The Boy Volunteers with the British Artillery

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"I hope he won't forget it," said Alfred.

"Tell him we want to be assigned to the artillery branch."

"Perhaps we ought to wait until we get through with the peddler, as Captain Rose said the case would come up in the morning," replied Ralph.

"Too bad we haven't told Joe.

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Chapter 10 of The Boy Volunteers with the British Artillery is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE LAWS AGAINST SPIES "Did you notice the colonel said that we could have anything we wanted?" said Ralph, after they were once installed in their room in a wing of the building where the officers were sheltered. "I hope he won't forget it," said Alfred. "Tell him we want to be assigned to the artillery branch." "Perhaps we ought to wait until we get through with the peddler, as Captain Rose said the case would come up in the morning," replied Ralph. "Too bad we haven't told Joe.

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Chapter 10 of The Boy Volunteers with the British Artillery is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"I hope he won't forget it," said Alfred.

Line 3

"Tell him we want to be assigned to the artillery branch."

/tel hɪm wiː wɑːnt tuː biː əˈsaɪnd tuː ðə ɑːrˈtɪləri bræntʃ/

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"Perhaps we ought to wait until we get through with the peddler, as Captain Rose said the case would come up in the morning," replied Ralph.

Line 5

"Too bad we haven't told Joe.

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Alfred noun US /ˈælfrəd/

king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)

From this reading “"I hope he won't forget it," said Alfred.”

artillery noun US /ɑːrˈtɪləri/

large but transportable armament

From this reading “"Tell him we want to be assigned to the artillery branch."”

assigned adjective US /əˈsaɪnd/

appointed to a post or duty

From this reading “"Tell him we want to be assigned to the artillery branch."”

installed verb US /ˌɪnˈstɔːld/

inflected form of “instal” — set up for use

From this reading “THE LAWS AGAINST SPIES "Did you notice the colonel said that we could have anything we wanted?" said Ralph, after they were once installed in their room in a wing of the building where the officers were sheltered.”

peddler noun US /ˈpedlər/

someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)

From this reading “"Perhaps we ought to wait until we get through with the peddler, as Captain Rose said the case would come up in the morning," replied Ralph.”

sheltered adjective US /ˈʃeltərd/

protected from danger or bad weather

spies noun US /spaɪz/

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

wing noun US /wɪŋ/

a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

Word partnerships in these lines

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wait until verb + particle

In this reading “"Perhaps we ought to wait until we get through with the peddler, as Captain Rose said the case would come up in the morning," replied Ralph.”

Too bad adverb + adjective

deserving regret

In this reading “"Too bad we haven't told Joe.”

installed in verb + particle counted as “instal in”

In this reading “THE LAWS AGAINST SPIES "Did you notice the colonel said that we could have anything we wanted?" said Ralph, after they were once installed in their room in a wing of the building where the officers were sheltered.”

come up verb + adjective

bring forth, usually something desirable

In this reading “"Perhaps we ought to wait until we get through with the peddler, as Captain Rose said the case would come up in the morning," replied Ralph.”

in the morning preposition + article + noun counted as “in … morning”

In this reading “"Perhaps we ought to wait until we get through with the peddler, as Captain Rose said the case would come up in the morning," replied Ralph.”

get through verb + particle

finish a task completely

In this reading “"Perhaps we ought to wait until we get through with the peddler, as Captain Rose said the case would come up in the morning," replied Ralph.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE LAWS AGAINST SPIES "Did you notice the colonel said that we could have anything we wanted?" said Ralph, after they were once installed in their room in a wing of the building where the officers were sheltered.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

AGAINSTprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

AlfrednounUS /ˈælfrəd/

king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)

From this reading "I hope he won't forget it," said Alfred.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

artillerynounUS /ɑːrˈtɪləri/

large but transportable armament

From this reading "Tell him we want to be assigned to the artillery branch."

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Perhaps we ought to wait until we get through with the peddler, as Captain Rose said the case would come up in the morning," replied Ralph.

assignedadjectiveUS /əˈsaɪnd/

appointed to a post or duty

From this reading "Tell him we want to be assigned to the artillery branch."

badadjectiveUS /bæd/

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading "Too bad we haven't told Joe.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Tell him we want to be assigned to the artillery branch."

branchnounUS /bræntʃ/

a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading "Tell him we want to be assigned to the artillery branch."

buildingnounUS /ˈbɪldɪŋ/

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading "Perhaps we ought to wait until we get through with the peddler, as Captain Rose said the case would come up in the morning," replied Ralph.

casenounUS /keɪs/

an occurrence of something

From this reading "Perhaps we ought to wait until we get through with the peddler, as Captain Rose said the case would come up in the morning," replied Ralph.

colonelnounUS /ˈkɜːrnəl/

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "Perhaps we ought to wait until we get through with the peddler, as Captain Rose said the case would come up in the morning," replied Ralph.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading "I hope he won't forget it," said Alfred.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "Perhaps we ought to wait until we get through with the peddler, as Captain Rose said the case would come up in the morning," replied Ralph.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

haven't

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From this reading "Too bad we haven't told Joe.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "I hope he won't forget it," said Alfred.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Tell him we want to be assigned to the artillery branch."

hopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading "I hope he won't forget it," said Alfred.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I hope he won't forget it," said Alfred.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

installedverbUS /ˌɪnˈstɔːld/

inflected form of “instal” — set up for use

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "I hope he won't forget it," said Alfred.

Joe

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From this reading "Too bad we haven't told Joe.

LAWSnounUS /lɔːz/

the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading "Perhaps we ought to wait until we get through with the peddler, as Captain Rose said the case would come up in the morning," replied Ralph.

noticenounUS /ˈnoʊtəs/

an announcement containing information about an event

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

officersnounUS /ˈɔːfəsərz/

plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading "Perhaps we ought to wait until we get through with the peddler, as Captain Rose said the case would come up in the morning," replied Ralph.

peddlernounUS /ˈpedlər/

someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)

From this reading "Perhaps we ought to wait until we get through with the peddler, as Captain Rose said the case would come up in the morning," replied Ralph.

PerhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/

by chance

From this reading "Perhaps we ought to wait until we get through with the peddler, as Captain Rose said the case would come up in the morning," replied Ralph.

Ralph

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repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading "Perhaps we ought to wait until we get through with the peddler, as Captain Rose said the case would come up in the morning," replied Ralph.

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

RosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading "Perhaps we ought to wait until we get through with the peddler, as Captain Rose said the case would come up in the morning," replied Ralph.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

shelteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃeltərd/

protected from danger or bad weather

SPIESnounUS /spaɪz/

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

TellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading "Tell him we want to be assigned to the artillery branch."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading "Perhaps we ought to wait until we get through with the peddler, as Captain Rose said the case would come up in the morning," replied Ralph.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Tell him we want to be assigned to the artillery branch."

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading "Too bad we haven't told Joe.

TooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "Too bad we haven't told Joe.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading "Perhaps we ought to wait until we get through with the peddler, as Captain Rose said the case would come up in the morning," replied Ralph.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "Perhaps we ought to wait until we get through with the peddler, as Captain Rose said the case would come up in the morning," replied Ralph.

waitverbUS /weɪt/

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading "Perhaps we ought to wait until we get through with the peddler, as Captain Rose said the case would come up in the morning," replied Ralph.

wantverbUS /wɑːnt/

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading "Tell him we want to be assigned to the artillery branch."

wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/

desired or wished for or sought

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

wingnounUS /wɪŋ/

a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Perhaps we ought to wait until we get through with the peddler, as Captain Rose said the case would come up in the morning," replied Ralph.

won't

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From this reading "I hope he won't forget it," said Alfred.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "Perhaps we ought to wait until we get through with the peddler, as Captain Rose said the case would come up in the morning," replied Ralph.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

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