Chapter 1 of The Boy Allies in the Trenches is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Boy Allies in the Trenches is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WITH THE ARMY. "Well! Well! Well! If it isn't Lieutenant Paine and Lieutenant Crawford!"
Chapter 1 of The Boy Allies in the Trenches is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading “WITH THE ARMY.”
United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
From this reading “If it isn't Lieutenant Paine and Lieutenant Crawford!"”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “If it isn't Lieutenant Paine and Lieutenant Crawford!"”
American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1731-1814)
From this reading “If it isn't Lieutenant Paine and Lieutenant Crawford!"”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “"Well!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If it isn't Lieutenant Paine and Lieutenant Crawford!"
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading WITH THE ARMY.
United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
From this reading If it isn't Lieutenant Paine and Lieutenant Crawford!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it isn't Lieutenant Paine and Lieutenant Crawford!"
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From this reading If it isn't Lieutenant Paine and Lieutenant Crawford!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it isn't Lieutenant Paine and Lieutenant Crawford!"
a commissioned military officer
From this reading If it isn't Lieutenant Paine and Lieutenant Crawford!"
American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1731-1814)
From this reading If it isn't Lieutenant Paine and Lieutenant Crawford!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WITH THE ARMY.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well!
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH THE ARMY.
Chapter 1 of The Boy Allies in the Trenches by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 99 sentences, grouped into 20 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 1 holds 99 sentences of The Boy Allies in the Trenches, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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