Chapter 2 of Young Glory and the Spanish cruiser is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Young Glory and the Spanish cruiser is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FLYING FOR THEIR LIVES--A BOLD EXPEDIENT. Behind, a furious rush was being made at the door. Even if this did not give way, it was an easy matter to scale the wall. So Dan Daly and Young Glory had no time to lose. "Friends of yours live here?" questioned Dan.
Chapter 2 of Young Glory and the Spanish cruiser is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fearless and daring
From this reading “FLYING FOR THEIR LIVES--A BOLD EXPEDIENT.”
serving to promote your interest
From this reading “FLYING FOR THEIR LIVES--A BOLD EXPEDIENT.”
moving swiftly
From this reading “FLYING FOR THEIR LIVES--A BOLD EXPEDIENT.”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “Behind, a furious rush was being made at the door.”
a state of high honor
From this reading “So Dan Daly and Young Glory had no time to lose.”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “"Friends of yours live here?" questioned Dan.”
move hurridly
From this reading “Behind, a furious rush was being made at the door.”
an ordered reference standard
From this reading “Even if this did not give way, it was an easy matter to scale the wall.”
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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 FLYING FOR THEIR LIVES--A BOLD EXPEDIENT.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Even if this did not give way, it was an easy matter to scale the wall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So Dan Daly and Young Glory had no time to lose.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Behind, a furious rush was being made at the door.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind, a furious rush was being made at the door.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Behind, a furious rush was being made at the door.
fearless and daring
From this reading FLYING FOR THEIR LIVES--A BOLD EXPEDIENT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So Dan Daly and Young Glory had no time to lose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So Dan Daly and Young Glory had no time to lose.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Even if this did not give way, it was an easy matter to scale the wall.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Behind, a furious rush was being made at the door.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Even if this did not give way, it was an easy matter to scale the wall.
divisible by two
From this reading Even if this did not give way, it was an easy matter to scale the wall.
serving to promote your interest
From this reading FLYING FOR THEIR LIVES--A BOLD EXPEDIENT.
moving swiftly
From this reading FLYING FOR THEIR LIVES--A BOLD EXPEDIENT.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FLYING FOR THEIR LIVES--A BOLD EXPEDIENT.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Friends of yours live here?" questioned Dan.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Behind, a furious rush was being made at the door.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Even if this did not give way, it was an easy matter to scale the wall.
a state of high honor
From this reading So Dan Daly and Young Glory had no time to lose.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So Dan Daly and Young Glory had no time to lose.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Friends of yours live here?" questioned Dan.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Even if this did not give way, it was an easy matter to scale the wall.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even if this did not give way, it was an easy matter to scale the wall.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "Friends of yours live here?" questioned Dan.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading FLYING FOR THEIR LIVES--A BOLD EXPEDIENT.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading So Dan Daly and Young Glory had no time to lose.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Behind, a furious rush was being made at the door.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Even if this did not give way, it was an easy matter to scale the wall.
not any; not one
From this reading So Dan Daly and Young Glory had no time to lose.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even if this did not give way, it was an easy matter to scale the wall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Friends of yours live here?" questioned Dan.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Friends of yours live here?" questioned Dan.
move hurridly
From this reading Behind, a furious rush was being made at the door.
an ordered reference standard
From this reading Even if this did not give way, it was an easy matter to scale the wall.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Dan Daly and Young Glory had no time to lose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Behind, a furious rush was being made at the door.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading FLYING FOR THEIR LIVES--A BOLD EXPEDIENT.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Even if this did not give way, it was an easy matter to scale the wall.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading So Dan Daly and Young Glory had no time to lose.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even if this did not give way, it was an easy matter to scale the wall.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Even if this did not give way, it was an easy matter to scale the wall.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Behind, a furious rush was being made at the door.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Even if this did not give way, it was an easy matter to scale the wall.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading So Dan Daly and Young Glory had no time to lose.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "Friends of yours live here?" questioned Dan.
Chapter 2 of Young Glory and the Spanish cruiser by Walter Fenton Mott holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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 2 holds 188 sentences of Young Glory and the Spanish cruiser, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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