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Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants
Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 8 of Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 15 sentences, grouped into 3 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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Chapter 8 holds 15 sentences of Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 8 of Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 15 sentences, grouped into 3 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Vocabulary met early in Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants

Words and structures a reader meets early in Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Victims
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Skinny
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Twelve
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Against
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"Keep them from closing that door!"
Mexicans assume a threatening attitude.
"Back, all of you!"
Lieutenant Overton draws his sword.
His life hangs on a thread.
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Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/3 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Keep them from closing that door!"
Line 2
Mexicans assume a threatening attitude.
Line 3
"Back, all of you!"
Line 4
Lieutenant Overton draws his sword.
Line 5
His life hangs on a thread.
All words in this reading · 24

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Mexicans assume a threatening attitude.

all

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Back, all of you!"

assume

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mexicans assume a threatening attitude.

attitude

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mexicans assume a threatening attitude.

Back

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Back, all of you!"

closing

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Keep them from closing that door!"

door

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Keep them from closing that door!"

draws

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Lieutenant Overton draws his sword.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Keep them from closing that door!"

hangs

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading His life hangs on a thread.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Lieutenant Overton draws his sword.

Keep

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From this reading "Keep them from closing that door!"

Lieutenant

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Lieutenant Overton draws his sword.

life

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading His life hangs on a thread.

Mexicans

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mexicans assume a threatening attitude.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Back, all of you!"

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading His life hangs on a thread.

Overton

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Lieutenant Overton draws his sword.

sword

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Lieutenant Overton draws his sword.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Keep them from closing that door!"

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "Keep them from closing that door!"

thread

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading His life hangs on a thread.

threatening

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mexicans assume a threatening attitude.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Back, all of you!"