Chapter 6 of Bob the Castaway is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Bob the Castaway is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair. It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him. It was several seconds before any one thought to aid him. Then Captain Spark came to his relief.
Chapter 6 of Bob the Castaway is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading “It was several seconds before any one thought to aid him.”
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading “HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.”
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading “HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.”
hold firmly
From this reading “It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.”
relieve from
From this reading “HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.”
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “It was several seconds before any one thought to aid him.”
a momentary flash of light
From this reading “Then Captain Spark came to his relief.”
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading “It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.”
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a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading It was several seconds before any one thought to aid him.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It was several seconds before any one thought to aid him.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was several seconds before any one thought to aid him.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then Captain Spark came to his relief.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Then Captain Spark came to his relief.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
hold firmly
From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
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From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
as might be expected
From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading Then Captain Spark came to his relief.
relieve from
From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It was several seconds before any one thought to aid him.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading It was several seconds before any one thought to aid him.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
a momentary flash of light
From this reading Then Captain Spark came to his relief.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Captain Spark came to his relief.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was several seconds before any one thought to aid him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
precisely as stated
From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
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