Chapter 17 of The Boy Allies with the Terror of the Seas is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Boy Allies with the Terror of the Seas is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PETROGRAD. Lord Hastings stepped close to the Russian commander. "You will interfere with us at your peril," he said quietly. "We are all that we represent ourselves to be, as you could plainly see if you were not so thick headed." "What!" exclaimed the Russian.
Chapter 17 of The Boy Allies with the Terror of the Seas is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading “Lord Hastings stepped close to the Russian commander.”
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading “Lord Hastings stepped close to the Russian commander.”
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading “"We are all that we represent ourselves to be, as you could plainly see if you were not so thick headed."”
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading “"You will interfere with us at your peril," he said quietly.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “"You will interfere with us at your peril," he said quietly.”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “"We are all that we represent ourselves to be, as you could plainly see if you were not so thick headed."”
take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
From this reading “"We are all that we represent ourselves to be, as you could plainly see if you were not so thick headed."”
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading “Lord Hastings stepped close to the Russian commander.”
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 “"You will interfere with us at your peril," he said quietly.”
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(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 "We are all that we represent ourselves to be, as you could plainly see if you were not so thick headed."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are all that we represent ourselves to be, as you could plainly see if you were not so thick headed."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We are all that we represent ourselves to be, as you could plainly see if you were not so thick headed."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You will interfere with us at your peril," he said quietly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We are all that we represent ourselves to be, as you could plainly see if you were not so thick headed."
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Lord Hastings stepped close to the Russian commander.
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading Lord Hastings stepped close to the Russian commander.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "We are all that we represent ourselves to be, as you could plainly see if you were not so thick headed."
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "What!" exclaimed the Russian.
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading Lord Hastings stepped close to the Russian commander.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You will interfere with us at your peril," he said quietly.
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading "We are all that we represent ourselves to be, as you could plainly see if you were not so thick headed."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "We are all that we represent ourselves to be, as you could plainly see if you were not so thick headed."
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading "You will interfere with us at your peril," he said quietly.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lord Hastings stepped close to the Russian commander.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We are all that we represent ourselves to be, as you could plainly see if you were not so thick headed."
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading "We are all that we represent ourselves to be, as you could plainly see if you were not so thick headed."
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading "You will interfere with us at your peril," he said quietly.
a city in the European part of Russia; 2nd largest Russian city; located at the head of the Gulf of Finland; former capital of Russia
From this reading PETROGRAD.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading "We are all that we represent ourselves to be, as you could plainly see if you were not so thick headed."
with low volume
From this reading "You will interfere with us at your peril," he said quietly.
take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
From this reading "We are all that we represent ourselves to be, as you could plainly see if you were not so thick headed."
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading Lord Hastings stepped close to the Russian commander.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You will interfere with us at your peril," he said quietly.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "We are all that we represent ourselves to be, as you could plainly see if you were not so thick headed."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "We are all that we represent ourselves to be, as you could plainly see if you were not so thick headed."
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Lord Hastings stepped close to the Russian commander.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We are all that we represent ourselves to be, as you could plainly see if you were not so thick headed."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lord Hastings stepped close to the Russian commander.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading "We are all that we represent ourselves to be, as you could plainly see if you were not so thick headed."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lord Hastings stepped close to the Russian commander.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You will interfere with us at your peril," he said quietly.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are all that we represent ourselves to be, as you could plainly see if you were not so thick headed."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are all that we represent ourselves to be, as you could plainly see if you were not so thick headed."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!" exclaimed the Russian.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will interfere with us at your peril," he said quietly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You will interfere with us at your peril," he said quietly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will interfere with us at your peril," he said quietly.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will interfere with us at your peril," he said quietly.
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