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CAPTURE OF CAPTAIN JACK "He's telling the truth," said Jack, as he withdrew his head and shut the window. "He'll be back, all right, but I don't believe he'll try it tonight." "Why?" asked Captain Glenn. "Because he will figure that is what we expect him to do. No, I believe we will be secure enough here to-night."
Chapter 24 of The Boy Allies with Uncle Sam's Cruisers is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “CAPTURE OF CAPTAIN JACK "He's telling the truth," said Jack, as he withdrew his head and shut the window.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “"Because he will figure that is what we expect him to do.”
made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-)
From this reading “"Why?" asked Captain Glenn.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “CAPTURE OF CAPTAIN JACK "He's telling the truth," said Jack, as he withdrew his head and shut the window.”
get by special effort
From this reading “No, I believe we will be secure enough here to-night."”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “CAPTURE OF CAPTAIN JACK "He's telling the truth," said Jack, as he withdrew his head and shut the window.”
On the present night.
From this reading “"He'll be back, all right, but I don't believe he'll try it tonight."”
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading “CAPTURE OF CAPTAIN JACK "He's telling the truth," said Jack, as he withdrew his head and shut the window.”
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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 "He'll be back, all right, but I don't believe he'll try it tonight."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CAPTURE OF CAPTAIN JACK "He's telling the truth," said Jack, as he withdrew his head and shut the window.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CAPTURE OF CAPTAIN JACK "He's telling the truth," said Jack, as he withdrew his head and shut the window.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Why?" asked Captain Glenn.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "He'll be back, all right, but I don't believe he'll try it tonight."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He'll be back, all right, but I don't believe he'll try it tonight."
for the reason that
From this reading "Because he will figure that is what we expect him to do.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "He'll be back, all right, but I don't believe he'll try it tonight."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "He'll be back, all right, but I don't believe he'll try it tonight."
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading CAPTURE OF CAPTAIN JACK "He's telling the truth," said Jack, as he withdrew his head and shut the window.
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading CAPTURE OF CAPTAIN JACK "He's telling the truth," said Jack, as he withdrew his head and shut the window.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Because he will figure that is what we expect him to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He'll be back, all right, but I don't believe he'll try it tonight."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading No, I believe we will be secure enough here to-night."
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "Because he will figure that is what we expect him to do.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading "Because he will figure that is what we expect him to do.
made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-)
From this reading "Why?" asked Captain Glenn.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CAPTURE OF CAPTAIN JACK "He's telling the truth," said Jack, as he withdrew his head and shut the window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He'll be back, all right, but I don't believe he'll try it tonight."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAPTURE OF CAPTAIN JACK "He's telling the truth," said Jack, as he withdrew his head and shut the window.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading CAPTURE OF CAPTAIN JACK "He's telling the truth," said Jack, as he withdrew his head and shut the window.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading No, I believe we will be secure enough here to-night."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Because he will figure that is what we expect him to do.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CAPTURE OF CAPTAIN JACK "He's telling the truth," said Jack, as he withdrew his head and shut the window.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He'll be back, all right, but I don't believe he'll try it tonight."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Because he will figure that is what we expect him to do.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "He'll be back, all right, but I don't believe he'll try it tonight."
a small worthless amount
From this reading CAPTURE OF CAPTAIN JACK "He's telling the truth," said Jack, as he withdrew his head and shut the window.
not any; not one
From this reading No, I believe we will be secure enough here to-night."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CAPTURE OF CAPTAIN JACK "He's telling the truth," said Jack, as he withdrew his head and shut the window.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "He'll be back, all right, but I don't believe he'll try it tonight."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading CAPTURE OF CAPTAIN JACK "He's telling the truth," said Jack, as he withdrew his head and shut the window.
get by special effort
From this reading No, I believe we will be secure enough here to-night."
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading CAPTURE OF CAPTAIN JACK "He's telling the truth," said Jack, as he withdrew his head and shut the window.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading CAPTURE OF CAPTAIN JACK "He's telling the truth," said Jack, as he withdrew his head and shut the window.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Because he will figure that is what we expect him to do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAPTURE OF CAPTAIN JACK "He's telling the truth," said Jack, as he withdrew his head and shut the window.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Because he will figure that is what we expect him to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, I believe we will be secure enough here to-night."
On the present night.
From this reading "He'll be back, all right, but I don't believe he'll try it tonight."
a fact that has been verified
From this reading CAPTURE OF CAPTAIN JACK "He's telling the truth," said Jack, as he withdrew his head and shut the window.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "He'll be back, all right, but I don't believe he'll try it tonight."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Because he will figure that is what we expect him to do.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Because he will figure that is what we expect him to do.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why?" asked Captain Glenn.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Because he will figure that is what we expect him to do.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading CAPTURE OF CAPTAIN JACK "He's telling the truth," said Jack, as he withdrew his head and shut the window.
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading CAPTURE OF CAPTAIN JACK "He's telling the truth," said Jack, as he withdrew his head and shut the window.
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