Chapter 2 of Lost on the Orinoco is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Lost on the Orinoco is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BOYS TALK IT OVER “Hurrah, Mark, it’s settled at last.” “What is settled, Frank?” “We are to go to Venezuela and other places in South America. My father just got the word from Professor Strong. I brought the letter along for you to read.”
Chapter 2 of Lost on the Orinoco is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading ““We are to go to Venezuela and other places in South America.”
a victory cheer
From this reading “THE BOYS TALK IT OVER “Hurrah, Mark, it’s settled at last.””
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “THE BOYS TALK IT OVER “Hurrah, Mark, it’s settled at last.””
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading ““We are to go to Venezuela and other places in South America.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “My father just got the word from Professor Strong.”
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading “THE BOYS TALK IT OVER “Hurrah, Mark, it’s settled at last.””
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading ““We are to go to Venezuela and other places in South America.”
a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil
From this reading ““We are to go to Venezuela and other places in South America.”
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 ““We are to go to Venezuela and other places in South America.”
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.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I brought the letter along for you to read.”
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading “We are to go to Venezuela and other places in South America.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “We are to go to Venezuela and other places in South America.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We are to go to Venezuela and other places in South America.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BOYS TALK IT OVER “Hurrah, Mark, it’s settled at last.”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE BOYS TALK IT OVER “Hurrah, Mark, it’s settled at last.”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I brought the letter along for you to read.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My father just got the word from Professor Strong.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I brought the letter along for you to read.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “What is settled, Frank?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My father just got the word from Professor Strong.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “We are to go to Venezuela and other places in South America.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading My father just got the word from Professor Strong.
a victory cheer
From this reading THE BOYS TALK IT OVER “Hurrah, Mark, it’s settled at last.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I brought the letter along for you to read.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We are to go to Venezuela and other places in South America.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is settled, Frank?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE BOYS TALK IT OVER “Hurrah, Mark, it’s settled at last.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BOYS TALK IT OVER “Hurrah, Mark, it’s settled at last.”
and nothing more
From this reading My father just got the word from Professor Strong.
immediately past
From this reading THE BOYS TALK IT OVER “Hurrah, Mark, it’s settled at last.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading I brought the letter along for you to read.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading THE BOYS TALK IT OVER “Hurrah, Mark, it’s settled at last.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My father just got the word from Professor Strong.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “We are to go to Venezuela and other places in South America.
above and across; more than
From this reading THE BOYS TALK IT OVER “Hurrah, Mark, it’s settled at last.”
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “We are to go to Venezuela and other places in South America.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading My father just got the word from Professor Strong.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I brought the letter along for you to read.”
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading THE BOYS TALK IT OVER “Hurrah, Mark, it’s settled at last.”
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “We are to go to Venezuela and other places in South America.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading My father just got the word from Professor Strong.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading THE BOYS TALK IT OVER “Hurrah, Mark, it’s settled at last.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOYS TALK IT OVER “Hurrah, Mark, it’s settled at last.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We are to go to Venezuela and other places in South America.
a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil
From this reading “We are to go to Venezuela and other places in South America.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We are to go to Venezuela and other places in South America.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is settled, Frank?”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading My father just got the word from Professor Strong.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I brought the letter along for you to read.”
Chapter 2 of Lost on the Orinoco by Edward Stratemeyer holds 101 sentences, grouped into 21 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 2 holds 101 sentences of Lost on the Orinoco, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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