Chapter 10 of Dave Porter on Cave Island is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Dave Porter on Cave Island is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“The jewelry works?” repeated Roger. “Yes. What did it sound like to you?” “Why, like a blast of some kind. Maybe it was at the railroad.”
Chapter 10 of Dave Porter on Cave Island is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 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.
make a strident sound
From this reading ““Why, like a blast of some kind.”
an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)
From this reading ““The jewelry works?” repeated Roger.”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading ““Why, like a blast of some kind.”
by chance
From this reading “Maybe it was at the railroad.””
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading “Maybe it was at the railroad.””
recurring again and again
From this reading ““The jewelry works?” repeated Roger.”
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “What did it sound like to you?””
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading ““The jewelry works?” repeated Roger.”
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 ““Why, like a blast of some kind.”
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 “Why, like a blast of some kind.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Maybe it was at the railroad.”
make a strident sound
From this reading “Why, like a blast of some kind.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did it sound like to you?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What did it sound like to you?”
an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)
From this reading “The jewelry works?” repeated Roger.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “Why, like a blast of some kind.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading What did it sound like to you?”
by chance
From this reading Maybe it was at the railroad.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Why, like a blast of some kind.
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading Maybe it was at the railroad.”
recurring again and again
From this reading “The jewelry works?” repeated Roger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The jewelry works?” repeated Roger.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Why, like a blast of some kind.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading What did it sound like to you?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The jewelry works?” repeated Roger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What did it sound like to you?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maybe it was at the railroad.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did it sound like to you?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, like a blast of some kind.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “The jewelry works?” repeated Roger.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What did it sound like to you?”
Chapter 10 of Dave Porter on Cave Island by Edward Stratemeyer holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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 10 holds 177 sentences of Dave Porter on Cave Island, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Dave Porter on Cave Island by Edward Stratemeyer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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.
Work through the 36 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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