Chapter 13 of The Brighton Boys at Chateau-Thierry is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of The Brighton Boys at Chateau-Thierry is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WASH “My boy, I want to commend you, for your aid when they bombed us last week. Haven’t had a chance to before. If all of the fellows had been as cool and as helpful as you and that little, red-headed Irishman we would have had less trouble straightening things out. I see he is running his own car now. Who is your helper?”
Chapter 13 of The Brighton Boys at Chateau-Thierry is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading “WASH “My boy, I want to commend you, for your aid when they bombed us last week.”
past form of “bomb” — throw bombs at or attack with bombs
From this reading “WASH “My boy, I want to commend you, for your aid when they bombed us last week.”
express approval of
From this reading “WASH “My boy, I want to commend you, for your aid when they bombed us last week.”
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “Who is your helper?””
providing assistance or serving a useful function
From this reading “If all of the fellows had been as cool and as helpful as you and that little, red-headed Irishman we would have had less trouble straightening things out.”
a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
From this reading “If all of the fellows had been as cool and as helpful as you and that little, red-headed Irishman we would have had less trouble straightening things out.”
-ing form of “straighten” — straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading “If all of the fellows had been as cool and as helpful as you and that little, red-headed Irishman we would have had less trouble straightening things out.”
clean with some chemical process
From this reading “WASH “My boy, I want to commend you, for your aid when they bombed us last week.”
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.
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In this reading “WASH “My boy, I want to commend you, for your aid when they bombed us last week.”
In this reading “If all of the fellows had been as cool and as helpful as you and that little, red-headed Irishman we would have had less trouble straightening things out.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Haven’t had a chance to before.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading WASH “My boy, I want to commend you, for your aid when they bombed us last week.
(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 If all of the fellows had been as cool and as helpful as you and that little, red-headed Irishman we would have had less trouble straightening things out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If all of the fellows had been as cool and as helpful as you and that little, red-headed Irishman we would have had less trouble straightening things out.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If all of the fellows had been as cool and as helpful as you and that little, red-headed Irishman we would have had less trouble straightening things out.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If all of the fellows had been as cool and as helpful as you and that little, red-headed Irishman we would have had less trouble straightening things out.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Haven’t had a chance to before.
past form of “bomb” — throw bombs at or attack with bombs
From this reading WASH “My boy, I want to commend you, for your aid when they bombed us last week.
a youthful male person
From this reading WASH “My boy, I want to commend you, for your aid when they bombed us last week.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading I see he is running his own car now.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Haven’t had a chance to before.
express approval of
From this reading WASH “My boy, I want to commend you, for your aid when they bombed us last week.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading If all of the fellows had been as cool and as helpful as you and that little, red-headed Irishman we would have had less trouble straightening things out.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading If all of the fellows had been as cool and as helpful as you and that little, red-headed Irishman we would have had less trouble straightening things out.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WASH “My boy, I want to commend you, for your aid when they bombed us last week.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Haven’t had a chance to before.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If all of the fellows had been as cool and as helpful as you and that little, red-headed Irishman we would have had less trouble straightening things out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Haven’t had a chance to before.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I see he is running his own car now.
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading Who is your helper?”
providing assistance or serving a useful function
From this reading If all of the fellows had been as cool and as helpful as you and that little, red-headed Irishman we would have had less trouble straightening things out.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I see he is running his own car now.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WASH “My boy, I want to commend you, for your aid when they bombed us last week.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If all of the fellows had been as cool and as helpful as you and that little, red-headed Irishman we would have had less trouble straightening things out.
a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
From this reading If all of the fellows had been as cool and as helpful as you and that little, red-headed Irishman we would have had less trouble straightening things out.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I see he is running his own car now.
immediately past
From this reading WASH “My boy, I want to commend you, for your aid when they bombed us last week.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading If all of the fellows had been as cool and as helpful as you and that little, red-headed Irishman we would have had less trouble straightening things out.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading If all of the fellows had been as cool and as helpful as you and that little, red-headed Irishman we would have had less trouble straightening things out.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WASH “My boy, I want to commend you, for your aid when they bombed us last week.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I see he is running his own car now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If all of the fellows had been as cool and as helpful as you and that little, red-headed Irishman we would have had less trouble straightening things out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If all of the fellows had been as cool and as helpful as you and that little, red-headed Irishman we would have had less trouble straightening things out.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I see he is running his own car now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If all of the fellows had been as cool and as helpful as you and that little, red-headed Irishman we would have had less trouble straightening things out.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading I see he is running his own car now.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I see he is running his own car now.
-ing form of “straighten” — straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading If all of the fellows had been as cool and as helpful as you and that little, red-headed Irishman we would have had less trouble straightening things out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If all of the fellows had been as cool and as helpful as you and that little, red-headed Irishman we would have had less trouble straightening things out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If all of the fellows had been as cool and as helpful as you and that little, red-headed Irishman we would have had less trouble straightening things out.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WASH “My boy, I want to commend you, for your aid when they bombed us last week.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading If all of the fellows had been as cool and as helpful as you and that little, red-headed Irishman we would have had less trouble straightening things out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WASH “My boy, I want to commend you, for your aid when they bombed us last week.
a source of difficulty
From this reading If all of the fellows had been as cool and as helpful as you and that little, red-headed Irishman we would have had less trouble straightening things out.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WASH “My boy, I want to commend you, for your aid when they bombed us last week.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading WASH “My boy, I want to commend you, for your aid when they bombed us last week.
clean with some chemical process
From this reading WASH “My boy, I want to commend you, for your aid when they bombed us last week.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If all of the fellows had been as cool and as helpful as you and that little, red-headed Irishman we would have had less trouble straightening things out.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading WASH “My boy, I want to commend you, for your aid when they bombed us last week.
at the time that
From this reading WASH “My boy, I want to commend you, for your aid when they bombed us last week.
which person or people
From this reading Who is your helper?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If all of the fellows had been as cool and as helpful as you and that little, red-headed Irishman we would have had less trouble straightening things out.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WASH “My boy, I want to commend you, for your aid when they bombed us last week.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WASH “My boy, I want to commend you, for your aid when they bombed us last week.
Chapter 13 of The Brighton Boys at Chateau-Thierry by James R. Driscoll holds 190 sentences, grouped into 38 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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