Chapter 8 of The Brighton Boys in the Argonne Forest is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Brighton Boys in the Argonne Forest is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MUCH TO DO AND MANY TO DO IT “SAY, who is that fellow?” Don asked quickly. “Don’t know; something funny about him. Don, I’m tickled to see you, old top! Where’d you come from?”
Chapter 8 of The Brighton Boys in the Argonne Forest is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 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.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Don asked quickly.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “Don asked quickly.”
a boy or man
From this reading “MUCH TO DO AND MANY TO DO IT “SAY, who is that fellow?””
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading ““Don’t know; something funny about him.”
with speed
From this reading “Don asked quickly.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ““Don’t know; something funny about him.”
past form of “tickle” — touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading “Don, I’m tickled to see you, old top!”
the upper part of anything
From this reading “Don, I’m tickled to see you, old top!”
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.
In this reading “Where’d you come from?””
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Don’t know; something funny about him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MUCH TO DO AND MANY TO DO IT “SAY, who is that fellow?”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Don asked quickly.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Where’d you come from?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading MUCH TO DO AND MANY TO DO IT “SAY, who is that fellow?”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Don asked quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t know; something funny about him.
a boy or man
From this reading MUCH TO DO AND MANY TO DO IT “SAY, who is that fellow?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Where’d you come from?”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “Don’t know; something funny about him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Don’t know; something funny about him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don, I’m tickled to see you, old top!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MUCH TO DO AND MANY TO DO IT “SAY, who is that fellow?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MUCH TO DO AND MANY TO DO IT “SAY, who is that fellow?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Don’t know; something funny about him.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading MUCH TO DO AND MANY TO DO IT “SAY, who is that fellow?”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading MUCH TO DO AND MANY TO DO IT “SAY, who is that fellow?”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Don, I’m tickled to see you, old top!
with speed
From this reading Don asked quickly.
express in words
From this reading MUCH TO DO AND MANY TO DO IT “SAY, who is that fellow?”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Don, I’m tickled to see you, old top!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Don’t know; something funny about him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MUCH TO DO AND MANY TO DO IT “SAY, who is that fellow?”
past form of “tickle” — touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading Don, I’m tickled to see you, old top!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MUCH TO DO AND MANY TO DO IT “SAY, who is that fellow?”
the upper part of anything
From this reading Don, I’m tickled to see you, old top!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where’d you come from?”
which person or people
From this reading MUCH TO DO AND MANY TO DO IT “SAY, who is that fellow?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don, I’m tickled to see you, old top!
Chapter 8 of The Brighton Boys in the Argonne Forest by James R. Driscoll holds 97 sentences, grouped into 20 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 8 holds 97 sentences of The Brighton Boys in the Argonne Forest, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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