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Chapter 6 of The Boy Allies in the Baltic is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FLIGHT. Frank made a move to rise. Lord Hastings stayed him. "Wait!" was all he said. Immediately following Lieutenant Holzen's words, there was a terrible commotion in the café.
Chapter 6 of The Boy Allies in the Baltic is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a disorderly outburst or tumult
From this reading “Immediately following Lieutenant Holzen's words, there was a terrible commotion in the café.”
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading “FLIGHT.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “Frank made a move to rise.”
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading “Lord Hastings stayed him.”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “Immediately following Lieutenant Holzen's words, there was a terrible commotion in the café.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Frank made a move to rise.”
move upward
From this reading “Frank made a move to rise.”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Lord Hastings stayed him.”
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In this reading “Immediately following Lieutenant Holzen's words, there was a terrible commotion in the café.”
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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 Frank made a move to rise.
(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 "Wait!" was all he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Immediately following Lieutenant Holzen's words, there was a terrible commotion in the café.
a disorderly outburst or tumult
From this reading Immediately following Lieutenant Holzen's words, there was a terrible commotion in the café.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading FLIGHT.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Immediately following Lieutenant Holzen's words, there was a terrible commotion in the café.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Frank made a move to rise.
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading Lord Hastings stayed him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Wait!" was all he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lord Hastings stayed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Immediately following Lieutenant Holzen's words, there was a terrible commotion in the café.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Immediately following Lieutenant Holzen's words, there was a terrible commotion in the café.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Immediately following Lieutenant Holzen's words, there was a terrible commotion in the café.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading Immediately following Lieutenant Holzen's words, there was a terrible commotion in the café.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lord Hastings stayed him.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Frank made a move to rise.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Frank made a move to rise.
move upward
From this reading Frank made a move to rise.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Wait!" was all he said.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Lord Hastings stayed him.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Immediately following Lieutenant Holzen's words, there was a terrible commotion in the café.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Immediately following Lieutenant Holzen's words, there was a terrible commotion in the café.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Immediately following Lieutenant Holzen's words, there was a terrible commotion in the café.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frank made a move to rise.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Wait!" was all he said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Wait!" was all he said.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Immediately following Lieutenant Holzen's words, there was a terrible commotion in the café.
Chapter 6 of The Boy Allies in the Baltic by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 169 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.
Chapter 6 holds 169 sentences of The Boy Allies in the Baltic, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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