Chapter 18 of The Boy Allies in the Balkan Campaign is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Boy Allies in the Balkan Campaign is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IVAN AGAIN. "Come," said Colonel Anderson, "the battle is over. There will be no more fighting to-day. Let us move." Slowly all made their way back toward their quarters, talking over the battle as they went.
Chapter 18 of The Boy Allies in the Balkan Campaign is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 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 “"Come," said Colonel Anderson, "the battle is over.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “"Come," said Colonel Anderson, "the battle is over.”
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 “"Come," said Colonel Anderson, "the battle is over.”
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading “There will be no more fighting to-day.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Let us move."”
housing available for people to live in
From this reading “Slowly all made their way back toward their quarters, talking over the battle as they went.”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “Slowly all made their way back toward their quarters, talking over the battle as they went.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “Slowly all made their way back toward their quarters, talking over the battle as they went.”
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anew
From this reading IVAN AGAIN.
(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 Slowly all made their way back toward their quarters, talking over the battle as they went.
United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading "Come," said Colonel Anderson, "the battle is over.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Slowly all made their way back toward their quarters, talking over the battle as they went.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Slowly all made their way back toward their quarters, talking over the battle as they went.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading "Come," said Colonel Anderson, "the battle is over.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There will be no more fighting to-day.
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 "Come," said Colonel Anderson, "the battle is over.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come," said Colonel Anderson, "the battle is over.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading There will be no more fighting to-day.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Come," said Colonel Anderson, "the battle is over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IVAN AGAIN.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us move."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Slowly all made their way back toward their quarters, talking over the battle as they went.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There will be no more fighting to-day.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Let us move."
not any; not one
From this reading There will be no more fighting to-day.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Come," said Colonel Anderson, "the battle is over.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading Slowly all made their way back toward their quarters, talking over the battle as they went.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come," said Colonel Anderson, "the battle is over.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Slowly all made their way back toward their quarters, talking over the battle as they went.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Slowly all made their way back toward their quarters, talking over the battle as they went.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Come," said Colonel Anderson, "the battle is over.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Slowly all made their way back toward their quarters, talking over the battle as they went.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There will be no more fighting to-day.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Slowly all made their way back toward their quarters, talking over the battle as they went.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There will be no more fighting to-day.
in the direction of
From this reading Slowly all made their way back toward their quarters, talking over the battle as they went.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us move."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Slowly all made their way back toward their quarters, talking over the battle as they went.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Slowly all made their way back toward their quarters, talking over the battle as they went.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There will be no more fighting to-day.
Chapter 18 of The Boy Allies in the Balkan Campaign by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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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