Chapter 3 of A sailor boy with Dewey is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of A sailor boy with Dewey is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN WHICH DAN AND I BECOME SEPARATED. “We are struck, Oliver, get up!” “Oh, my head!” I groaned, for I had struck the stateroom wall a blow by no means gentle. “We must get on deck!” urged my companion.
Chapter 3 of A sailor boy with Dewey is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
exhale hard
From this reading “I groaned, for I had struck the stateroom wall a blow by no means gentle.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading ““We must get on deck!” urged my companion.”
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading ““We must get on deck!” urged my companion.”
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading “I groaned, for I had struck the stateroom wall a blow by no means gentle.”
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “I groaned, for I had struck the stateroom wall a blow by no means gentle.”
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading ““We are struck, Oliver, get up!””
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading “IN WHICH DAN AND I BECOME SEPARATED.”
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading ““We must get on deck!” urged my companion.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““We must get on deck!” urged my companion.”
In this reading “IN WHICH DAN AND I BECOME SEPARATED.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading ““We are struck, Oliver, get up!””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I groaned, for I had struck the stateroom wall a blow by no means gentle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH DAN AND I BECOME SEPARATED.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We are struck, Oliver, get up!”
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading IN WHICH DAN AND I BECOME SEPARATED.
exhale hard
From this reading I groaned, for I had struck the stateroom wall a blow by no means gentle.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I groaned, for I had struck the stateroom wall a blow by no means gentle.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “We must get on deck!” urged my companion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH DAN AND I BECOME SEPARATED.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “We must get on deck!” urged my companion.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I groaned, for I had struck the stateroom wall a blow by no means gentle.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading I groaned, for I had struck the stateroom wall a blow by no means gentle.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “We are struck, Oliver, get up!”
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading I groaned, for I had struck the stateroom wall a blow by no means gentle.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I groaned, for I had struck the stateroom wall a blow by no means gentle.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Oh, my head!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN WHICH DAN AND I BECOME SEPARATED.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH DAN AND I BECOME SEPARATED.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading I groaned, for I had struck the stateroom wall a blow by no means gentle.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must get on deck!” urged my companion.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, my head!”
not any; not one
From this reading I groaned, for I had struck the stateroom wall a blow by no means gentle.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, my head!”
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “We are struck, Oliver, get up!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “We must get on deck!” urged my companion.
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading IN WHICH DAN AND I BECOME SEPARATED.
a guest cabin
From this reading I groaned, for I had struck the stateroom wall a blow by no means gentle.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “We are struck, Oliver, get up!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I groaned, for I had struck the stateroom wall a blow by no means gentle.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “We are struck, Oliver, get up!”
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “We must get on deck!” urged my companion.
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 I groaned, for I had struck the stateroom wall a blow by no means gentle.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We are struck, Oliver, get up!”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH DAN AND I BECOME SEPARATED.
Chapter 3 of A sailor boy with Dewey by Edward Stratemeyer holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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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