Chapter 5 of The White Invaders is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The White Invaders is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Into the Enemy Camp_ "But Bob, I won't go back to Government House," Don whispered. "Lord, we can't do that--get in for theories and questions and plans to gather a police squad. Every minute counts." "What can we do?" "Break away from these fellows--send Uncle Arthur a message--anything at all; and say we'll be back in half an hour.
Chapter 5 of The White Invaders is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “_Into the Enemy Camp_ "But Bob, I won't go back to Government House," Don whispered.”
plural of “count” — the total number counted
From this reading “Every minute counts."”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “_Into the Enemy Camp_ "But Bob, I won't go back to Government House," Don whispered.”
assemble or get together
From this reading “"Lord, we can't do that--get in for theories and questions and plans to gather a police squad.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “"Break away from these fellows--send Uncle Arthur a message--anything at all; and say we'll be back in half an hour.”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “"Lord, we can't do that--get in for theories and questions and plans to gather a police squad.”
a smallest army unit
From this reading “"Lord, we can't do that--get in for theories and questions and plans to gather a police squad.”
plural of “theory” — a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading “"Lord, we can't do that--get in for theories and questions and plans to gather a police squad.”
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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 "Lord, we can't do that--get in for theories and questions and plans to gather a police squad.
(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 "Break away from these fellows--send Uncle Arthur a message--anything at all; and say we'll be back in half an hour.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Break away from these fellows--send Uncle Arthur a message--anything at all; and say we'll be back in half an hour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Lord, we can't do that--get in for theories and questions and plans to gather a police squad.
any thing at all
From this reading "Break away from these fellows--send Uncle Arthur a message--anything at all; and say we'll be back in half an hour.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading "Break away from these fellows--send Uncle Arthur a message--anything at all; and say we'll be back in half an hour.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Break away from these fellows--send Uncle Arthur a message--anything at all; and say we'll be back in half an hour.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Break away from these fellows--send Uncle Arthur a message--anything at all; and say we'll be back in half an hour.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading _Into the Enemy Camp_ "But Bob, I won't go back to Government House," Don whispered.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Break away from these fellows--send Uncle Arthur a message--anything at all; and say we'll be back in half an hour.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading _Into the Enemy Camp_ "But Bob, I won't go back to Government House," Don whispered.
terminate
From this reading "Break away from these fellows--send Uncle Arthur a message--anything at all; and say we'll be back in half an hour.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Into the Enemy Camp_ "But Bob, I won't go back to Government House," Don whispered.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading _Into the Enemy Camp_ "But Bob, I won't go back to Government House," Don whispered.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What can we do?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lord, we can't do that--get in for theories and questions and plans to gather a police squad.
plural of “count” — the total number counted
From this reading Every minute counts."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Lord, we can't do that--get in for theories and questions and plans to gather a police squad.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading _Into the Enemy Camp_ "But Bob, I won't go back to Government House," Don whispered.
an opposing military force
From this reading _Into the Enemy Camp_ "But Bob, I won't go back to Government House," Don whispered.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every minute counts."
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "Break away from these fellows--send Uncle Arthur a message--anything at all; and say we'll be back in half an hour.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Lord, we can't do that--get in for theories and questions and plans to gather a police squad.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Break away from these fellows--send Uncle Arthur a message--anything at all; and say we'll be back in half an hour.
assemble or get together
From this reading "Lord, we can't do that--get in for theories and questions and plans to gather a police squad.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Lord, we can't do that--get in for theories and questions and plans to gather a police squad.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _Into the Enemy Camp_ "But Bob, I won't go back to Government House," Don whispered.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading _Into the Enemy Camp_ "But Bob, I won't go back to Government House," Don whispered.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Break away from these fellows--send Uncle Arthur a message--anything at all; and say we'll be back in half an hour.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "Break away from these fellows--send Uncle Arthur a message--anything at all; and say we'll be back in half an hour.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading _Into the Enemy Camp_ "But Bob, I won't go back to Government House," Don whispered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Into the Enemy Camp_ "But Bob, I won't go back to Government House," Don whispered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Lord, we can't do that--get in for theories and questions and plans to gather a police squad.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _Into the Enemy Camp_ "But Bob, I won't go back to Government House," Don whispered.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Lord, we can't do that--get in for theories and questions and plans to gather a police squad.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading "Break away from these fellows--send Uncle Arthur a message--anything at all; and say we'll be back in half an hour.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Every minute counts."
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading "Lord, we can't do that--get in for theories and questions and plans to gather a police squad.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading "Lord, we can't do that--get in for theories and questions and plans to gather a police squad.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading "Lord, we can't do that--get in for theories and questions and plans to gather a police squad.
express in words
From this reading "Break away from these fellows--send Uncle Arthur a message--anything at all; and say we'll be back in half an hour.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "Break away from these fellows--send Uncle Arthur a message--anything at all; and say we'll be back in half an hour.
a smallest army unit
From this reading "Lord, we can't do that--get in for theories and questions and plans to gather a police squad.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Lord, we can't do that--get in for theories and questions and plans to gather a police squad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Into the Enemy Camp_ "But Bob, I won't go back to Government House," Don whispered.
plural of “theory” — a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading "Lord, we can't do that--get in for theories and questions and plans to gather a police squad.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Break away from these fellows--send Uncle Arthur a message--anything at all; and say we'll be back in half an hour.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Into the Enemy Camp_ "But Bob, I won't go back to Government House," Don whispered.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "Break away from these fellows--send Uncle Arthur a message--anything at all; and say we'll be back in half an hour.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Lord, we can't do that--get in for theories and questions and plans to gather a police squad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Break away from these fellows--send Uncle Arthur a message--anything at all; and say we'll be back in half an hour.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What can we do?"
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading _Into the Enemy Camp_ "But Bob, I won't go back to Government House," Don whispered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Into the Enemy Camp_ "But Bob, I won't go back to Government House," Don whispered.
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