Chapter 4 of The Boy Allies in the Trenches is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Boy Allies in the Trenches is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAPTAIN HARRY ANDERSON. When Hal returned to consciousness he lay upon the hard ground and Chester was bending over him. Shifting his position slightly the lad saw what was left of his troop standing idly about. At the same moment he felt a hand grasp his and heard a well-known voice exclaim: "I owe my life to you, Hal.
Chapter 4 of The Boy Allies in the Trenches is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 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 “CAPTAIN HARRY ANDERSON.”
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading “When Hal returned to consciousness he lay upon the hard ground and Chester was bending over him.”
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “When Hal returned to consciousness he lay upon the hard ground and Chester was bending over him.”
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “At the same moment he felt a hand grasp his and heard a well-known voice exclaim:”
in an idle manner
From this reading “Shifting his position slightly the lad saw what was left of his troop standing idly about.”
continuously varying
From this reading “Shifting his position slightly the lad saw what was left of his troop standing idly about.”
a group of soldiers
From this reading “Shifting his position slightly the lad saw what was left of his troop standing idly about.”
widely or fully known
From this reading “At the same moment he felt a hand grasp his and heard a well-known voice exclaim:”
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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 At the same moment he felt a hand grasp his and heard a well-known voice exclaim:
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Shifting his position slightly the lad saw what was left of his troop standing idly about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Hal returned to consciousness he lay upon the hard ground and Chester was bending over him.
United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading CAPTAIN HARRY ANDERSON.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the same moment he felt a hand grasp his and heard a well-known voice exclaim:
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading When Hal returned to consciousness he lay upon the hard ground and Chester was bending over him.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading CAPTAIN HARRY ANDERSON.
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading When Hal returned to consciousness he lay upon the hard ground and Chester was bending over him.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading When Hal returned to consciousness he lay upon the hard ground and Chester was bending over him.
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading At the same moment he felt a hand grasp his and heard a well-known voice exclaim:
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading At the same moment he felt a hand grasp his and heard a well-known voice exclaim:
hold firmly
From this reading At the same moment he felt a hand grasp his and heard a well-known voice exclaim:
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading When Hal returned to consciousness he lay upon the hard ground and Chester was bending over him.
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From this reading When Hal returned to consciousness he lay upon the hard ground and Chester was bending over him.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading At the same moment he felt a hand grasp his and heard a well-known voice exclaim:
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading When Hal returned to consciousness he lay upon the hard ground and Chester was bending over him.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading CAPTAIN HARRY ANDERSON.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Hal returned to consciousness he lay upon the hard ground and Chester was bending over him.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading At the same moment he felt a hand grasp his and heard a well-known voice exclaim:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Hal returned to consciousness he lay upon the hard ground and Chester was bending over him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Shifting his position slightly the lad saw what was left of his troop standing idly about.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I owe my life to you, Hal.
in an idle manner
From this reading Shifting his position slightly the lad saw what was left of his troop standing idly about.
a boy or man
From this reading Shifting his position slightly the lad saw what was left of his troop standing idly about.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading When Hal returned to consciousness he lay upon the hard ground and Chester was bending over him.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Shifting his position slightly the lad saw what was left of his troop standing idly about.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "I owe my life to you, Hal.
a particular point in time
From this reading At the same moment he felt a hand grasp his and heard a well-known voice exclaim:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I owe my life to you, Hal.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shifting his position slightly the lad saw what was left of his troop standing idly about.
above and across; more than
From this reading When Hal returned to consciousness he lay upon the hard ground and Chester was bending over him.
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading "I owe my life to you, Hal.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Shifting his position slightly the lad saw what was left of his troop standing idly about.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When Hal returned to consciousness he lay upon the hard ground and Chester was bending over him.
Identical; not different.
From this reading At the same moment he felt a hand grasp his and heard a well-known voice exclaim:
cut with a saw
From this reading Shifting his position slightly the lad saw what was left of his troop standing idly about.
continuously varying
From this reading Shifting his position slightly the lad saw what was left of his troop standing idly about.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Shifting his position slightly the lad saw what was left of his troop standing idly about.
having a supporting base
From this reading Shifting his position slightly the lad saw what was left of his troop standing idly about.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Hal returned to consciousness he lay upon the hard ground and Chester was bending over him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Hal returned to consciousness he lay upon the hard ground and Chester was bending over him.
a group of soldiers
From this reading Shifting his position slightly the lad saw what was left of his troop standing idly about.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When Hal returned to consciousness he lay upon the hard ground and Chester was bending over him.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading At the same moment he felt a hand grasp his and heard a well-known voice exclaim:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Hal returned to consciousness he lay upon the hard ground and Chester was bending over him.
widely or fully known
From this reading At the same moment he felt a hand grasp his and heard a well-known voice exclaim:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Shifting his position slightly the lad saw what was left of his troop standing idly about.
at the time that
From this reading When Hal returned to consciousness he lay upon the hard ground and Chester was bending over him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I owe my life to you, Hal.
Chapter 4 of The Boy Allies in the Trenches by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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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