Chapter 5 of Triple Spies is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Triple Spies is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"FRIEND? ENEMY?" Johnny Thompson, before he joined the army, had been considered one of the speediest men of the boxing ring. His brain worked like lightning, and every muscle in his body responded instantly to its call. Johnny had not lost any of his speed.
Chapter 5 of Triple Spies is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fighting with the fists
From this reading “Johnny Thompson, before he joined the army, had been considered one of the speediest men of the boxing ring.”
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “Johnny Thompson, before he joined the army, had been considered one of the speediest men of the boxing ring.”
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading “Johnny Thompson, before he joined the army, had been considered one of the speediest men of the boxing ring.”
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading “His brain worked like lightning, and every muscle in his body responded instantly to its call.”
one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading “His brain worked like lightning, and every muscle in his body responded instantly to its call.”
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “His brain worked like lightning, and every muscle in his body responded instantly to its call.”
move hurridly
From this reading “Johnny had not lost any of his speed.”
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading “Johnny Thompson, before he joined the army, had been considered one of the speediest men of the boxing ring.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His brain worked like lightning, and every muscle in his body responded instantly to its call.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Johnny had not lost any of his speed.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Johnny Thompson, before he joined the army, had been considered one of the speediest men of the boxing ring.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Johnny Thompson, before he joined the army, had been considered one of the speediest men of the boxing ring.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Johnny Thompson, before he joined the army, had been considered one of the speediest men of the boxing ring.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading His brain worked like lightning, and every muscle in his body responded instantly to its call.
fighting with the fists
From this reading Johnny Thompson, before he joined the army, had been considered one of the speediest men of the boxing ring.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading His brain worked like lightning, and every muscle in his body responded instantly to its call.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading His brain worked like lightning, and every muscle in his body responded instantly to its call.
carefully weighed
From this reading Johnny Thompson, before he joined the army, had been considered one of the speediest men of the boxing ring.
an opposing military force
From this reading ENEMY?"
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading His brain worked like lightning, and every muscle in his body responded instantly to its call.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "FRIEND?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Johnny Thompson, before he joined the army, had been considered one of the speediest men of the boxing ring.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Johnny Thompson, before he joined the army, had been considered one of the speediest men of the boxing ring.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His brain worked like lightning, and every muscle in his body responded instantly to its call.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His brain worked like lightning, and every muscle in his body responded instantly to its call.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading His brain worked like lightning, and every muscle in his body responded instantly to its call.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading His brain worked like lightning, and every muscle in his body responded instantly to its call.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading Johnny Thompson, before he joined the army, had been considered one of the speediest men of the boxing ring.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading Johnny Thompson, before he joined the army, had been considered one of the speediest men of the boxing ring.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading His brain worked like lightning, and every muscle in his body responded instantly to its call.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading His brain worked like lightning, and every muscle in his body responded instantly to its call.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Johnny had not lost any of his speed.
the force of workers available
From this reading Johnny Thompson, before he joined the army, had been considered one of the speediest men of the boxing ring.
one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading His brain worked like lightning, and every muscle in his body responded instantly to its call.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Johnny had not lost any of his speed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Johnny Thompson, before he joined the army, had been considered one of the speediest men of the boxing ring.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Johnny Thompson, before he joined the army, had been considered one of the speediest men of the boxing ring.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading His brain worked like lightning, and every muscle in his body responded instantly to its call.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Johnny Thompson, before he joined the army, had been considered one of the speediest men of the boxing ring.
move hurridly
From this reading Johnny had not lost any of his speed.
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From this reading Johnny Thompson, before he joined the army, had been considered one of the speediest men of the boxing ring.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Johnny Thompson, before he joined the army, had been considered one of the speediest men of the boxing ring.
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading Johnny Thompson, before he joined the army, had been considered one of the speediest men of the boxing ring.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His brain worked like lightning, and every muscle in his body responded instantly to its call.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading His brain worked like lightning, and every muscle in his body responded instantly to its call.
Chapter 5 of Triple Spies by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 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 5 holds 207 sentences of Triple Spies, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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