Chapter 9 of A sailor boy with Dewey is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of A sailor boy with Dewey is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FLIGHT FROM BUMWOGA. “This is slow, lad.” “It is trying, Dawson. I wonder how long they expect to keep us here?” “I’m sure I can’t guess, lad,--perhaps until we die of old age.”
Chapter 9 of A sailor boy with Dewey is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading ““It is trying, Dawson.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading ““I’m sure I can’t guess, lad,--perhaps until we die of old age.””
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “I wonder how long they expect to keep us here?””
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading “THE FLIGHT FROM BUMWOGA.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading ““I’m sure I can’t guess, lad,--perhaps until we die of old age.””
a boy or man
From this reading ““This is slow, lad.””
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading ““This is slow, lad.””
hard to endure
From this reading ““It is trying, Dawson.”
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.
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a late time of life
In this reading ““I’m sure I can’t guess, lad,--perhaps until we die of old age.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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how long something has existed
From this reading “I’m sure I can’t guess, lad,--perhaps until we die of old age.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FLIGHT FROM BUMWOGA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m sure I can’t guess, lad,--perhaps until we die of old age.”
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading “It is trying, Dawson.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “I’m sure I can’t guess, lad,--perhaps until we die of old age.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading I wonder how long they expect to keep us here?”
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading THE FLIGHT FROM BUMWOGA.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE FLIGHT FROM BUMWOGA.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I’m sure I can’t guess, lad,--perhaps until we die of old age.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I wonder how long they expect to keep us here?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wonder how long they expect to keep us here?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder how long they expect to keep us here?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m sure I can’t guess, lad,--perhaps until we die of old age.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is slow, lad.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is trying, Dawson.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I wonder how long they expect to keep us here?”
a boy or man
From this reading “This is slow, lad.”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I wonder how long they expect to keep us here?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I’m sure I can’t guess, lad,--perhaps until we die of old age.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “I’m sure I can’t guess, lad,--perhaps until we die of old age.”
by chance
From this reading “I’m sure I can’t guess, lad,--perhaps until we die of old age.”
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading “This is slow, lad.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “I’m sure I can’t guess, lad,--perhaps until we die of old age.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLIGHT FROM BUMWOGA.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I wonder how long they expect to keep us here?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is slow, lad.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wonder how long they expect to keep us here?”
hard to endure
From this reading “It is trying, Dawson.
up to a particular time
From this reading “I’m sure I can’t guess, lad,--perhaps until we die of old age.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wonder how long they expect to keep us here?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I’m sure I can’t guess, lad,--perhaps until we die of old age.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder how long they expect to keep us here?”
Chapter 9 of A sailor boy with Dewey by Edward Stratemeyer holds 103 sentences, grouped into 21 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 9 holds 103 sentences of A sailor boy with Dewey, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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