Chapter 17 of Bob Steele in Strange Waters is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Bob Steele in Strange Waters is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HIDDEN SNARE. “Ahoy, yourself!” shouted Bob. “What do you want?” “Dar’s a gemman here, Marse Cap’n, dat wants tuh come on bo’d,” answered the voice of Sambo. “Who is he?”
Chapter 17 of Bob Steele in Strange Waters is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading ““Dar’s a gemman here, Marse Cap’n, dat wants tuh come on bo’d,” answered the voice of Sambo.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading ““Ahoy, yourself!” shouted Bob.”
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading ““Dar’s a gemman here, Marse Cap’n, dat wants tuh come on bo’d,” answered the voice of Sambo.”
not accessible to view
From this reading “THE HIDDEN SNARE.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading ““Ahoy, yourself!” shouted Bob.”
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
From this reading “THE HIDDEN SNARE.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading ““Dar’s a gemman here, Marse Cap’n, dat wants tuh come on bo’d,” answered the voice of Sambo.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ““Ahoy, yourself!” shouted Bob.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Dar’s a gemman here, Marse Cap’n, dat wants tuh come on bo’d,” answered the voice of Sambo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ahoy, yourself!” shouted Bob.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Dar’s a gemman here, Marse Cap’n, dat wants tuh come on bo’d,” answered the voice of Sambo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dar’s a gemman here, Marse Cap’n, dat wants tuh come on bo’d,” answered the voice of Sambo.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Ahoy, yourself!” shouted Bob.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dar’s a gemman here, Marse Cap’n, dat wants tuh come on bo’d,” answered the voice of Sambo.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Dar’s a gemman here, Marse Cap’n, dat wants tuh come on bo’d,” answered the voice of Sambo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dar’s a gemman here, Marse Cap’n, dat wants tuh come on bo’d,” answered the voice of Sambo.
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading “Dar’s a gemman here, Marse Cap’n, dat wants tuh come on bo’d,” answered the voice of Sambo.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you want?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dar’s a gemman here, Marse Cap’n, dat wants tuh come on bo’d,” answered the voice of Sambo.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Who is he?”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Dar’s a gemman here, Marse Cap’n, dat wants tuh come on bo’d,” answered the voice of Sambo.
not accessible to view
From this reading THE HIDDEN SNARE.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Who is he?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dar’s a gemman here, Marse Cap’n, dat wants tuh come on bo’d,” answered the voice of Sambo.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Dar’s a gemman here, Marse Cap’n, dat wants tuh come on bo’d,” answered the voice of Sambo.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Dar’s a gemman here, Marse Cap’n, dat wants tuh come on bo’d,” answered the voice of Sambo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dar’s a gemman here, Marse Cap’n, dat wants tuh come on bo’d,” answered the voice of Sambo.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Ahoy, yourself!” shouted Bob.
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
From this reading THE HIDDEN SNARE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HIDDEN SNARE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dar’s a gemman here, Marse Cap’n, dat wants tuh come on bo’d,” answered the voice of Sambo.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Dar’s a gemman here, Marse Cap’n, dat wants tuh come on bo’d,” answered the voice of Sambo.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “What do you want?”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “Dar’s a gemman here, Marse Cap’n, dat wants tuh come on bo’d,” answered the voice of Sambo.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you want?”
which person or people
From this reading “Who is he?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you want?”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Ahoy, yourself!” shouted Bob.
Chapter 17 of Bob Steele in Strange Waters by Donald Grayson holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 17 holds 139 sentences of Bob Steele in Strange Waters, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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