Chapter 11 of Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In command of a river tug. The skipper learns a lesson. A duty well done. "A very bad business." Prisoners taken to camp. "Do you begin to see a light, Mr. Overton?" A suspicious craft sighted.
Chapter 11 of Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading “A suspicious craft sighted.”
third-person singular of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “The skipper learns a lesson.”
a unit of instruction
From this reading “The skipper learns a lesson.”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “Prisoners taken to camp.”
able to see
From this reading “A suspicious craft sighted.”
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading “The skipper learns a lesson.”
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading “A suspicious craft sighted.”
pull hard
From this reading “In command of a river tug.”
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 “The skipper learns a lesson.”
In this reading “"A very bad business."”
In this reading “A duty well done.”
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 In command of a river tug.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "A very bad business."
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Do you begin to see a light, Mr. Overton?"
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "A very bad business."
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Prisoners taken to camp.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading In command of a river tug.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading A suspicious craft sighted.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you begin to see a light, Mr. Overton?"
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading A duty well done.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading A duty well done.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In command of a river tug.
third-person singular of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills
From this reading The skipper learns a lesson.
a unit of instruction
From this reading The skipper learns a lesson.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "Do you begin to see a light, Mr. Overton?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Do you begin to see a light, Mr. Overton?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In command of a river tug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you begin to see a light, Mr. Overton?"
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Prisoners taken to camp.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading In command of a river tug.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Do you begin to see a light, Mr. Overton?"
able to see
From this reading A suspicious craft sighted.
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading The skipper learns a lesson.
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading A suspicious craft sighted.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Prisoners taken to camp.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The skipper learns a lesson.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Prisoners taken to camp.
pull hard
From this reading In command of a river tug.
precisely as stated
From this reading "A very bad business."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading A duty well done.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you begin to see a light, Mr. Overton?"
Chapter 11 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.
Chapter 11 holds 7 sentences of Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
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