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Chapter 3 of The moving picture boys on the war front is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MONSIEUR SECOR Macaroni sank down on a chair. Blake said, afterward, their young assistant gave a very fair imitation, as far as regarded the look on his face, of C.C. Piper. "Ruined! Just plumb ruined!" murmured Charles Anderson. "But what happened?
Chapter 3 of The moving picture boys on the war front is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading “Just plumb ruined!" murmured Charles Anderson.”
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “Blake said, afterward, their young assistant gave a very fair imitation, as far as regarded the look on his face, of C.C. Piper.”
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading “Blake said, afterward, their young assistant gave a very fair imitation, as far as regarded the look on his face, of C.C. Piper.”
the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
From this reading “Blake said, afterward, their young assistant gave a very fair imitation, as far as regarded the look on his face, of C.C. Piper.”
a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms
From this reading “MONSIEUR SECOR Macaroni sank down on a chair.”
someone who plays the bagpipe
From this reading “Blake said, afterward, their young assistant gave a very fair imitation, as far as regarded the look on his face, of C.C. Piper.”
measure the depth of something
From this reading “Just plumb ruined!" murmured Charles Anderson.”
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading “"Ruined!”
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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 MONSIEUR SECOR Macaroni sank down on a chair.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Blake said, afterward, their young assistant gave a very fair imitation, as far as regarded the look on his face, of C.C. Piper.
United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading Just plumb ruined!" murmured Charles Anderson.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Blake said, afterward, their young assistant gave a very fair imitation, as far as regarded the look on his face, of C.C. Piper.
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading Blake said, afterward, their young assistant gave a very fair imitation, as far as regarded the look on his face, of C.C. Piper.
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading Blake said, afterward, their young assistant gave a very fair imitation, as far as regarded the look on his face, of C.C. Piper.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But what happened?
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Blake said, afterward, their young assistant gave a very fair imitation, as far as regarded the look on his face, of C.C. Piper.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading MONSIEUR SECOR Macaroni sank down on a chair.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Just plumb ruined!" murmured Charles Anderson.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading MONSIEUR SECOR Macaroni sank down on a chair.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Blake said, afterward, their young assistant gave a very fair imitation, as far as regarded the look on his face, of C.C. Piper.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Blake said, afterward, their young assistant gave a very fair imitation, as far as regarded the look on his face, of C.C. Piper.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Blake said, afterward, their young assistant gave a very fair imitation, as far as regarded the look on his face, of C.C. Piper.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Blake said, afterward, their young assistant gave a very fair imitation, as far as regarded the look on his face, of C.C. Piper.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "But what happened?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Blake said, afterward, their young assistant gave a very fair imitation, as far as regarded the look on his face, of C.C. Piper.
the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
From this reading Blake said, afterward, their young assistant gave a very fair imitation, as far as regarded the look on his face, of C.C. Piper.
and nothing more
From this reading Just plumb ruined!" murmured Charles Anderson.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Blake said, afterward, their young assistant gave a very fair imitation, as far as regarded the look on his face, of C.C. Piper.
a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms
From this reading MONSIEUR SECOR Macaroni sank down on a chair.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading MONSIEUR SECOR Macaroni sank down on a chair.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading Just plumb ruined!" murmured Charles Anderson.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Blake said, afterward, their young assistant gave a very fair imitation, as far as regarded the look on his face, of C.C. Piper.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MONSIEUR SECOR Macaroni sank down on a chair.
someone who plays the bagpipe
From this reading Blake said, afterward, their young assistant gave a very fair imitation, as far as regarded the look on his face, of C.C. Piper.
measure the depth of something
From this reading Just plumb ruined!" murmured Charles Anderson.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading Blake said, afterward, their young assistant gave a very fair imitation, as far as regarded the look on his face, of C.C. Piper.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading "Ruined!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Blake said, afterward, their young assistant gave a very fair imitation, as far as regarded the look on his face, of C.C. Piper.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading MONSIEUR SECOR Macaroni sank down on a chair.
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From this reading MONSIEUR SECOR Macaroni sank down on a chair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Blake said, afterward, their young assistant gave a very fair imitation, as far as regarded the look on his face, of C.C. Piper.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Blake said, afterward, their young assistant gave a very fair imitation, as far as regarded the look on his face, of C.C. Piper.
precisely as stated
From this reading Blake said, afterward, their young assistant gave a very fair imitation, as far as regarded the look on his face, of C.C. Piper.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But what happened?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Blake said, afterward, their young assistant gave a very fair imitation, as far as regarded the look on his face, of C.C. Piper.
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