Chapter 20 of Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE EIGHTH MOCCASIN APPEARS "GIVE it up?" queried the leader. "I answered you before on that head," retorted Sergeant Overton. "Don't be a fool, kid. We don't want to hurt you. All we want is that revolver."
Chapter 20 of Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading “THE EIGHTH MOCCASIN APPEARS "GIVE it up?" queried the leader.”
tell false information to for fun
From this reading “"Don't be a fool, kid.”
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading “THE EIGHTH MOCCASIN APPEARS "GIVE it up?" queried the leader.”
soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans
From this reading “THE EIGHTH MOCCASIN APPEARS "GIVE it up?" queried the leader.”
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading “THE EIGHTH MOCCASIN APPEARS "GIVE it up?" queried the leader.”
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “"I answered you before on that head," retorted Sergeant Overton.”
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading “All we want is that revolver."”
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading “"I answered you before on that head," retorted Sergeant Overton.”
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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 "Don't be a fool, kid.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All we want is that revolver."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I answered you before on that head," retorted Sergeant Overton.
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading THE EIGHTH MOCCASIN APPEARS "GIVE it up?" queried the leader.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Don't be a fool, kid.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I answered you before on that head," retorted Sergeant Overton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't be a fool, kid.
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading THE EIGHTH MOCCASIN APPEARS "GIVE it up?" queried the leader.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading "Don't be a fool, kid.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading THE EIGHTH MOCCASIN APPEARS "GIVE it up?" queried the leader.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "I answered you before on that head," retorted Sergeant Overton.
be the source of pain
From this reading We don't want to hurt you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I answered you before on that head," retorted Sergeant Overton.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All we want is that revolver."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE EIGHTH MOCCASIN APPEARS "GIVE it up?" queried the leader.
tell false information to for fun
From this reading "Don't be a fool, kid.
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading THE EIGHTH MOCCASIN APPEARS "GIVE it up?" queried the leader.
soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans
From this reading THE EIGHTH MOCCASIN APPEARS "GIVE it up?" queried the leader.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I answered you before on that head," retorted Sergeant Overton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I answered you before on that head," retorted Sergeant Overton.
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading THE EIGHTH MOCCASIN APPEARS "GIVE it up?" queried the leader.
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading "I answered you before on that head," retorted Sergeant Overton.
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading All we want is that revolver."
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading "I answered you before on that head," retorted Sergeant Overton.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I answered you before on that head," retorted Sergeant Overton.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EIGHTH MOCCASIN APPEARS "GIVE it up?" queried the leader.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We don't want to hurt you.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE EIGHTH MOCCASIN APPEARS "GIVE it up?" queried the leader.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading We don't want to hurt you.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We don't want to hurt you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I answered you before on that head," retorted Sergeant Overton.
Chapter 20 of Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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 20 holds 111 sentences of Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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