Chapter 10 of Uncle Sam's Boys in the Ranks is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Uncle Sam's Boys in the Ranks is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SWIFT CALL TO DUTY "SEE that man in the black derby and the brown suit, coming this way, Noll? The one with the iron-gray hair?" "Of course," replied Noll. "Salute him, if we get close enough." "Why?"
Chapter 10 of Uncle Sam's Boys in the Ranks is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “A SWIFT CALL TO DUTY "SEE that man in the black derby and the brown suit, coming this way, Noll?”
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading “"Salute him, if we get close enough."”
a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim
From this reading “A SWIFT CALL TO DUTY "SEE that man in the black derby and the brown suit, coming this way, Noll?”
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “A SWIFT CALL TO DUTY "SEE that man in the black derby and the brown suit, coming this way, Noll?”
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “The one with the iron-gray hair?"”
propose a toast to
From this reading “"Salute him, if we get close enough."”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “A SWIFT CALL TO DUTY "SEE that man in the black derby and the brown suit, coming this way, Noll?”
moving very fast
From this reading “A SWIFT CALL TO DUTY "SEE that man in the black derby and the brown suit, coming this way, Noll?”
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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 A SWIFT CALL TO DUTY "SEE that man in the black derby and the brown suit, coming this way, Noll?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SWIFT CALL TO DUTY "SEE that man in the black derby and the brown suit, coming this way, Noll?
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading A SWIFT CALL TO DUTY "SEE that man in the black derby and the brown suit, coming this way, Noll?
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading A SWIFT CALL TO DUTY "SEE that man in the black derby and the brown suit, coming this way, Noll?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A SWIFT CALL TO DUTY "SEE that man in the black derby and the brown suit, coming this way, Noll?
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "Salute him, if we get close enough."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading A SWIFT CALL TO DUTY "SEE that man in the black derby and the brown suit, coming this way, Noll?
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course," replied Noll.
a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim
From this reading A SWIFT CALL TO DUTY "SEE that man in the black derby and the brown suit, coming this way, Noll?
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading A SWIFT CALL TO DUTY "SEE that man in the black derby and the brown suit, coming this way, Noll?
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Salute him, if we get close enough."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Salute him, if we get close enough."
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The one with the iron-gray hair?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Salute him, if we get close enough."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Salute him, if we get close enough."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SWIFT CALL TO DUTY "SEE that man in the black derby and the brown suit, coming this way, Noll?
the color of freshly broken cast iron
From this reading The one with the iron-gray hair?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A SWIFT CALL TO DUTY "SEE that man in the black derby and the brown suit, coming this way, Noll?
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From this reading A SWIFT CALL TO DUTY "SEE that man in the black derby and the brown suit, coming this way, Noll?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course," replied Noll.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one with the iron-gray hair?"
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Of course," replied Noll.
propose a toast to
From this reading "Salute him, if we get close enough."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading A SWIFT CALL TO DUTY "SEE that man in the black derby and the brown suit, coming this way, Noll?
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading A SWIFT CALL TO DUTY "SEE that man in the black derby and the brown suit, coming this way, Noll?
moving very fast
From this reading A SWIFT CALL TO DUTY "SEE that man in the black derby and the brown suit, coming this way, Noll?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A SWIFT CALL TO DUTY "SEE that man in the black derby and the brown suit, coming this way, Noll?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SWIFT CALL TO DUTY "SEE that man in the black derby and the brown suit, coming this way, Noll?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A SWIFT CALL TO DUTY "SEE that man in the black derby and the brown suit, coming this way, Noll?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SWIFT CALL TO DUTY "SEE that man in the black derby and the brown suit, coming this way, Noll?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A SWIFT CALL TO DUTY "SEE that man in the black derby and the brown suit, coming this way, Noll?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Salute him, if we get close enough."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading The one with the iron-gray hair?"
Chapter 10 of Uncle Sam's Boys in the Ranks by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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 10 holds 95 sentences of Uncle Sam's Boys in the Ranks, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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