Chapter 1 of Boy Scouts in Southern Waters is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Boy Scouts in Southern Waters is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Wow! Look at that one! That's a monster!" "That must be the ninth wave." "What do you mean by the ninth wave, Jack?"
Chapter 1 of Boy Scouts in Southern Waters is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a small worthless amount
From this reading “"What do you mean by the ninth wave, Jack?"”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look at that one!”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"What do you mean by the ninth wave, Jack?"”
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading “That's a monster!"”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"That must be the ninth wave."”
position nine in a countable series of things
From this reading “"That must be the ninth wave."”
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “"That must be the ninth wave."”
a joke that seems extremely funny
From this reading “"Wow!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That's a monster!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at that one!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "That must be the ninth wave."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "What do you mean by the ninth wave, Jack?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you mean by the ninth wave, Jack?"
a small worthless amount
From this reading "What do you mean by the ninth wave, Jack?"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look at that one!
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What do you mean by the ninth wave, Jack?"
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading That's a monster!"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "That must be the ninth wave."
position nine in a countable series of things
From this reading "That must be the ninth wave."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Look at that one!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Look at that one!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's a monster!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That must be the ninth wave."
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading "That must be the ninth wave."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you mean by the ninth wave, Jack?"
a joke that seems extremely funny
From this reading "Wow!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you mean by the ninth wave, Jack?"
Chapter 1 of Boy Scouts in Southern Waters by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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.
Chapter 1 holds 139 sentences of Boy Scouts in Southern Waters, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Boy Scouts in Southern Waters by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 139 sentences, grouped into 28 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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