shall be there within the hour," said Nikol, to whom the situation had been explained.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Must be around here some place."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I was just thinking that, myself," agreed Colonel Anderson.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We ought to be pretty close to the place we left our horses," said Chester.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "We shall be there within the hour," said Nikol, to whom the situation had been explained.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "I was just thinking that, myself," agreed Colonel Anderson.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We ought to be pretty close to the place we left our horses," said Chester.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was just thinking that, myself," agreed Colonel Anderson.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We ought to be pretty close to the place we left our horses," said Chester.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We shall be there within the hour," said Nikol, to whom the situation had been explained.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "We shall be there within the hour," said Nikol, to whom the situation had been explained.
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