Chapter 2 of A sailor boy with Dewey is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of A sailor boy with Dewey is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COLLISION IN THE HURRICANE. “Now, what is he going to do?” I murmured, turning to my companion. “Something out of the ordinary, that’s certain,” answered Dan. “He has just enough in him to be thoroughly ugly.”
Chapter 2 of A sailor boy with Dewey is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
From this reading “THE COLLISION IN THE HURRICANE.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “I murmured, turning to my companion.”
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
From this reading “THE COLLISION IN THE HURRICANE.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “I murmured, turning to my companion.”
a judge of a probate court
From this reading ““Something out of the ordinary, that’s certain,” answered Dan.”
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading ““He has just enough in him to be thoroughly ugly.””
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “I murmured, turning to my companion.”
displeasing to the senses
From this reading ““He has just enough in him to be thoroughly ugly.””
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Something out of the ordinary, that’s certain,” answered Dan.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “He has just enough in him to be thoroughly ugly.”
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading “Something out of the ordinary, that’s certain,” answered Dan.
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
From this reading THE COLLISION IN THE HURRICANE.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading I murmured, turning to my companion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Something out of the ordinary, that’s certain,” answered Dan.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Now, what is he going to do?”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “He has just enough in him to be thoroughly ugly.”
the act of departing
From this reading “Now, what is he going to do?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He has just enough in him to be thoroughly ugly.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Now, what is he going to do?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He has just enough in him to be thoroughly ugly.”
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
From this reading THE COLLISION IN THE HURRICANE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I murmured, turning to my companion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE COLLISION IN THE HURRICANE.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Now, what is he going to do?”
and nothing more
From this reading “He has just enough in him to be thoroughly ugly.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading I murmured, turning to my companion.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I murmured, turning to my companion.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now, what is he going to do?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Something out of the ordinary, that’s certain,” answered Dan.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading “Something out of the ordinary, that’s certain,” answered Dan.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Something out of the ordinary, that’s certain,” answered Dan.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something out of the ordinary, that’s certain,” answered Dan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Something out of the ordinary, that’s certain,” answered Dan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COLLISION IN THE HURRICANE.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading “He has just enough in him to be thoroughly ugly.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Now, what is he going to do?”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading I murmured, turning to my companion.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading “He has just enough in him to be thoroughly ugly.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Now, what is he going to do?”
Chapter 2 of A sailor boy with Dewey by Edward Stratemeyer holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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.
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