Chapter 20 of Dave Porter in the South Seas is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Dave Porter in the South Seas is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAUGHT IN A STORM "Who is there?" "Captain Marshall, can I speak to you a moment?" "Oh, so it is you, Porter! What do you want?" "There seems to be a big storm coming up, and I thought I had better tell you about it."
Chapter 20 of Dave Porter in the South Seas is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “"There seems to be a big storm coming up, and I thought I had better tell you about it."”
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “CAUGHT IN A STORM "Who is there?"”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “"There seems to be a big storm coming up, and I thought I had better tell you about it."”
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading “"Captain Marshall, can I speak to you a moment?"”
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading “"Oh, so it is you, Porter!”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “"There seems to be a big storm coming up, and I thought I had better tell you about it."”
express in speech
From this reading “"Captain Marshall, can I speak to you a moment?"”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “CAUGHT IN A STORM "Who is there?"”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"There seems to be a big storm coming up, and I thought I had better tell you about it."”
In this reading “CAUGHT IN A STORM "Who is there?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 CAUGHT IN A STORM "Who is there?"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "There seems to be a big storm coming up, and I thought I had better tell you about it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There seems to be a big storm coming up, and I thought I had better tell you about it."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There seems to be a big storm coming up, and I thought I had better tell you about it."
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "There seems to be a big storm coming up, and I thought I had better tell you about it."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "There seems to be a big storm coming up, and I thought I had better tell you about it."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Captain Marshall, can I speak to you a moment?"
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Captain Marshall, can I speak to you a moment?"
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading CAUGHT IN A STORM "Who is there?"
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "There seems to be a big storm coming up, and I thought I had better tell you about it."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you want?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "There seems to be a big storm coming up, and I thought I had better tell you about it."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Captain Marshall, can I speak to you a moment?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CAUGHT IN A STORM "Who is there?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CAUGHT IN A STORM "Who is there?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, so it is you, Porter!
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading "Captain Marshall, can I speak to you a moment?"
a particular point in time
From this reading "Captain Marshall, can I speak to you a moment?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, so it is you, Porter!
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading "Oh, so it is you, Porter!
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "There seems to be a big storm coming up, and I thought I had better tell you about it."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Oh, so it is you, Porter!
express in speech
From this reading "Captain Marshall, can I speak to you a moment?"
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading CAUGHT IN A STORM "Who is there?"
express in words
From this reading "There seems to be a big storm coming up, and I thought I had better tell you about it."
in or at that place or location
From this reading CAUGHT IN A STORM "Who is there?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "There seems to be a big storm coming up, and I thought I had better tell you about it."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Captain Marshall, can I speak to you a moment?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "There seems to be a big storm coming up, and I thought I had better tell you about it."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading What do you want?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you want?"
which person or people
From this reading CAUGHT IN A STORM "Who is there?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Captain Marshall, can I speak to you a moment?"
Chapter 20 of Dave Porter in the South Seas by Edward Stratemeyer holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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 20 holds 142 sentences of Dave Porter in the South Seas, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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