Chapter 24 of The Boy Allies in the Trenches is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Boy Allies in the Trenches is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE APACHE CHIEF. Immediately all in the room rose to their feet, Hal and Chester doing likewise. Duval strode straight to the table in the center of the room without so much as a glance about, and sat down at its head. Then the others resumed their seats. Duval turned to Georges.
Chapter 24 of The Boy Allies in the Trenches is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma
From this reading “THE APACHE CHIEF.”
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading “Duval strode straight to the table in the center of the room without so much as a glance about, and sat down at its head.”
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “Immediately all in the room rose to their feet, Hal and Chester doing likewise.”
plural of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “Duval turned to Georges.”
in like or similar manner
From this reading “Immediately all in the room rose to their feet, Hal and Chester doing likewise.”
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading “Then the others resumed their seats.”
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading “Then the others resumed their seats.”
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading “Duval strode straight to the table in the center of the room without so much as a glance about, and sat down at its head.”
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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 Duval strode straight to the table in the center of the room without so much as a glance about, and sat down at its head.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Duval strode straight to the table in the center of the room without so much as a glance about, and sat down at its head.
(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 Immediately all in the room rose to their feet, Hal and Chester doing likewise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Immediately all in the room rose to their feet, Hal and Chester doing likewise.
any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma
From this reading THE APACHE CHIEF.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Duval strode straight to the table in the center of the room without so much as a glance about, and sat down at its head.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Duval strode straight to the table in the center of the room without so much as a glance about, and sat down at its head.
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading Duval strode straight to the table in the center of the room without so much as a glance about, and sat down at its head.
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading Immediately all in the room rose to their feet, Hal and Chester doing likewise.
a person who is in charge
From this reading THE APACHE CHIEF.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Immediately all in the room rose to their feet, Hal and Chester doing likewise.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Duval strode straight to the table in the center of the room without so much as a glance about, and sat down at its head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Duval strode straight to the table in the center of the room without so much as a glance about, and sat down at its head.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Immediately all in the room rose to their feet, Hal and Chester doing likewise.
plural of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Duval turned to Georges.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Duval strode straight to the table in the center of the room without so much as a glance about, and sat down at its head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Immediately all in the room rose to their feet, Hal and Chester doing likewise.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Duval strode straight to the table in the center of the room without so much as a glance about, and sat down at its head.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Immediately all in the room rose to their feet, Hal and Chester doing likewise.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Immediately all in the room rose to their feet, Hal and Chester doing likewise.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Duval strode straight to the table in the center of the room without so much as a glance about, and sat down at its head.
in like or similar manner
From this reading Immediately all in the room rose to their feet, Hal and Chester doing likewise.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Duval strode straight to the table in the center of the room without so much as a glance about, and sat down at its head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Duval strode straight to the table in the center of the room without so much as a glance about, and sat down at its head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the others resumed their seats.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading Then the others resumed their seats.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Immediately all in the room rose to their feet, Hal and Chester doing likewise.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Immediately all in the room rose to their feet, Hal and Chester doing likewise.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Duval strode straight to the table in the center of the room without so much as a glance about, and sat down at its head.
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading Then the others resumed their seats.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Duval strode straight to the table in the center of the room without so much as a glance about, and sat down at its head.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Duval strode straight to the table in the center of the room without so much as a glance about, and sat down at its head.
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading Duval strode straight to the table in the center of the room without so much as a glance about, and sat down at its head.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Duval strode straight to the table in the center of the room without so much as a glance about, and sat down at its head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE APACHE CHIEF.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Immediately all in the room rose to their feet, Hal and Chester doing likewise.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the others resumed their seats.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Immediately all in the room rose to their feet, Hal and Chester doing likewise.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Duval turned to Georges.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Duval strode straight to the table in the center of the room without so much as a glance about, and sat down at its head.
Chapter 24 of The Boy Allies in the Trenches by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 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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