Chapter 15 of The Brighton Boys at Chateau-Thierry is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Brighton Boys at Chateau-Thierry is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE WAY “Wash, listen: You know how to use this. Magazine’s full. You’re to use it--just when I tell you, or maybe before. There’s a chap around that’s got to go along with us, Wash, and there’s a cord in the tool-box to tie him with. Mind you don’t shoot me!
Chapter 15 of The Brighton Boys at Chateau-Thierry is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a boy or man
From this reading “There’s a chap around that’s got to go along with us, Wash, and there’s a cord in the tool-box to tie him with.”
a line made of twisted fibers or threads
From this reading “There’s a chap around that’s got to go along with us, Wash, and there’s a cord in the tool-box to tie him with.”
hear with intention
From this reading “ON THE WAY “Wash, listen: You know how to use this.”
possessive form of “magazine” — a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
by chance
From this reading “You’re to use it--just when I tell you, or maybe before.”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “Mind you don’t shoot me!”
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading “There’s a chap around that’s got to go along with us, Wash, and there’s a cord in the tool-box to tie him with.”
clean with some chemical process
From this reading “ON THE WAY “Wash, listen: You know how to use this.”
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.
cooperate or pretend to cooperate
In this reading “There’s a chap around that’s got to go along with us, Wash, and there’s a cord in the tool-box to tie him with.”
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 There’s a chap around that’s got to go along with us, Wash, and there’s a cord in the tool-box to tie him with.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There’s a chap around that’s got to go along with us, Wash, and there’s a cord in the tool-box to tie him with.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There’s a chap around that’s got to go along with us, Wash, and there’s a cord in the tool-box to tie him with.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There’s a chap around that’s got to go along with us, Wash, and there’s a cord in the tool-box to tie him with.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading You’re to use it--just when I tell you, or maybe before.
a boy or man
From this reading There’s a chap around that’s got to go along with us, Wash, and there’s a cord in the tool-box to tie him with.
a line made of twisted fibers or threads
From this reading There’s a chap around that’s got to go along with us, Wash, and there’s a cord in the tool-box to tie him with.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mind you don’t shoot me!
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Magazine’s full.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading There’s a chap around that’s got to go along with us, Wash, and there’s a cord in the tool-box to tie him with.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading There’s a chap around that’s got to go along with us, Wash, and there’s a cord in the tool-box to tie him with.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There’s a chap around that’s got to go along with us, Wash, and there’s a cord in the tool-box to tie him with.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE WAY “Wash, listen: You know how to use this.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You’re to use it--just when I tell you, or maybe before.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There’s a chap around that’s got to go along with us, Wash, and there’s a cord in the tool-box to tie him with.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You’re to use it--just when I tell you, or maybe before.
and nothing more
From this reading You’re to use it--just when I tell you, or maybe before.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading ON THE WAY “Wash, listen: You know how to use this.
hear with intention
From this reading ON THE WAY “Wash, listen: You know how to use this.
possessive form of “magazine” — a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading Magazine’s full.
by chance
From this reading You’re to use it--just when I tell you, or maybe before.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mind you don’t shoot me!
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Mind you don’t shoot me!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE WAY “Wash, listen: You know how to use this.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You’re to use it--just when I tell you, or maybe before.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading Mind you don’t shoot me!
express in words
From this reading You’re to use it--just when I tell you, or maybe before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s a chap around that’s got to go along with us, Wash, and there’s a cord in the tool-box to tie him with.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE WAY “Wash, listen: You know how to use this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s a chap around that’s got to go along with us, Wash, and there’s a cord in the tool-box to tie him with.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ON THE WAY “Wash, listen: You know how to use this.
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading There’s a chap around that’s got to go along with us, Wash, and there’s a cord in the tool-box to tie him with.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON THE WAY “Wash, listen: You know how to use this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s a chap around that’s got to go along with us, Wash, and there’s a cord in the tool-box to tie him with.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There’s a chap around that’s got to go along with us, Wash, and there’s a cord in the tool-box to tie him with.
the act of using
From this reading ON THE WAY “Wash, listen: You know how to use this.
clean with some chemical process
From this reading ON THE WAY “Wash, listen: You know how to use this.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading ON THE WAY “Wash, listen: You know how to use this.
at the time that
From this reading You’re to use it--just when I tell you, or maybe before.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There’s a chap around that’s got to go along with us, Wash, and there’s a cord in the tool-box to tie him with.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ON THE WAY “Wash, listen: You know how to use this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’re to use it--just when I tell you, or maybe before.
Chapter 15 of The Brighton Boys at Chateau-Thierry by James R. Driscoll holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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 15 holds 205 sentences of The Brighton Boys at Chateau-Thierry, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of The Brighton Boys at Chateau-Thierry by James R. Driscoll exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 205 sentences, grouped into 41 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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