Chapter 27 of Lost on the Moon is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Lost on the Moon is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SIGNAL FAILS "Stop! Don't drink that! It may be poison!" yelled Jack. "Pull him back!" shouted Mark, and together they advanced on the old hunter. They tried to drag him away from the black pool, but Andy shook them off.
Chapter 27 of Lost on the Moon is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “They tried to drag him away from the black pool, but Andy shook them off.”
third-person singular of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “THE SIGNAL FAILS "Stop!”
someone who hunts game
From this reading “"Pull him back!" shouted Mark, and together they advanced on the old hunter.”
spoil as if by poison
From this reading “It may be poison!" yelled Jack.”
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading “They tried to drag him away from the black pool, but Andy shook them off.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “"Pull him back!" shouted Mark, and together they advanced on the old hunter.”
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading “THE SIGNAL FAILS "Stop!”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “It may be poison!" yelled Jack.”
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.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading "Pull him back!" shouted Mark, and together they advanced on the old hunter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Pull him back!" shouted Mark, and together they advanced on the old hunter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They tried to drag him away from the black pool, but Andy shook them off.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They tried to drag him away from the black pool, but Andy shook them off.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Pull him back!" shouted Mark, and together they advanced on the old hunter.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may be poison!" yelled Jack.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading They tried to drag him away from the black pool, but Andy shook them off.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They tried to drag him away from the black pool, but Andy shook them off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't drink that!
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading They tried to drag him away from the black pool, but Andy shook them off.
take in liquids
From this reading Don't drink that!
third-person singular of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading THE SIGNAL FAILS "Stop!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They tried to drag him away from the black pool, but Andy shook them off.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Pull him back!" shouted Mark, and together they advanced on the old hunter.
someone who hunts game
From this reading "Pull him back!" shouted Mark, and together they advanced on the old hunter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may be poison!" yelled Jack.
a small worthless amount
From this reading It may be poison!" yelled Jack.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "Pull him back!" shouted Mark, and together they advanced on the old hunter.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be poison!" yelled Jack.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They tried to drag him away from the black pool, but Andy shook them off.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Pull him back!" shouted Mark, and together they advanced on the old hunter.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Pull him back!" shouted Mark, and together they advanced on the old hunter.
spoil as if by poison
From this reading It may be poison!" yelled Jack.
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading They tried to drag him away from the black pool, but Andy shook them off.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "Pull him back!" shouted Mark, and together they advanced on the old hunter.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading They tried to drag him away from the black pool, but Andy shook them off.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Pull him back!" shouted Mark, and together they advanced on the old hunter.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading THE SIGNAL FAILS "Stop!
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading THE SIGNAL FAILS "Stop!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Don't drink that!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SIGNAL FAILS "Stop!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They tried to drag him away from the black pool, but Andy shook them off.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Pull him back!" shouted Mark, and together they advanced on the old hunter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They tried to drag him away from the black pool, but Andy shook them off.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "Pull him back!" shouted Mark, and together they advanced on the old hunter.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading They tried to drag him away from the black pool, but Andy shook them off.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading It may be poison!" yelled Jack.
Chapter 27 of Lost on the Moon by Roy Rockwood holds 78 sentences, grouped into 16 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 27 holds 78 sentences of Lost on the Moon, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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