Chapter 18 of Bob the Castaway is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Bob the Castaway is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away. "We don't want to lose one another." "Which way shall we pull, sir?" asked the first mate. "I'll tell you presently. I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.
Chapter 18 of Bob the Castaway is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.”
plural of “chart” — a visual display of information
From this reading “I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.”
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.”
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
From this reading “I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.”
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading “"Which way shall we pull, sir?" asked the first mate.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “"Which way shall we pull, sir?" asked the first mate.”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "We don't want to lose one another."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Which way shall we pull, sir?" asked the first mate.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.
plural of “chart” — a visual display of information
From this reading I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We don't want to lose one another."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Which way shall we pull, sir?" asked the first mate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll tell you presently.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
From this reading I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading "We don't want to lose one another."
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading "Which way shall we pull, sir?" asked the first mate.
the force of workers available
From this reading BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "We don't want to lose one another."
in the near future
From this reading "I'll tell you presently.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "Which way shall we pull, sir?" asked the first mate.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Which way shall we pull, sir?" asked the first mate.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Which way shall we pull, sir?" asked the first mate.
in or at or to some place
From this reading I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.
express in words
From this reading "I'll tell you presently.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We don't want to lose one another."
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "We don't want to lose one another."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Which way shall we pull, sir?" asked the first mate.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We don't want to lose one another."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Which way shall we pull, sir?" asked the first mate.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll tell you presently.
Chapter 18 of Bob the Castaway by Frank V. Webster holds 101 sentences, grouped into 21 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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