Chapter 19 of Frontier Boys on the Coast is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Frontier Boys on the Coast is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PASSENGER They met without any formality. The new passenger was a tall, slightly stooped man, with long hair falling down to his shoulders. Juarez was exceedingly anxious to see him, but could make out only a dark form moving along the deck. "Come to the cabin, Jeems," called the Captain. "I've got something to tell ye."
Chapter 19 of Frontier Boys on the Coast is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “"Come to the cabin, Jeems," called the Captain.”
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “Juarez was exceedingly anxious to see him, but could make out only a dark form moving along the deck.”
to an extreme degree
From this reading “Juarez was exceedingly anxious to see him, but could make out only a dark form moving along the deck.”
a requirement of etiquette or custom
From this reading “THE PASSENGER They met without any formality.”
a city in northern Mexico on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso
From this reading “Juarez was exceedingly anxious to see him, but could make out only a dark form moving along the deck.”
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading “THE PASSENGER They met without any formality.”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “The new passenger was a tall, slightly stooped man, with long hair falling down to his shoulders.”
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading “The new passenger was a tall, slightly stooped man, with long hair falling down to his shoulders.”
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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 The new passenger was a tall, slightly stooped man, with long hair falling down to his shoulders.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Juarez was exceedingly anxious to see him, but could make out only a dark form moving along the deck.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Juarez was exceedingly anxious to see him, but could make out only a dark form moving along the deck.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading THE PASSENGER They met without any formality.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Juarez was exceedingly anxious to see him, but could make out only a dark form moving along the deck.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading "Come to the cabin, Jeems," called the Captain.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Come to the cabin, Jeems," called the Captain.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Come to the cabin, Jeems," called the Captain.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come to the cabin, Jeems," called the Captain.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Juarez was exceedingly anxious to see him, but could make out only a dark form moving along the deck.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Juarez was exceedingly anxious to see him, but could make out only a dark form moving along the deck.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Juarez was exceedingly anxious to see him, but could make out only a dark form moving along the deck.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The new passenger was a tall, slightly stooped man, with long hair falling down to his shoulders.
to an extreme degree
From this reading Juarez was exceedingly anxious to see him, but could make out only a dark form moving along the deck.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading The new passenger was a tall, slightly stooped man, with long hair falling down to his shoulders.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Juarez was exceedingly anxious to see him, but could make out only a dark form moving along the deck.
a requirement of etiquette or custom
From this reading THE PASSENGER They met without any formality.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I've got something to tell ye."
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The new passenger was a tall, slightly stooped man, with long hair falling down to his shoulders.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Juarez was exceedingly anxious to see him, but could make out only a dark form moving along the deck.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The new passenger was a tall, slightly stooped man, with long hair falling down to his shoulders.
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From this reading "I've got something to tell ye."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come to the cabin, Jeems," called the Captain.
a city in northern Mexico on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso
From this reading Juarez was exceedingly anxious to see him, but could make out only a dark form moving along the deck.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The new passenger was a tall, slightly stooped man, with long hair falling down to his shoulders.
engage in
From this reading Juarez was exceedingly anxious to see him, but could make out only a dark form moving along the deck.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The new passenger was a tall, slightly stooped man, with long hair falling down to his shoulders.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading THE PASSENGER They met without any formality.
in motion
From this reading Juarez was exceedingly anxious to see him, but could make out only a dark form moving along the deck.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The new passenger was a tall, slightly stooped man, with long hair falling down to his shoulders.
and nothing more
From this reading Juarez was exceedingly anxious to see him, but could make out only a dark form moving along the deck.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Juarez was exceedingly anxious to see him, but could make out only a dark form moving along the deck.
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading THE PASSENGER They met without any formality.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Juarez was exceedingly anxious to see him, but could make out only a dark form moving along the deck.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading The new passenger was a tall, slightly stooped man, with long hair falling down to his shoulders.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading The new passenger was a tall, slightly stooped man, with long hair falling down to his shoulders.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I've got something to tell ye."
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading The new passenger was a tall, slightly stooped man, with long hair falling down to his shoulders.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The new passenger was a tall, slightly stooped man, with long hair falling down to his shoulders.
express in words
From this reading "I've got something to tell ye."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PASSENGER They met without any formality.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE PASSENGER They met without any formality.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The new passenger was a tall, slightly stooped man, with long hair falling down to his shoulders.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The new passenger was a tall, slightly stooped man, with long hair falling down to his shoulders.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The new passenger was a tall, slightly stooped man, with long hair falling down to his shoulders.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE PASSENGER They met without any formality.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "I've got something to tell ye."
Chapter 19 of Frontier Boys on the Coast by Wyn Roosevelt holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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 19 holds 113 sentences of Frontier Boys on the Coast, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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