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Chapter 29 of Fighting in Cuban Waters is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"THE ENEMY IS ESCAPING!" "Is he dead, surgeon?" "Oh, doctor, he'll live--say he'll live!" Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek. Both were in distress for fear their comrade was seriously injured.
Chapter 29 of Fighting in Cuban Waters is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “Both were in distress for fear their comrade was seriously injured.”
-ing form of “escape” — run away from confinement
From this reading “"THE ENEMY IS ESCAPING!"”
harmed
From this reading “Both were in distress for fear their comrade was seriously injured.”
not marked by the use of reason
From this reading “Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.”
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading “Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.”
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading “"Is he dead, surgeon?"”
a government ship that is available for waging war
From this reading “Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.”
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading “Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.”
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 “Both were in distress for fear their comrade was seriously injured.”
In this reading “Both were in distress for fear their comrade was seriously injured.”
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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 Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both were in distress for fear their comrade was seriously injured.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Both were in distress for fear their comrade was seriously injured.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Is he dead, surgeon?"
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.
psychological suffering
From this reading Both were in distress for fear their comrade was seriously injured.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Oh, doctor, he'll live--say he'll live!"
an opposing military force
From this reading "THE ENEMY IS ESCAPING!"
-ing form of “escape” — run away from confinement
From this reading "THE ENEMY IS ESCAPING!"
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Both were in distress for fear their comrade was seriously injured.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Both were in distress for fear their comrade was seriously injured.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is he dead, surgeon?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, doctor, he'll live--say he'll live!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.
harmed
From this reading Both were in distress for fear their comrade was seriously injured.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "THE ENEMY IS ESCAPING!"
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "Oh, doctor, he'll live--say he'll live!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, doctor, he'll live--say he'll live!"
express in words
From this reading "Oh, doctor, he'll live--say he'll live!"
not marked by the use of reason
From this reading Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.
in a serious manner
From this reading Both were in distress for fear their comrade was seriously injured.
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading "Is he dead, surgeon?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE ENEMY IS ESCAPING!"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Both were in distress for fear their comrade was seriously injured.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.
a government ship that is available for waging war
From this reading Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Both were in distress for fear their comrade was seriously injured.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both were in distress for fear their comrade was seriously injured.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Caleb and Si had followed the senseless form of Walter to the sick bay of the warship, the Yankee youth with the blood streaming from a deep cut in his left cheek.
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