Chapter 8 of Charlie to the Rescue is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Charlie to the Rescue is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Here, where are you? Oh! All right. Haven't you got a match?" asked the captain. "Nothin' that would burn more'n a few seconds.
Chapter 8 of Charlie to the Rescue is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 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, and audio.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Haven't you got a match?" asked the captain.”
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “"Nothin' that would burn more'n a few seconds.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “Haven't you got a match?" asked the captain.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Haven't you got a match?" asked the captain.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “"Here, where are you?”
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading “Haven't you got a match?" asked the captain.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “All right.”
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “"Nothin' that would burn more'n a few seconds.”
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 Haven't you got a match?" asked the captain.
(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 All right.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Here, where are you?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Haven't you got a match?" asked the captain.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading "Nothin' that would burn more'n a few seconds.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Haven't you got a match?" asked the captain.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "Nothin' that would burn more'n a few seconds.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Haven't you got a match?" asked the captain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Haven't you got a match?" asked the captain.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here, where are you?
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading Haven't you got a match?" asked the captain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nothin' that would burn more'n a few seconds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nothin' that would burn more'n a few seconds.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh!
precisely, exactly
From this reading All right.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "Nothin' that would burn more'n a few seconds.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Nothin' that would burn more'n a few seconds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Haven't you got a match?" asked the captain.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Here, where are you?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Nothin' that would burn more'n a few seconds.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Here, where are you?
Chapter 8 of Charlie to the Rescue by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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 8 holds 437 sentences of Charlie to the Rescue, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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