Chapter 10 of Bob Steele in Strange Waters is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Bob Steele in Strange Waters is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY A NARROW MARGIN. Ysabel made poor work of the flight. “Go on,” she begged; “don’t try to save me. You can get away if you don’t have to bother to help me along.” “I’ll not leave you,” answered Bob firmly, taking a quick look over his shoulder.
Chapter 10 of Bob Steele in Strange Waters is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading ““Go on,” she begged; “don’t try to save me.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading ““I’ll not leave you,” answered Bob firmly, taking a quick look over his shoulder.”
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “You can get away if you don’t have to bother to help me along.””
with resolute determination
From this reading ““I’ll not leave you,” answered Bob firmly, taking a quick look over his shoulder.”
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading “Ysabel made poor work of the flight.”
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
From this reading “BY A NARROW MARGIN.”
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading “BY A NARROW MARGIN.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading ““I’ll not leave you,” answered Bob firmly, taking a quick look over his shoulder.”
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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run away from confinement
In this reading “You can get away if you don’t have to bother to help me along.””
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading ““Go on,” she begged; “don’t try to save me.”
In this reading ““I’ll not leave you,” answered Bob firmly, taking a quick look over his shoulder.”
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 BY A NARROW MARGIN.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading You can get away if you don’t have to bother to help me along.”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “I’ll not leave you,” answered Bob firmly, taking a quick look over his shoulder.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading You can get away if you don’t have to bother to help me along.”
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “Go on,” she begged; “don’t try to save me.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “I’ll not leave you,” answered Bob firmly, taking a quick look over his shoulder.
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading You can get away if you don’t have to bother to help me along.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY A NARROW MARGIN.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can get away if you don’t have to bother to help me along.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Go on,” she begged; “don’t try to save me.
with resolute determination
From this reading “I’ll not leave you,” answered Bob firmly, taking a quick look over his shoulder.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading Ysabel made poor work of the flight.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You can get away if you don’t have to bother to help me along.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Go on,” she begged; “don’t try to save me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You can get away if you don’t have to bother to help me along.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading You can get away if you don’t have to bother to help me along.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I’ll not leave you,” answered Bob firmly, taking a quick look over his shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll not leave you,” answered Bob firmly, taking a quick look over his shoulder.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You can get away if you don’t have to bother to help me along.”
go away from a place
From this reading “I’ll not leave you,” answered Bob firmly, taking a quick look over his shoulder.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “I’ll not leave you,” answered Bob firmly, taking a quick look over his shoulder.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Ysabel made poor work of the flight.
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
From this reading BY A NARROW MARGIN.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Go on,” she begged; “don’t try to save me.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading BY A NARROW MARGIN.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I’ll not leave you,” answered Bob firmly, taking a quick look over his shoulder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ysabel made poor work of the flight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Go on,” she begged; “don’t try to save me.
above and across; more than
From this reading “I’ll not leave you,” answered Bob firmly, taking a quick look over his shoulder.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Ysabel made poor work of the flight.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “I’ll not leave you,” answered Bob firmly, taking a quick look over his shoulder.
except for; apart from
From this reading “Go on,” she begged; “don’t try to save me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Go on,” she begged; “don’t try to save me.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “I’ll not leave you,” answered Bob firmly, taking a quick look over his shoulder.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “I’ll not leave you,” answered Bob firmly, taking a quick look over his shoulder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ysabel made poor work of the flight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Go on,” she begged; “don’t try to save me.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “Go on,” she begged; “don’t try to save me.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Ysabel made poor work of the flight.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can get away if you don’t have to bother to help me along.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ysabel made poor work of the flight.
Chapter 10 of Bob Steele in Strange Waters by Donald Grayson holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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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