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Chapter 24 of The Boy Allies with the Cossacks is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SURPRISE. Stealthily the vanguard of the Cossacks crept forward afoot. They had dismounted that they might approach the enemy with less danger of being heard. Naked blades were held firmly in their hands; revolvers and hand grenades were ready. The night attack of the Cossacks was under way.
Chapter 24 of The Boy Allies with the Cossacks is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on foot; walking
From this reading “Stealthily the vanguard of the Cossacks crept forward afoot.”
plural of “blade” — especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
From this reading “Naked blades were held firmly in their hands; revolvers and hand grenades were ready.”
plural of “cossack” — a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia
From this reading “Stealthily the vanguard of the Cossacks crept forward afoot.”
with resolute determination
From this reading “Naked blades were held firmly in their hands; revolvers and hand grenades were ready.”
plural of “grenade” — a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile
From this reading “Naked blades were held firmly in their hands; revolvers and hand grenades were ready.”
completely unclothed
From this reading “Naked blades were held firmly in their hands; revolvers and hand grenades were ready.”
plural of “revolver” — a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading “Naked blades were held firmly in their hands; revolvers and hand grenades were ready.”
the leading units moving at the head of an army
From this reading “Stealthily the vanguard of the Cossacks crept forward afoot.”
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In this reading “Stealthily the vanguard of the Cossacks crept forward afoot.”
In this reading “The night attack of the Cossacks was under way.”
in motion; set in motion
In this reading “The night attack of the Cossacks was under way.”
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on foot; walking
From this reading Stealthily the vanguard of the Cossacks crept forward afoot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Naked blades were held firmly in their hands; revolvers and hand grenades were ready.
move towards
From this reading They had dismounted that they might approach the enemy with less danger of being heard.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading The night attack of the Cossacks was under way.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading They had dismounted that they might approach the enemy with less danger of being heard.
plural of “blade” — especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
From this reading Naked blades were held firmly in their hands; revolvers and hand grenades were ready.
plural of “cossack” — a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia
From this reading Stealthily the vanguard of the Cossacks crept forward afoot.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Stealthily the vanguard of the Cossacks crept forward afoot.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading They had dismounted that they might approach the enemy with less danger of being heard.
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From this reading They had dismounted that they might approach the enemy with less danger of being heard.
an opposing military force
From this reading They had dismounted that they might approach the enemy with less danger of being heard.
with resolute determination
From this reading Naked blades were held firmly in their hands; revolvers and hand grenades were ready.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Stealthily the vanguard of the Cossacks crept forward afoot.
plural of “grenade” — a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile
From this reading Naked blades were held firmly in their hands; revolvers and hand grenades were ready.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had dismounted that they might approach the enemy with less danger of being heard.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Naked blades were held firmly in their hands; revolvers and hand grenades were ready.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Naked blades were held firmly in their hands; revolvers and hand grenades were ready.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading They had dismounted that they might approach the enemy with less danger of being heard.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Naked blades were held firmly in their hands; revolvers and hand grenades were ready.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Naked blades were held firmly in their hands; revolvers and hand grenades were ready.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading They had dismounted that they might approach the enemy with less danger of being heard.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They had dismounted that they might approach the enemy with less danger of being heard.
completely unclothed
From this reading Naked blades were held firmly in their hands; revolvers and hand grenades were ready.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night attack of the Cossacks was under way.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Stealthily the vanguard of the Cossacks crept forward afoot.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Naked blades were held firmly in their hands; revolvers and hand grenades were ready.
plural of “revolver” — a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading Naked blades were held firmly in their hands; revolvers and hand grenades were ready.
in a stealthy manner
From this reading Stealthily the vanguard of the Cossacks crept forward afoot.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading THE SURPRISE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had dismounted that they might approach the enemy with less danger of being heard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SURPRISE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Naked blades were held firmly in their hands; revolvers and hand grenades were ready.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had dismounted that they might approach the enemy with less danger of being heard.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The night attack of the Cossacks was under way.
the leading units moving at the head of an army
From this reading Stealthily the vanguard of the Cossacks crept forward afoot.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night attack of the Cossacks was under way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The night attack of the Cossacks was under way.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Naked blades were held firmly in their hands; revolvers and hand grenades were ready.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had dismounted that they might approach the enemy with less danger of being heard.
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