Chapter VIII of Hawaiian Sea Hunt Mystery, “The Police Call,” is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter VIII of Hawaiian Sea Hunt Mystery, “The Police Call,” is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Did you get a good look at your attacker, Biff?” Tom Brewster asked his son. “Gee, Dad. He came at me too fast. And it was fairly dark in the room.”
Chapter VIII of Hawaiian Sea Hunt Mystery, “The Police Call,” is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
someone who attacks
From this reading ““Did you get a good look at your attacker, Biff?””
(boxing) a blow with the fist
From this reading ““Did you get a good look at your attacker, Biff?””
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading ““Gee, Dad.”
to certain extent or degree
From this reading “And it was fairly dark in the room.””
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “He came at me too fast.”
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading ““Gee, Dad.”
a male human offspring
From this reading “Tom Brewster asked his son.”
male cat
From this reading “Tom Brewster asked his son.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading ““Did you get a good look at your attacker, Biff?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Did you get a good look at your attacker, Biff?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it was fairly dark in the room.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Tom Brewster asked his son.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Did you get a good look at your attacker, Biff?”
someone who attacks
From this reading “Did you get a good look at your attacker, Biff?”
(boxing) a blow with the fist
From this reading “Did you get a good look at your attacker, Biff?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom Brewster asked his son.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came at me too fast.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Gee, Dad.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading And it was fairly dark in the room.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you get a good look at your attacker, Biff?”
to certain extent or degree
From this reading And it was fairly dark in the room.”
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading He came at me too fast.
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “Gee, Dad.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Did you get a good look at your attacker, Biff?”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Did you get a good look at your attacker, Biff?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came at me too fast.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom Brewster asked his son.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And it was fairly dark in the room.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it was fairly dark in the room.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Did you get a good look at your attacker, Biff?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He came at me too fast.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading And it was fairly dark in the room.”
a male human offspring
From this reading Tom Brewster asked his son.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And it was fairly dark in the room.”
male cat
From this reading Tom Brewster asked his son.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He came at me too fast.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And it was fairly dark in the room.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did you get a good look at your attacker, Biff?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did you get a good look at your attacker, Biff?”
Chapter 8 of Hawaiian Sea Hunt Mystery by Andy Adams holds 203 sentences, grouped into 41 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 8 holds 203 sentences of Hawaiian Sea Hunt Mystery, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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