Chapter 11 of A sailor boy with Dewey is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of A sailor boy with Dewey is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OFF FOR SUBIG BAY. Slowly the footsteps came closer, as though the three persons were approaching with extreme caution. “Perhaps they heard us,” I whispered to Tom Dawson, and he nodded. “If they are natives what shall we do?” “We’ll have to trust to luck, lad.
Chapter 11 of A sailor boy with Dewey is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading “Slowly the footsteps came closer, as though the three persons were approaching with extreme caution.”
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading “OFF FOR SUBIG BAY.”
the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
From this reading “Slowly the footsteps came closer, as though the three persons were approaching with extreme caution.”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “Slowly the footsteps came closer, as though the three persons were approaching with extreme caution.”
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 ““Perhaps they heard us,” I whispered to Tom Dawson, and he nodded.”
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading “Slowly the footsteps came closer, as though the three persons were approaching with extreme caution.”
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading “Slowly the footsteps came closer, as though the three persons were approaching with extreme caution.”
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading ““If they are natives what shall we do?””
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In this reading “Slowly the footsteps came closer, as though the three persons were approaching with extreme caution.”
In this reading “Slowly the footsteps came closer, as though the three persons were approaching with extreme caution.”
In this reading “Slowly the footsteps came closer, as though the three persons were approaching with extreme caution.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Perhaps they heard us,” I whispered to Tom Dawson, and he nodded.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading Slowly the footsteps came closer, as though the three persons were approaching with extreme caution.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “If they are natives what shall we do?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Slowly the footsteps came closer, as though the three persons were approaching with extreme caution.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading OFF FOR SUBIG BAY.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Slowly the footsteps came closer, as though the three persons were approaching with extreme caution.
the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
From this reading Slowly the footsteps came closer, as though the three persons were approaching with extreme caution.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading Slowly the footsteps came closer, as though the three persons were approaching with extreme caution.
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 “Perhaps they heard us,” I whispered to Tom Dawson, and he nodded.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “If they are natives what shall we do?”
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading Slowly the footsteps came closer, as though the three persons were approaching with extreme caution.
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading Slowly the footsteps came closer, as though the three persons were approaching with extreme caution.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OFF FOR SUBIG BAY.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We’ll have to trust to luck, lad.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Perhaps they heard us,” I whispered to Tom Dawson, and he nodded.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Perhaps they heard us,” I whispered to Tom Dawson, and he nodded.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Perhaps they heard us,” I whispered to Tom Dawson, and he nodded.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If they are natives what shall we do?”
a boy or man
From this reading “We’ll have to trust to luck, lad.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “We’ll have to trust to luck, lad.
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading “If they are natives what shall we do?”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Perhaps they heard us,” I whispered to Tom Dawson, and he nodded.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OFF FOR SUBIG BAY.
by chance
From this reading “Perhaps they heard us,” I whispered to Tom Dawson, and he nodded.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading Slowly the footsteps came closer, as though the three persons were approaching with extreme caution.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “If they are natives what shall we do?”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Slowly the footsteps came closer, as though the three persons were approaching with extreme caution.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OFF FOR SUBIG BAY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Slowly the footsteps came closer, as though the three persons were approaching with extreme caution.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Perhaps they heard us,” I whispered to Tom Dawson, and he nodded.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Slowly the footsteps came closer, as though the three persons were approaching with extreme caution.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Slowly the footsteps came closer, as though the three persons were approaching with extreme caution.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Perhaps they heard us,” I whispered to Tom Dawson, and he nodded.
male cat
From this reading “Perhaps they heard us,” I whispered to Tom Dawson, and he nodded.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “We’ll have to trust to luck, lad.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Perhaps they heard us,” I whispered to Tom Dawson, and he nodded.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “If they are natives what shall we do?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll have to trust to luck, lad.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Slowly the footsteps came closer, as though the three persons were approaching with extreme caution.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “If they are natives what shall we do?”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Perhaps they heard us,” I whispered to Tom Dawson, and he nodded.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Slowly the footsteps came closer, as though the three persons were approaching with extreme caution.
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