Chapter 11 of The Khaki Boys Fighting to Win is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Khaki Boys Fighting to Win is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SIGNALS "Say, where'd you hear all this?" demanded Roger. "Is it straight goods?" "Sure it is," answered Jimmy. "Talk of it all over. I got it from one of the orderlies at brigade headquarters."
Chapter 11 of The Khaki Boys Fighting to Win is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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army unit smaller than a division
From this reading “I got it from one of the orderlies at brigade headquarters."”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “THE SIGNALS "Say, where'd you hear all this?" demanded Roger.”
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading “"Is it straight goods?"”
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading “I got it from one of the orderlies at brigade headquarters."”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “"Sure it is," answered Jimmy.”
plural of “signal” — any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading “THE SIGNALS "Say, where'd you hear all this?" demanded Roger.”
successive (without a break)
From this reading “"Is it straight goods?"”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “"Talk of it all over.”
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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(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 THE SIGNALS "Say, where'd you hear all this?" demanded Roger.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Sure it is," answered Jimmy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I got it from one of the orderlies at brigade headquarters."
army unit smaller than a division
From this reading I got it from one of the orderlies at brigade headquarters."
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading THE SIGNALS "Say, where'd you hear all this?" demanded Roger.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I got it from one of the orderlies at brigade headquarters."
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading "Is it straight goods?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I got it from one of the orderlies at brigade headquarters."
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading I got it from one of the orderlies at brigade headquarters."
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading THE SIGNALS "Say, where'd you hear all this?" demanded Roger.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I got it from one of the orderlies at brigade headquarters."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it straight goods?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is it straight goods?"
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading "Sure it is," answered Jimmy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Talk of it all over.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I got it from one of the orderlies at brigade headquarters."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got it from one of the orderlies at brigade headquarters."
above and across; more than
From this reading "Talk of it all over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIGNALS "Say, where'd you hear all this?" demanded Roger.
express in words
From this reading THE SIGNALS "Say, where'd you hear all this?" demanded Roger.
plural of “signal” — any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading THE SIGNALS "Say, where'd you hear all this?" demanded Roger.
successive (without a break)
From this reading "Is it straight goods?"
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Sure it is," answered Jimmy.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Talk of it all over.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SIGNALS "Say, where'd you hear all this?" demanded Roger.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE SIGNALS "Say, where'd you hear all this?" demanded Roger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIGNALS "Say, where'd you hear all this?" demanded Roger.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE SIGNALS "Say, where'd you hear all this?" demanded Roger.
Chapter 11 of The Khaki Boys Fighting to Win by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 99 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.
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