Chapter 21 of The Brighton Boys at Chateau-Thierry is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Brighton Boys at Chateau-Thierry is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DISTINGUISHED “Not killed, are you, Don?” No answer. “Done for! And just when we had become friends,” Clem murmured. But upon the instant an arm that he had been unconsciously lying across gave a twitch.
Chapter 21 of The Brighton Boys at Chateau-Thierry is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading “DISTINGUISHED “Not killed, are you, Don?””
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “DISTINGUISHED “Not killed, are you, Don?””
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “But upon the instant an arm that he had been unconsciously lying across gave a twitch.”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “DISTINGUISHED “Not killed, are you, Don?””
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading “But upon the instant an arm that he had been unconsciously lying across gave a twitch.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “And just when we had become friends,” Clem murmured.”
make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
From this reading “But upon the instant an arm that he had been unconsciously lying across gave a twitch.”
without awareness
From this reading “But upon the instant an arm that he had been unconsciously lying across gave a twitch.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But upon the instant an arm that he had been unconsciously lying across gave a twitch.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading But upon the instant an arm that he had been unconsciously lying across gave a twitch.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But upon the instant an arm that he had been unconsciously lying across gave a twitch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And just when we had become friends,” Clem murmured.
react verbally
From this reading No answer.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading DISTINGUISHED “Not killed, are you, Don?”
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading But upon the instant an arm that he had been unconsciously lying across gave a twitch.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading And just when we had become friends,” Clem murmured.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But upon the instant an arm that he had been unconsciously lying across gave a twitch.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But upon the instant an arm that he had been unconsciously lying across gave a twitch.
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From this reading And just when we had become friends,” Clem murmured.
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading DISTINGUISHED “Not killed, are you, Don?”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading DISTINGUISHED “Not killed, are you, Don?”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Done for!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Done for!
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading And just when we had become friends,” Clem murmured.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But upon the instant an arm that he had been unconsciously lying across gave a twitch.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And just when we had become friends,” Clem murmured.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But upon the instant an arm that he had been unconsciously lying across gave a twitch.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading But upon the instant an arm that he had been unconsciously lying across gave a twitch.
and nothing more
From this reading And just when we had become friends,” Clem murmured.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading DISTINGUISHED “Not killed, are you, Don?”
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading But upon the instant an arm that he had been unconsciously lying across gave a twitch.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading And just when we had become friends,” Clem murmured.
not any; not one
From this reading No answer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading DISTINGUISHED “Not killed, are you, Don?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But upon the instant an arm that he had been unconsciously lying across gave a twitch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But upon the instant an arm that he had been unconsciously lying across gave a twitch.
make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
From this reading But upon the instant an arm that he had been unconsciously lying across gave a twitch.
without awareness
From this reading But upon the instant an arm that he had been unconsciously lying across gave a twitch.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But upon the instant an arm that he had been unconsciously lying across gave a twitch.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And just when we had become friends,” Clem murmured.
at the time that
From this reading And just when we had become friends,” Clem murmured.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DISTINGUISHED “Not killed, are you, Don?”
Chapter 21 of The Brighton Boys at Chateau-Thierry by James R. Driscoll holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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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