Chapter 17 of The Motor Boys in the Army is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Motor Boys in the Army is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MIDNIGHT MEETING “Put down your things and put up your hands!” Pug Kennedy fairly issued the order to Bob as an officer might have done. “Why should I?” asked the stout youth. “I haven’t finished my dinner.” “Well, you’re not going to until I finish you.
Chapter 17 of The Motor Boys in the Army is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Pug Kennedy fairly issued the order to Bob as an officer might have done.”
to certain extent or degree
From this reading “Pug Kennedy fairly issued the order to Bob as an officer might have done.”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading ““Well, you’re not going to until I finish you.”
past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading “Pug Kennedy fairly issued the order to Bob as an officer might have done.”
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading “Pug Kennedy fairly issued the order to Bob as an officer might have done.”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “A MIDNIGHT MEETING “Put down your things and put up your hands!””
small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle
From this reading “Pug Kennedy fairly issued the order to Bob as an officer might have done.”
dependable
From this reading ““Why should I?” asked the stout youth.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Pug Kennedy fairly issued the order to Bob as an officer might have done.”
place so as to be noticed
In this reading “A MIDNIGHT MEETING “Put down your things and put up your hands!””
cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
In this reading “A MIDNIGHT MEETING “Put down your things and put up your hands!””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MIDNIGHT MEETING “Put down your things and put up your hands!”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Pug Kennedy fairly issued the order to Bob as an officer might have done.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MIDNIGHT MEETING “Put down your things and put up your hands!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Pug Kennedy fairly issued the order to Bob as an officer might have done.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Why should I?” asked the stout youth.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Pug Kennedy fairly issued the order to Bob as an officer might have done.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “I haven’t finished my dinner.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Pug Kennedy fairly issued the order to Bob as an officer might have done.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A MIDNIGHT MEETING “Put down your things and put up your hands!”
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Pug Kennedy fairly issued the order to Bob as an officer might have done.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “Well, you’re not going to until I finish you.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “I haven’t finished my dinner.”
the act of departing
From this reading “Well, you’re not going to until I finish you.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading A MIDNIGHT MEETING “Put down your things and put up your hands!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Pug Kennedy fairly issued the order to Bob as an officer might have done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I haven’t finished my dinner.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Why should I?” asked the stout youth.
past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading Pug Kennedy fairly issued the order to Bob as an officer might have done.
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading Pug Kennedy fairly issued the order to Bob as an officer might have done.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading A MIDNIGHT MEETING “Put down your things and put up your hands!”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading A MIDNIGHT MEETING “Put down your things and put up your hands!”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Pug Kennedy fairly issued the order to Bob as an officer might have done.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I haven’t finished my dinner.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Well, you’re not going to until I finish you.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Pug Kennedy fairly issued the order to Bob as an officer might have done.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Pug Kennedy fairly issued the order to Bob as an officer might have done.
small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle
From this reading Pug Kennedy fairly issued the order to Bob as an officer might have done.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A MIDNIGHT MEETING “Put down your things and put up your hands!”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Why should I?” asked the stout youth.
dependable
From this reading “Why should I?” asked the stout youth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pug Kennedy fairly issued the order to Bob as an officer might have done.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading A MIDNIGHT MEETING “Put down your things and put up your hands!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pug Kennedy fairly issued the order to Bob as an officer might have done.
up to a particular time
From this reading “Well, you’re not going to until I finish you.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A MIDNIGHT MEETING “Put down your things and put up your hands!”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, you’re not going to until I finish you.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why should I?” asked the stout youth.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, you’re not going to until I finish you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, you’re not going to until I finish you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A MIDNIGHT MEETING “Put down your things and put up your hands!”
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading “Why should I?” asked the stout youth.
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