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Chapter 26 of The Boy Allies on the Firing Line is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TRAPPED. It was two days later. The battle was raging fiercely. On all sides men were dropping singly, in pairs, in tens and in hundreds. Since early morning, when an advance guard of Germans had approached the British line, the struggle had continued without a minute's breathing space.
Chapter 26 of The Boy Allies on the Firing Line is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a physically fierce manner
From this reading “The battle was raging fiercely.”
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading “Since early morning, when an advance guard of Germans had approached the British line, the struggle had continued without a minute's breathing space.”
possessive form of “minute” — a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Since early morning, when an advance guard of Germans had approached the British line, the struggle had continued without a minute's breathing space.”
plural of “pair” — a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading “On all sides men were dropping singly, in pairs, in tens and in hundreds.”
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
From this reading “The battle was raging fiercely.”
one by one; one at a time
From this reading “On all sides men were dropping singly, in pairs, in tens and in hundreds.”
plural of “ten” — the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “On all sides men were dropping singly, in pairs, in tens and in hundreds.”
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading “TRAPPED.”
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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 Since early morning, when an advance guard of Germans had approached the British line, the struggle had continued without a minute's breathing space.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading Since early morning, when an advance guard of Germans had approached the British line, the struggle had continued without a minute's breathing space.
(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 On all sides men were dropping singly, in pairs, in tens and in hundreds.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Since early morning, when an advance guard of Germans had approached the British line, the struggle had continued without a minute's breathing space.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On all sides men were dropping singly, in pairs, in tens and in hundreds.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading Since early morning, when an advance guard of Germans had approached the British line, the struggle had continued without a minute's breathing space.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading The battle was raging fiercely.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading Since early morning, when an advance guard of Germans had approached the British line, the struggle had continued without a minute's breathing space.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading Since early morning, when an advance guard of Germans had approached the British line, the struggle had continued without a minute's breathing space.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Since early morning, when an advance guard of Germans had approached the British line, the struggle had continued without a minute's breathing space.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It was two days later.
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading On all sides men were dropping singly, in pairs, in tens and in hundreds.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Since early morning, when an advance guard of Germans had approached the British line, the struggle had continued without a minute's breathing space.
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading The battle was raging fiercely.
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading Since early morning, when an advance guard of Germans had approached the British line, the struggle had continued without a minute's breathing space.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Since early morning, when an advance guard of Germans had approached the British line, the struggle had continued without a minute's breathing space.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since early morning, when an advance guard of Germans had approached the British line, the struggle had continued without a minute's breathing space.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading On all sides men were dropping singly, in pairs, in tens and in hundreds.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On all sides men were dropping singly, in pairs, in tens and in hundreds.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was two days later.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading It was two days later.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Since early morning, when an advance guard of Germans had approached the British line, the struggle had continued without a minute's breathing space.
the force of workers available
From this reading On all sides men were dropping singly, in pairs, in tens and in hundreds.
possessive form of “minute” — a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Since early morning, when an advance guard of Germans had approached the British line, the struggle had continued without a minute's breathing space.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Since early morning, when an advance guard of Germans had approached the British line, the struggle had continued without a minute's breathing space.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Since early morning, when an advance guard of Germans had approached the British line, the struggle had continued without a minute's breathing space.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On all sides men were dropping singly, in pairs, in tens and in hundreds.
plural of “pair” — a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading On all sides men were dropping singly, in pairs, in tens and in hundreds.
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
From this reading The battle was raging fiercely.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading On all sides men were dropping singly, in pairs, in tens and in hundreds.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since early morning, when an advance guard of Germans had approached the British line, the struggle had continued without a minute's breathing space.
one by one; one at a time
From this reading On all sides men were dropping singly, in pairs, in tens and in hundreds.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Since early morning, when an advance guard of Germans had approached the British line, the struggle had continued without a minute's breathing space.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Since early morning, when an advance guard of Germans had approached the British line, the struggle had continued without a minute's breathing space.
plural of “ten” — the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading On all sides men were dropping singly, in pairs, in tens and in hundreds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The battle was raging fiercely.
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading TRAPPED.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It was two days later.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was two days later.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On all sides men were dropping singly, in pairs, in tens and in hundreds.
at the time that
From this reading Since early morning, when an advance guard of Germans had approached the British line, the struggle had continued without a minute's breathing space.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Since early morning, when an advance guard of Germans had approached the British line, the struggle had continued without a minute's breathing space.
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