Chapter 21 of Dave Fearless after a sunken treasure is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Dave Fearless after a sunken treasure is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DAVE AND THE WATER SNAKE "Help me, Captain Broadbeam!" "What's the matter, Dave!" "A water snake has me by the leg." Before Dave could say more the water snake began to pull so fiercely that the head of the young diver was forced under the water. He struggled desperately, trying his best to get away.
Chapter 21 of Dave Fearless after a sunken treasure is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with great urgency
From this reading “He struggled desperately, trying his best to get away.”
someone who works underwater
From this reading “Before Dave could say more the water snake began to pull so fiercely that the head of the young diver was forced under the water.”
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading “Before Dave could say more the water snake began to pull so fiercely that the head of the young diver was forced under the water.”
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading “Before Dave could say more the water snake began to pull so fiercely that the head of the young diver was forced under the water.”
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading “"A water snake has me by the leg."”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Before Dave could say more the water snake began to pull so fiercely that the head of the young diver was forced under the water.”
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “DAVE AND THE WATER SNAKE "Help me, Captain Broadbeam!"”
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “He struggled desperately, trying his best to get away.”
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In this reading “He struggled desperately, trying his best to get away.”
run away from confinement
In this reading “He struggled desperately, trying his best to get away.”
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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 "A water snake has me by the leg."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DAVE AND THE WATER SNAKE "Help me, Captain Broadbeam!"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He struggled desperately, trying his best to get away.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before Dave could say more the water snake began to pull so fiercely that the head of the young diver was forced under the water.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Before Dave could say more the water snake began to pull so fiercely that the head of the young diver was forced under the water.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading He struggled desperately, trying his best to get away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAVE AND THE WATER SNAKE "Help me, Captain Broadbeam!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "A water snake has me by the leg."
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading DAVE AND THE WATER SNAKE "Help me, Captain Broadbeam!"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Before Dave could say more the water snake began to pull so fiercely that the head of the young diver was forced under the water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAVE AND THE WATER SNAKE "Help me, Captain Broadbeam!"
with great urgency
From this reading He struggled desperately, trying his best to get away.
someone who works underwater
From this reading Before Dave could say more the water snake began to pull so fiercely that the head of the young diver was forced under the water.
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading Before Dave could say more the water snake began to pull so fiercely that the head of the young diver was forced under the water.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading Before Dave could say more the water snake began to pull so fiercely that the head of the young diver was forced under the water.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He struggled desperately, trying his best to get away.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A water snake has me by the leg."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He struggled desperately, trying his best to get away.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Before Dave could say more the water snake began to pull so fiercely that the head of the young diver was forced under the water.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading DAVE AND THE WATER SNAKE "Help me, Captain Broadbeam!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He struggled desperately, trying his best to get away.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading "A water snake has me by the leg."
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What's the matter, Dave!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DAVE AND THE WATER SNAKE "Help me, Captain Broadbeam!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Before Dave could say more the water snake began to pull so fiercely that the head of the young diver was forced under the water.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before Dave could say more the water snake began to pull so fiercely that the head of the young diver was forced under the water.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Before Dave could say more the water snake began to pull so fiercely that the head of the young diver was forced under the water.
express in words
From this reading Before Dave could say more the water snake began to pull so fiercely that the head of the young diver was forced under the water.
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading DAVE AND THE WATER SNAKE "Help me, Captain Broadbeam!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Before Dave could say more the water snake began to pull so fiercely that the head of the young diver was forced under the water.
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading He struggled desperately, trying his best to get away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before Dave could say more the water snake began to pull so fiercely that the head of the young diver was forced under the water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DAVE AND THE WATER SNAKE "Help me, Captain Broadbeam!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before Dave could say more the water snake began to pull so fiercely that the head of the young diver was forced under the water.
hard to endure
From this reading He struggled desperately, trying his best to get away.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Before Dave could say more the water snake began to pull so fiercely that the head of the young diver was forced under the water.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before Dave could say more the water snake began to pull so fiercely that the head of the young diver was forced under the water.
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 DAVE AND THE WATER SNAKE "Help me, Captain Broadbeam!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the matter, Dave!"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Before Dave could say more the water snake began to pull so fiercely that the head of the young diver was forced under the water.
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