Chapter 7 of The Motor Boys in the Army is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Motor Boys in the Army is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHUNKY’S TROUBLE Ned Slade clapped Jerry Hopkins on the back with such vigor that the latter almost lost his balance. “What does that mean?” Jerry asked. “It means I’m with you!” was the answer. “We’ll all enlist and start for the other side as soon as they’ll let us!
Chapter 7 of The Motor Boys in the Army is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading “CHUNKY’S TROUBLE Ned Slade clapped Jerry Hopkins on the back with such vigor that the latter almost lost his balance.”
inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly
From this reading “CHUNKY’S TROUBLE Ned Slade clapped Jerry Hopkins on the back with such vigor that the latter almost lost his balance.”
join the military
From this reading ““We’ll all enlist and start for the other side as soon as they’ll let us!”
United States educator and theologian (1802-1887)
From this reading “CHUNKY’S TROUBLE Ned Slade clapped Jerry Hopkins on the back with such vigor that the latter almost lost his balance.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “CHUNKY’S TROUBLE Ned Slade clapped Jerry Hopkins on the back with such vigor that the latter almost lost his balance.”
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading “CHUNKY’S TROUBLE Ned Slade clapped Jerry Hopkins on the back with such vigor that the latter almost lost his balance.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading ““We’ll all enlist and start for the other side as soon as they’ll let us!”
forceful exertion
From this reading “CHUNKY’S TROUBLE Ned Slade clapped Jerry Hopkins on the back with such vigor that the latter almost lost his balance.”
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In this reading ““We’ll all enlist and start for the other side as soon as they’ll let us!”
In this reading ““We’ll all enlist and start for the other side as soon as they’ll let us!”
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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 “We’ll all enlist and start for the other side as soon as they’ll let us!
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading CHUNKY’S TROUBLE Ned Slade clapped Jerry Hopkins on the back with such vigor that the latter almost lost his balance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “We’ll all enlist and start for the other side as soon as they’ll let us!
react verbally
From this reading “It means I’m with you!” was the answer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “We’ll all enlist and start for the other side as soon as they’ll let us!
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Jerry asked.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading CHUNKY’S TROUBLE Ned Slade clapped Jerry Hopkins on the back with such vigor that the latter almost lost his balance.
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading CHUNKY’S TROUBLE Ned Slade clapped Jerry Hopkins on the back with such vigor that the latter almost lost his balance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHUNKY’S TROUBLE Ned Slade clapped Jerry Hopkins on the back with such vigor that the latter almost lost his balance.
inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly
From this reading CHUNKY’S TROUBLE Ned Slade clapped Jerry Hopkins on the back with such vigor that the latter almost lost his balance.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What does that mean?”
join the military
From this reading “We’ll all enlist and start for the other side as soon as they’ll let us!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “We’ll all enlist and start for the other side as soon as they’ll let us!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CHUNKY’S TROUBLE Ned Slade clapped Jerry Hopkins on the back with such vigor that the latter almost lost his balance.
United States educator and theologian (1802-1887)
From this reading CHUNKY’S TROUBLE Ned Slade clapped Jerry Hopkins on the back with such vigor that the latter almost lost his balance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It means I’m with you!” was the answer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It means I’m with you!” was the answer.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading CHUNKY’S TROUBLE Ned Slade clapped Jerry Hopkins on the back with such vigor that the latter almost lost his balance.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading CHUNKY’S TROUBLE Ned Slade clapped Jerry Hopkins on the back with such vigor that the latter almost lost his balance.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “We’ll all enlist and start for the other side as soon as they’ll let us!
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading CHUNKY’S TROUBLE Ned Slade clapped Jerry Hopkins on the back with such vigor that the latter almost lost his balance.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “What does that mean?”
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “It means I’m with you!” was the answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHUNKY’S TROUBLE Ned Slade clapped Jerry Hopkins on the back with such vigor that the latter almost lost his balance.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CHUNKY’S TROUBLE Ned Slade clapped Jerry Hopkins on the back with such vigor that the latter almost lost his balance.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “We’ll all enlist and start for the other side as soon as they’ll let us!
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “We’ll all enlist and start for the other side as soon as they’ll let us!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHUNKY’S TROUBLE Ned Slade clapped Jerry Hopkins on the back with such vigor that the latter almost lost his balance.
in the near future
From this reading “We’ll all enlist and start for the other side as soon as they’ll let us!
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “We’ll all enlist and start for the other side as soon as they’ll let us!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading CHUNKY’S TROUBLE Ned Slade clapped Jerry Hopkins on the back with such vigor that the latter almost lost his balance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CHUNKY’S TROUBLE Ned Slade clapped Jerry Hopkins on the back with such vigor that the latter almost lost his balance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHUNKY’S TROUBLE Ned Slade clapped Jerry Hopkins on the back with such vigor that the latter almost lost his balance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll all enlist and start for the other side as soon as they’ll let us!
a source of difficulty
From this reading CHUNKY’S TROUBLE Ned Slade clapped Jerry Hopkins on the back with such vigor that the latter almost lost his balance.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We’ll all enlist and start for the other side as soon as they’ll let us!
forceful exertion
From this reading CHUNKY’S TROUBLE Ned Slade clapped Jerry Hopkins on the back with such vigor that the latter almost lost his balance.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It means I’m with you!” was the answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll all enlist and start for the other side as soon as they’ll let us!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What does that mean?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading CHUNKY’S TROUBLE Ned Slade clapped Jerry Hopkins on the back with such vigor that the latter almost lost his balance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It means I’m with you!” was the answer.
Chapter 7 of The Motor Boys in the Army by Clarence Young holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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 7 holds 130 sentences of The Motor Boys in the Army, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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