Chapter 5 of Bomba the jungle boy on Jaguar Island is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 5 of Bomba the jungle boy on Jaguar Island by Roy Rockwood holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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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Chapter 5 of Bomba the jungle boy on Jaguar Island is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW THE INDIANS CAME Bomba strained his ears and again heard the thing that had startled him. It was a faint cry, rising and falling like a wail somewhere in the bushes. “Help!” came the voice, eerie as that of a banshee in the darkness. “Help, Bomba! Help!”
Chapter 5 of Bomba the jungle boy on Jaguar Island is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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 It was a faint cry, rising and falling like a wail somewhere in the bushes.
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From this reading HOW THE INDIANS CAME Bomba strained his ears and again heard the thing that had startled him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW THE INDIANS CAME Bomba strained his ears and again heard the thing that had startled him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Help!” came the voice, eerie as that of a banshee in the darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Help!” came the voice, eerie as that of a banshee in the darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW THE INDIANS CAME Bomba strained his ears and again heard the thing that had startled him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a faint cry, rising and falling like a wail somewhere in the bushes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW THE INDIANS CAME Bomba strained his ears and again heard the thing that had startled him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a faint cry, rising and falling like a wail somewhere in the bushes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Help!” came the voice, eerie as that of a banshee in the darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW THE INDIANS CAME Bomba strained his ears and again heard the thing that had startled him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Help!” came the voice, eerie as that of a banshee in the darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a faint cry, rising and falling like a wail somewhere in the bushes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a faint cry, rising and falling like a wail somewhere in the bushes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOW THE INDIANS CAME Bomba strained his ears and again heard the thing that had startled him.
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From this reading HOW THE INDIANS CAME Bomba strained his ears and again heard the thing that had startled him.
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From this reading “Help!” came the voice, eerie as that of a banshee in the darkness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOW THE INDIANS CAME Bomba strained his ears and again heard the thing that had startled him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW THE INDIANS CAME Bomba strained his ears and again heard the thing that had startled him.
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From this reading HOW THE INDIANS CAME Bomba strained his ears and again heard the thing that had startled him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a faint cry, rising and falling like a wail somewhere in the bushes.
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From this reading HOW THE INDIANS CAME Bomba strained his ears and again heard the thing that had startled him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a faint cry, rising and falling like a wail somewhere in the bushes.
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From this reading It was a faint cry, rising and falling like a wail somewhere in the bushes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Help!” came the voice, eerie as that of a banshee in the darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a faint cry, rising and falling like a wail somewhere in the bushes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a faint cry, rising and falling like a wail somewhere in the bushes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW THE INDIANS CAME Bomba strained his ears and again heard the thing that had startled him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW THE INDIANS CAME Bomba strained his ears and again heard the thing that had startled him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HOW THE INDIANS CAME Bomba strained his ears and again heard the thing that had startled him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE INDIANS CAME Bomba strained his ears and again heard the thing that had startled him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW THE INDIANS CAME Bomba strained his ears and again heard the thing that had startled him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Help!” came the voice, eerie as that of a banshee in the darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a faint cry, rising and falling like a wail somewhere in the bushes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a faint cry, rising and falling like a wail somewhere in the bushes.
