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COL-O-NEL OF VIR-GIN-I-A TROOPS. The troops in Vir-gin-i-a were left with-out a head. There was no one to lead them out to war, and if this fact came to the ears of the French, they would be more bold. Wash-ing-ton's friends urged him to ask for the place. But this he would not do.
Chapter 6 of The Life of George Washington. In Words of One Syllable is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Wash-ing-ton's friends urged him to ask for the place.”
fearless and daring
From this reading “There was no one to lead them out to war, and if this fact came to the ears of the French, they would be more bold.”
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “There was no one to lead them out to war, and if this fact came to the ears of the French, they would be more bold.”
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading “There was no one to lead them out to war, and if this fact came to the ears of the French, they would be more bold.”
take somebody somewhere
From this reading “There was no one to lead them out to war, and if this fact came to the ears of the French, they would be more bold.”
soldiers collectively
From this reading “COL-O-NEL OF VIR-GIN-I-A TROOPS.”
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “Wash-ing-ton's friends urged him to ask for the place.”
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “There was no one to lead them out to war, and if this fact came to the ears of the French, they would be more bold.”
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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 The troops in Vir-gin-i-a were left with-out a head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was no one to lead them out to war, and if this fact came to the ears of the French, they would be more bold.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Wash-ing-ton's friends urged him to ask for the place.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was no one to lead them out to war, and if this fact came to the ears of the French, they would be more bold.
fearless and daring
From this reading There was no one to lead them out to war, and if this fact came to the ears of the French, they would be more bold.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this he would not do.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There was no one to lead them out to war, and if this fact came to the ears of the French, they would be more bold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COL-O-NEL OF VIR-GIN-I-A TROOPS.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But this he would not do.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading There was no one to lead them out to war, and if this fact came to the ears of the French, they would be more bold.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading There was no one to lead them out to war, and if this fact came to the ears of the French, they would be more bold.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wash-ing-ton's friends urged him to ask for the place.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading There was no one to lead them out to war, and if this fact came to the ears of the French, they would be more bold.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Wash-ing-ton's friends urged him to ask for the place.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But this he would not do.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The troops in Vir-gin-i-a were left with-out a head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wash-ing-ton's friends urged him to ask for the place.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was no one to lead them out to war, and if this fact came to the ears of the French, they would be more bold.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The troops in Vir-gin-i-a were left with-out a head.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading There was no one to lead them out to war, and if this fact came to the ears of the French, they would be more bold.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The troops in Vir-gin-i-a were left with-out a head.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There was no one to lead them out to war, and if this fact came to the ears of the French, they would be more bold.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no one to lead them out to war, and if this fact came to the ears of the French, they would be more bold.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But this he would not do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COL-O-NEL OF VIR-GIN-I-A TROOPS.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was no one to lead them out to war, and if this fact came to the ears of the French, they would be more bold.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There was no one to lead them out to war, and if this fact came to the ears of the French, they would be more bold.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Wash-ing-ton's friends urged him to ask for the place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The troops in Vir-gin-i-a were left with-out a head.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was no one to lead them out to war, and if this fact came to the ears of the French, they would be more bold.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no one to lead them out to war, and if this fact came to the ears of the French, they would be more bold.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was no one to lead them out to war, and if this fact came to the ears of the French, they would be more bold.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was no one to lead them out to war, and if this fact came to the ears of the French, they would be more bold.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no one to lead them out to war, and if this fact came to the ears of the French, they would be more bold.
soldiers collectively
From this reading COL-O-NEL OF VIR-GIN-I-A TROOPS.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading Wash-ing-ton's friends urged him to ask for the place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COL-O-NEL OF VIR-GIN-I-A TROOPS.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading There was no one to lead them out to war, and if this fact came to the ears of the French, they would be more bold.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no one to lead them out to war, and if this fact came to the ears of the French, they would be more bold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wash-ing-ton's friends urged him to ask for the place.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The troops in Vir-gin-i-a were left with-out a head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The troops in Vir-gin-i-a were left with-out a head.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was no one to lead them out to war, and if this fact came to the ears of the French, they would be more bold.
Chapter 6 of The Life of George Washington. In Words of One Syllable by Josephine Pollard holds 93 sentences, grouped into 19 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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