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Bomba the jungle boy at the giant cataract
Bomba the jungle boy at the giant cataract

Chapter XXII

Chapter 22 of Bomba the jungle boy at the giant cataract is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Roy Rockwood • Curated US English Learning Edition
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RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.
The sound was deafening.
The mass of waters gleamed with all the colors of the rainbow.
It was almost beyond the imagination of a dreamer.
It made Bomba catch his breath and stand entranced.
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Bomba the jungle boy at the giant cataract

Chapter XXII

Chapter 22 of Bomba the jungle boy at the giant cataract is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.
Line 2
The sound was deafening.
/ðə saʊnd wɑːz ˈdefənɪŋ/
Line 3
The mass of waters gleamed with all the colors of the rainbow.
/ðə mæs ʌv ˈwɔːtərz ɡliːmd wɪð ɔːl ðə ˈkʌlərz ʌv ðə ˈreɪnboʊ/
Line 4
It was almost beyond the imagination of a dreamer.
/ɪt wɑːz ˈɔːlmoʊst bɪˈɑːnd ðə ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən ʌv ə ˈdriːmər/
Line 5
It made Bomba catch his breath and stand entranced.

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

deafening adjective US /ˈdefənɪŋ/

loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss

From this reading “The sound was deafening.”

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dreamer noun US /ˈdriːmər/

someone who is dreaming

From this reading “It was almost beyond the imagination of a dreamer.”

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entranced adjective US /ɪnˈtrænst/

filled with wonder and delight

From this reading “It made Bomba catch his breath and stand entranced.”

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gloats noun US /ɡloʊts/

plural of “gloat” — malicious satisfaction

From this reading “RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.”

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gorge verb US /ɡɔːrdʒ/

overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

From this reading “RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.”

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rainbow noun US /ˈreɪnboʊ/

an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain

From this reading “The mass of waters gleamed with all the colors of the rainbow.”

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spray noun US /spreɪ/

a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying

From this reading “RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.”

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torrent noun US /ˈtɔːrənt/

a heavy rain

From this reading “RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.”

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Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

poured down verb + adjective counted as “pour down”

drink down entirely

In this reading “RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.”

2,422 times in 426,211 chapters
in height preposition + noun

having a specified height

In this reading “RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.”

4,672 times in 426,211 chapters

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading The mass of waters gleamed with all the colors of the rainbow.

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almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading It was almost beyond the imagination of a dreamer.

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andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.

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beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.

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beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading It was almost beyond the imagination of a dreamer.

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bluffnounUS /blʌf/

a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)

From this reading RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.

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Bomba

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From this reading It made Bomba catch his breath and stand entranced.

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breathnounUS /breθ/

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading It made Bomba catch his breath and stand entranced.

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catchverbUS /kætʃ/

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading It made Bomba catch his breath and stand entranced.

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colorsnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/

a flag that shows its nationality

From this reading The mass of waters gleamed with all the colors of the rainbow.

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deafeningadjectiveUS /ˈdefənɪŋ/

loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss

From this reading The sound was deafening.

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downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.

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dreamernounUS /ˈdriːmər/

someone who is dreaming

From this reading It was almost beyond the imagination of a dreamer.

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entrancedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtrænst/

filled with wonder and delight

From this reading It made Bomba catch his breath and stand entranced.

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feetnounUS /fiːt/

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.

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FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.

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gleamedverbUS /ɡliːmd/

past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet

From this reading The mass of waters gleamed with all the colors of the rainbow.

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GLOATSnounUS /ɡloʊts/

plural of “gloat” — malicious satisfaction

From this reading RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.

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gorgeverbUS /ɡɔːrdʒ/

overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

From this reading RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.

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greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.

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heightnounUS /haɪt/

the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

From this reading RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.

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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading It made Bomba catch his breath and stand entranced.

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hugeadjectiveUS /hjuːdʒ/

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.

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hundredsnounUS /ˈhʌndrədz/

plural of “hundred” — ten 10s

From this reading RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.

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imaginationnounUS /ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən/

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

From this reading It was almost beyond the imagination of a dreamer.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.

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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.

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ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was almost beyond the imagination of a dreamer.

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madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading It made Bomba catch his breath and stand entranced.

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massnounUS /mæs/

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

From this reading The mass of waters gleamed with all the colors of the rainbow.

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oceannounUS /ˈoʊʃən/

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.

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pouredverbUS /pɔːrd/

past form of “pour” — cause to run

From this reading RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.

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rainbownounUS /ˈreɪnboʊ/

an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain

From this reading The mass of waters gleamed with all the colors of the rainbow.

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rosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.

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RUSPAK

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.

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soundnounUS /saʊnd/

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading The sound was deafening.

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spraynounUS /spreɪ/

a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying

From this reading RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.

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standverbUS /stænd/

be standing; be upright

From this reading It made Bomba catch his breath and stand entranced.

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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The sound was deafening.

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torrentnounUS /ˈtɔːrənt/

a heavy rain

From this reading RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The sound was deafening.

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waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading RUSPAK GLOATS From a great bluff, hundreds of feet in height, a huge torrent of water poured down into a gorge beneath and rose again in an ocean of spray.

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watersnounUS /ˈwɔːtərz/

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading The mass of waters gleamed with all the colors of the rainbow.

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The mass of waters gleamed with all the colors of the rainbow.

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Chapter 22 of Bomba the jungle boy at the giant cataract by Roy Rockwood holds 104 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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Bomba
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