Chapter 18 of The Boy Allies with Haig in Flanders is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Boy Allies with Haig in Flanders is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PRISONERS "Now what do you think of that?" Hal muttered to himself. "Must be a German tank, I guess. Seems to know when it gets home. Well, what now, Hal?" asked Chester.
Chapter 18 of The Boy Allies with Haig in Flanders is here in full — 130 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 “Well, what now, Hal?" asked Chester.”
a person of German nationality
From this reading “"Must be a German tank, I guess.”
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “Seems to know when it gets home.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “"Must be a German tank, I guess.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “Hal muttered to himself.”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “PRISONERS "Now what do you think of that?"”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Seems to know when it gets home.”
an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
From this reading “"Must be a German tank, I guess.”
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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 "Must be a German tank, I guess.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Well, what now, Hal?" asked Chester.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Must be a German tank, I guess.
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading Well, what now, Hal?" asked Chester.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading PRISONERS "Now what do you think of that?"
a person of German nationality
From this reading "Must be a German tank, I guess.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading Seems to know when it gets home.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Must be a German tank, I guess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hal muttered to himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hal muttered to himself.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Seems to know when it gets home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Must be a German tank, I guess.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Seems to know when it gets home.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Seems to know when it gets home.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Must be a German tank, I guess.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading Hal muttered to himself.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading PRISONERS "Now what do you think of that?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PRISONERS "Now what do you think of that?"
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading PRISONERS "Now what do you think of that?"
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Seems to know when it gets home.
an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
From this reading "Must be a German tank, I guess.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PRISONERS "Now what do you think of that?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading PRISONERS "Now what do you think of that?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hal muttered to himself.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, what now, Hal?" asked Chester.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading PRISONERS "Now what do you think of that?"
at the time that
From this reading Seems to know when it gets home.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading PRISONERS "Now what do you think of that?"
Chapter 18 of The Boy Allies with Haig in Flanders by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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 18 holds 130 sentences of The Boy Allies with Haig in Flanders, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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