Chapter 9 of Two American Boys with the Allied Armies is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Two American Boys with the Allied Armies is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Amos was already fumbling around for his shoes. Through the open window came a medley of sounds, constantly growing in volume. Evidently a battle was on, and the roar of cannon began to be deafening. Outside, the villagers were greatly excited. They could be seen hurrying this way and that in the light of breaking dawn.
Chapter 9 of Two American Boys with the Allied Armies is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading “Amos was already fumbling around for his shoes.”
a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
From this reading “Evidently a battle was on, and the roar of cannon began to be deafening.”
loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
From this reading “Evidently a battle was on, and the roar of cannon began to be deafening.”
showing lack of skill or aptitude
From this reading “Amos was already fumbling around for his shoes.”
moving with great haste
From this reading “They could be seen hurrying this way and that in the light of breaking dawn.”
a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
From this reading “Through the open window came a medley of sounds, constantly growing in volume.”
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “Evidently a battle was on, and the roar of cannon began to be deafening.”
plural of “villager” — one who has lived in a village most of their life
From this reading “Outside, the villagers were greatly excited.”
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 “Outside, the villagers were greatly excited.”
In this reading “Through the open window came a medley of sounds, constantly growing in volume.”
In this reading “Evidently a battle was on, and the roar of cannon began to be deafening.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Through the open window came a medley of sounds, constantly growing in volume.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Amos was already fumbling around for his shoes.
a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading Amos was already fumbling around for his shoes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Evidently a battle was on, and the roar of cannon began to be deafening.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Amos was already fumbling around for his shoes.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Evidently a battle was on, and the roar of cannon began to be deafening.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Evidently a battle was on, and the roar of cannon began to be deafening.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Evidently a battle was on, and the roar of cannon began to be deafening.
the act of breaking something
From this reading They could be seen hurrying this way and that in the light of breaking dawn.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Through the open window came a medley of sounds, constantly growing in volume.
a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
From this reading Evidently a battle was on, and the roar of cannon began to be deafening.
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading Through the open window came a medley of sounds, constantly growing in volume.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could be seen hurrying this way and that in the light of breaking dawn.
the first light of day
From this reading They could be seen hurrying this way and that in the light of breaking dawn.
loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
From this reading Evidently a battle was on, and the roar of cannon began to be deafening.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Evidently a battle was on, and the roar of cannon began to be deafening.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Outside, the villagers were greatly excited.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Amos was already fumbling around for his shoes.
showing lack of skill or aptitude
From this reading Amos was already fumbling around for his shoes.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Outside, the villagers were greatly excited.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Through the open window came a medley of sounds, constantly growing in volume.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Amos was already fumbling around for his shoes.
moving with great haste
From this reading They could be seen hurrying this way and that in the light of breaking dawn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Through the open window came a medley of sounds, constantly growing in volume.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading They could be seen hurrying this way and that in the light of breaking dawn.
a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
From this reading Through the open window came a medley of sounds, constantly growing in volume.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Through the open window came a medley of sounds, constantly growing in volume.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Evidently a battle was on, and the roar of cannon began to be deafening.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Through the open window came a medley of sounds, constantly growing in volume.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Outside, the villagers were greatly excited.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading Evidently a battle was on, and the roar of cannon began to be deafening.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They could be seen hurrying this way and that in the light of breaking dawn.
a particular situation
From this reading Amos was already fumbling around for his shoes.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Through the open window came a medley of sounds, constantly growing in volume.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They could be seen hurrying this way and that in the light of breaking dawn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Through the open window came a medley of sounds, constantly growing in volume.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could be seen hurrying this way and that in the light of breaking dawn.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They could be seen hurrying this way and that in the light of breaking dawn.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through the open window came a medley of sounds, constantly growing in volume.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Evidently a battle was on, and the roar of cannon began to be deafening.
plural of “villager” — one who has lived in a village most of their life
From this reading Outside, the villagers were greatly excited.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Through the open window came a medley of sounds, constantly growing in volume.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Amos was already fumbling around for his shoes.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They could be seen hurrying this way and that in the light of breaking dawn.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Outside, the villagers were greatly excited.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Through the open window came a medley of sounds, constantly growing in volume.
Chapter 9 of Two American Boys with the Allied Armies by Sherman Crockett holds 101 sentences, grouped into 21 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 9 holds 101 sentences of Two American Boys with the Allied Armies, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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