Chapter 11 of The moving picture boys on the war front is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The moving picture boys on the war front is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DEPTH CHARGE Charlie Anderson, who had taken the earliest watch, roused Blake at the appointed time, and reported: "All quiet so far." "Then you haven't seen anything of our friends across the hall?" "Not a thing. Just as we arranged, I've had my eye at the hole, but their doors have both been closed.
Chapter 11 of The moving picture boys on the war front is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 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 “THE DEPTH CHARGE Charlie Anderson, who had taken the earliest watch, roused Blake at the appointed time, and reported:”
subject to appointment
From this reading “THE DEPTH CHARGE Charlie Anderson, who had taken the earliest watch, roused Blake at the appointed time, and reported:”
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading “THE DEPTH CHARGE Charlie Anderson, who had taken the earliest watch, roused Blake at the appointed time, and reported:”
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading “THE DEPTH CHARGE Charlie Anderson, who had taken the earliest watch, roused Blake at the appointed time, and reported:”
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading “THE DEPTH CHARGE Charlie Anderson, who had taken the earliest watch, roused Blake at the appointed time, and reported:”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “Just as we arranged, I've had my eye at the hole, but their doors have both been closed.”
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading “THE DEPTH CHARGE Charlie Anderson, who had taken the earliest watch, roused Blake at the appointed time, and reported:”
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading “THE DEPTH CHARGE Charlie Anderson, who had taken the earliest watch, roused Blake at the appointed time, and reported:”
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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 "Not a thing.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "Then you haven't seen anything of our friends across the hall?"
(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 "All quiet so far."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DEPTH CHARGE Charlie Anderson, who had taken the earliest watch, roused Blake at the appointed time, and reported:
United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading THE DEPTH CHARGE Charlie Anderson, who had taken the earliest watch, roused Blake at the appointed time, and reported:
any thing at all
From this reading "Then you haven't seen anything of our friends across the hall?"
subject to appointment
From this reading THE DEPTH CHARGE Charlie Anderson, who had taken the earliest watch, roused Blake at the appointed time, and reported:
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading Just as we arranged, I've had my eye at the hole, but their doors have both been closed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just as we arranged, I've had my eye at the hole, but their doors have both been closed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE DEPTH CHARGE Charlie Anderson, who had taken the earliest watch, roused Blake at the appointed time, and reported:
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Just as we arranged, I've had my eye at the hole, but their doors have both been closed.
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading THE DEPTH CHARGE Charlie Anderson, who had taken the earliest watch, roused Blake at the appointed time, and reported:
the two together, not just one
From this reading Just as we arranged, I've had my eye at the hole, but their doors have both been closed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Just as we arranged, I've had my eye at the hole, but their doors have both been closed.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading THE DEPTH CHARGE Charlie Anderson, who had taken the earliest watch, roused Blake at the appointed time, and reported:
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From this reading THE DEPTH CHARGE Charlie Anderson, who had taken the earliest watch, roused Blake at the appointed time, and reported:
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Just as we arranged, I've had my eye at the hole, but their doors have both been closed.
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading THE DEPTH CHARGE Charlie Anderson, who had taken the earliest watch, roused Blake at the appointed time, and reported:
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Just as we arranged, I've had my eye at the hole, but their doors have both been closed.
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading THE DEPTH CHARGE Charlie Anderson, who had taken the earliest watch, roused Blake at the appointed time, and reported:
the organ of sight
From this reading Just as we arranged, I've had my eye at the hole, but their doors have both been closed.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "All quiet so far."
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Then you haven't seen anything of our friends across the hall?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE DEPTH CHARGE Charlie Anderson, who had taken the earliest watch, roused Blake at the appointed time, and reported:
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading "Then you haven't seen anything of our friends across the hall?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Just as we arranged, I've had my eye at the hole, but their doors have both been closed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then you haven't seen anything of our friends across the hall?"
an opening into or through something
From this reading Just as we arranged, I've had my eye at the hole, but their doors have both been closed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just as we arranged, I've had my eye at the hole, but their doors have both been closed.
and nothing more
From this reading Just as we arranged, I've had my eye at the hole, but their doors have both been closed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Just as we arranged, I've had my eye at the hole, but their doors have both been closed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not a thing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Then you haven't seen anything of our friends across the hall?"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Then you haven't seen anything of our friends across the hall?"
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading "All quiet so far."
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading THE DEPTH CHARGE Charlie Anderson, who had taken the earliest watch, roused Blake at the appointed time, and reported:
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading THE DEPTH CHARGE Charlie Anderson, who had taken the earliest watch, roused Blake at the appointed time, and reported:
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Then you haven't seen anything of our friends across the hall?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "All quiet so far."
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading THE DEPTH CHARGE Charlie Anderson, who had taken the earliest watch, roused Blake at the appointed time, and reported:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEPTH CHARGE Charlie Anderson, who had taken the earliest watch, roused Blake at the appointed time, and reported:
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Just as we arranged, I've had my eye at the hole, but their doors have both been closed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then you haven't seen anything of our friends across the hall?"
a special situation
From this reading "Not a thing.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE DEPTH CHARGE Charlie Anderson, who had taken the earliest watch, roused Blake at the appointed time, and reported:
look attentively
From this reading THE DEPTH CHARGE Charlie Anderson, who had taken the earliest watch, roused Blake at the appointed time, and reported:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Just as we arranged, I've had my eye at the hole, but their doors have both been closed.
which person or people
From this reading THE DEPTH CHARGE Charlie Anderson, who had taken the earliest watch, roused Blake at the appointed time, and reported:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then you haven't seen anything of our friends across the hall?"
Chapter 11 of The moving picture boys on the war front by Victor Appleton holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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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