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Chapter 15 of The Boy Allies with the Cossacks is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GETTING AWAY. All were up long before a guard appeared with breakfast. This they ate leisurely and then sat down to talk their predicament over calmly. "There must be some way of getting out of here," said Chester. "Yes," agreed Hal; "and if we are fond of life, I believe we had better get away soon.
Chapter 15 of The Boy Allies with the Cossacks is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “"Yes," agreed Hal; "and if we are fond of life, I believe we had better get away soon.”
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading “This they ate leisurely and then sat down to talk their predicament over calmly.”
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading “This they ate leisurely and then sat down to talk their predicament over calmly.”
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “"There must be some way of getting out of here," said Chester.”
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “"Yes," agreed Hal; "and if we are fond of life, I believe we had better get away soon.”
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “All were up long before a guard appeared with breakfast.”
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading “This they ate leisurely and then sat down to talk their predicament over calmly.”
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
From this reading “This they ate leisurely and then sat down to talk their predicament over calmly.”
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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run away from confinement
In this reading “"Yes," agreed Hal; "and if we are fond of life, I believe we had better get away soon.”
In this reading “"There must be some way of getting out of here," said Chester.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 All were up long before a guard appeared with breakfast.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "Yes," agreed Hal; "and if we are fond of life, I believe we had better get away soon.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All were up long before a guard appeared with breakfast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This they ate leisurely and then sat down to talk their predicament over calmly.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading All were up long before a guard appeared with breakfast.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Yes," agreed Hal; "and if we are fond of life, I believe we had better get away soon.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading This they ate leisurely and then sat down to talk their predicament over calmly.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading GETTING AWAY.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There must be some way of getting out of here," said Chester.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading All were up long before a guard appeared with breakfast.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Yes," agreed Hal; "and if we are fond of life, I believe we had better get away soon.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Yes," agreed Hal; "and if we are fond of life, I believe we had better get away soon.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading All were up long before a guard appeared with breakfast.
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading This they ate leisurely and then sat down to talk their predicament over calmly.
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading "There must be some way of getting out of here," said Chester.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading This they ate leisurely and then sat down to talk their predicament over calmly.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading "Yes," agreed Hal; "and if we are fond of life, I believe we had better get away soon.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Yes," agreed Hal; "and if we are fond of life, I believe we had better get away soon.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading GETTING AWAY.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading All were up long before a guard appeared with breakfast.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Yes," agreed Hal; "and if we are fond of life, I believe we had better get away soon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," agreed Hal; "and if we are fond of life, I believe we had better get away soon.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "There must be some way of getting out of here," said Chester.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes," agreed Hal; "and if we are fond of life, I believe we had better get away soon.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Yes," agreed Hal; "and if we are fond of life, I believe we had better get away soon.
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading This they ate leisurely and then sat down to talk their predicament over calmly.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Yes," agreed Hal; "and if we are fond of life, I believe we had better get away soon.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading All were up long before a guard appeared with breakfast.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "There must be some way of getting out of here," said Chester.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There must be some way of getting out of here," said Chester.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "There must be some way of getting out of here," said Chester.
above and across; more than
From this reading This they ate leisurely and then sat down to talk their predicament over calmly.
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
From this reading This they ate leisurely and then sat down to talk their predicament over calmly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There must be some way of getting out of here," said Chester.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading This they ate leisurely and then sat down to talk their predicament over calmly.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "There must be some way of getting out of here," said Chester.
in the near future
From this reading "Yes," agreed Hal; "and if we are fond of life, I believe we had better get away soon.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading This they ate leisurely and then sat down to talk their predicament over calmly.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This they ate leisurely and then sat down to talk their predicament over calmly.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading This they ate leisurely and then sat down to talk their predicament over calmly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There must be some way of getting out of here," said Chester.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This they ate leisurely and then sat down to talk their predicament over calmly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This they ate leisurely and then sat down to talk their predicament over calmly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This they ate leisurely and then sat down to talk their predicament over calmly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading All were up long before a guard appeared with breakfast.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "There must be some way of getting out of here," said Chester.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Yes," agreed Hal; "and if we are fond of life, I believe we had better get away soon.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All were up long before a guard appeared with breakfast.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All were up long before a guard appeared with breakfast.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," agreed Hal; "and if we are fond of life, I believe we had better get away soon.
Chapter 15 of The Boy Allies with the Cossacks by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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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