Chapter 30 of Lost on the Orinoco is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Lost on the Orinoco is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOST ON THE ORINOCO “Well did you ever see such impudent beggars!” cried Mark, as Frank reached his side. “If they haven’t gone and taken possession of our canoe!” “O Mark, we must get it back somehow!” ejaculated Frank, aghast. “If we don’t, how will we ever get back to camp?” “Of course we must get it back.
Chapter 30 of Lost on the Orinoco is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading ““O Mark, we must get it back somehow!” ejaculated Frank, aghast.”
plural of “beggar” — a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading “LOST ON THE ORINOCO “Well did you ever see such impudent beggars!” cried Mark, as Frank reached his side.”
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading ““If they haven’t gone and taken possession of our canoe!””
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “LOST ON THE ORINOCO “Well did you ever see such impudent beggars!” cried Mark, as Frank reached his side.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “LOST ON THE ORINOCO “Well did you ever see such impudent beggars!” cried Mark, as Frank reached his side.”
a South American river 1,500 miles long; flows into the South Atlantic
From this reading “LOST ON THE ORINOCO “Well did you ever see such impudent beggars!” cried Mark, as Frank reached his side.”
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading ““If they haven’t gone and taken possession of our canoe!””
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading ““O Mark, we must get it back somehow!” ejaculated Frank, aghast.”
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.
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In this reading ““If they haven’t gone and taken possession of our canoe!””
as might be expected
In this reading ““Of course we must get it back.”
recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
In this reading ““If we don’t, how will we ever get back to camp?””
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struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading “O Mark, we must get it back somehow!” ejaculated Frank, aghast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “If they haven’t gone and taken possession of our canoe!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading LOST ON THE ORINOCO “Well did you ever see such impudent beggars!” cried Mark, as Frank reached his side.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “O Mark, we must get it back somehow!” ejaculated Frank, aghast.
plural of “beggar” — a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading LOST ON THE ORINOCO “Well did you ever see such impudent beggars!” cried Mark, as Frank reached his side.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “If we don’t, how will we ever get back to camp?”
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading “If they haven’t gone and taken possession of our canoe!”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Of course we must get it back.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading LOST ON THE ORINOCO “Well did you ever see such impudent beggars!” cried Mark, as Frank reached his side.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading LOST ON THE ORINOCO “Well did you ever see such impudent beggars!” cried Mark, as Frank reached his side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If we don’t, how will we ever get back to camp?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “O Mark, we must get it back somehow!” ejaculated Frank, aghast.
at any time
From this reading LOST ON THE ORINOCO “Well did you ever see such impudent beggars!” cried Mark, as Frank reached his side.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading LOST ON THE ORINOCO “Well did you ever see such impudent beggars!” cried Mark, as Frank reached his side.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “O Mark, we must get it back somehow!” ejaculated Frank, aghast.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “If they haven’t gone and taken possession of our canoe!”
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From this reading “If they haven’t gone and taken possession of our canoe!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LOST ON THE ORINOCO “Well did you ever see such impudent beggars!” cried Mark, as Frank reached his side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If we don’t, how will we ever get back to camp?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If they haven’t gone and taken possession of our canoe!”
marked by casual disrespect
From this reading LOST ON THE ORINOCO “Well did you ever see such impudent beggars!” cried Mark, as Frank reached his side.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “O Mark, we must get it back somehow!” ejaculated Frank, aghast.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading LOST ON THE ORINOCO “Well did you ever see such impudent beggars!” cried Mark, as Frank reached his side.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading LOST ON THE ORINOCO “Well did you ever see such impudent beggars!” cried Mark, as Frank reached his side.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “O Mark, we must get it back somehow!” ejaculated Frank, aghast.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “O Mark, we must get it back somehow!” ejaculated Frank, aghast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “If they haven’t gone and taken possession of our canoe!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LOST ON THE ORINOCO “Well did you ever see such impudent beggars!” cried Mark, as Frank reached his side.
a South American river 1,500 miles long; flows into the South Atlantic
From this reading LOST ON THE ORINOCO “Well did you ever see such impudent beggars!” cried Mark, as Frank reached his side.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “If they haven’t gone and taken possession of our canoe!”
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading “If they haven’t gone and taken possession of our canoe!”
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading LOST ON THE ORINOCO “Well did you ever see such impudent beggars!” cried Mark, as Frank reached his side.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading LOST ON THE ORINOCO “Well did you ever see such impudent beggars!” cried Mark, as Frank reached his side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading LOST ON THE ORINOCO “Well did you ever see such impudent beggars!” cried Mark, as Frank reached his side.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading “O Mark, we must get it back somehow!” ejaculated Frank, aghast.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading LOST ON THE ORINOCO “Well did you ever see such impudent beggars!” cried Mark, as Frank reached his side.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “If they haven’t gone and taken possession of our canoe!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOST ON THE ORINOCO “Well did you ever see such impudent beggars!” cried Mark, as Frank reached his side.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “If they haven’t gone and taken possession of our canoe!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If we don’t, how will we ever get back to camp?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “O Mark, we must get it back somehow!” ejaculated Frank, aghast.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading LOST ON THE ORINOCO “Well did you ever see such impudent beggars!” cried Mark, as Frank reached his side.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “If we don’t, how will we ever get back to camp?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LOST ON THE ORINOCO “Well did you ever see such impudent beggars!” cried Mark, as Frank reached his side.
Chapter 30 of Lost on the Orinoco by Edward Stratemeyer holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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.
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