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Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of We Were There at the Normandy Invasion is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When the Nazis were all on their feet, the sergeant’s men surrounded them. Two soldiers relieved the officers of their side arms. As the shock of their capture wore off, the Nazis began to protest curtly, and the sergeant retorted in their own language. “Okay. You’re staff officers!
Chapter 4 of We Were There at the Normandy Invasion is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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From this reading When the Nazis were all on their feet, the sergeant’s men surrounded them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the shock of their capture wore off, the Nazis began to protest curtly, and the sergeant retorted in their own language.
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From this reading Two soldiers relieved the officers of their side arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the shock of their capture wore off, the Nazis began to protest curtly, and the sergeant retorted in their own language.
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From this reading As the shock of their capture wore off, the Nazis began to protest curtly, and the sergeant retorted in their own language.
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From this reading As the shock of their capture wore off, the Nazis began to protest curtly, and the sergeant retorted in their own language.
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From this reading As the shock of their capture wore off, the Nazis began to protest curtly, and the sergeant retorted in their own language.
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From this reading When the Nazis were all on their feet, the sergeant’s men surrounded them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the shock of their capture wore off, the Nazis began to protest curtly, and the sergeant retorted in their own language.
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From this reading As the shock of their capture wore off, the Nazis began to protest curtly, and the sergeant retorted in their own language.
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From this reading When the Nazis were all on their feet, the sergeant’s men surrounded them.
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From this reading When the Nazis were all on their feet, the sergeant’s men surrounded them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two soldiers relieved the officers of their side arms.
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From this reading As the shock of their capture wore off, the Nazis began to protest curtly, and the sergeant retorted in their own language.
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From this reading Two soldiers relieved the officers of their side arms.
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From this reading “Okay.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the Nazis were all on their feet, the sergeant’s men surrounded them.
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From this reading As the shock of their capture wore off, the Nazis began to protest curtly, and the sergeant retorted in their own language.
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From this reading As the shock of their capture wore off, the Nazis began to protest curtly, and the sergeant retorted in their own language.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two soldiers relieved the officers of their side arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the shock of their capture wore off, the Nazis began to protest curtly, and the sergeant retorted in their own language.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the shock of their capture wore off, the Nazis began to protest curtly, and the sergeant retorted in their own language.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the Nazis were all on their feet, the sergeant’s men surrounded them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the shock of their capture wore off, the Nazis began to protest curtly, and the sergeant retorted in their own language.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two soldiers relieved the officers of their side arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two soldiers relieved the officers of their side arms.
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From this reading You’re staff officers!
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From this reading When the Nazis were all on their feet, the sergeant’s men surrounded them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the Nazis were all on their feet, the sergeant’s men surrounded them.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When the Nazis were all on their feet, the sergeant’s men surrounded them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When the Nazis were all on their feet, the sergeant’s men surrounded them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the shock of their capture wore off, the Nazis began to protest curtly, and the sergeant retorted in their own language.
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From this reading Two soldiers relieved the officers of their side arms.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When the Nazis were all on their feet, the sergeant’s men surrounded them.
at the time that
From this reading When the Nazis were all on their feet, the sergeant’s men surrounded them.
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From this reading As the shock of their capture wore off, the Nazis began to protest curtly, and the sergeant retorted in their own language.
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From this reading You’re staff officers!
