Chapter 22 of The Boy Allies in the Balkan Campaign is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Boy Allies in the Balkan Campaign is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ATTACKED. Chester's exclamation was wrung from him in English. At the sound of his words the girl looked at him quickly and clasping her hands imploringly, cried out: "Don't kill me!" Her words were also in English and she spoke without the slightest accent.
Chapter 22 of The Boy Allies in the Balkan Campaign is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading “Her words were also in English and she spoke without the slightest accent.”
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading “ATTACKED.”
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading “Chester's exclamation was wrung from him in English.”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “Chester's exclamation was wrung from him in English.”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “"Don't kill me!"”
with speed
From this reading “At the sound of his words the girl looked at him quickly and clasping her hands imploringly, cried out:”
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading “Her words were also in English and she spoke without the slightest accent.”
inflected form of “wring” — twist and press out of shape
From this reading “Chester's exclamation was wrung from him in English.”
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distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading Her words were also in English and she spoke without the slightest accent.
in addition
From this reading Her words were also in English and she spoke without the slightest accent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the sound of his words the girl looked at him quickly and clasping her hands imploringly, cried out:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the sound of his words the girl looked at him quickly and clasping her hands imploringly, cried out:
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading ATTACKED.
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From this reading Chester's exclamation was wrung from him in English.
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From this reading At the sound of his words the girl looked at him quickly and clasping her hands imploringly, cried out:
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading At the sound of his words the girl looked at him quickly and clasping her hands imploringly, cried out:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't kill me!"
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Chester's exclamation was wrung from him in English.
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading Chester's exclamation was wrung from him in English.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Chester's exclamation was wrung from him in English.
a young female
From this reading At the sound of his words the girl looked at him quickly and clasping her hands imploringly, cried out:
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading At the sound of his words the girl looked at him quickly and clasping her hands imploringly, cried out:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the sound of his words the girl looked at him quickly and clasping her hands imploringly, cried out:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Chester's exclamation was wrung from him in English.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the sound of his words the girl looked at him quickly and clasping her hands imploringly, cried out:
in a beseeching manner
From this reading At the sound of his words the girl looked at him quickly and clasping her hands imploringly, cried out:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Chester's exclamation was wrung from him in English.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "Don't kill me!"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading At the sound of his words the girl looked at him quickly and clasping her hands imploringly, cried out:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't kill me!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the sound of his words the girl looked at him quickly and clasping her hands imploringly, cried out:
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At the sound of his words the girl looked at him quickly and clasping her hands imploringly, cried out:
with speed
From this reading At the sound of his words the girl looked at him quickly and clasping her hands imploringly, cried out:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her words were also in English and she spoke without the slightest accent.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading Her words were also in English and she spoke without the slightest accent.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading At the sound of his words the girl looked at him quickly and clasping her hands imploringly, cried out:
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Her words were also in English and she spoke without the slightest accent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the sound of his words the girl looked at him quickly and clasping her hands imploringly, cried out:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Chester's exclamation was wrung from him in English.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her words were also in English and she spoke without the slightest accent.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Her words were also in English and she spoke without the slightest accent.
the words that are spoken
From this reading At the sound of his words the girl looked at him quickly and clasping her hands imploringly, cried out:
inflected form of “wring” — twist and press out of shape
From this reading Chester's exclamation was wrung from him in English.
Chapter 22 of The Boy Allies in the Balkan Campaign by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 167 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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