Chapter 16 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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Chapter 16 of The Boy Allies with the Cossacks is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ATTACKED. For several hours the friends rode along the narrow mountain pass without incident. They stopped once at a little mountain stream to quench their thirst and to allow their horses to drink. Then they rode on again. Rounding a sharp turn in the road, they came squarely upon half a dozen riders, all attired in Austrian uniforms.
Chapter 16 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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dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading “Rounding a sharp turn in the road, they came squarely upon half a dozen riders, all attired in Austrian uniforms.”
a native or inhabitant of Austria
From this reading “Rounding a sharp turn in the road, they came squarely upon half a dozen riders, all attired in Austrian uniforms.”
satisfy
From this reading “They stopped once at a little mountain stream to quench their thirst and to allow their horses to drink.”
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading “Rounding a sharp turn in the road, they came squarely upon half a dozen riders, all attired in Austrian uniforms.”
(mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals
From this reading “Rounding a sharp turn in the road, they came squarely upon half a dozen riders, all attired in Austrian uniforms.”
directly and without evasion; not roundabout
From this reading “Rounding a sharp turn in the road, they came squarely upon half a dozen riders, all attired in Austrian uniforms.”
a physiological need to drink
From this reading “They stopped once at a little mountain stream to quench their thirst and to allow their horses to drink.”
plural of “uniform” — clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification
From this reading “Rounding a sharp turn in the road, they came squarely upon half a dozen riders, all attired in Austrian uniforms.”
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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In this reading “For several hours the friends rode along the narrow mountain pass without incident.”
In this reading “They stopped once at a little mountain stream to quench their thirst and to allow their horses to drink.”
In this reading “For several hours the friends rode along the narrow mountain pass without incident.”
In this reading “For several hours the friends rode along the narrow mountain pass without incident.”
In this reading “Then they rode on again.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They stopped once at a little mountain stream to quench their thirst and to allow their horses to drink.
anew
From this reading Then they rode on again.
(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 Rounding a sharp turn in the road, they came squarely upon half a dozen riders, all attired in Austrian uniforms.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading They stopped once at a little mountain stream to quench their thirst and to allow their horses to drink.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading For several hours the friends rode along the narrow mountain pass without incident.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They stopped once at a little mountain stream to quench their thirst and to allow their horses to drink.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They stopped once at a little mountain stream to quench their thirst and to allow their horses to drink.
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading ATTACKED.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Rounding a sharp turn in the road, they came squarely upon half a dozen riders, all attired in Austrian uniforms.
a native or inhabitant of Austria
From this reading Rounding a sharp turn in the road, they came squarely upon half a dozen riders, all attired in Austrian uniforms.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Rounding a sharp turn in the road, they came squarely upon half a dozen riders, all attired in Austrian uniforms.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Rounding a sharp turn in the road, they came squarely upon half a dozen riders, all attired in Austrian uniforms.
take in liquids
From this reading They stopped once at a little mountain stream to quench their thirst and to allow their horses to drink.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For several hours the friends rode along the narrow mountain pass without incident.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading For several hours the friends rode along the narrow mountain pass without incident.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Rounding a sharp turn in the road, they came squarely upon half a dozen riders, all attired in Austrian uniforms.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading They stopped once at a little mountain stream to quench their thirst and to allow their horses to drink.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading For several hours the friends rode along the narrow mountain pass without incident.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rounding a sharp turn in the road, they came squarely upon half a dozen riders, all attired in Austrian uniforms.
a single distinct event
From this reading For several hours the friends rode along the narrow mountain pass without incident.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They stopped once at a little mountain stream to quench their thirst and to allow their horses to drink.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading For several hours the friends rode along the narrow mountain pass without incident.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading For several hours the friends rode along the narrow mountain pass without incident.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then they rode on again.
on one occasion
From this reading They stopped once at a little mountain stream to quench their thirst and to allow their horses to drink.
go across or through
From this reading For several hours the friends rode along the narrow mountain pass without incident.
satisfy
From this reading They stopped once at a little mountain stream to quench their thirst and to allow their horses to drink.
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading Rounding a sharp turn in the road, they came squarely upon half a dozen riders, all attired in Austrian uniforms.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Rounding a sharp turn in the road, they came squarely upon half a dozen riders, all attired in Austrian uniforms.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading For several hours the friends rode along the narrow mountain pass without incident.
(mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals
From this reading Rounding a sharp turn in the road, they came squarely upon half a dozen riders, all attired in Austrian uniforms.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading For several hours the friends rode along the narrow mountain pass without incident.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Rounding a sharp turn in the road, they came squarely upon half a dozen riders, all attired in Austrian uniforms.
directly and without evasion; not roundabout
From this reading Rounding a sharp turn in the road, they came squarely upon half a dozen riders, all attired in Austrian uniforms.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading They stopped once at a little mountain stream to quench their thirst and to allow their horses to drink.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading They stopped once at a little mountain stream to quench their thirst and to allow their horses to drink.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For several hours the friends rode along the narrow mountain pass without incident.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They stopped once at a little mountain stream to quench their thirst and to allow their horses to drink.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then they rode on again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stopped once at a little mountain stream to quench their thirst and to allow their horses to drink.
a physiological need to drink
From this reading They stopped once at a little mountain stream to quench their thirst and to allow their horses to drink.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They stopped once at a little mountain stream to quench their thirst and to allow their horses to drink.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Rounding a sharp turn in the road, they came squarely upon half a dozen riders, all attired in Austrian uniforms.
plural of “uniform” — clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification
From this reading Rounding a sharp turn in the road, they came squarely upon half a dozen riders, all attired in Austrian uniforms.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Rounding a sharp turn in the road, they came squarely upon half a dozen riders, all attired in Austrian uniforms.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading For several hours the friends rode along the narrow mountain pass without incident.
Chapter 16 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 16 holds 155 sentences of The Boy Allies with the Cossacks, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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