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Chapter 14 of The Boy Allies with the Cossacks is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BANDIT CHIEF. Hal, Chester and Alexis threw themselves to the ground with a single movement. A second bullet sped harmlessly overhead. "We didn't come here to fight," Hal whispered to his friends, "so here goes." He drew a handkerchief from his pocket, and waved it aloft.
Chapter 14 of The Boy Allies with the Cossacks is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading “He drew a handkerchief from his pocket, and waved it aloft.”
an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
From this reading “THE BANDIT CHIEF.”
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading “A second bullet sped harmlessly overhead.”
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “Hal, Chester and Alexis threw themselves to the ground with a single movement.”
in a harmless manner
From this reading “A second bullet sped harmlessly overhead.”
above your head; in the sky
From this reading “A second bullet sped harmlessly overhead.”
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading “A second bullet sped harmlessly overhead.”
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “He drew a handkerchief from his pocket, and waved it aloft.”
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 “Hal, Chester and Alexis threw themselves to the ground with a single movement.”
In this reading “"We didn't come here to fight," Hal whispered to his friends, "so here goes."”
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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 Hal, Chester and Alexis threw themselves to the ground with a single movement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hal, Chester and Alexis threw themselves to the ground with a single movement.
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading He drew a handkerchief from his pocket, and waved it aloft.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hal, Chester and Alexis threw themselves to the ground with a single movement.
an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
From this reading THE BANDIT CHIEF.
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading A second bullet sped harmlessly overhead.
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading Hal, Chester and Alexis threw themselves to the ground with a single movement.
a person who is in charge
From this reading THE BANDIT CHIEF.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "We didn't come here to fight," Hal whispered to his friends, "so here goes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We didn't come here to fight," Hal whispered to his friends, "so here goes."
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading He drew a handkerchief from his pocket, and waved it aloft.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "We didn't come here to fight," Hal whispered to his friends, "so here goes."
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "We didn't come here to fight," Hal whispered to his friends, "so here goes."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He drew a handkerchief from his pocket, and waved it aloft.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading "We didn't come here to fight," Hal whispered to his friends, "so here goes."
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Hal, Chester and Alexis threw themselves to the ground with a single movement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hal, Chester and Alexis threw themselves to the ground with a single movement.
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading He drew a handkerchief from his pocket, and waved it aloft.
in a harmless manner
From this reading A second bullet sped harmlessly overhead.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He drew a handkerchief from his pocket, and waved it aloft.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "We didn't come here to fight," Hal whispered to his friends, "so here goes."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "We didn't come here to fight," Hal whispered to his friends, "so here goes."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He drew a handkerchief from his pocket, and waved it aloft.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading Hal, Chester and Alexis threw themselves to the ground with a single movement.
above your head; in the sky
From this reading A second bullet sped harmlessly overhead.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading He drew a handkerchief from his pocket, and waved it aloft.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading A second bullet sped harmlessly overhead.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Hal, Chester and Alexis threw themselves to the ground with a single movement.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "We didn't come here to fight," Hal whispered to his friends, "so here goes."
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading A second bullet sped harmlessly overhead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BANDIT CHIEF.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Hal, Chester and Alexis threw themselves to the ground with a single movement.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Hal, Chester and Alexis threw themselves to the ground with a single movement.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hal, Chester and Alexis threw themselves to the ground with a single movement.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading He drew a handkerchief from his pocket, and waved it aloft.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We didn't come here to fight," Hal whispered to his friends, "so here goes."
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "We didn't come here to fight," Hal whispered to his friends, "so here goes."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hal, Chester and Alexis threw themselves to the ground with a single movement.
Chapter 14 of The Boy Allies with the Cossacks by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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 155 sentences of The Boy Allies with the Cossacks, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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