Chapter 3 of The Dare Boys of 1776 is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Dare Boys of 1776 is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Night Attack "They're coming, Dick!" whispered Ben Foster. "Yes, I hear footsteps," replied Dick. "But," after listening a few moments, "there is only one person coming. Perhaps it isn't the Tories after all." "Yes, that's their game-to make you think there is only one.
Chapter 3 of The Dare Boys of 1776 is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading “A Night Attack "They're coming, Dick!" whispered Ben Foster.”
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “A Night Attack "They're coming, Dick!" whispered Ben Foster.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “A Night Attack "They're coming, Dick!" whispered Ben Foster.”
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading “"Yes, I hear footsteps," replied Dick.”
promote the growth of
From this reading “A Night Attack "They're coming, Dick!" whispered Ben Foster.”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “"But," after listening a few moments, "there is only one person coming.”
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “"But," after listening a few moments, "there is only one person coming.”
plural of “tory” — an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution
From this reading “Perhaps it isn't the Tories after all."”
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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 A Night Attack "They're coming, Dick!" whispered Ben Foster.
later than; following
From this reading "But," after listening a few moments, "there is only one person coming.
(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 Perhaps it isn't the Tories after all."
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading A Night Attack "They're coming, Dick!" whispered Ben Foster.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading A Night Attack "They're coming, Dick!" whispered Ben Foster.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But," after listening a few moments, "there is only one person coming.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading A Night Attack "They're coming, Dick!" whispered Ben Foster.
someone who is a detective
From this reading A Night Attack "They're coming, Dick!" whispered Ben Foster.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "But," after listening a few moments, "there is only one person coming.
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading "Yes, I hear footsteps," replied Dick.
promote the growth of
From this reading A Night Attack "They're coming, Dick!" whispered Ben Foster.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, that's their game-to make you think there is only one.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Yes, I hear footsteps," replied Dick.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I hear footsteps," replied Dick.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But," after listening a few moments, "there is only one person coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps it isn't the Tories after all."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it isn't the Tories after all."
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading "But," after listening a few moments, "there is only one person coming.
engage in
From this reading "Yes, that's their game-to make you think there is only one.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading "But," after listening a few moments, "there is only one person coming.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A Night Attack "They're coming, Dick!" whispered Ben Foster.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "But," after listening a few moments, "there is only one person coming.
and nothing more
From this reading "But," after listening a few moments, "there is only one person coming.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps it isn't the Tories after all."
a human being
From this reading "But," after listening a few moments, "there is only one person coming.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes, I hear footsteps," replied Dick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, that's their game-to make you think there is only one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps it isn't the Tories after all."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, that's their game-to make you think there is only one.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "But," after listening a few moments, "there is only one person coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Night Attack "They're coming, Dick!" whispered Ben Foster.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Yes, that's their game-to make you think there is only one.
plural of “tory” — an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution
From this reading Perhaps it isn't the Tories after all."
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading A Night Attack "They're coming, Dick!" whispered Ben Foster.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I hear footsteps," replied Dick.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, that's their game-to make you think there is only one.
Chapter 3 of The Dare Boys of 1776 by Stephen Angus Douglas Cox holds 103 sentences, grouped into 21 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 3 holds 103 sentences of The Dare Boys of 1776, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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