Chapter 12 of The Boy Allies with Pershing in France is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of The Boy Allies with Pershing in France is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STUBBS EXPLAINS "Come along, Stubbs," said Chester. "Time is growing short. Fritz is likely to open fire most any minute." "And the first shot is sure to hit me," said Stubbs. "Well, I can run if I have to."
Chapter 12 of The Boy Allies with Pershing in France is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 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 “STUBBS EXPLAINS "Come along, Stubbs," said Chester.”
third-person singular of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “STUBBS EXPLAINS "Come along, Stubbs," said Chester.”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “"Time is growing short.”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “"And the first shot is sure to hit me," said Stubbs.”
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading “Fritz is likely to open fire most any minute."”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Fritz is likely to open fire most any minute."”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “"And the first shot is sure to hit me," said Stubbs.”
English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901)
From this reading “STUBBS EXPLAINS "Come along, Stubbs," said Chester.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
In this reading “STUBBS EXPLAINS "Come along, Stubbs," said Chester.”
In this reading “"And the first shot is sure to hit me," said Stubbs.”
In this reading “Fritz is likely to open fire most any minute."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading STUBBS EXPLAINS "Come along, Stubbs," said Chester.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And the first shot is sure to hit me," said Stubbs.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Fritz is likely to open fire most any minute."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Well, I can run if I have to."
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading STUBBS EXPLAINS "Come along, Stubbs," said Chester.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading STUBBS EXPLAINS "Come along, Stubbs," said Chester.
third-person singular of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading STUBBS EXPLAINS "Come along, Stubbs," said Chester.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Fritz is likely to open fire most any minute."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "And the first shot is sure to hit me," said Stubbs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fritz is likely to open fire most any minute."
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading "Time is growing short.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, I can run if I have to."
cause to move by striking
From this reading "And the first shot is sure to hit me," said Stubbs.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I can run if I have to."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, I can run if I have to."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Time is growing short.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading Fritz is likely to open fire most any minute."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And the first shot is sure to hit me," said Stubbs.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Fritz is likely to open fire most any minute."
used to form the superlative
From this reading Fritz is likely to open fire most any minute."
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Fritz is likely to open fire most any minute."
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Well, I can run if I have to."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading STUBBS EXPLAINS "Come along, Stubbs," said Chester.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading "Time is growing short.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "And the first shot is sure to hit me," said Stubbs.
English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901)
From this reading STUBBS EXPLAINS "Come along, Stubbs," said Chester.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "And the first shot is sure to hit me," said Stubbs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And the first shot is sure to hit me," said Stubbs.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Time is growing short.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fritz is likely to open fire most any minute."
(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, I can run if I have to."
Chapter 12 of The Boy Allies with Pershing in France by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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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