Chapter 20 of Frank and Andy Afloat is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Frank and Andy Afloat is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RISING TIDE "Where are you, Frank?" called Andy. "Right here. Give me your hand. It won't do to get lost in this darkness. Where are you?"
Chapter 20 of Frank and Andy Afloat is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “THE RISING TIDE "Where are you, Frank?" called Andy.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “It won't do to get lost in this darkness.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “THE RISING TIDE "Where are you, Frank?" called Andy.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Give me your hand.”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “It won't do to get lost in this darkness.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “"Right here.”
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading “THE RISING TIDE "Where are you, Frank?" called Andy.”
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading “THE RISING TIDE "Where are you, Frank?" called Andy.”
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From this reading THE RISING TIDE "Where are you, Frank?" called Andy.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE RISING TIDE "Where are you, Frank?" called Andy.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE RISING TIDE "Where are you, Frank?" called Andy.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It won't do to get lost in this darkness.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It won't do to get lost in this darkness.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading THE RISING TIDE "Where are you, Frank?" called Andy.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It won't do to get lost in this darkness.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give me your hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Give me your hand.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Right here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It won't do to get lost in this darkness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It won't do to get lost in this darkness.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading It won't do to get lost in this darkness.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give me your hand.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Right here.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading THE RISING TIDE "Where are you, Frank?" called Andy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RISING TIDE "Where are you, Frank?" called Andy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It won't do to get lost in this darkness.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading THE RISING TIDE "Where are you, Frank?" called Andy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It won't do to get lost in this darkness.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE RISING TIDE "Where are you, Frank?" called Andy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It won't do to get lost in this darkness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE RISING TIDE "Where are you, Frank?" called Andy.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Give me your hand.
Chapter 20 of Frank and Andy Afloat by Vance Barnum holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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 20 holds 156 sentences of Frank and Andy Afloat, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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