Chapter 19 of The Fritz Strafers: A Story of the Great War is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Fritz Strafers: A Story of the Great War is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BILLY'S FLYING-BOAT "BY all the powers, Slogger! You here?" Farrar "brought up all standing," face to face with one of the last persons he expected to encounter at Malta. He was on his way up the Strada Reale in Valetta when the cheery hail greeted him. "Cheer-o, Holcombe!" he replied.
Chapter 19 of The Fritz Strafers: A Story of the Great War is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “billy” — a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “BILLY'S FLYING-BOAT "BY all the powers, Slogger!”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “He was on his way up the Strada Reale in Valetta when the cheery hail greeted him.”
come together
From this reading “Farrar "brought up all standing," face to face with one of the last persons he expected to encounter at Malta.”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “He was on his way up the Strada Reale in Valetta when the cheery hail greeted him.”
praise vociferously
From this reading “He was on his way up the Strada Reale in Valetta when the cheery hail greeted him.”
a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
From this reading “Farrar "brought up all standing," face to face with one of the last persons he expected to encounter at Malta.”
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading “Farrar "brought up all standing," face to face with one of the last persons he expected to encounter at Malta.”
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading “BILLY'S FLYING-BOAT "BY all the powers, Slogger!”
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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summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
In this reading “Farrar "brought up all standing," face to face with one of the last persons he expected to encounter at Malta.”
In this reading “Farrar "brought up all standing," face to face with one of the last persons he expected to encounter at Malta.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 BILLY'S FLYING-BOAT "BY all the powers, Slogger!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Farrar "brought up all standing," face to face with one of the last persons he expected to encounter at Malta.
possessive form of “billy” — a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading BILLY'S FLYING-BOAT "BY all the powers, Slogger!
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Farrar "brought up all standing," face to face with one of the last persons he expected to encounter at Malta.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BILLY'S FLYING-BOAT "BY all the powers, Slogger!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cheer-o, Holcombe!" he replied.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading He was on his way up the Strada Reale in Valetta when the cheery hail greeted him.
come together
From this reading Farrar "brought up all standing," face to face with one of the last persons he expected to encounter at Malta.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Farrar "brought up all standing," face to face with one of the last persons he expected to encounter at Malta.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Farrar "brought up all standing," face to face with one of the last persons he expected to encounter at Malta.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Farrar "brought up all standing," face to face with one of the last persons he expected to encounter at Malta.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BILLY'S FLYING-BOAT "BY all the powers, Slogger!
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading He was on his way up the Strada Reale in Valetta when the cheery hail greeted him.
praise vociferously
From this reading He was on his way up the Strada Reale in Valetta when the cheery hail greeted him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Farrar "brought up all standing," face to face with one of the last persons he expected to encounter at Malta.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading You here?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was on his way up the Strada Reale in Valetta when the cheery hail greeted him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was on his way up the Strada Reale in Valetta when the cheery hail greeted him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cheer-o, Holcombe!" he replied.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was on his way up the Strada Reale in Valetta when the cheery hail greeted him.
immediately past
From this reading Farrar "brought up all standing," face to face with one of the last persons he expected to encounter at Malta.
a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
From this reading Farrar "brought up all standing," face to face with one of the last persons he expected to encounter at Malta.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Farrar "brought up all standing," face to face with one of the last persons he expected to encounter at Malta.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was on his way up the Strada Reale in Valetta when the cheery hail greeted him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Farrar "brought up all standing," face to face with one of the last persons he expected to encounter at Malta.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading Farrar "brought up all standing," face to face with one of the last persons he expected to encounter at Malta.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading BILLY'S FLYING-BOAT "BY all the powers, Slogger!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was on his way up the Strada Reale in Valetta when the cheery hail greeted him.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Cheer-o, Holcombe!" he replied.
someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner
From this reading BILLY'S FLYING-BOAT "BY all the powers, Slogger!
having a supporting base
From this reading Farrar "brought up all standing," face to face with one of the last persons he expected to encounter at Malta.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was on his way up the Strada Reale in Valetta when the cheery hail greeted him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BILLY'S FLYING-BOAT "BY all the powers, Slogger!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Farrar "brought up all standing," face to face with one of the last persons he expected to encounter at Malta.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Farrar "brought up all standing," face to face with one of the last persons he expected to encounter at Malta.
the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of the island
From this reading He was on his way up the Strada Reale in Valetta when the cheery hail greeted him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was on his way up the Strada Reale in Valetta when the cheery hail greeted him.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He was on his way up the Strada Reale in Valetta when the cheery hail greeted him.
at the time that
From this reading He was on his way up the Strada Reale in Valetta when the cheery hail greeted him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Farrar "brought up all standing," face to face with one of the last persons he expected to encounter at Malta.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You here?"
Chapter 19 of The Fritz Strafers: A Story of the Great War by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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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