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Chapter 11 of The Boy Allies in the Baltic is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COUNT EXPLAINS HIS PLANS. The lad was right. "Open that cell door," commanded the big man again. The other made no reply, but a key grated in the lock. The big man entered the cell, then turned upon the man who had unlocked the door.
Chapter 11 of The Boy Allies in the Baltic is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “"Open that cell door," commanded the big man again.”
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading “"Open that cell door," commanded the big man again.”
third-person singular of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “THE COUNT EXPLAINS HIS PLANS.”
past form of “grate” — furnish with a grate
From this reading “The other made no reply, but a key grated in the lock.”
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading “The other made no reply, but a key grated in the lock.”
fasten with a lock
From this reading “The other made no reply, but a key grated in the lock.”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “THE COUNT EXPLAINS HIS PLANS.”
not firmly fastened or secured
From this reading “The big man entered the cell, then turned upon the man who had unlocked the door.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The big man entered the cell, then turned upon the man who had unlocked the door.”
In this reading “"Open that cell door," commanded the big man again.”
In this reading “"Open that cell door," commanded the big man again.”
In this reading “The big man entered the cell, then turned upon the man who had unlocked the door.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The other made no reply, but a key grated in the lock.
anew
From this reading "Open that cell door," commanded the big man again.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Open that cell door," commanded the big man again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The other made no reply, but a key grated in the lock.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading "Open that cell door," commanded the big man again.
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading "Open that cell door," commanded the big man again.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading THE COUNT EXPLAINS HIS PLANS.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "Open that cell door," commanded the big man again.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The big man entered the cell, then turned upon the man who had unlocked the door.
third-person singular of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading THE COUNT EXPLAINS HIS PLANS.
past form of “grate” — furnish with a grate
From this reading The other made no reply, but a key grated in the lock.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The big man entered the cell, then turned upon the man who had unlocked the door.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE COUNT EXPLAINS HIS PLANS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The other made no reply, but a key grated in the lock.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading The other made no reply, but a key grated in the lock.
a boy or man
From this reading The lad was right.
fasten with a lock
From this reading The other made no reply, but a key grated in the lock.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The other made no reply, but a key grated in the lock.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Open that cell door," commanded the big man again.
not any; not one
From this reading The other made no reply, but a key grated in the lock.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Open that cell door," commanded the big man again.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other made no reply, but a key grated in the lock.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading THE COUNT EXPLAINS HIS PLANS.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading The other made no reply, but a key grated in the lock.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The lad was right.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Open that cell door," commanded the big man again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COUNT EXPLAINS HIS PLANS.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The big man entered the cell, then turned upon the man who had unlocked the door.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The big man entered the cell, then turned upon the man who had unlocked the door.
not firmly fastened or secured
From this reading The big man entered the cell, then turned upon the man who had unlocked the door.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The big man entered the cell, then turned upon the man who had unlocked the door.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The lad was right.
which person or people
From this reading The big man entered the cell, then turned upon the man who had unlocked the door.
Chapter 11 of The Boy Allies in the Baltic by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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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