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Chapter 16 of Bomba the jungle boy is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GRIPPED The fury of the storm was over, but evidences of it remained. Castanha nuts lay thick upon the ground. Here a tree had been riven by lightning from top to base. There a forest monarch, uprooted by the gale, lay prostrate. Again and again Bomba was compelled to make detours.
Chapter 16 of Bomba the jungle boy is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “detour” — a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)
From this reading “Again and again Bomba was compelled to make detours.”
plural of “evidence” — your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading “GRIPPED The fury of the storm was over, but evidences of it remained.”
inflected form of “grip” — hold fast or firmly
From this reading “GRIPPED The fury of the storm was over, but evidences of it remained.”
a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading “There a forest monarch, uprooted by the gale, lay prostrate.”
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “Castanha nuts lay thick upon the ground.”
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
From this reading “There a forest monarch, uprooted by the gale, lay prostrate.”
inflected form of “rive” — tear or be torn violently
From this reading “Here a tree had been riven by lightning from top to base.”
past form of “uproot” — move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
From this reading “There a forest monarch, uprooted by the gale, lay prostrate.”
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In this reading “Castanha nuts lay thick upon the ground.”
In this reading “Castanha nuts lay thick upon the ground.”
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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 Here a tree had been riven by lightning from top to base.
anew
From this reading Again and again Bomba was compelled to make detours.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again and again Bomba was compelled to make detours.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading Here a tree had been riven by lightning from top to base.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Here a tree had been riven by lightning from top to base.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again and again Bomba was compelled to make detours.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading GRIPPED The fury of the storm was over, but evidences of it remained.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Here a tree had been riven by lightning from top to base.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Castanha nuts lay thick upon the ground.
inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something
From this reading Again and again Bomba was compelled to make detours.
plural of “detour” — a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)
From this reading Again and again Bomba was compelled to make detours.
plural of “evidence” — your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading GRIPPED The fury of the storm was over, but evidences of it remained.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading There a forest monarch, uprooted by the gale, lay prostrate.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Here a tree had been riven by lightning from top to base.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading GRIPPED The fury of the storm was over, but evidences of it remained.
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading There a forest monarch, uprooted by the gale, lay prostrate.
inflected form of “grip” — hold fast or firmly
From this reading GRIPPED The fury of the storm was over, but evidences of it remained.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Castanha nuts lay thick upon the ground.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here a tree had been riven by lightning from top to base.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here a tree had been riven by lightning from top to base.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading GRIPPED The fury of the storm was over, but evidences of it remained.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Castanha nuts lay thick upon the ground.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading Here a tree had been riven by lightning from top to base.
engage in
From this reading Again and again Bomba was compelled to make detours.
a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading There a forest monarch, uprooted by the gale, lay prostrate.
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading Castanha nuts lay thick upon the ground.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GRIPPED The fury of the storm was over, but evidences of it remained.
above and across; more than
From this reading GRIPPED The fury of the storm was over, but evidences of it remained.
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
From this reading There a forest monarch, uprooted by the gale, lay prostrate.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading GRIPPED The fury of the storm was over, but evidences of it remained.
inflected form of “rive” — tear or be torn violently
From this reading Here a tree had been riven by lightning from top to base.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading GRIPPED The fury of the storm was over, but evidences of it remained.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GRIPPED The fury of the storm was over, but evidences of it remained.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There a forest monarch, uprooted by the gale, lay prostrate.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Castanha nuts lay thick upon the ground.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here a tree had been riven by lightning from top to base.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Here a tree had been riven by lightning from top to base.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Here a tree had been riven by lightning from top to base.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Castanha nuts lay thick upon the ground.
past form of “uproot” — move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
From this reading There a forest monarch, uprooted by the gale, lay prostrate.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GRIPPED The fury of the storm was over, but evidences of it remained.
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