Chapter 5 of A Chapter of Adventures is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of A Chapter of Adventures is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RESCUE. JACK was a good swimmer, but he had never swum in a sea like this. "If I raise my arms, uncle, pull in at once. If I see I cannot reach the spar I sha'n't exhaust myself by going on, but shall come back and take a fresh start. Let me have plenty of rope."
Chapter 5 of A Chapter of Adventures is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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wear out completely
From this reading “If I see I cannot reach the spar I sha'n't exhaust myself by going on, but shall come back and take a fresh start.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “"If I raise my arms, uncle, pull in at once.”
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading “"If I raise my arms, uncle, pull in at once.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “THE RESCUE.”
a strong line
From this reading “Let me have plenty of rope."”
furnish with spars
From this reading “If I see I cannot reach the spar I sha'n't exhaust myself by going on, but shall come back and take a fresh start.”
a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets
From this reading “JACK was a good swimmer, but he had never swum in a sea like this.”
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading “JACK was a good swimmer, but he had never swum in a sea like this.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 JACK was a good swimmer, but he had never swum in a sea like this.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If I see I cannot reach the spar I sha'n't exhaust myself by going on, but shall come back and take a fresh start.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading "If I raise my arms, uncle, pull in at once.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "If I raise my arms, uncle, pull in at once.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading If I see I cannot reach the spar I sha'n't exhaust myself by going on, but shall come back and take a fresh start.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading JACK was a good swimmer, but he had never swum in a sea like this.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If I see I cannot reach the spar I sha'n't exhaust myself by going on, but shall come back and take a fresh start.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I see I cannot reach the spar I sha'n't exhaust myself by going on, but shall come back and take a fresh start.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If I see I cannot reach the spar I sha'n't exhaust myself by going on, but shall come back and take a fresh start.
wear out completely
From this reading If I see I cannot reach the spar I sha'n't exhaust myself by going on, but shall come back and take a fresh start.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading If I see I cannot reach the spar I sha'n't exhaust myself by going on, but shall come back and take a fresh start.
the act of departing
From this reading If I see I cannot reach the spar I sha'n't exhaust myself by going on, but shall come back and take a fresh start.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading JACK was a good swimmer, but he had never swum in a sea like this.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JACK was a good swimmer, but he had never swum in a sea like this.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Let me have plenty of rope."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JACK was a good swimmer, but he had never swum in a sea like this.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I raise my arms, uncle, pull in at once.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I raise my arms, uncle, pull in at once.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JACK was a good swimmer, but he had never swum in a sea like this.
a small worthless amount
From this reading JACK was a good swimmer, but he had never swum in a sea like this.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me have plenty of rope."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading JACK was a good swimmer, but he had never swum in a sea like this.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me have plenty of rope."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If I raise my arms, uncle, pull in at once.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading If I see I cannot reach the spar I sha'n't exhaust myself by going on, but shall come back and take a fresh start.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading JACK was a good swimmer, but he had never swum in a sea like this.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let me have plenty of rope."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If I see I cannot reach the spar I sha'n't exhaust myself by going on, but shall come back and take a fresh start.
on one occasion
From this reading "If I raise my arms, uncle, pull in at once.
a full supply
From this reading Let me have plenty of rope."
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "If I raise my arms, uncle, pull in at once.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading "If I raise my arms, uncle, pull in at once.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading If I see I cannot reach the spar I sha'n't exhaust myself by going on, but shall come back and take a fresh start.
free from harm or evil
From this reading THE RESCUE.
a strong line
From this reading Let me have plenty of rope."
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading JACK was a good swimmer, but he had never swum in a sea like this.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading If I see I cannot reach the spar I sha'n't exhaust myself by going on, but shall come back and take a fresh start.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I see I cannot reach the spar I sha'n't exhaust myself by going on, but shall come back and take a fresh start.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If I see I cannot reach the spar I sha'n't exhaust myself by going on, but shall come back and take a fresh start.
furnish with spars
From this reading If I see I cannot reach the spar I sha'n't exhaust myself by going on, but shall come back and take a fresh start.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading If I see I cannot reach the spar I sha'n't exhaust myself by going on, but shall come back and take a fresh start.
a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets
From this reading JACK was a good swimmer, but he had never swum in a sea like this.
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading JACK was a good swimmer, but he had never swum in a sea like this.
carry out
From this reading If I see I cannot reach the spar I sha'n't exhaust myself by going on, but shall come back and take a fresh start.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESCUE.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading JACK was a good swimmer, but he had never swum in a sea like this.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "If I raise my arms, uncle, pull in at once.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JACK was a good swimmer, but he had never swum in a sea like this.
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