Chapter 12 of Reube Dare's Shad Boat is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Reube Dare's Shad Boat is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Shot from the Rocks. THE other shark, taking alarm, darted away at once. “That’s a trophy we must secure!” exclaimed Reube. “You don’t have a chance to shoot a shark every day.” Will was already noosing a couple of ropes.
Chapter 12 of Reube Dare's Shad Boat is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/20 · 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.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “THE other shark, taking alarm, darted away at once.”
past form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “THE other shark, taking alarm, darted away at once.”
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “The Shot from the Rocks.”
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading “Will was already noosing a couple of ropes.”
get by special effort
From this reading ““That’s a trophy we must secure!” exclaimed Reube.”
any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
From this reading “THE other shark, taking alarm, darted away at once.”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading ““You don’t have a chance to shoot a shark every day.””
an award for success in war or hunting
From this reading ““That’s a trophy we must secure!” exclaimed Reube.”
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.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “THE other shark, taking alarm, darted away at once.”
In this reading “THE other shark, taking alarm, darted away at once.”
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 “That’s a trophy we must secure!” exclaimed Reube.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading THE other shark, taking alarm, darted away at once.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Will was already noosing a couple of ropes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE other shark, taking alarm, darted away at once.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE other shark, taking alarm, darted away at once.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “You don’t have a chance to shoot a shark every day.”
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading Will was already noosing a couple of ropes.
past form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading THE other shark, taking alarm, darted away at once.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “You don’t have a chance to shoot a shark every day.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You don’t have a chance to shoot a shark every day.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “You don’t have a chance to shoot a shark every day.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “That’s a trophy we must secure!” exclaimed Reube.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Shot from the Rocks.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You don’t have a chance to shoot a shark every day.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “That’s a trophy we must secure!” exclaimed Reube.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will was already noosing a couple of ropes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Will was already noosing a couple of ropes.
on one occasion
From this reading THE other shark, taking alarm, darted away at once.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE other shark, taking alarm, darted away at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s a trophy we must secure!” exclaimed Reube.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The Shot from the Rocks.
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading Will was already noosing a couple of ropes.
get by special effort
From this reading “That’s a trophy we must secure!” exclaimed Reube.
any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
From this reading THE other shark, taking alarm, darted away at once.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “You don’t have a chance to shoot a shark every day.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading The Shot from the Rocks.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading THE other shark, taking alarm, darted away at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s a trophy we must secure!” exclaimed Reube.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Shot from the Rocks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You don’t have a chance to shoot a shark every day.”
an award for success in war or hunting
From this reading “That’s a trophy we must secure!” exclaimed Reube.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Will was already noosing a couple of ropes.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “That’s a trophy we must secure!” exclaimed Reube.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will was already noosing a couple of ropes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You don’t have a chance to shoot a shark every day.”
Chapter 12 of Reube Dare's Shad Boat by Charles G. D., Sir Roberts holds 104 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 12 holds 104 sentences of Reube Dare's Shad Boat, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Reube Dare's Shad Boat by Charles G. D., Sir Roberts exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 104 sentences, grouped into 21 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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