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Chapter 23 of The Boy Allies with Uncle Sam's Cruisers is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN "S. O. S." CALL "By Jove, Jack," said Captain Glenn, as the lads and their prisoners appeared, "that's what I call quick action. How many more men do you suppose there are here now?" "I don't know," was the lad's reply. "I'll ask our friends here."
Chapter 23 of The Boy Allies with Uncle Sam's Cruisers is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading “CALL "By Jove, Jack," said Captain Glenn, as the lads and their prisoners appeared, "that's what I call quick action.”
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “CALL "By Jove, Jack," said Captain Glenn, as the lads and their prisoners appeared, "that's what I call quick action.”
made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-)
From this reading “CALL "By Jove, Jack," said Captain Glenn, as the lads and their prisoners appeared, "that's what I call quick action.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “CALL "By Jove, Jack," said Captain Glenn, as the lads and their prisoners appeared, "that's what I call quick action.”
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading “CALL "By Jove, Jack," said Captain Glenn, as the lads and their prisoners appeared, "that's what I call quick action.”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “CALL "By Jove, Jack," said Captain Glenn, as the lads and their prisoners appeared, "that's what I call quick action.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “CALL "By Jove, Jack," said Captain Glenn, as the lads and their prisoners appeared, "that's what I call quick action.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “"I don't know," was the lad's reply.”
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something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading CALL "By Jove, Jack," said Captain Glenn, as the lads and their prisoners appeared, "that's what I call quick action.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN "S. O. S."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CALL "By Jove, Jack," said Captain Glenn, as the lads and their prisoners appeared, "that's what I call quick action.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading CALL "By Jove, Jack," said Captain Glenn, as the lads and their prisoners appeared, "that's what I call quick action.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How many more men do you suppose there are here now?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CALL "By Jove, Jack," said Captain Glenn, as the lads and their prisoners appeared, "that's what I call quick action.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "I'll ask our friends here."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading CALL "By Jove, Jack," said Captain Glenn, as the lads and their prisoners appeared, "that's what I call quick action.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading CALL "By Jove, Jack," said Captain Glenn, as the lads and their prisoners appeared, "that's what I call quick action.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading CALL "By Jove, Jack," said Captain Glenn, as the lads and their prisoners appeared, "that's what I call quick action.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How many more men do you suppose there are here now?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know," was the lad's reply.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "I'll ask our friends here."
made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-)
From this reading CALL "By Jove, Jack," said Captain Glenn, as the lads and their prisoners appeared, "that's what I call quick action.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading How many more men do you suppose there are here now?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How many more men do you suppose there are here now?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CALL "By Jove, Jack," said Captain Glenn, as the lads and their prisoners appeared, "that's what I call quick action.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll ask our friends here."
a small worthless amount
From this reading CALL "By Jove, Jack," said Captain Glenn, as the lads and their prisoners appeared, "that's what I call quick action.
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading CALL "By Jove, Jack," said Captain Glenn, as the lads and their prisoners appeared, "that's what I call quick action.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know," was the lad's reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know," was the lad's reply.
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading CALL "By Jove, Jack," said Captain Glenn, as the lads and their prisoners appeared, "that's what I call quick action.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading How many more men do you suppose there are here now?"
the force of workers available
From this reading How many more men do you suppose there are here now?"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading How many more men do you suppose there are here now?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading How many more men do you suppose there are here now?"
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading AN "S. O. S."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I'll ask our friends here."
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading CALL "By Jove, Jack," said Captain Glenn, as the lads and their prisoners appeared, "that's what I call quick action.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading CALL "By Jove, Jack," said Captain Glenn, as the lads and their prisoners appeared, "that's what I call quick action.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "I don't know," was the lad's reply.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading AN "S. O. S."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading CALL "By Jove, Jack," said Captain Glenn, as the lads and their prisoners appeared, "that's what I call quick action.
express a supposition
From this reading How many more men do you suppose there are here now?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CALL "By Jove, Jack," said Captain Glenn, as the lads and their prisoners appeared, "that's what I call quick action.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CALL "By Jove, Jack," said Captain Glenn, as the lads and their prisoners appeared, "that's what I call quick action.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading CALL "By Jove, Jack," said Captain Glenn, as the lads and their prisoners appeared, "that's what I call quick action.
in or at that place or location
From this reading How many more men do you suppose there are here now?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I don't know," was the lad's reply.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading CALL "By Jove, Jack," said Captain Glenn, as the lads and their prisoners appeared, "that's what I call quick action.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How many more men do you suppose there are here now?"
Chapter 23 of The Boy Allies with Uncle Sam's Cruisers by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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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