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Chapter 22 of Fighting in Cuban waters is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FLIGHT TO THE SEACOAST Carlos knew the wood well, and now he took hold of Walter's hand. "Put udder arm up, or get hurt maybe," he said. "Nasty trees around here." And Walter found this was true, for presently a low and twisted branch caught him and flung him flat on his back. Had his arm been down he must have been knocked senseless.
Chapter 22 of Fighting in Cuban waters is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading “And Walter found this was true, for presently a low and twisted branch caught him and flung him flat on his back.”
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading “THE FLIGHT TO THE SEACOAST Carlos knew the wood well, and now he took hold of Walter's hand.”
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading “"Nasty trees around here."”
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading “THE FLIGHT TO THE SEACOAST Carlos knew the wood well, and now he took hold of Walter's hand.”
not marked by the use of reason
From this reading “Had his arm been down he must have been knocked senseless.”
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading “And Walter found this was true, for presently a low and twisted branch caught him and flung him flat on his back.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “THE FLIGHT TO THE SEACOAST Carlos knew the wood well, and now he took hold of Walter's hand.”
possessive form of “walter” — German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “THE FLIGHT TO THE SEACOAST Carlos knew the wood well, and now he took hold of Walter's hand.”
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 “"Nasty trees around here."”
In this reading “THE FLIGHT TO THE SEACOAST Carlos knew the wood well, and now he took hold of Walter's hand.”
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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 And Walter found this was true, for presently a low and twisted branch caught him and flung him flat on his back.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FLIGHT TO THE SEACOAST Carlos knew the wood well, and now he took hold of Walter's hand.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading "Put udder arm up, or get hurt maybe," he said.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Nasty trees around here."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And Walter found this was true, for presently a low and twisted branch caught him and flung him flat on his back.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had his arm been down he must have been knocked senseless.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading And Walter found this was true, for presently a low and twisted branch caught him and flung him flat on his back.
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading THE FLIGHT TO THE SEACOAST Carlos knew the wood well, and now he took hold of Walter's hand.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading And Walter found this was true, for presently a low and twisted branch caught him and flung him flat on his back.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Had his arm been down he must have been knocked senseless.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading And Walter found this was true, for presently a low and twisted branch caught him and flung him flat on his back.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading THE FLIGHT TO THE SEACOAST Carlos knew the wood well, and now he took hold of Walter's hand.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading And Walter found this was true, for presently a low and twisted branch caught him and flung him flat on his back.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And Walter found this was true, for presently a low and twisted branch caught him and flung him flat on his back.
set up or found
From this reading And Walter found this was true, for presently a low and twisted branch caught him and flung him flat on his back.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Put udder arm up, or get hurt maybe," he said.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had his arm been down he must have been knocked senseless.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading THE FLIGHT TO THE SEACOAST Carlos knew the wood well, and now he took hold of Walter's hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had his arm been down he must have been knocked senseless.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FLIGHT TO THE SEACOAST Carlos knew the wood well, and now he took hold of Walter's hand.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Nasty trees around here."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And Walter found this was true, for presently a low and twisted branch caught him and flung him flat on his back.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And Walter found this was true, for presently a low and twisted branch caught him and flung him flat on his back.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading THE FLIGHT TO THE SEACOAST Carlos knew the wood well, and now he took hold of Walter's hand.
be the source of pain
From this reading "Put udder arm up, or get hurt maybe," he said.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading THE FLIGHT TO THE SEACOAST Carlos knew the wood well, and now he took hold of Walter's hand.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading Had his arm been down he must have been knocked senseless.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading And Walter found this was true, for presently a low and twisted branch caught him and flung him flat on his back.
by chance
From this reading "Put udder arm up, or get hurt maybe," he said.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Had his arm been down he must have been knocked senseless.
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading "Nasty trees around here."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE FLIGHT TO THE SEACOAST Carlos knew the wood well, and now he took hold of Walter's hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FLIGHT TO THE SEACOAST Carlos knew the wood well, and now he took hold of Walter's hand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And Walter found this was true, for presently a low and twisted branch caught him and flung him flat on his back.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Put udder arm up, or get hurt maybe," he said.
in the near future
From this reading And Walter found this was true, for presently a low and twisted branch caught him and flung him flat on his back.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Put udder arm up, or get hurt maybe," he said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Put udder arm up, or get hurt maybe," he said.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading THE FLIGHT TO THE SEACOAST Carlos knew the wood well, and now he took hold of Walter's hand.
not marked by the use of reason
From this reading Had his arm been down he must have been knocked senseless.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLIGHT TO THE SEACOAST Carlos knew the wood well, and now he took hold of Walter's hand.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And Walter found this was true, for presently a low and twisted branch caught him and flung him flat on his back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FLIGHT TO THE SEACOAST Carlos knew the wood well, and now he took hold of Walter's hand.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading THE FLIGHT TO THE SEACOAST Carlos knew the wood well, and now he took hold of Walter's hand.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading "Nasty trees around here."
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading And Walter found this was true, for presently a low and twisted branch caught him and flung him flat on his back.
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading And Walter found this was true, for presently a low and twisted branch caught him and flung him flat on his back.
mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)
From this reading "Put udder arm up, or get hurt maybe," he said.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Put udder arm up, or get hurt maybe," he said.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading And Walter found this was true, for presently a low and twisted branch caught him and flung him flat on his back.
possessive form of “walter” — German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading THE FLIGHT TO THE SEACOAST Carlos knew the wood well, and now he took hold of Walter's hand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Walter found this was true, for presently a low and twisted branch caught him and flung him flat on his back.
(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 THE FLIGHT TO THE SEACOAST Carlos knew the wood well, and now he took hold of Walter's hand.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading THE FLIGHT TO THE SEACOAST Carlos knew the wood well, and now he took hold of Walter's hand.
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