Chapter XVII of Hawaiian Sea Hunt Mystery, “A Dangerous Dive,” is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XVII
Chapter XVII of Hawaiian Sea Hunt Mystery, “A Dangerous Dive,” is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Biff and Li were up with the first rays of daylight. After a hurried breakfast, they prepared to go ashore. “Do you think it’s safe to leave the boat unguarded, Biff?” Li wanted to know. “No, I don’t.
Chapter XVII of Hawaiian Sea Hunt Mystery, “A Dangerous Dive,” is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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towards the shore from the water
From this reading “After a hurried breakfast, they prepared to go ashore.”
(boxing) a blow with the fist
From this reading “Biff and Li were up with the first rays of daylight.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “After a hurried breakfast, they prepared to go ashore.”
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading “Biff and Li were up with the first rays of daylight.”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “After a hurried breakfast, they prepared to go ashore.”
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading “After a hurried breakfast, they prepared to go ashore.”
plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading “Biff and Li were up with the first rays of daylight.”
lacking protection or a guard
From this reading ““Do you think it’s safe to leave the boat unguarded, Biff?””
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.
In this reading “After a hurried breakfast, they prepared to go ashore.”
In this reading “Biff and Li were up with the first rays of daylight.”
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 After a hurried breakfast, they prepared to go ashore.
later than; following
From this reading After a hurried breakfast, they prepared to go ashore.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Biff and Li were up with the first rays of daylight.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading After a hurried breakfast, they prepared to go ashore.
(boxing) a blow with the fist
From this reading Biff and Li were up with the first rays of daylight.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “Do you think it’s safe to leave the boat unguarded, Biff?”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading After a hurried breakfast, they prepared to go ashore.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading Biff and Li were up with the first rays of daylight.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you think it’s safe to leave the boat unguarded, Biff?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, I don’t.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Biff and Li were up with the first rays of daylight.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading After a hurried breakfast, they prepared to go ashore.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading After a hurried breakfast, they prepared to go ashore.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, I don’t.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you think it’s safe to leave the boat unguarded, Biff?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Li wanted to know.
go away from a place
From this reading “Do you think it’s safe to leave the boat unguarded, Biff?”
a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
From this reading Biff and Li were up with the first rays of daylight.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I don’t.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Biff and Li were up with the first rays of daylight.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading After a hurried breakfast, they prepared to go ashore.
plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading Biff and Li were up with the first rays of daylight.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “Do you think it’s safe to leave the boat unguarded, Biff?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Biff and Li were up with the first rays of daylight.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a hurried breakfast, they prepared to go ashore.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Do you think it’s safe to leave the boat unguarded, Biff?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a hurried breakfast, they prepared to go ashore.
lacking protection or a guard
From this reading “Do you think it’s safe to leave the boat unguarded, Biff?”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Biff and Li were up with the first rays of daylight.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Li wanted to know.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Biff and Li were up with the first rays of daylight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Biff and Li were up with the first rays of daylight.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you think it’s safe to leave the boat unguarded, Biff?”
Chapter 17 of Hawaiian Sea Hunt Mystery by Andy Adams holds 268 sentences, grouped into 54 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 17 holds 268 sentences of Hawaiian Sea Hunt Mystery, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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