Chapter V of Dave Porter's Great Search, “Nick Jasniff’s Visit,” is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter V
Chapter V of Dave Porter's Great Search, “Nick Jasniff’s Visit,” is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm. “Oh, Roger, are you sure it’s a rattlesnake?” “Yes! Yes! Come down and help me!
Chapter V of Dave Porter's Great Search, “Nick Jasniff’s Visit,” is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.”
a formal public statement
From this reading “The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.”
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading “The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.”
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.”
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading “The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.”
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 “The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.”
pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
From this reading “The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.”
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.”
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.
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “Come down and help me!”
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 The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.
a formal public statement
From this reading The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh, Roger, are you sure it’s a rattlesnake?”
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come down and help me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Come down and help me!
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Come down and help me!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Roger, are you sure it’s a rattlesnake?”
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 The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come down and help me!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Roger, are you sure it’s a rattlesnake?”
pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
From this reading The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Oh, Roger, are you sure it’s a rattlesnake?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The announcement that Roger had his leg caught between the rocks and that a rattlesnake was about to attack him filled Dave with alarm.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, Roger, are you sure it’s a rattlesnake?”
Chapter 5 of Dave Porter's Great Search by Edward Stratemeyer holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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 5 holds 185 sentences of Dave Porter's Great Search, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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