Chapter 12 of A Voyage with Captain Dynamite is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of A Voyage with Captain Dynamite is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON TO GOMEZ When Mason and Washington awoke and discovered that their companions were missing, the negro became greatly excited. "You stay here, Misser Midget," he said. "I go see if I can find 'em. They get lost in these woods, or catched by Spaniards. Don't you move 'til George Wash Jenks come back or you get lost too."
Chapter 12 of A Voyage with Captain Dynamite is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “ON TO GOMEZ When Mason and Washington awoke and discovered that their companions were missing, the negro became greatly excited.”
American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)
From this reading “ON TO GOMEZ When Mason and Washington awoke and discovered that their companions were missing, the negro became greatly excited.”
a person who is markedly small
From this reading “"You stay here, Misser Midget," he said.”
not able to be found
From this reading “ON TO GOMEZ When Mason and Washington awoke and discovered that their companions were missing, the negro became greatly excited.”
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading “ON TO GOMEZ When Mason and Washington awoke and discovered that their companions were missing, the negro became greatly excited.”
plural of “spaniard” — a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading “They get lost in these woods, or catched by Spaniards.”
clean with some chemical process
From this reading “Don't you move 'til George Wash Jenks come back or you get lost too."”
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading “ON TO GOMEZ When Mason and Washington awoke and discovered that their companions were missing, the negro became greatly excited.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON TO GOMEZ When Mason and Washington awoke and discovered that their companions were missing, the negro became greatly excited.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading ON TO GOMEZ When Mason and Washington awoke and discovered that their companions were missing, the negro became greatly excited.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Don't you move 'til George Wash Jenks come back or you get lost too."
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading ON TO GOMEZ When Mason and Washington awoke and discovered that their companions were missing, the negro became greatly excited.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They get lost in these woods, or catched by Spaniards.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I go see if I can find 'em.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They get lost in these woods, or catched by Spaniards.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Don't you move 'til George Wash Jenks come back or you get lost too."
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading ON TO GOMEZ When Mason and Washington awoke and discovered that their companions were missing, the negro became greatly excited.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading ON TO GOMEZ When Mason and Washington awoke and discovered that their companions were missing, the negro became greatly excited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you move 'til George Wash Jenks come back or you get lost too."
a quad with a square body
From this reading "I go see if I can find 'em.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading ON TO GOMEZ When Mason and Washington awoke and discovered that their companions were missing, the negro became greatly excited.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "I go see if I can find 'em.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Don't you move 'til George Wash Jenks come back or you get lost too."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They get lost in these woods, or catched by Spaniards.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I go see if I can find 'em.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON TO GOMEZ When Mason and Washington awoke and discovered that their companions were missing, the negro became greatly excited.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading ON TO GOMEZ When Mason and Washington awoke and discovered that their companions were missing, the negro became greatly excited.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You stay here, Misser Midget," he said.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "You stay here, Misser Midget," he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I go see if I can find 'em.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I go see if I can find 'em.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They get lost in these woods, or catched by Spaniards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you move 'til George Wash Jenks come back or you get lost too."
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading They get lost in these woods, or catched by Spaniards.
American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)
From this reading ON TO GOMEZ When Mason and Washington awoke and discovered that their companions were missing, the negro became greatly excited.
a person who is markedly small
From this reading "You stay here, Misser Midget," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You stay here, Misser Midget," he said.
not able to be found
From this reading ON TO GOMEZ When Mason and Washington awoke and discovered that their companions were missing, the negro became greatly excited.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Don't you move 'til George Wash Jenks come back or you get lost too."
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading ON TO GOMEZ When Mason and Washington awoke and discovered that their companions were missing, the negro became greatly excited.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON TO GOMEZ When Mason and Washington awoke and discovered that their companions were missing, the negro became greatly excited.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They get lost in these woods, or catched by Spaniards.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You stay here, Misser Midget," he said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I go see if I can find 'em.
plural of “spaniard” — a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading They get lost in these woods, or catched by Spaniards.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "You stay here, Misser Midget," he said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ON TO GOMEZ When Mason and Washington awoke and discovered that their companions were missing, the negro became greatly excited.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON TO GOMEZ When Mason and Washington awoke and discovered that their companions were missing, the negro became greatly excited.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading ON TO GOMEZ When Mason and Washington awoke and discovered that their companions were missing, the negro became greatly excited.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading They get lost in these woods, or catched by Spaniards.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They get lost in these woods, or catched by Spaniards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you move 'til George Wash Jenks come back or you get lost too."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON TO GOMEZ When Mason and Washington awoke and discovered that their companions were missing, the negro became greatly excited.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Don't you move 'til George Wash Jenks come back or you get lost too."
clean with some chemical process
From this reading Don't you move 'til George Wash Jenks come back or you get lost too."
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading ON TO GOMEZ When Mason and Washington awoke and discovered that their companions were missing, the negro became greatly excited.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ON TO GOMEZ When Mason and Washington awoke and discovered that their companions were missing, the negro became greatly excited.
at the time that
From this reading ON TO GOMEZ When Mason and Washington awoke and discovered that their companions were missing, the negro became greatly excited.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading They get lost in these woods, or catched by Spaniards.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You stay here, Misser Midget," he said.
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