Chapter 14 of The Boy Allies with Haig in Flanders is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Boy Allies with Haig in Flanders is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE EVE OF BATTLE "Good news, Chester." "That so? What is it?" Hal glanced about him. There was no one near.
Chapter 14 of The Boy Allies with Haig in Flanders is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Hal glanced about him.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “THE EVE OF BATTLE "Good news, Chester."”
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “THE EVE OF BATTLE "Good news, Chester."”
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading “THE EVE OF BATTLE "Good news, Chester."”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “Hal glanced about him.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “THE EVE OF BATTLE "Good news, Chester."”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “There was no one near.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “THE EVE OF BATTLE "Good news, Chester."”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Hal glanced about him.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE EVE OF BATTLE "Good news, Chester."
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading THE EVE OF BATTLE "Good news, Chester."
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading THE EVE OF BATTLE "Good news, Chester."
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Hal glanced about him.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading THE EVE OF BATTLE "Good news, Chester."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hal glanced about him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hal glanced about him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What is it?"
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading There was no one near.
information about recent and important events
From this reading THE EVE OF BATTLE "Good news, Chester."
not any; not one
From this reading There was no one near.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EVE OF BATTLE "Good news, Chester."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was no one near.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "That so?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That so?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EVE OF BATTLE "Good news, Chester."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no one near.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no one near.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is it?"
Chapter 14 of The Boy Allies with Haig in Flanders by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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 14 holds 171 sentences of The Boy Allies with Haig in Flanders, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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