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Chapter 2 of Fighting in Cuban Waters is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WALTER DETERMINES TO ENTER THE NAVY "Well, Walter, I suppose the newspapers are going like hot cakes this morning." "They are, Mr. Newell. Everybody wants the news. I ran out of 'Globes' and 'Heralds' before seven o'clock, and sent Dan down for fifty more of each." "That was right.
Chapter 2 of Fighting in Cuban Waters is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cake” — a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading “WALTER DETERMINES TO ENTER THE NAVY "Well, Walter, I suppose the newspapers are going like hot cakes this morning."”
third-person singular of “determine” — establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading “WALTER DETERMINES TO ENTER THE NAVY "Well, Walter, I suppose the newspapers are going like hot cakes this morning."”
plural of “globe” — the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “I ran out of 'Globes' and 'Heralds' before seven o'clock, and sent Dan down for fifty more of each."”
plural of “herald” — (formal) a person who announces important news
From this reading “I ran out of 'Globes' and 'Heralds' before seven o'clock, and sent Dan down for fifty more of each."”
an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading “WALTER DETERMINES TO ENTER THE NAVY "Well, Walter, I suppose the newspapers are going like hot cakes this morning."”
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading “WALTER DETERMINES TO ENTER THE NAVY "Well, Walter, I suppose the newspapers are going like hot cakes this morning."”
according to the clock
From this reading “I ran out of 'Globes' and 'Heralds' before seven o'clock, and sent Dan down for fifty more of each."”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “WALTER DETERMINES TO ENTER THE NAVY "Well, Walter, I suppose the newspapers are going like hot cakes this morning."”
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.
a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
In this reading “WALTER DETERMINES TO ENTER THE NAVY "Well, Walter, I suppose the newspapers are going like hot cakes this morning."”
become used up; be exhausted
In this reading “I ran out of 'Globes' and 'Heralds' before seven o'clock, and sent Dan down for fifty more of each."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I ran out of 'Globes' and 'Heralds' before seven o'clock, and sent Dan down for fifty more of each."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WALTER DETERMINES TO ENTER THE NAVY "Well, Walter, I suppose the newspapers are going like hot cakes this morning."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I ran out of 'Globes' and 'Heralds' before seven o'clock, and sent Dan down for fifty more of each."
plural of “cake” — a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading WALTER DETERMINES TO ENTER THE NAVY "Well, Walter, I suppose the newspapers are going like hot cakes this morning."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ran out of 'Globes' and 'Heralds' before seven o'clock, and sent Dan down for fifty more of each."
third-person singular of “determine” — establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading WALTER DETERMINES TO ENTER THE NAVY "Well, Walter, I suppose the newspapers are going like hot cakes this morning."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I ran out of 'Globes' and 'Heralds' before seven o'clock, and sent Dan down for fifty more of each."
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading I ran out of 'Globes' and 'Heralds' before seven o'clock, and sent Dan down for fifty more of each."
to come or go into
From this reading WALTER DETERMINES TO ENTER THE NAVY "Well, Walter, I suppose the newspapers are going like hot cakes this morning."
every person
From this reading Everybody wants the news.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading I ran out of 'Globes' and 'Heralds' before seven o'clock, and sent Dan down for fifty more of each."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I ran out of 'Globes' and 'Heralds' before seven o'clock, and sent Dan down for fifty more of each."
plural of “globe” — the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading I ran out of 'Globes' and 'Heralds' before seven o'clock, and sent Dan down for fifty more of each."
the act of departing
From this reading WALTER DETERMINES TO ENTER THE NAVY "Well, Walter, I suppose the newspapers are going like hot cakes this morning."
plural of “herald” — (formal) a person who announces important news
From this reading I ran out of 'Globes' and 'Heralds' before seven o'clock, and sent Dan down for fifty more of each."
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading WALTER DETERMINES TO ENTER THE NAVY "Well, Walter, I suppose the newspapers are going like hot cakes this morning."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WALTER DETERMINES TO ENTER THE NAVY "Well, Walter, I suppose the newspapers are going like hot cakes this morning."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading WALTER DETERMINES TO ENTER THE NAVY "Well, Walter, I suppose the newspapers are going like hot cakes this morning."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I ran out of 'Globes' and 'Heralds' before seven o'clock, and sent Dan down for fifty more of each."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading WALTER DETERMINES TO ENTER THE NAVY "Well, Walter, I suppose the newspapers are going like hot cakes this morning."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "They are, Mr. Newell.
an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading WALTER DETERMINES TO ENTER THE NAVY "Well, Walter, I suppose the newspapers are going like hot cakes this morning."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They are, Mr. Newell.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Everybody wants the news.
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading WALTER DETERMINES TO ENTER THE NAVY "Well, Walter, I suppose the newspapers are going like hot cakes this morning."
according to the clock
From this reading I ran out of 'Globes' and 'Heralds' before seven o'clock, and sent Dan down for fifty more of each."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I ran out of 'Globes' and 'Heralds' before seven o'clock, and sent Dan down for fifty more of each."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I ran out of 'Globes' and 'Heralds' before seven o'clock, and sent Dan down for fifty more of each."
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I ran out of 'Globes' and 'Heralds' before seven o'clock, and sent Dan down for fifty more of each."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "That was right.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading I ran out of 'Globes' and 'Heralds' before seven o'clock, and sent Dan down for fifty more of each."
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading I ran out of 'Globes' and 'Heralds' before seven o'clock, and sent Dan down for fifty more of each."
express a supposition
From this reading WALTER DETERMINES TO ENTER THE NAVY "Well, Walter, I suppose the newspapers are going like hot cakes this morning."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That was right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WALTER DETERMINES TO ENTER THE NAVY "Well, Walter, I suppose the newspapers are going like hot cakes this morning."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They are, Mr. Newell.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading WALTER DETERMINES TO ENTER THE NAVY "Well, Walter, I suppose the newspapers are going like hot cakes this morning."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WALTER DETERMINES TO ENTER THE NAVY "Well, Walter, I suppose the newspapers are going like hot cakes this morning."
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading WALTER DETERMINES TO ENTER THE NAVY "Well, Walter, I suppose the newspapers are going like hot cakes this morning."
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading Everybody wants the news.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That was right.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading WALTER DETERMINES TO ENTER THE NAVY "Well, Walter, I suppose the newspapers are going like hot cakes this morning."
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