Chapter 22 of The Khaki Boys Fighting to Win is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Khaki Boys Fighting to Win is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ESCAPE Silently, the desperate prisoners crouched in the dark corner of the miserable German camp. Their hearts that had been so deep in despair now beat with new hope. "Now this is the plan in detail," announced Franz. "We must get it all straight, as the least slip means failure. It's lucky I can speak German like a native.
Chapter 22 of The Khaki Boys Fighting to Win is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading “THE ESCAPE Silently, the desperate prisoners crouched in the dark corner of the miserable German camp.”
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading “THE ESCAPE Silently, the desperate prisoners crouched in the dark corner of the miserable German camp.”
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading “"Now this is the plan in detail," announced Franz.”
an act that fails
From this reading “"We must get it all straight, as the least slip means failure.”
occurring by chance
From this reading “It's lucky I can speak German like a native.”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “THE ESCAPE Silently, the desperate prisoners crouched in the dark corner of the miserable German camp.”
without speaking
From this reading “THE ESCAPE Silently, the desperate prisoners crouched in the dark corner of the miserable German camp.”
move stealthily
From this reading “"We must get it all straight, as the least slip means failure.”
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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In this reading “THE ESCAPE Silently, the desperate prisoners crouched in the dark corner of the miserable German camp.”
thoroughly (including all important particulars)
In this reading “"Now this is the plan in detail," announced Franz.”
In this reading “Their hearts that had been so deep in despair now beat with new hope.”
In this reading “THE ESCAPE Silently, the desperate prisoners crouched in the dark corner of the miserable German camp.”
In this reading “THE ESCAPE Silently, the desperate prisoners crouched in the dark corner of the miserable German camp.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 It's lucky I can speak German like a native.
(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 "We must get it all straight, as the least slip means failure.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading "Now this is the plan in detail," announced Franz.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We must get it all straight, as the least slip means failure.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading Their hearts that had been so deep in despair now beat with new hope.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Their hearts that had been so deep in despair now beat with new hope.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading THE ESCAPE Silently, the desperate prisoners crouched in the dark corner of the miserable German camp.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It's lucky I can speak German like a native.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading THE ESCAPE Silently, the desperate prisoners crouched in the dark corner of the miserable German camp.
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading THE ESCAPE Silently, the desperate prisoners crouched in the dark corner of the miserable German camp.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE ESCAPE Silently, the desperate prisoners crouched in the dark corner of the miserable German camp.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Their hearts that had been so deep in despair now beat with new hope.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Their hearts that had been so deep in despair now beat with new hope.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading THE ESCAPE Silently, the desperate prisoners crouched in the dark corner of the miserable German camp.
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading "Now this is the plan in detail," announced Franz.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading THE ESCAPE Silently, the desperate prisoners crouched in the dark corner of the miserable German camp.
an act that fails
From this reading "We must get it all straight, as the least slip means failure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now this is the plan in detail," announced Franz.
a person of German nationality
From this reading THE ESCAPE Silently, the desperate prisoners crouched in the dark corner of the miserable German camp.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We must get it all straight, as the least slip means failure.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Their hearts that had been so deep in despair now beat with new hope.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading Their hearts that had been so deep in despair now beat with new hope.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Their hearts that had been so deep in despair now beat with new hope.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It's lucky I can speak German like a native.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ESCAPE Silently, the desperate prisoners crouched in the dark corner of the miserable German camp.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Now this is the plan in detail," announced Franz.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We must get it all straight, as the least slip means failure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's lucky I can speak German like a native.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "We must get it all straight, as the least slip means failure.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It's lucky I can speak German like a native.
occurring by chance
From this reading It's lucky I can speak German like a native.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "We must get it all straight, as the least slip means failure.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading THE ESCAPE Silently, the desperate prisoners crouched in the dark corner of the miserable German camp.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must get it all straight, as the least slip means failure.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading It's lucky I can speak German like a native.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Their hearts that had been so deep in despair now beat with new hope.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Their hearts that had been so deep in despair now beat with new hope.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ESCAPE Silently, the desperate prisoners crouched in the dark corner of the miserable German camp.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading "Now this is the plan in detail," announced Franz.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading THE ESCAPE Silently, the desperate prisoners crouched in the dark corner of the miserable German camp.
without speaking
From this reading THE ESCAPE Silently, the desperate prisoners crouched in the dark corner of the miserable German camp.
move stealthily
From this reading "We must get it all straight, as the least slip means failure.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Their hearts that had been so deep in despair now beat with new hope.
express in speech
From this reading It's lucky I can speak German like a native.
successive (without a break)
From this reading "We must get it all straight, as the least slip means failure.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Their hearts that had been so deep in despair now beat with new hope.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ESCAPE Silently, the desperate prisoners crouched in the dark corner of the miserable German camp.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their hearts that had been so deep in despair now beat with new hope.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Now this is the plan in detail," announced Franz.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must get it all straight, as the least slip means failure.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Their hearts that had been so deep in despair now beat with new hope.
Chapter 22 of The Khaki Boys Fighting to Win by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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 22 holds 141 sentences of The Khaki Boys Fighting to Win, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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