Chapter 27 of Dave Porter in the South Seas is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Dave Porter in the South Seas is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MAP AND A PLOT The boys and Billy Dill viewed the surroundings with interest. Some bones lay on the ground, and they kicked them over. "These can't be human bones, can they?" whispered the senator's son to Dave. "No, Roger, they are nothing but the bones of some small animal." "I was afraid the natives might be cannibals!"
Chapter 27 of Dave Porter in the South Seas is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cannibal” — a person who eats human flesh
From this reading “"I was afraid the natives might be cannibals!"”
aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
From this reading “A MAP AND A PLOT The boys and Billy Dill viewed the surroundings with interest.”
past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot
From this reading “Some bones lay on the ground, and they kicked them over.”
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading “A MAP AND A PLOT The boys and Billy Dill viewed the surroundings with interest.”
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “A MAP AND A PLOT The boys and Billy Dill viewed the surroundings with interest.”
possessive form of “senator” — a member of a senate
From this reading “"These can't be human bones, can they?" whispered the senator's son to Dave.”
the environmental condition
From this reading “A MAP AND A PLOT The boys and Billy Dill viewed the surroundings with interest.”
past form of “view” — deem to be
From this reading “A MAP AND A PLOT The boys and Billy Dill viewed the surroundings with interest.”
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.
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In this reading “"These can't be human bones, can they?" whispered the senator's son to Dave.”
In this reading “Some bones lay on the ground, and they kicked them over.”
In this reading “Some bones lay on the ground, and they kicked them over.”
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 A MAP AND A PLOT The boys and Billy Dill viewed the surroundings with interest.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I was afraid the natives might be cannibals!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MAP AND A PLOT The boys and Billy Dill viewed the surroundings with interest.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "No, Roger, they are nothing but the bones of some small animal."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "No, Roger, they are nothing but the bones of some small animal."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "These can't be human bones, can they?" whispered the senator's son to Dave.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading A MAP AND A PLOT The boys and Billy Dill viewed the surroundings with interest.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading Some bones lay on the ground, and they kicked them over.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading A MAP AND A PLOT The boys and Billy Dill viewed the surroundings with interest.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No, Roger, they are nothing but the bones of some small animal."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "These can't be human bones, can they?" whispered the senator's son to Dave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "These can't be human bones, can they?" whispered the senator's son to Dave.
plural of “cannibal” — a person who eats human flesh
From this reading "I was afraid the natives might be cannibals!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "These can't be human bones, can they?" whispered the senator's son to Dave.
aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
From this reading A MAP AND A PLOT The boys and Billy Dill viewed the surroundings with interest.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Some bones lay on the ground, and they kicked them over.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading "These can't be human bones, can they?" whispered the senator's son to Dave.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was afraid the natives might be cannibals!"
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading A MAP AND A PLOT The boys and Billy Dill viewed the surroundings with interest.
past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot
From this reading Some bones lay on the ground, and they kicked them over.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Some bones lay on the ground, and they kicked them over.
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading A MAP AND A PLOT The boys and Billy Dill viewed the surroundings with interest.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "I was afraid the natives might be cannibals!"
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading "I was afraid the natives might be cannibals!"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, Roger, they are nothing but the bones of some small animal."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "No, Roger, they are nothing but the bones of some small animal."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No, Roger, they are nothing but the bones of some small animal."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Some bones lay on the ground, and they kicked them over.
above and across; more than
From this reading Some bones lay on the ground, and they kicked them over.
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading A MAP AND A PLOT The boys and Billy Dill viewed the surroundings with interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, Roger, they are nothing but the bones of some small animal."
possessive form of “senator” — a member of a senate
From this reading "These can't be human bones, can they?" whispered the senator's son to Dave.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "No, Roger, they are nothing but the bones of some small animal."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some bones lay on the ground, and they kicked them over.
a male human offspring
From this reading "These can't be human bones, can they?" whispered the senator's son to Dave.
the environmental condition
From this reading A MAP AND A PLOT The boys and Billy Dill viewed the surroundings with interest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MAP AND A PLOT The boys and Billy Dill viewed the surroundings with interest.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some bones lay on the ground, and they kicked them over.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "These can't be human bones, can they?" whispered the senator's son to Dave.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some bones lay on the ground, and they kicked them over.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "These can't be human bones, can they?" whispered the senator's son to Dave.
past form of “view” — deem to be
From this reading A MAP AND A PLOT The boys and Billy Dill viewed the surroundings with interest.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was afraid the natives might be cannibals!"
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "These can't be human bones, can they?" whispered the senator's son to Dave.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A MAP AND A PLOT The boys and Billy Dill viewed the surroundings with interest.
Chapter 27 of Dave Porter in the South Seas by Edward Stratemeyer holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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.
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