Chapter 12 of Oliver Bright's Search is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Oliver Bright's Search is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. WHYLAND. “My stars! what’s the matter with the ship?” asked Gus, as Oliver entered the stateroom. “We are going to have a storm,” was the reply; “it’s raining already.” “Then maybe we will go to the bottom,” groaned Gus.
Chapter 12 of Oliver Bright's Search is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the lower side of anything
From this reading ““Then maybe we will go to the bottom,” groaned Gus.”
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading ““Then maybe we will go to the bottom,” groaned Gus.”
plural of “gu” — the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
From this reading ““My stars! what’s the matter with the ship?” asked Gus, as Oliver entered the stateroom.”
by chance
From this reading ““Then maybe we will go to the bottom,” groaned Gus.”
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading ““My stars! what’s the matter with the ship?” asked Gus, as Oliver entered the stateroom.”
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading ““We are going to have a storm,” was the reply; “it’s raining already.””
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading ““My stars! what’s the matter with the ship?” asked Gus, as Oliver entered the stateroom.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading ““We are going to have a storm,” was the reply; “it’s raining already.””
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “We are going to have a storm,” was the reply; “it’s raining already.”
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading “We are going to have a storm,” was the reply; “it’s raining already.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We are going to have a storm,” was the reply; “it’s raining already.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “My stars! what’s the matter with the ship?” asked Gus, as Oliver entered the stateroom.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “My stars! what’s the matter with the ship?” asked Gus, as Oliver entered the stateroom.
the lower side of anything
From this reading “Then maybe we will go to the bottom,” groaned Gus.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “My stars! what’s the matter with the ship?” asked Gus, as Oliver entered the stateroom.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Then maybe we will go to the bottom,” groaned Gus.
the act of departing
From this reading “We are going to have a storm,” was the reply; “it’s raining already.”
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “Then maybe we will go to the bottom,” groaned Gus.
plural of “gu” — the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
From this reading “My stars! what’s the matter with the ship?” asked Gus, as Oliver entered the stateroom.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We are going to have a storm,” was the reply; “it’s raining already.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We are going to have a storm,” was the reply; “it’s raining already.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “My stars! what’s the matter with the ship?” asked Gus, as Oliver entered the stateroom.
by chance
From this reading “Then maybe we will go to the bottom,” groaned Gus.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My stars! what’s the matter with the ship?” asked Gus, as Oliver entered the stateroom.
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “My stars! what’s the matter with the ship?” asked Gus, as Oliver entered the stateroom.
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading “We are going to have a storm,” was the reply; “it’s raining already.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “We are going to have a storm,” was the reply; “it’s raining already.”
transport commercially
From this reading “My stars! what’s the matter with the ship?” asked Gus, as Oliver entered the stateroom.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “My stars! what’s the matter with the ship?” asked Gus, as Oliver entered the stateroom.
a guest cabin
From this reading “My stars! what’s the matter with the ship?” asked Gus, as Oliver entered the stateroom.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “We are going to have a storm,” was the reply; “it’s raining already.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My stars! what’s the matter with the ship?” asked Gus, as Oliver entered the stateroom.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then maybe we will go to the bottom,” groaned Gus.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We are going to have a storm,” was the reply; “it’s raining already.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We are going to have a storm,” was the reply; “it’s raining already.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We are going to have a storm,” was the reply; “it’s raining already.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My stars! what’s the matter with the ship?” asked Gus, as Oliver entered the stateroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHYLAND.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Then maybe we will go to the bottom,” groaned Gus.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “My stars! what’s the matter with the ship?” asked Gus, as Oliver entered the stateroom.
Chapter 12 of Oliver Bright's Search by Edward Stratemeyer holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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 12 holds 108 sentences of Oliver Bright's Search, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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