Chapter 7 of The Boy Allies on the Firing Line is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Boy Allies on the Firing Line is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HAL MAKES AN ENEMY. Hal bent over his friend and shook him gently. "Chester! Chester!" he exclaimed anxiously. "Are you wounded?"
Chapter 7 of The Boy Allies on the Firing Line is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “Chester!" he exclaimed anxiously.”
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “Hal bent over his friend and shook him gently.”
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “"Chester!”
an opposing military force
From this reading “HAL MAKES AN ENEMY.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “Hal bent over his friend and shook him gently.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “HAL MAKES AN ENEMY.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “Hal bent over his friend and shook him gently.”
people who are wounded
From this reading “"Are you wounded?"”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading HAL MAKES AN ENEMY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hal bent over his friend and shook him gently.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading Chester!" he exclaimed anxiously.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you wounded?"
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Hal bent over his friend and shook him gently.
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading "Chester!
an opposing military force
From this reading HAL MAKES AN ENEMY.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Chester!" he exclaimed anxiously.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Hal bent over his friend and shook him gently.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Hal bent over his friend and shook him gently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAL MAKES AN ENEMY.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Chester!" he exclaimed anxiously.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hal bent over his friend and shook him gently.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hal bent over his friend and shook him gently.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading HAL MAKES AN ENEMY.
above and across; more than
From this reading Hal bent over his friend and shook him gently.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Hal bent over his friend and shook him gently.
people who are wounded
From this reading "Are you wounded?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you wounded?"
Chapter 7 of The Boy Allies on the Firing Line by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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 7 holds 159 sentences of The Boy Allies on the Firing Line, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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