Chapter 16 of Oliver Bright's Search is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Oliver Bright's Search is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ADVENTURE ON THE ISTHMUS. Lost in the forest! Oliver and Gus looked at each other with blanched faces. Here indeed was a sorry situation. What was to be done?
Chapter 16 of Oliver Bright's Search is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “AN ADVENTURE ON THE ISTHMUS.”
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Oliver and Gus looked at each other with blanched faces.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “Lost in the forest!”
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 “Oliver and Gus looked at each other with blanched faces.”
a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
From this reading “AN ADVENTURE ON THE ISTHMUS.”
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “Oliver and Gus looked at each other with blanched faces.”
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading “Here indeed was a sorry situation.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “Here indeed was a sorry situation.”
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 “Oliver and Gus looked at each other with blanched faces.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Oliver and Gus looked at each other with blanched faces.”
In this reading “Lost in the forest!”
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 Here indeed was a sorry situation.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading AN ADVENTURE ON THE ISTHMUS.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ADVENTURE ON THE ISTHMUS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oliver and Gus looked at each other with blanched faces.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Oliver and Gus looked at each other with blanched faces.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What was to be done?
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading Oliver and Gus looked at each other with blanched faces.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading What was to be done?
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Oliver and Gus looked at each other with blanched faces.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Oliver and Gus looked at each other with blanched faces.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Lost in the forest!
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 Oliver and Gus looked at each other with blanched faces.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here indeed was a sorry situation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lost in the forest!
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Here indeed was a sorry situation.
a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
From this reading AN ADVENTURE ON THE ISTHMUS.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Oliver and Gus looked at each other with blanched faces.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Lost in the forest!
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading Oliver and Gus looked at each other with blanched faces.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AN ADVENTURE ON THE ISTHMUS.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Oliver and Gus looked at each other with blanched faces.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Here indeed was a sorry situation.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Here indeed was a sorry situation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ADVENTURE ON THE ISTHMUS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What was to be done?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here indeed was a sorry situation.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was to be done?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Oliver and Gus looked at each other with blanched faces.
Chapter 16 of Oliver Bright's Search by Edward Stratemeyer holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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 16 holds 115 sentences of Oliver Bright's Search, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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