Chapter XV of Two American Boys in the War Zone, “A Blockade,” is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XV
Chapter XV of Two American Boys in the War Zone, “A Blockade,” is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When the boys saw the two glowing spots of fire in the entrance to the cave, for one sickening moment they imagined that it was something supernatural. They waited tensely for whatever fearful development might follow. “What can it be, Sid?” And Raymond’s voice trembled. “It’s beyond me.
Chapter XV of Two American Boys in the War Zone, “A Blockade,” is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading “They waited tensely for whatever fearful development might follow.”
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading “They waited tensely for whatever fearful development might follow.”
highly enthusiastic
From this reading “When the boys saw the two glowing spots of fire in the entrance to the cave, for one sickening moment they imagined that it was something supernatural.”
causing or able to cause nausea
From this reading “When the boys saw the two glowing spots of fire in the entrance to the cave, for one sickening moment they imagined that it was something supernatural.”
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading “When the boys saw the two glowing spots of fire in the entrance to the cave, for one sickening moment they imagined that it was something supernatural.”
supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
From this reading “When the boys saw the two glowing spots of fire in the entrance to the cave, for one sickening moment they imagined that it was something supernatural.”
in a tense manner
From this reading “They waited tensely for whatever fearful development might follow.”
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “And Raymond’s voice trembled.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Raymond’s voice trembled.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “What can it be, Sid?”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “It’s beyond me.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading When the boys saw the two glowing spots of fire in the entrance to the cave, for one sickening moment they imagined that it was something supernatural.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “What can it be, Sid?”
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading When the boys saw the two glowing spots of fire in the entrance to the cave, for one sickening moment they imagined that it was something supernatural.
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading They waited tensely for whatever fearful development might follow.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading When the boys saw the two glowing spots of fire in the entrance to the cave, for one sickening moment they imagined that it was something supernatural.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading They waited tensely for whatever fearful development might follow.
start firing a weapon
From this reading When the boys saw the two glowing spots of fire in the entrance to the cave, for one sickening moment they imagined that it was something supernatural.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading They waited tensely for whatever fearful development might follow.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When the boys saw the two glowing spots of fire in the entrance to the cave, for one sickening moment they imagined that it was something supernatural.
highly enthusiastic
From this reading When the boys saw the two glowing spots of fire in the entrance to the cave, for one sickening moment they imagined that it was something supernatural.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading When the boys saw the two glowing spots of fire in the entrance to the cave, for one sickening moment they imagined that it was something supernatural.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the boys saw the two glowing spots of fire in the entrance to the cave, for one sickening moment they imagined that it was something supernatural.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the boys saw the two glowing spots of fire in the entrance to the cave, for one sickening moment they imagined that it was something supernatural.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s beyond me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It’s beyond me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They waited tensely for whatever fearful development might follow.
a particular point in time
From this reading When the boys saw the two glowing spots of fire in the entrance to the cave, for one sickening moment they imagined that it was something supernatural.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the boys saw the two glowing spots of fire in the entrance to the cave, for one sickening moment they imagined that it was something supernatural.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When the boys saw the two glowing spots of fire in the entrance to the cave, for one sickening moment they imagined that it was something supernatural.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Raymond’s voice trembled.
cut with a saw
From this reading When the boys saw the two glowing spots of fire in the entrance to the cave, for one sickening moment they imagined that it was something supernatural.
causing or able to cause nausea
From this reading When the boys saw the two glowing spots of fire in the entrance to the cave, for one sickening moment they imagined that it was something supernatural.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What can it be, Sid?”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading When the boys saw the two glowing spots of fire in the entrance to the cave, for one sickening moment they imagined that it was something supernatural.
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading When the boys saw the two glowing spots of fire in the entrance to the cave, for one sickening moment they imagined that it was something supernatural.
supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
From this reading When the boys saw the two glowing spots of fire in the entrance to the cave, for one sickening moment they imagined that it was something supernatural.
in a tense manner
From this reading They waited tensely for whatever fearful development might follow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the boys saw the two glowing spots of fire in the entrance to the cave, for one sickening moment they imagined that it was something supernatural.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the boys saw the two glowing spots of fire in the entrance to the cave, for one sickening moment they imagined that it was something supernatural.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the boys saw the two glowing spots of fire in the entrance to the cave, for one sickening moment they imagined that it was something supernatural.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the boys saw the two glowing spots of fire in the entrance to the cave, for one sickening moment they imagined that it was something supernatural.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading And Raymond’s voice trembled.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading When the boys saw the two glowing spots of fire in the entrance to the cave, for one sickening moment they imagined that it was something supernatural.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading And Raymond’s voice trembled.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading They waited tensely for whatever fearful development might follow.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the boys saw the two glowing spots of fire in the entrance to the cave, for one sickening moment they imagined that it was something supernatural.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What can it be, Sid?”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading They waited tensely for whatever fearful development might follow.
at the time that
From this reading When the boys saw the two glowing spots of fire in the entrance to the cave, for one sickening moment they imagined that it was something supernatural.
Chapter 15 of Two American Boys in the War Zone by Levi Worthington Green holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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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