Chapter 18 of The Boy Allies with the Cossacks is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Boy Allies with the Cossacks is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MYSTERY CLEARED. Chester stared in astonishment at his friend. Had he gone mad and taken this means of staying their execution? The Grand Duke staggered back a step, and Count de Reslau smiled incredulously. "Have I your permission to do so, Your Excellency?" asked Hal.
Chapter 18 of The Boy Allies with the Cossacks is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “Chester stared in astonishment at his friend.”
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “Chester stared in astonishment at his friend.”
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading “THE MYSTERY CLEARED.”
a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by “Your” or “His” or “Her”
From this reading “"Have I your permission to do so, Your Excellency?" asked Hal.”
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading “Had he gone mad and taken this means of staying their execution?”
approval to do something
From this reading “"Have I your permission to do so, Your Excellency?" asked Hal.”
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “The Grand Duke staggered back a step, and Count de Reslau smiled incredulously.”
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Had he gone mad and taken this means of staying their execution?”
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 “The Grand Duke staggered back a step, and Count de Reslau smiled incredulously.”
In this reading “The Grand Duke staggered back a step, and Count de Reslau smiled incredulously.”
In this reading “Chester stared in astonishment at his friend.”
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 The Grand Duke staggered back a step, and Count de Reslau smiled incredulously.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had he gone mad and taken this means of staying their execution?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Have I your permission to do so, Your Excellency?" asked Hal.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Chester stared in astonishment at his friend.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Chester stared in astonishment at his friend.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The Grand Duke staggered back a step, and Count de Reslau smiled incredulously.
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading Chester stared in astonishment at his friend.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading THE MYSTERY CLEARED.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading The Grand Duke staggered back a step, and Count de Reslau smiled incredulously.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The Grand Duke staggered back a step, and Count de Reslau smiled incredulously.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Have I your permission to do so, Your Excellency?" asked Hal.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading The Grand Duke staggered back a step, and Count de Reslau smiled incredulously.
a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by “Your” or “His” or “Her”
From this reading "Have I your permission to do so, Your Excellency?" asked Hal.
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading Had he gone mad and taken this means of staying their execution?
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Chester stared in astonishment at his friend.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Had he gone mad and taken this means of staying their execution?
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading The Grand Duke staggered back a step, and Count de Reslau smiled incredulously.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had he gone mad and taken this means of staying their execution?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have I your permission to do so, Your Excellency?" asked Hal.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have I your permission to do so, Your Excellency?" asked Hal.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he gone mad and taken this means of staying their execution?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Chester stared in astonishment at his friend.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Have I your permission to do so, Your Excellency?" asked Hal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Chester stared in astonishment at his friend.
in an incredulous manner
From this reading The Grand Duke staggered back a step, and Count de Reslau smiled incredulously.
roused to anger
From this reading Had he gone mad and taken this means of staying their execution?
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Had he gone mad and taken this means of staying their execution?
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading THE MYSTERY CLEARED.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had he gone mad and taken this means of staying their execution?
approval to do something
From this reading "Have I your permission to do so, Your Excellency?" asked Hal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Grand Duke staggered back a step, and Count de Reslau smiled incredulously.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The Grand Duke staggered back a step, and Count de Reslau smiled incredulously.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Have I your permission to do so, Your Excellency?" asked Hal.
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading The Grand Duke staggered back a step, and Count de Reslau smiled incredulously.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Chester stared in astonishment at his friend.
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Had he gone mad and taken this means of staying their execution?
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading The Grand Duke staggered back a step, and Count de Reslau smiled incredulously.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Had he gone mad and taken this means of staying their execution?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERY CLEARED.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Had he gone mad and taken this means of staying their execution?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Had he gone mad and taken this means of staying their execution?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Have I your permission to do so, Your Excellency?" asked Hal.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have I your permission to do so, Your Excellency?" asked Hal.
Chapter 18 of The Boy Allies with the Cossacks by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 167 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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