Chapter 9 of The Brighton Boys at Chateau-Thierry is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Brighton Boys at Chateau-Thierry is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
REPRISALS “Billy, you aren’t kilt entirely, eh? Well, then, hop out and crank her; maybe that volcano didn’t stall her. We’ll turn round, if she runs, and hunt for those stretcher chaps; guess we can find ’em. Say, I’ll bet they’re sorry they saw us coming.” “No, for here they come again!
Chapter 9 of The Brighton Boys at Chateau-Thierry is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading “We’ll turn round, if she runs, and hunt for those stretcher chaps; guess we can find ’em.”
travel along a zigzag path
From this reading “Well, then, hop out and crank her; maybe that volcano didn’t stall her.”
jump lightly
From this reading “Well, then, hop out and crank her; maybe that volcano didn’t stall her.”
a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern Scotland
From this reading “REPRISALS “Billy, you aren’t kilt entirely, eh?”
plural of “reprisal” — a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime
From this reading “REPRISALS “Billy, you aren’t kilt entirely, eh?”
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
From this reading “Well, then, hop out and crank her; maybe that volcano didn’t stall her.”
a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
From this reading “We’ll turn round, if she runs, and hunt for those stretcher chaps; guess we can find ’em.”
a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
From this reading “Well, then, hop out and crank her; maybe that volcano didn’t stall her.”
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In this reading “We’ll turn round, if she runs, and hunt for those stretcher chaps; guess we can find ’em.”
get out of quickly
In this reading “Well, then, hop out and crank her; maybe that volcano didn’t stall her.”
In this reading “We’ll turn round, if she runs, and hunt for those stretcher chaps; guess we can find ’em.”
In this reading ““No, for here they come again!”
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anew
From this reading “No, for here they come again!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, then, hop out and crank her; maybe that volcano didn’t stall her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading REPRISALS “Billy, you aren’t kilt entirely, eh?
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading Say, I’ll bet they’re sorry they saw us coming.”
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading REPRISALS “Billy, you aren’t kilt entirely, eh?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We’ll turn round, if she runs, and hunt for those stretcher chaps; guess we can find ’em.
plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading We’ll turn round, if she runs, and hunt for those stretcher chaps; guess we can find ’em.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “No, for here they come again!
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Say, I’ll bet they’re sorry they saw us coming.”
travel along a zigzag path
From this reading Well, then, hop out and crank her; maybe that volcano didn’t stall her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, then, hop out and crank her; maybe that volcano didn’t stall her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading REPRISALS “Billy, you aren’t kilt entirely, eh?
a quad with a square body
From this reading We’ll turn round, if she runs, and hunt for those stretcher chaps; guess we can find ’em.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading REPRISALS “Billy, you aren’t kilt entirely, eh?
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading We’ll turn round, if she runs, and hunt for those stretcher chaps; guess we can find ’em.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We’ll turn round, if she runs, and hunt for those stretcher chaps; guess we can find ’em.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading We’ll turn round, if she runs, and hunt for those stretcher chaps; guess we can find ’em.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, then, hop out and crank her; maybe that volcano didn’t stall her.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “No, for here they come again!
jump lightly
From this reading Well, then, hop out and crank her; maybe that volcano didn’t stall her.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading We’ll turn round, if she runs, and hunt for those stretcher chaps; guess we can find ’em.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Say, I’ll bet they’re sorry they saw us coming.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We’ll turn round, if she runs, and hunt for those stretcher chaps; guess we can find ’em.
a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern Scotland
From this reading REPRISALS “Billy, you aren’t kilt entirely, eh?
by chance
From this reading Well, then, hop out and crank her; maybe that volcano didn’t stall her.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, for here they come again!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Well, then, hop out and crank her; maybe that volcano didn’t stall her.
plural of “reprisal” — a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime
From this reading REPRISALS “Billy, you aren’t kilt entirely, eh?
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading We’ll turn round, if she runs, and hunt for those stretcher chaps; guess we can find ’em.
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading We’ll turn round, if she runs, and hunt for those stretcher chaps; guess we can find ’em.
cut with a saw
From this reading Say, I’ll bet they’re sorry they saw us coming.”
express in words
From this reading Say, I’ll bet they’re sorry they saw us coming.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We’ll turn round, if she runs, and hunt for those stretcher chaps; guess we can find ’em.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Say, I’ll bet they’re sorry they saw us coming.”
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
From this reading Well, then, hop out and crank her; maybe that volcano didn’t stall her.
a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
From this reading We’ll turn round, if she runs, and hunt for those stretcher chaps; guess we can find ’em.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well, then, hop out and crank her; maybe that volcano didn’t stall her.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Well, then, hop out and crank her; maybe that volcano didn’t stall her.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Say, I’ll bet they’re sorry they saw us coming.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Say, I’ll bet they’re sorry they saw us coming.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We’ll turn round, if she runs, and hunt for those stretcher chaps; guess we can find ’em.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading We’ll turn round, if she runs, and hunt for those stretcher chaps; guess we can find ’em.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Say, I’ll bet they’re sorry they saw us coming.”
a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
From this reading Well, then, hop out and crank her; maybe that volcano didn’t stall her.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We’ll turn round, if she runs, and hunt for those stretcher chaps; guess we can find ’em.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ll turn round, if she runs, and hunt for those stretcher chaps; guess we can find ’em.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, then, hop out and crank her; maybe that volcano didn’t stall her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading REPRISALS “Billy, you aren’t kilt entirely, eh?
Chapter 9 of The Brighton Boys at Chateau-Thierry by James R. Driscoll holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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.
Chapter 9 holds 136 sentences of The Brighton Boys at Chateau-Thierry, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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