Chapter 9 of The Khaki Boys over the Top is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Khaki Boys over the Top is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TRAPPED Characteristic it was of the lieutenant to ask who would come with him. American officers do that. A German would have said "Go!" The American said "Come!" And characteristic it was of the Sammies that everyone within the sound of the young officer's voice answered, as one:
Chapter 9 of The Khaki Boys over the Top is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading “American officers do that.”
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading “TRAPPED Characteristic it was of the lieutenant to ask who would come with him.”
every person
From this reading “And characteristic it was of the Sammies that everyone within the sound of the young officer's voice answered, as one:”
a person of German nationality
From this reading “A German would have said "Go!"”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “TRAPPED Characteristic it was of the lieutenant to ask who would come with him.”
possessive form of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “And characteristic it was of the Sammies that everyone within the sound of the young officer's voice answered, as one:”
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “American officers do that.”
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading “TRAPPED Characteristic it was of the lieutenant to ask who would come with him.”
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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 German would have said "Go!"
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading American officers do that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And characteristic it was of the Sammies that everyone within the sound of the young officer's voice answered, as one:
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading And characteristic it was of the Sammies that everyone within the sound of the young officer's voice answered, as one:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And characteristic it was of the Sammies that everyone within the sound of the young officer's voice answered, as one:
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading TRAPPED Characteristic it was of the lieutenant to ask who would come with him.
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading TRAPPED Characteristic it was of the lieutenant to ask who would come with him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading TRAPPED Characteristic it was of the lieutenant to ask who would come with him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading American officers do that.
every person
From this reading And characteristic it was of the Sammies that everyone within the sound of the young officer's voice answered, as one:
a person of German nationality
From this reading A German would have said "Go!"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A German would have said "Go!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A German would have said "Go!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TRAPPED Characteristic it was of the lieutenant to ask who would come with him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TRAPPED Characteristic it was of the lieutenant to ask who would come with him.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading TRAPPED Characteristic it was of the lieutenant to ask who would come with him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TRAPPED Characteristic it was of the lieutenant to ask who would come with him.
possessive form of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading And characteristic it was of the Sammies that everyone within the sound of the young officer's voice answered, as one:
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading American officers do that.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And characteristic it was of the Sammies that everyone within the sound of the young officer's voice answered, as one:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A German would have said "Go!"
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From this reading And characteristic it was of the Sammies that everyone within the sound of the young officer's voice answered, as one:
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading And characteristic it was of the Sammies that everyone within the sound of the young officer's voice answered, as one:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading American officers do that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TRAPPED Characteristic it was of the lieutenant to ask who would come with him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TRAPPED Characteristic it was of the lieutenant to ask who would come with him.
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading TRAPPED Characteristic it was of the lieutenant to ask who would come with him.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading And characteristic it was of the Sammies that everyone within the sound of the young officer's voice answered, as one:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TRAPPED Characteristic it was of the lieutenant to ask who would come with him.
which person or people
From this reading TRAPPED Characteristic it was of the lieutenant to ask who would come with him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading TRAPPED Characteristic it was of the lieutenant to ask who would come with him.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading And characteristic it was of the Sammies that everyone within the sound of the young officer's voice answered, as one:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading TRAPPED Characteristic it was of the lieutenant to ask who would come with him.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading And characteristic it was of the Sammies that everyone within the sound of the young officer's voice answered, as one:
Chapter 9 of The Khaki Boys over the Top by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 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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