Chapter XII of Hawaiian Sea Hunt Mystery, “Bomb Away,” is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter XII of Hawaiian Sea Hunt Mystery, “Bomb Away,” is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For several moments Biff and Li remained absolutely quiet and motionless. They knew someone was on the boat. But what was he doing? “Could he be one of the men bringing supplies to the boat?” Li whispered at last.
Chapter XII of Hawaiian Sea Hunt Mystery, “Bomb Away,” is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “For several moments Biff and Li remained absolutely quiet and motionless.”
(boxing) a blow with the fist
From this reading “For several moments Biff and Li remained absolutely quiet and motionless.”
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading ““Could he be one of the men bringing supplies to the boat?””
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “For several moments Biff and Li remained absolutely quiet and motionless.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “For several moments Biff and Li remained absolutely quiet and motionless.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “They knew someone was on the boat.”
plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use
From this reading ““Could he be one of the men bringing supplies to the boat?””
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Li whispered at last.”
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading For several moments Biff and Li remained absolutely quiet and motionless.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For several moments Biff and Li remained absolutely quiet and motionless.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Li whispered at last.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Could he be one of the men bringing supplies to the boat?”
(boxing) a blow with the fist
From this reading For several moments Biff and Li remained absolutely quiet and motionless.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading They knew someone was on the boat.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading “Could he be one of the men bringing supplies to the boat?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what was he doing?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Could he be one of the men bringing supplies to the boat?”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading But what was he doing?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For several moments Biff and Li remained absolutely quiet and motionless.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But what was he doing?
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They knew someone was on the boat.
immediately past
From this reading Li whispered at last.
a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
From this reading For several moments Biff and Li remained absolutely quiet and motionless.
the force of workers available
From this reading “Could he be one of the men bringing supplies to the boat?”
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading For several moments Biff and Li remained absolutely quiet and motionless.
not in physical motion
From this reading For several moments Biff and Li remained absolutely quiet and motionless.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Could he be one of the men bringing supplies to the boat?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They knew someone was on the boat.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Could he be one of the men bringing supplies to the boat?”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading For several moments Biff and Li remained absolutely quiet and motionless.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading For several moments Biff and Li remained absolutely quiet and motionless.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading For several moments Biff and Li remained absolutely quiet and motionless.
a person, without saying who
From this reading They knew someone was on the boat.
plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use
From this reading “Could he be one of the men bringing supplies to the boat?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They knew someone was on the boat.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They knew someone was on the boat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Could he be one of the men bringing supplies to the boat?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They knew someone was on the boat.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what was he doing?
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Li whispered at last.
Chapter 12 of Hawaiian Sea Hunt Mystery by Andy Adams holds 219 sentences, grouped into 44 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 12 holds 219 sentences of Hawaiian Sea Hunt Mystery, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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