Chapter 8 of Two American Boys with the Allied Armies is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Two American Boys with the Allied Armies is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Amos!” That was Jack whispering softly in his ear, and the one addressed squeezed his chum’s arm to let him understand that he heard. “Do you see him up there?” “Sure.” “We want to creep up as close as we can.”
Chapter 8 of Two American Boys with the Allied Armies is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading “That was Jack whispering softly in his ear, and the one addressed squeezed his chum’s arm to let him understand that he heard.”
a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading ““Amos!””
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading ““We want to creep up as close as we can.””
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “That was Jack whispering softly in his ear, and the one addressed squeezed his chum’s arm to let him understand that he heard.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “That was Jack whispering softly in his ear, and the one addressed squeezed his chum’s arm to let him understand that he heard.”
with low volume
From this reading “That was Jack whispering softly in his ear, and the one addressed squeezed his chum’s arm to let him understand that he heard.”
past form of “squeeze” — to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading “That was Jack whispering softly in his ear, and the one addressed squeezed his chum’s arm to let him understand that he heard.”
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading “That was Jack whispering softly in his ear, and the one addressed squeezed his chum’s arm to let him understand that he 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.
advance stealthily or unnoticed
In this reading ““We want to creep up as close as we can.””
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.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading That was Jack whispering softly in his ear, and the one addressed squeezed his chum’s arm to let him understand that he heard.
a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading “Amos!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That was Jack whispering softly in his ear, and the one addressed squeezed his chum’s arm to let him understand that he heard.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading That was Jack whispering softly in his ear, and the one addressed squeezed his chum’s arm to let him understand that he heard.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “We want to creep up as close as we can.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “We want to creep up as close as we can.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was Jack whispering softly in his ear, and the one addressed squeezed his chum’s arm to let him understand that he heard.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading “We want to creep up as close as we can.”
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “We want to creep up as close as we can.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you see him up there?”
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading That was Jack whispering softly in his ear, and the one addressed squeezed his chum’s arm to let him understand that he heard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That was Jack whispering softly in his ear, and the one addressed squeezed his chum’s arm to let him understand that he heard.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading That was Jack whispering softly in his ear, and the one addressed squeezed his chum’s arm to let him understand that he heard.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That was Jack whispering softly in his ear, and the one addressed squeezed his chum’s arm to let him understand that he heard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That was Jack whispering softly in his ear, and the one addressed squeezed his chum’s arm to let him understand that he heard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That was Jack whispering softly in his ear, and the one addressed squeezed his chum’s arm to let him understand that he heard.
a small worthless amount
From this reading That was Jack whispering softly in his ear, and the one addressed squeezed his chum’s arm to let him understand that he heard.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading That was Jack whispering softly in his ear, and the one addressed squeezed his chum’s arm to let him understand that he heard.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That was Jack whispering softly in his ear, and the one addressed squeezed his chum’s arm to let him understand that he heard.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Do you see him up there?”
with low volume
From this reading That was Jack whispering softly in his ear, and the one addressed squeezed his chum’s arm to let him understand that he heard.
past form of “squeeze” — to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading That was Jack whispering softly in his ear, and the one addressed squeezed his chum’s arm to let him understand that he heard.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Sure.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was Jack whispering softly in his ear, and the one addressed squeezed his chum’s arm to let him understand that he heard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was Jack whispering softly in his ear, and the one addressed squeezed his chum’s arm to let him understand that he heard.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Do you see him up there?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That was Jack whispering softly in his ear, and the one addressed squeezed his chum’s arm to let him understand that he heard.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading That was Jack whispering softly in his ear, and the one addressed squeezed his chum’s arm to let him understand that he heard.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Do you see him up there?”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “We want to creep up as close as we can.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was Jack whispering softly in his ear, and the one addressed squeezed his chum’s arm to let him understand that he heard.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We want to creep up as close as we can.”
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading That was Jack whispering softly in his ear, and the one addressed squeezed his chum’s arm to let him understand that he heard.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you see him up there?”
Chapter 8 of Two American Boys with the Allied Armies by Sherman Crockett holds 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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 8 holds 118 sentences of Two American Boys with the Allied Armies, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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