Chapter 17 of Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ye lop-sided shadow of a rookie!" Sorry he didn't throw the scoundrel overboard. Hal Overton is vindicated. Permission to join the rescue party. "Sound the recall." Stirring times ahead.
Chapter 17 of Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to extremes
From this reading “Sorry he didn't throw the scoundrel overboard.”
approval to do something
From this reading “Permission to join the rescue party.”
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “"Sound the recall."”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “Permission to join the rescue party.”
an awkward and inexperienced youth
From this reading “"Ye lop-sided shadow of a rookie!"”
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “Sorry he didn't throw the scoundrel overboard.”
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading “Stirring times ahead.”
freed from any question of guilt
From this reading “Hal Overton is vindicated.”
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.
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a party of rescuers
In this reading “Permission to join the rescue party.”
In this reading “Stirring times ahead.”
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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 "Ye lop-sided shadow of a rookie!"
at or in the front
From this reading Stirring times ahead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sorry he didn't throw the scoundrel overboard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hal Overton is vindicated.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sorry he didn't throw the scoundrel overboard.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hal Overton is vindicated.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading Permission to join the rescue party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ye lop-sided shadow of a rookie!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Ye lop-sided shadow of a rookie!"
to extremes
From this reading Sorry he didn't throw the scoundrel overboard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hal Overton is vindicated.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Permission to join the rescue party.
approval to do something
From this reading Permission to join the rescue party.
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading "Sound the recall."
free from harm or evil
From this reading Permission to join the rescue party.
an awkward and inexperienced youth
From this reading "Ye lop-sided shadow of a rookie!"
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading Sorry he didn't throw the scoundrel overboard.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading "Ye lop-sided shadow of a rookie!"
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Sorry he didn't throw the scoundrel overboard.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading "Sound the recall."
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading Stirring times ahead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sorry he didn't throw the scoundrel overboard.
propel through the air
From this reading Sorry he didn't throw the scoundrel overboard.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Stirring times ahead.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Permission to join the rescue party.
freed from any question of guilt
From this reading Hal Overton is vindicated.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Ye lop-sided shadow of a rookie!"
Chapter 17 of Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 6 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 17 holds 6 sentences of Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
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