Chapter 17 of The Spy: Condensed for use in schools is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Spy: Condensed for use in schools is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HELP WELL TIMED. But to return to the party at the Four Corners. The veteran got his men mounted, when firing was heard. "Hark! What is that?" said Hollister, pricking up his ears.
Chapter 17 of The Spy: Condensed for use in schools is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading “But to return to the party at the Four Corners.”
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “What is that?" said Hollister, pricking up his ears.”
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
From this reading “The veteran got his men mounted, when firing was heard.”
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading “"Hark!”
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading “The veteran got his men mounted, when firing was heard.”
an organization to gain political power
From this reading “But to return to the party at the Four Corners.”
regularly spaced in time
From this reading “HELP WELL TIMED.”
a serviceman who has seen considerable active service
From this reading “The veteran got his men mounted, when firing was heard.”
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 “But to return to the party at the Four Corners.”
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.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But to return to the party at the Four Corners.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to return to the party at the Four Corners.
plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading But to return to the party at the Four Corners.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading What is that?" said Hollister, pricking up his ears.
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
From this reading The veteran got his men mounted, when firing was heard.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading But to return to the party at the Four Corners.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The veteran got his men mounted, when firing was heard.
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading "Hark!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The veteran got his men mounted, when firing was heard.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading HELP WELL TIMED.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The veteran got his men mounted, when firing was heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is that?" said Hollister, pricking up his ears.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is that?" said Hollister, pricking up his ears.
the force of workers available
From this reading The veteran got his men mounted, when firing was heard.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading The veteran got his men mounted, when firing was heard.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading But to return to the party at the Four Corners.
the act of puncturing with a small point
From this reading What is that?" said Hollister, pricking up his ears.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading But to return to the party at the Four Corners.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading What is that?" said Hollister, pricking up his ears.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What is that?" said Hollister, pricking up his ears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But to return to the party at the Four Corners.
regularly spaced in time
From this reading HELP WELL TIMED.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But to return to the party at the Four Corners.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading What is that?" said Hollister, pricking up his ears.
a serviceman who has seen considerable active service
From this reading The veteran got his men mounted, when firing was heard.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The veteran got his men mounted, when firing was heard.
(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 HELP WELL TIMED.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is that?" said Hollister, pricking up his ears.
at the time that
From this reading The veteran got his men mounted, when firing was heard.
Chapter 17 of The Spy: Condensed for use in schools by James Fenimore Cooper holds 78 sentences, grouped into 16 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 17 holds 78 sentences of The Spy: Condensed for use in schools, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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