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Chapter 12 of The Boy Allies with Haig in Flanders is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RETURN It was half-past seven when the jailer entered the cell in which the four friends were imprisoned. He carried a large tray, on which was loaded food. As he entered the cell, he dropped his heavy key ring. Hal pounced upon it. The man's back was toward him.
Chapter 12 of The Boy Allies with Haig in Flanders is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “THE RETURN It was half-past seven when the jailer entered the cell in which the four friends were imprisoned.”
being in captivity
From this reading “THE RETURN It was half-past seven when the jailer entered the cell in which the four friends were imprisoned.”
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading “THE RETURN It was half-past seven when the jailer entered the cell in which the four friends were imprisoned.”
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading “As he entered the cell, he dropped his heavy key ring.”
filled with a great quantity
From this reading “He carried a large tray, on which was loaded food.”
past form of “pounce” — move down on as if in an attack
From this reading “Hal pounced upon it.”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “As he entered the cell, he dropped his heavy key ring.”
an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
From this reading “He carried a large tray, on which was loaded food.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 He carried a large tray, on which was loaded food.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he entered the cell, he dropped his heavy key ring.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The man's back was toward him.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading He carried a large tray, on which was loaded food.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading THE RETURN It was half-past seven when the jailer entered the cell in which the four friends were imprisoned.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading As he entered the cell, he dropped his heavy key ring.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading THE RETURN It was half-past seven when the jailer entered the cell in which the four friends were imprisoned.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading He carried a large tray, on which was loaded food.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading THE RETURN It was half-past seven when the jailer entered the cell in which the four friends were imprisoned.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading THE RETURN It was half-past seven when the jailer entered the cell in which the four friends were imprisoned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hal pounced upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE RETURN It was half-past seven when the jailer entered the cell in which the four friends were imprisoned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He carried a large tray, on which was loaded food.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading As he entered the cell, he dropped his heavy key ring.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man's back was toward him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he entered the cell, he dropped his heavy key ring.
being in captivity
From this reading THE RETURN It was half-past seven when the jailer entered the cell in which the four friends were imprisoned.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RETURN It was half-past seven when the jailer entered the cell in which the four friends were imprisoned.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE RETURN It was half-past seven when the jailer entered the cell in which the four friends were imprisoned.
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading THE RETURN It was half-past seven when the jailer entered the cell in which the four friends were imprisoned.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading As he entered the cell, he dropped his heavy key ring.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He carried a large tray, on which was loaded food.
filled with a great quantity
From this reading He carried a large tray, on which was loaded food.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man's back was toward him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He carried a large tray, on which was loaded food.
past form of “pounce” — move down on as if in an attack
From this reading Hal pounced upon it.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE RETURN It was half-past seven when the jailer entered the cell in which the four friends were imprisoned.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading As he entered the cell, he dropped his heavy key ring.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading THE RETURN It was half-past seven when the jailer entered the cell in which the four friends were imprisoned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETURN It was half-past seven when the jailer entered the cell in which the four friends were imprisoned.
in the direction of
From this reading The man's back was toward him.
an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
From this reading He carried a large tray, on which was loaded food.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Hal pounced upon it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RETURN It was half-past seven when the jailer entered the cell in which the four friends were imprisoned.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE RETURN It was half-past seven when the jailer entered the cell in which the four friends were imprisoned.
at the time that
From this reading THE RETURN It was half-past seven when the jailer entered the cell in which the four friends were imprisoned.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE RETURN It was half-past seven when the jailer entered the cell in which the four friends were imprisoned.
Chapter 12 of The Boy Allies with Haig in Flanders by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 122 sentences, grouped into 25 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 12 holds 122 sentences of The Boy Allies with Haig in Flanders, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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