Chapter 9 of The Boy Volunteers with the British Artillery is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Boy Volunteers with the British Artillery is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SPIES IN THE CAMP "By jing! I'm awfully glad to see you," said Joe, as the boys appeared. "Excuse me for not shaking with the right hand, but that is out of commission, and the left is not much better. And how have you been? Oh, I heard all about you.
Chapter 9 of The Boy Volunteers with the British Artillery is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “I'm awfully glad to see you," said Joe, as the boys appeared.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “I'm awfully glad to see you," said Joe, as the boys appeared.”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “THE SPIES IN THE CAMP "By jing!”
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading “"Excuse me for not shaking with the right hand, but that is out of commission, and the left is not much better.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “"Excuse me for not shaking with the right hand, but that is out of commission, and the left is not much better.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “I'm awfully glad to see you," said Joe, as the boys appeared.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “"Excuse me for not shaking with the right hand, but that is out of commission, and the left is not much better.”
plural of “spy” — (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
From this reading “THE SPIES IN THE CAMP "By jing!”
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 “I'm awfully glad to see you," said Joe, as the boys appeared.”
In this reading “"Excuse me for not shaking with the right hand, but that is out of commission, and the left is not much better.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Oh, I heard all about you.
(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 Oh, I heard all about you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Excuse me for not shaking with the right hand, but that is out of commission, and the left is not much better.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I'm awfully glad to see you," said Joe, as the boys appeared.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'm awfully glad to see you," said Joe, as the boys appeared.
used as intensifiers
From this reading I'm awfully glad to see you," said Joe, as the boys appeared.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And how have you been?
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Excuse me for not shaking with the right hand, but that is out of commission, and the left is not much better.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading I'm awfully glad to see you," said Joe, as the boys appeared.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Excuse me for not shaking with the right hand, but that is out of commission, and the left is not much better.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE SPIES IN THE CAMP "By jing!
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading THE SPIES IN THE CAMP "By jing!
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading "Excuse me for not shaking with the right hand, but that is out of commission, and the left is not much better.
accept an excuse for
From this reading "Excuse me for not shaking with the right hand, but that is out of commission, and the left is not much better.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Excuse me for not shaking with the right hand, but that is out of commission, and the left is not much better.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I'm awfully glad to see you," said Joe, as the boys appeared.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Excuse me for not shaking with the right hand, but that is out of commission, and the left is not much better.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And how have you been?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Oh, I heard all about you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And how have you been?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, I heard all about you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm awfully glad to see you," said Joe, as the boys appeared.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SPIES IN THE CAMP "By jing!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Excuse me for not shaking with the right hand, but that is out of commission, and the left is not much better.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SPIES IN THE CAMP "By jing!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm awfully glad to see you," said Joe, as the boys appeared.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "Excuse me for not shaking with the right hand, but that is out of commission, and the left is not much better.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Excuse me for not shaking with the right hand, but that is out of commission, and the left is not much better.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Excuse me for not shaking with the right hand, but that is out of commission, and the left is not much better.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Excuse me for not shaking with the right hand, but that is out of commission, and the left is not much better.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Excuse me for not shaking with the right hand, but that is out of commission, and the left is not much better.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, I heard all about you.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Excuse me for not shaking with the right hand, but that is out of commission, and the left is not much better.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Excuse me for not shaking with the right hand, but that is out of commission, and the left is not much better.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I'm awfully glad to see you," said Joe, as the boys appeared.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I'm awfully glad to see you," said Joe, as the boys appeared.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading "Excuse me for not shaking with the right hand, but that is out of commission, and the left is not much better.
plural of “spy” — (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
From this reading THE SPIES IN THE CAMP "By jing!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Excuse me for not shaking with the right hand, but that is out of commission, and the left is not much better.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPIES IN THE CAMP "By jing!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm awfully glad to see you," said Joe, as the boys appeared.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Excuse me for not shaking with the right hand, but that is out of commission, and the left is not much better.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm awfully glad to see you," said Joe, as the boys appeared.
Chapter 9 of The Boy Volunteers with the British Artillery by Kenneth Ward holds 198 sentences, grouped into 40 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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