Chapter 1 of Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 1 of Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 7 sentences, grouped into 2 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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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Victims walk into a trap. "Get busy, Skinny!" Twelve against two. "Sail into the soldier loafers!" Hal Overton's blood is up.
Chapter 1 of Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/2 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Twelve against two.”
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “Hal Overton's blood is up.”
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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 Victims walk into a trap.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Twelve against two.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Hal Overton's blood is up.
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From this reading "Get busy, Skinny!"
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From this reading "Get busy, Skinny!"
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From this reading Hal Overton's blood is up.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Victims walk into a trap.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hal Overton's blood is up.
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From this reading "Sail into the soldier loafers!"
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From this reading Hal Overton's blood is up.
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From this reading "Sail into the soldier loafers!"
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From this reading "Get busy, Skinny!"
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From this reading "Sail into the soldier loafers!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Sail into the soldier loafers!"
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From this reading Victims walk into a trap.
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From this reading Twelve against two.
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From this reading Twelve against two.
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From this reading Hal Overton's blood is up.
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From this reading Victims walk into a trap.
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From this reading Victims walk into a trap.
