Chapter 16 of Bomba the jungle boy on Jaguar Island is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Bomba the jungle boy on Jaguar Island is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JAGUAR ISLAND Despite his iron courage, Bomba could not repress a shudder. To be sure, he still had his bow and arrows, and what he had done once he might do again. But now he was handicapped by the darkness. It had come on swiftly. It would be almost half an hour before the moon would rise.
Chapter 16 of Bomba the jungle boy on Jaguar Island is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It would be almost half an hour before the moon would rise.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “JAGUAR ISLAND Despite his iron courage, Bomba could not repress a shudder.”
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading “JAGUAR ISLAND Despite his iron courage, Bomba could not repress a shudder.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “To be sure, he still had his bow and arrows, and what he had done once he might do again.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would be almost half an hour before the moon would rise.”
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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 JAGUAR ISLAND Despite his iron courage, Bomba could not repress a shudder.
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From this reading To be sure, he still had his bow and arrows, and what he had done once he might do again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would be almost half an hour before the moon would rise.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It would be almost half an hour before the moon would rise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To be sure, he still had his bow and arrows, and what he had done once he might do again.
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From this reading To be sure, he still had his bow and arrows, and what he had done once he might do again.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be sure, he still had his bow and arrows, and what he had done once he might do again.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It would be almost half an hour before the moon would rise.
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From this reading JAGUAR ISLAND Despite his iron courage, Bomba could not repress a shudder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To be sure, he still had his bow and arrows, and what he had done once he might do again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now he was handicapped by the darkness.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But now he was handicapped by the darkness.
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From this reading It had come on swiftly.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading JAGUAR ISLAND Despite his iron courage, Bomba could not repress a shudder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JAGUAR ISLAND Despite his iron courage, Bomba could not repress a shudder.
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From this reading But now he was handicapped by the darkness.
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading JAGUAR ISLAND Despite his iron courage, Bomba could not repress a shudder.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To be sure, he still had his bow and arrows, and what he had done once he might do again.
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From this reading To be sure, he still had his bow and arrows, and what he had done once he might do again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To be sure, he still had his bow and arrows, and what he had done once he might do again.
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From this reading It would be almost half an hour before the moon would rise.
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From this reading But now he was handicapped by the darkness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To be sure, he still had his bow and arrows, and what he had done once he might do again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JAGUAR ISLAND Despite his iron courage, Bomba could not repress a shudder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would be almost half an hour before the moon would rise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JAGUAR ISLAND Despite his iron courage, Bomba could not repress a shudder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JAGUAR ISLAND Despite his iron courage, Bomba could not repress a shudder.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had come on swiftly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JAGUAR ISLAND Despite his iron courage, Bomba could not repress a shudder.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading To be sure, he still had his bow and arrows, and what he had done once he might do again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would be almost half an hour before the moon would rise.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading JAGUAR ISLAND Despite his iron courage, Bomba could not repress a shudder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But now he was handicapped by the darkness.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It had come on swiftly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To be sure, he still had his bow and arrows, and what he had done once he might do again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JAGUAR ISLAND Despite his iron courage, Bomba could not repress a shudder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would be almost half an hour before the moon would rise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JAGUAR ISLAND Despite his iron courage, Bomba could not repress a shudder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To be sure, he still had his bow and arrows, and what he had done once he might do again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To be sure, he still had his bow and arrows, and what he had done once he might do again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had come on swiftly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But now he was handicapped by the darkness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To be sure, he still had his bow and arrows, and what he had done once he might do again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But now he was handicapped by the darkness.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To be sure, he still had his bow and arrows, and what he had done once he might do again.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be almost half an hour before the moon would rise.
