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Chapter 2 of The Boy Allies with Haig in Flanders is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DANGEROUS MISSION It was noon of the following day. Hal and Chester stood at attention before General Pershing, the American commander-in-chief. The latter gazed at them long and earnestly. With a half shrug he muttered, as he turned to his desk: "But they are so young."
Chapter 2 of The Boy Allies with Haig in Flanders is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “Hal and Chester stood at attention before General Pershing, the American commander-in-chief.”
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading “With a half shrug he muttered, as he turned to his desk:”
in a serious manner
From this reading “The latter gazed at them long and earnestly.”
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading “A DANGEROUS MISSION It was noon of the following day.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “With a half shrug he muttered, as he turned to his desk:”
the middle of the day
From this reading “A DANGEROUS MISSION It was noon of the following day.”
United States general who commanded the American forces in Europe during World War I (1860-1948)
From this reading “Hal and Chester stood at attention before General Pershing, the American commander-in-chief.”
a gesture involving the shoulders
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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 A DANGEROUS MISSION It was noon of the following day.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Hal and Chester stood at attention before General Pershing, the American commander-in-chief.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hal and Chester stood at attention before General Pershing, the American commander-in-chief.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But they are so young."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With a half shrug he muttered, as he turned to his desk:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hal and Chester stood at attention before General Pershing, the American commander-in-chief.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Hal and Chester stood at attention before General Pershing, the American commander-in-chief.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Hal and Chester stood at attention before General Pershing, the American commander-in-chief.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But they are so young."
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading Hal and Chester stood at attention before General Pershing, the American commander-in-chief.
the officer who holds the supreme command
From this reading Hal and Chester stood at attention before General Pershing, the American commander-in-chief.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading A DANGEROUS MISSION It was noon of the following day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A DANGEROUS MISSION It was noon of the following day.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading With a half shrug he muttered, as he turned to his desk:
in a serious manner
From this reading The latter gazed at them long and earnestly.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading A DANGEROUS MISSION It was noon of the following day.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The latter gazed at them long and earnestly.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Hal and Chester stood at attention before General Pershing, the American commander-in-chief.
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From this reading Hal and Chester stood at attention before General Pershing, the American commander-in-chief.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading With a half shrug he muttered, as he turned to his desk:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a half shrug he muttered, as he turned to his desk:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With a half shrug he muttered, as he turned to his desk:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A DANGEROUS MISSION It was noon of the following day.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading The latter gazed at them long and earnestly.
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 The latter gazed at them long and earnestly.
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading A DANGEROUS MISSION It was noon of the following day.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading With a half shrug he muttered, as he turned to his desk:
the middle of the day
From this reading A DANGEROUS MISSION It was noon of the following day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DANGEROUS MISSION It was noon of the following day.
United States general who commanded the American forces in Europe during World War I (1860-1948)
From this reading Hal and Chester stood at attention before General Pershing, the American commander-in-chief.
a gesture involving the shoulders
From this reading With a half shrug he muttered, as he turned to his desk:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "But they are so young."
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Hal and Chester stood at attention before General Pershing, the American commander-in-chief.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DANGEROUS MISSION It was noon of the following day.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The latter gazed at them long and earnestly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But they are so young."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a half shrug he muttered, as he turned to his desk:
moved around an axis or center
From this reading With a half shrug he muttered, as he turned to his desk:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A DANGEROUS MISSION It was noon of the following day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a half shrug he muttered, as he turned to his desk:
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "But they are so young."
Chapter 2 of The Boy Allies with Haig in Flanders by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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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