Chapter 20 of The Boy Allies under Two Flags is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Boy Allies under Two Flags is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE TRAIL A reply to this message was not long coming. It read: "Lord Hastings: Sorry you are aboard, but I must sink you." To this Lord Hastings replied: "It can't be done." Now the Emden put about and headed for the Sylph. Quickly also the Sylph came about and headed westward.
Chapter 20 of The Boy Allies under Two Flags is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “It read: "Lord Hastings: Sorry you are aboard, but I must sink you."”
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading “It read: "Lord Hastings: Sorry you are aboard, but I must sink you."”
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading “Now the Emden put about and headed for the Sylph.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “ON THE TRAIL A reply to this message was not long coming.”
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “It read: "Lord Hastings: Sorry you are aboard, but I must sink you."”
a slender graceful young woman
From this reading “Now the Emden put about and headed for the Sylph.”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “ON THE TRAIL A reply to this message was not long coming.”
toward the west
From this reading “Quickly also the Sylph came about and headed westward.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ON THE TRAIL A reply to this message was not long coming.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading It read: "Lord Hastings: Sorry you are aboard, but I must sink you."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now the Emden put about and headed for the Sylph.
in addition
From this reading Quickly also the Sylph came about and headed westward.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now the Emden put about and headed for the Sylph.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It read: "Lord Hastings: Sorry you are aboard, but I must sink you."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To this Lord Hastings replied: "It can't be done."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It read: "Lord Hastings: Sorry you are aboard, but I must sink you."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Quickly also the Sylph came about and headed westward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To this Lord Hastings replied: "It can't be done."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading ON THE TRAIL A reply to this message was not long coming.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading To this Lord Hastings replied: "It can't be done."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now the Emden put about and headed for the Sylph.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now the Emden put about and headed for the Sylph.
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading It read: "Lord Hastings: Sorry you are aboard, but I must sink you."
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading Now the Emden put about and headed for the Sylph.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It read: "Lord Hastings: Sorry you are aboard, but I must sink you."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It read: "Lord Hastings: Sorry you are aboard, but I must sink you."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading ON THE TRAIL A reply to this message was not long coming.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading It read: "Lord Hastings: Sorry you are aboard, but I must sink you."
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading ON THE TRAIL A reply to this message was not long coming.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It read: "Lord Hastings: Sorry you are aboard, but I must sink you."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ON THE TRAIL A reply to this message was not long coming.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the Emden put about and headed for the Sylph.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE TRAIL A reply to this message was not long coming.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Now the Emden put about and headed for the Sylph.
with speed
From this reading Quickly also the Sylph came about and headed westward.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading It read: "Lord Hastings: Sorry you are aboard, but I must sink you."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading To this Lord Hastings replied: "It can't be done."
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading ON THE TRAIL A reply to this message was not long coming.
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading It read: "Lord Hastings: Sorry you are aboard, but I must sink you."
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading It read: "Lord Hastings: Sorry you are aboard, but I must sink you."
a slender graceful young woman
From this reading Now the Emden put about and headed for the Sylph.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE TRAIL A reply to this message was not long coming.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ON THE TRAIL A reply to this message was not long coming.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON THE TRAIL A reply to this message was not long coming.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading ON THE TRAIL A reply to this message was not long coming.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON THE TRAIL A reply to this message was not long coming.
toward the west
From this reading Quickly also the Sylph came about and headed westward.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It read: "Lord Hastings: Sorry you are aboard, but I must sink you."
Chapter 20 of The Boy Allies under Two Flags by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 20 holds 119 sentences of The Boy Allies under Two Flags, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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