Chapter 5 of Mystery of the Caribbean Pearls is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Mystery of the Caribbean Pearls is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Appear and Disappear “Thinking of taking a swim?” Specks called out. “Some dive you’d have to make first, eh?” Biff turned around. He could see the fat, satisfied grin on Specks’ face.
Chapter 5 of Mystery of the Caribbean Pearls is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(boxing) a blow with the fist
From this reading “Biff turned around.”
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “Appear and Disappear “Thinking of taking a swim?””
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
From this reading ““Some dive you’d have to make first, eh?””
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading “He could see the fat, satisfied grin on Specks’ face.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “He could see the fat, satisfied grin on Specks’ face.”
filled with satisfaction
From this reading “He could see the fat, satisfied grin on Specks’ face.”
plural of “speck” — a very small spot
From this reading “Specks called out.”
travel through water
From this reading “Appear and Disappear “Thinking of taking a swim?””
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.
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
In this reading “Specks called out.”
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 Appear and Disappear “Thinking of taking a swim?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Appear and Disappear “Thinking of taking a swim?”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Appear and Disappear “Thinking of taking a swim?”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Biff turned around.
(boxing) a blow with the fist
From this reading Biff turned around.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Specks called out.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could see the fat, satisfied grin on Specks’ face.
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Appear and Disappear “Thinking of taking a swim?”
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
From this reading “Some dive you’d have to make first, eh?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Some dive you’d have to make first, eh?”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He could see the fat, satisfied grin on Specks’ face.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading He could see the fat, satisfied grin on Specks’ face.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Some dive you’d have to make first, eh?”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading He could see the fat, satisfied grin on Specks’ face.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Some dive you’d have to make first, eh?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could see the fat, satisfied grin on Specks’ face.
engage in
From this reading “Some dive you’d have to make first, eh?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Appear and Disappear “Thinking of taking a swim?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He could see the fat, satisfied grin on Specks’ face.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Specks called out.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading He could see the fat, satisfied grin on Specks’ face.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He could see the fat, satisfied grin on Specks’ face.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Some dive you’d have to make first, eh?”
plural of “speck” — a very small spot
From this reading Specks called out.
travel through water
From this reading Appear and Disappear “Thinking of taking a swim?”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Appear and Disappear “Thinking of taking a swim?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He could see the fat, satisfied grin on Specks’ face.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Appear and Disappear “Thinking of taking a swim?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Some dive you’d have to make first, eh?”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Biff turned around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Some dive you’d have to make first, eh?”
Chapter 5 of Mystery of the Caribbean Pearls by Andy Adams holds 216 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 5 holds 216 sentences of Mystery of the Caribbean Pearls, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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