Chapter 1 of The moving picture boys on the war front is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The moving picture boys on the war front is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Come on now, ready with those smoke bombs! Where's the Confederate army, anyhow? And you Unionists, don't look as though you were going to rob an apple orchard! Suffering snakes, you're going into battle and you're going to lick the boots off the Johnnie Rebs! Look the part!
Chapter 1 of The moving picture boys on the war front is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading “And you Unionists, don't look as though you were going to rob an apple orchard!”
plural of “bomb” — an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
From this reading “"Come on now, ready with those smoke bombs!”
a supporter of the Confederate States of America
From this reading “Where's the Confederate army, anyhow?”
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
From this reading “Suffering snakes, you're going into battle and you're going to lick the boots off the Johnnie Rebs!”
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading “And you Unionists, don't look as though you were going to rob an apple orchard!”
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “And you Unionists, don't look as though you were going to rob an apple orchard!”
plural of “snake” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “Suffering snakes, you're going into battle and you're going to lick the boots off the Johnnie Rebs!”
plural of “unionist” — a worker who belongs to a trade union
From this reading “And you Unionists, don't look as though you were going to rob an apple orchard!”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And you Unionists, don't look as though you were going to rob an apple orchard!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you Unionists, don't look as though you were going to rob an apple orchard!
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Where's the Confederate army, anyhow?
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading And you Unionists, don't look as though you were going to rob an apple orchard!
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Where's the Confederate army, anyhow?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And you Unionists, don't look as though you were going to rob an apple orchard!
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Suffering snakes, you're going into battle and you're going to lick the boots off the Johnnie Rebs!
plural of “bomb” — an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
From this reading "Come on now, ready with those smoke bombs!
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading Suffering snakes, you're going into battle and you're going to lick the boots off the Johnnie Rebs!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come on now, ready with those smoke bombs!
a supporter of the Confederate States of America
From this reading Where's the Confederate army, anyhow?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And you Unionists, don't look as though you were going to rob an apple orchard!
the act of departing
From this reading And you Unionists, don't look as though you were going to rob an apple orchard!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Suffering snakes, you're going into battle and you're going to lick the boots off the Johnnie Rebs!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suffering snakes, you're going into battle and you're going to lick the boots off the Johnnie Rebs!
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
From this reading Suffering snakes, you're going into battle and you're going to lick the boots off the Johnnie Rebs!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading And you Unionists, don't look as though you were going to rob an apple orchard!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Come on now, ready with those smoke bombs!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Suffering snakes, you're going into battle and you're going to lick the boots off the Johnnie Rebs!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Come on now, ready with those smoke bombs!
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading And you Unionists, don't look as though you were going to rob an apple orchard!
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Look the part!
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "Come on now, ready with those smoke bombs!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suffering snakes, you're going into battle and you're going to lick the boots off the Johnnie Rebs!
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading And you Unionists, don't look as though you were going to rob an apple orchard!
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading "Come on now, ready with those smoke bombs!
plural of “snake” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading Suffering snakes, you're going into battle and you're going to lick the boots off the Johnnie Rebs!
a state of acute pain
From this reading Suffering snakes, you're going into battle and you're going to lick the boots off the Johnnie Rebs!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Where's the Confederate army, anyhow?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Come on now, ready with those smoke bombs!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And you Unionists, don't look as though you were going to rob an apple orchard!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And you Unionists, don't look as though you were going to rob an apple orchard!
plural of “unionist” — a worker who belongs to a trade union
From this reading And you Unionists, don't look as though you were going to rob an apple orchard!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And you Unionists, don't look as though you were going to rob an apple orchard!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where's the Confederate army, anyhow?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Come on now, ready with those smoke bombs!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you Unionists, don't look as though you were going to rob an apple orchard!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suffering snakes, you're going into battle and you're going to lick the boots off the Johnnie Rebs!
Chapter 1 of The moving picture boys on the war front by Victor Appleton holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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 1 holds 136 sentences of The moving picture boys on the war front, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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