Chapter 21 of The Khaki Boys at the Front is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Khaki Boys at the Front is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UP ABOVE THE CLOUDS "Good-bye, fellows. If I shouldn't come back--well, you know what to do about writing the folks. I'll be back all right enough, though. I'm just as sure as anything of that." Seated beside Voissard in a gray French racer, Jimmy Blaise leaned out for a last word and handclasp with his three bunkies.
Chapter 21 of The Khaki Boys at the Front is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading “UP ABOVE THE CLOUDS "Good-bye, fellows.”
your parents
From this reading “If I shouldn't come back--well, you know what to do about writing the folks.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “UP ABOVE THE CLOUDS "Good-bye, fellows.”
grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
From this reading “Seated beside Voissard in a gray French racer, Jimmy Blaise leaned out for a last word and handclasp with his three bunkies.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “Seated beside Voissard in a gray French racer, Jimmy Blaise leaned out for a last word and handclasp with his three bunkies.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “Seated beside Voissard in a gray French racer, Jimmy Blaise leaned out for a last word and handclasp with his three bunkies.”
someone who drives racing cars at high speeds
From this reading “Seated beside Voissard in a gray French racer, Jimmy Blaise leaned out for a last word and handclasp with his three bunkies.”
the act of creating written works
From this reading “If I shouldn't come back--well, you know what to do about writing the folks.”
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the final statement in a verbal argument
In this reading “Seated beside Voissard in a gray French racer, Jimmy Blaise leaned out for a last word and handclasp with his three bunkies.”
In this reading “Seated beside Voissard in a gray French racer, Jimmy Blaise leaned out for a last word and handclasp with his three bunkies.”
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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 Seated beside Voissard in a gray French racer, Jimmy Blaise leaned out for a last word and handclasp with his three bunkies.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading If I shouldn't come back--well, you know what to do about writing the folks.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading UP ABOVE THE CLOUDS "Good-bye, fellows.
(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 I'll be back all right enough, though.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Seated beside Voissard in a gray French racer, Jimmy Blaise leaned out for a last word and handclasp with his three bunkies.
any thing at all
From this reading I'm just as sure as anything of that."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'm just as sure as anything of that."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading If I shouldn't come back--well, you know what to do about writing the folks.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'll be back all right enough, though.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Seated beside Voissard in a gray French racer, Jimmy Blaise leaned out for a last word and handclasp with his three bunkies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seated beside Voissard in a gray French racer, Jimmy Blaise leaned out for a last word and handclasp with his three bunkies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seated beside Voissard in a gray French racer, Jimmy Blaise leaned out for a last word and handclasp with his three bunkies.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading UP ABOVE THE CLOUDS "Good-bye, fellows.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If I shouldn't come back--well, you know what to do about writing the folks.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If I shouldn't come back--well, you know what to do about writing the folks.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I'll be back all right enough, though.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading UP ABOVE THE CLOUDS "Good-bye, fellows.
your parents
From this reading If I shouldn't come back--well, you know what to do about writing the folks.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Seated beside Voissard in a gray French racer, Jimmy Blaise leaned out for a last word and handclasp with his three bunkies.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Seated beside Voissard in a gray French racer, Jimmy Blaise leaned out for a last word and handclasp with his three bunkies.
a farewell remark
From this reading UP ABOVE THE CLOUDS "Good-bye, fellows.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Seated beside Voissard in a gray French racer, Jimmy Blaise leaned out for a last word and handclasp with his three bunkies.
grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
From this reading Seated beside Voissard in a gray French racer, Jimmy Blaise leaned out for a last word and handclasp with his three bunkies.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Seated beside Voissard in a gray French racer, Jimmy Blaise leaned out for a last word and handclasp with his three bunkies.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I shouldn't come back--well, you know what to do about writing the folks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll be back all right enough, though.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm just as sure as anything of that."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I shouldn't come back--well, you know what to do about writing the folks.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Seated beside Voissard in a gray French racer, Jimmy Blaise leaned out for a last word and handclasp with his three bunkies.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading Seated beside Voissard in a gray French racer, Jimmy Blaise leaned out for a last word and handclasp with his three bunkies.
and nothing more
From this reading I'm just as sure as anything of that."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading If I shouldn't come back--well, you know what to do about writing the folks.
immediately past
From this reading Seated beside Voissard in a gray French racer, Jimmy Blaise leaned out for a last word and handclasp with his three bunkies.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Seated beside Voissard in a gray French racer, Jimmy Blaise leaned out for a last word and handclasp with his three bunkies.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'm just as sure as anything of that."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Seated beside Voissard in a gray French racer, Jimmy Blaise leaned out for a last word and handclasp with his three bunkies.
someone who drives racing cars at high speeds
From this reading Seated beside Voissard in a gray French racer, Jimmy Blaise leaned out for a last word and handclasp with his three bunkies.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I'll be back all right enough, though.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Seated beside Voissard in a gray French racer, Jimmy Blaise leaned out for a last word and handclasp with his three bunkies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I shouldn't come back--well, you know what to do about writing the folks.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I'm just as sure as anything of that."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'm just as sure as anything of that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UP ABOVE THE CLOUDS "Good-bye, fellows.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I'll be back all right enough, though.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Seated beside Voissard in a gray French racer, Jimmy Blaise leaned out for a last word and handclasp with his three bunkies.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I shouldn't come back--well, you know what to do about writing the folks.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading UP ABOVE THE CLOUDS "Good-bye, fellows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seated beside Voissard in a gray French racer, Jimmy Blaise leaned out for a last word and handclasp with his three bunkies.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading If I shouldn't come back--well, you know what to do about writing the folks.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If I shouldn't come back--well, you know what to do about writing the folks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Seated beside Voissard in a gray French racer, Jimmy Blaise leaned out for a last word and handclasp with his three bunkies.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Seated beside Voissard in a gray French racer, Jimmy Blaise leaned out for a last word and handclasp with his three bunkies.
the act of creating written works
From this reading If I shouldn't come back--well, you know what to do about writing the folks.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If I shouldn't come back--well, you know what to do about writing the folks.
Chapter 21 of The Khaki Boys at the Front by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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 21 holds 166 sentences of The Khaki Boys at the Front, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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