Chapter 25 of The Boy Allies in the Trenches is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Boy Allies in the Trenches is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHESTER AND JEAN. Chester was confident that Hal could take care of his end of the affair, and he therefore allowed Jean to lead him along without protest. Jean became talkative as they walked along the dark streets. "It should be easy," he said with enthusiasm. "All we have to do is to get close to the President in the crowd.
Chapter 25 of The Boy Allies in the Trenches is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Chester was confident that Hal could take care of his end of the affair, and he therefore allowed Jean to lead him along without protest.”
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “CHESTER AND JEAN.”
having or marked by confidence or assurance
From this reading “Chester was confident that Hal could take care of his end of the affair, and he therefore allowed Jean to lead him along without protest.”
a feeling of excitement
From this reading “"It should be easy," he said with enthusiasm.”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “CHESTER AND JEAN.”
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading “"All we have to do is to get close to the President in the crowd.”
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading “Chester was confident that Hal could take care of his end of the affair, and he therefore allowed Jean to lead him along without protest.”
full of trivial conversation
From this reading “Jean became talkative as they walked along the dark streets.”
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a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Chester was confident that Hal could take care of his end of the affair, and he therefore allowed Jean to lead him along without protest.
(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 "All we have to do is to get close to the President in the crowd.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Chester was confident that Hal could take care of his end of the affair, and he therefore allowed Jean to lead him along without protest.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Chester was confident that Hal could take care of his end of the affair, and he therefore allowed Jean to lead him along without protest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHESTER AND JEAN.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jean became talkative as they walked along the dark streets.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It should be easy," he said with enthusiasm.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Jean became talkative as they walked along the dark streets.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Chester was confident that Hal could take care of his end of the affair, and he therefore allowed Jean to lead him along without protest.
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading CHESTER AND JEAN.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "All we have to do is to get close to the President in the crowd.
having or marked by confidence or assurance
From this reading Chester was confident that Hal could take care of his end of the affair, and he therefore allowed Jean to lead him along without protest.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Chester was confident that Hal could take care of his end of the affair, and he therefore allowed Jean to lead him along without protest.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading "All we have to do is to get close to the President in the crowd.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Jean became talkative as they walked along the dark streets.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "All we have to do is to get close to the President in the crowd.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "It should be easy," he said with enthusiasm.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Chester was confident that Hal could take care of his end of the affair, and he therefore allowed Jean to lead him along without protest.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading "It should be easy," he said with enthusiasm.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "All we have to do is to get close to the President in the crowd.
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From this reading Chester was confident that Hal could take care of his end of the affair, and he therefore allowed Jean to lead him along without protest.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "All we have to do is to get close to the President in the crowd.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Chester was confident that Hal could take care of his end of the affair, and he therefore allowed Jean to lead him along without protest.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Chester was confident that Hal could take care of his end of the affair, and he therefore allowed Jean to lead him along without protest.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Chester was confident that Hal could take care of his end of the affair, and he therefore allowed Jean to lead him along without protest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "All we have to do is to get close to the President in the crowd.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "All we have to do is to get close to the President in the crowd.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It should be easy," he said with enthusiasm.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading CHESTER AND JEAN.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Chester was confident that Hal could take care of his end of the affair, and he therefore allowed Jean to lead him along without protest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Chester was confident that Hal could take care of his end of the affair, and he therefore allowed Jean to lead him along without protest.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading "All we have to do is to get close to the President in the crowd.
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading Chester was confident that Hal could take care of his end of the affair, and he therefore allowed Jean to lead him along without protest.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It should be easy," he said with enthusiasm.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "It should be easy," he said with enthusiasm.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Jean became talkative as they walked along the dark streets.
carry out
From this reading Chester was confident that Hal could take care of his end of the affair, and he therefore allowed Jean to lead him along without protest.
full of trivial conversation
From this reading Jean became talkative as they walked along the dark streets.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Chester was confident that Hal could take care of his end of the affair, and he therefore allowed Jean to lead him along without protest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Chester was confident that Hal could take care of his end of the affair, and he therefore allowed Jean to lead him along without protest.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Chester was confident that Hal could take care of his end of the affair, and he therefore allowed Jean to lead him along without protest.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jean became talkative as they walked along the dark streets.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Chester was confident that Hal could take care of his end of the affair, and he therefore allowed Jean to lead him along without protest.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Jean became talkative as they walked along the dark streets.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Chester was confident that Hal could take care of his end of the affair, and he therefore allowed Jean to lead him along without protest.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "All we have to do is to get close to the President in the crowd.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It should be easy," he said with enthusiasm.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Chester was confident that Hal could take care of his end of the affair, and he therefore allowed Jean to lead him along without protest.
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