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Chapter 11 of The Boy Allies with the Cossacks is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TWO TO THE RESCUE. As friend and foe alike bore down on him, Hal saw Chester raise himself. He got to his knees, struggled to his feet, staggered, and then fell back again. The Germans rushing toward the lad numbered twenty--Hal counted them. They were approaching the prostrate form of the lad as rapidly as they could, afoot.
Chapter 11 of The Boy Allies with the Cossacks is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on foot; walking
From this reading “They were approaching the prostrate form of the lad as rapidly as they could, afoot.”
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “As friend and foe alike bore down on him, Hal saw Chester raise himself.”
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading “As friend and foe alike bore down on him, Hal saw Chester raise himself.”
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading “The Germans rushing toward the lad numbered twenty--Hal counted them.”
past form of “number” — add up in number or quantity
From this reading “The Germans rushing toward the lad numbered twenty--Hal counted them.”
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
From this reading “They were approaching the prostrate form of the lad as rapidly as they could, afoot.”
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “He got to his knees, struggled to his feet, staggered, and then fell back again.”
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “He got to his knees, struggled to his feet, staggered, and then fell back again.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “They were approaching the prostrate form of the lad as rapidly as they could, afoot.”
In this reading “He got to his knees, struggled to his feet, staggered, and then fell back again.”
In this reading “As friend and foe alike bore down on him, Hal saw Chester raise himself.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on foot; walking
From this reading They were approaching the prostrate form of the lad as rapidly as they could, afoot.
anew
From this reading He got to his knees, struggled to his feet, staggered, and then fell back again.
equally
From this reading As friend and foe alike bore down on him, Hal saw Chester raise himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As friend and foe alike bore down on him, Hal saw Chester raise himself.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading They were approaching the prostrate form of the lad as rapidly as they could, afoot.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As friend and foe alike bore down on him, Hal saw Chester raise himself.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He got to his knees, struggled to his feet, staggered, and then fell back again.
cause to be bored
From this reading As friend and foe alike bore down on him, Hal saw Chester raise himself.
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading As friend and foe alike bore down on him, Hal saw Chester raise himself.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were approaching the prostrate form of the lad as rapidly as they could, afoot.
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading The Germans rushing toward the lad numbered twenty--Hal counted them.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As friend and foe alike bore down on him, Hal saw Chester raise himself.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He got to his knees, struggled to his feet, staggered, and then fell back again.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading He got to his knees, struggled to his feet, staggered, and then fell back again.
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading As friend and foe alike bore down on him, Hal saw Chester raise himself.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading They were approaching the prostrate form of the lad as rapidly as they could, afoot.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading As friend and foe alike bore down on him, Hal saw Chester raise himself.
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading The Germans rushing toward the lad numbered twenty--Hal counted them.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He got to his knees, struggled to his feet, staggered, and then fell back again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As friend and foe alike bore down on him, Hal saw Chester raise himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He got to his knees, struggled to his feet, staggered, and then fell back again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As friend and foe alike bore down on him, Hal saw Chester raise himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As friend and foe alike bore down on him, Hal saw Chester raise himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He got to his knees, struggled to his feet, staggered, and then fell back again.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading He got to his knees, struggled to his feet, staggered, and then fell back again.
a boy or man
From this reading The Germans rushing toward the lad numbered twenty--Hal counted them.
past form of “number” — add up in number or quantity
From this reading The Germans rushing toward the lad numbered twenty--Hal counted them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were approaching the prostrate form of the lad as rapidly as they could, afoot.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As friend and foe alike bore down on him, Hal saw Chester raise himself.
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
From this reading They were approaching the prostrate form of the lad as rapidly as they could, afoot.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading As friend and foe alike bore down on him, Hal saw Chester raise himself.
with speed
From this reading They were approaching the prostrate form of the lad as rapidly as they could, afoot.
free from harm or evil
From this reading TWO TO THE RESCUE.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading The Germans rushing toward the lad numbered twenty--Hal counted them.
cut with a saw
From this reading As friend and foe alike bore down on him, Hal saw Chester raise himself.
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading He got to his knees, struggled to his feet, staggered, and then fell back again.
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading He got to his knees, struggled to his feet, staggered, and then fell back again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO TO THE RESCUE.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Germans rushing toward the lad numbered twenty--Hal counted them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He got to his knees, struggled to his feet, staggered, and then fell back again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were approaching the prostrate form of the lad as rapidly as they could, afoot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TWO TO THE RESCUE.
in the direction of
From this reading The Germans rushing toward the lad numbered twenty--Hal counted them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading The Germans rushing toward the lad numbered twenty--Hal counted them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO TO THE RESCUE.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were approaching the prostrate form of the lad as rapidly as they could, afoot.
Chapter 11 of The Boy Allies with the Cossacks by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 128 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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