Chapter 18 of Hal Kenyon Disappears is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Hal Kenyon Disappears is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ISLAND IN THE AIR For a minute, perhaps, not a word was uttered. The hopelessness of their situation was all too evident to the five boys. No one dared to suggest that the passage from which they had rolled the bowlder would lead to any possibility of escape. "Now you have done it!" Hal gasped at length.
Chapter 18 of Hal Kenyon Disappears is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “No one dared to suggest that the passage from which they had rolled the bowlder would lead to any possibility of escape.”
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “The hopelessness of their situation was all too evident to the five boys.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Hal gasped at length.”
the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success
From this reading “The hopelessness of their situation was all too evident to the five boys.”
a future prospect or potential
From this reading “No one dared to suggest that the passage from which they had rolled the bowlder would lead to any possibility of escape.”
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading “No one dared to suggest that the passage from which they had rolled the bowlder would lead to any possibility of escape.”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “No one dared to suggest that the passage from which they had rolled the bowlder would lead to any possibility of escape.”
communicated in words
From this reading “THE ISLAND IN THE AIR For a minute, perhaps, not a word was uttered.”
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 a lengthy or prolix manner
In this reading “Hal gasped at length.”
In this reading “No one dared to suggest that the passage from which they had rolled the bowlder would lead to any possibility of escape.”
In this reading “THE ISLAND IN THE AIR For a minute, perhaps, not a word was uttered.”
In this reading “The hopelessness of their situation was all too evident to the five boys.”
on everybody's mind
In this reading “THE ISLAND IN THE AIR For a minute, perhaps, not a word was uttered.”
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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 ISLAND IN THE AIR For a minute, perhaps, not a word was uttered.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE AIR For a minute, perhaps, not a word was uttered.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The hopelessness of their situation was all too evident to the five boys.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading No one dared to suggest that the passage from which they had rolled the bowlder would lead to any possibility of escape.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hal gasped at length.
a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
From this reading No one dared to suggest that the passage from which they had rolled the bowlder would lead to any possibility of escape.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The hopelessness of their situation was all too evident to the five boys.
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading No one dared to suggest that the passage from which they had rolled the bowlder would lead to any possibility of escape.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Now you have done it!"
the act of escaping physically
From this reading No one dared to suggest that the passage from which they had rolled the bowlder would lead to any possibility of escape.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading The hopelessness of their situation was all too evident to the five boys.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading The hopelessness of their situation was all too evident to the five boys.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE AIR For a minute, perhaps, not a word was uttered.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No one dared to suggest that the passage from which they had rolled the bowlder would lead to any possibility of escape.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading Hal gasped at length.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No one dared to suggest that the passage from which they had rolled the bowlder would lead to any possibility of escape.
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From this reading Hal gasped at length.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Now you have done it!"
the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success
From this reading The hopelessness of their situation was all too evident to the five boys.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE AIR For a minute, perhaps, not a word was uttered.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE AIR For a minute, perhaps, not a word was uttered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Now you have done it!"
take somebody somewhere
From this reading No one dared to suggest that the passage from which they had rolled the bowlder would lead to any possibility of escape.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Hal gasped at length.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE AIR For a minute, perhaps, not a word was uttered.
not any; not one
From this reading No one dared to suggest that the passage from which they had rolled the bowlder would lead to any possibility of escape.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE AIR For a minute, perhaps, not a word was uttered.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now you have done it!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hopelessness of their situation was all too evident to the five boys.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one dared to suggest that the passage from which they had rolled the bowlder would lead to any possibility of escape.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading No one dared to suggest that the passage from which they had rolled the bowlder would lead to any possibility of escape.
by chance
From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE AIR For a minute, perhaps, not a word was uttered.
a future prospect or potential
From this reading No one dared to suggest that the passage from which they had rolled the bowlder would lead to any possibility of escape.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading No one dared to suggest that the passage from which they had rolled the bowlder would lead to any possibility of escape.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading The hopelessness of their situation was all too evident to the five boys.
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading No one dared to suggest that the passage from which they had rolled the bowlder would lead to any possibility of escape.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No one dared to suggest that the passage from which they had rolled the bowlder would lead to any possibility of escape.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE AIR For a minute, perhaps, not a word was uttered.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The hopelessness of their situation was all too evident to the five boys.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No one dared to suggest that the passage from which they had rolled the bowlder would lead to any possibility of escape.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hopelessness of their situation was all too evident to the five boys.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The hopelessness of their situation was all too evident to the five boys.
communicated in words
From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE AIR For a minute, perhaps, not a word was uttered.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE AIR For a minute, perhaps, not a word was uttered.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading No one dared to suggest that the passage from which they had rolled the bowlder would lead to any possibility of escape.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE AIR For a minute, perhaps, not a word was uttered.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No one dared to suggest that the passage from which they had rolled the bowlder would lead to any possibility of escape.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now you have done it!"
Chapter 18 of Hal Kenyon Disappears by Gordon (Adventure story writer) Stuart holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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.
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