Chapter 5 of Rex Kingdon on Storm Island is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Rex Kingdon on Storm Island is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don’t let that lanky chap hit me, King," said the red-haired youth. "He’s as wild as a hawk." Pence smiled his canine smile and waited for Red to take his position. Without accepting any advice from the catcher, he sent in the first ball. Red was not on the job, and Kirby shouted:
Chapter 5 of Rex Kingdon on Storm Island is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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tolerating without protest
From this reading “Without accepting any advice from the catcher, he sent in the first ball.”
one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
From this reading “Pence smiled his canine smile and waited for Red to take his position.”
(baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
From this reading “Without accepting any advice from the catcher, he sent in the first ball.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"Don’t let that lanky chap hit me, King," said the red-haired youth.”
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
From this reading “"He’s as wild as a hawk."”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “"Don’t let that lanky chap hit me, King," said the red-haired youth.”
tall and thin and having long slender limbs
From this reading “"Don’t let that lanky chap hit me, King," said the red-haired youth.”
plural of “penny” — a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “Pence smiled his canine smile and waited for Red to take his position.”
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In this reading “Pence smiled his canine smile and waited for Red to take his position.”
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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 "He’s as wild as a hawk."
tolerating without protest
From this reading Without accepting any advice from the catcher, he sent in the first ball.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading Without accepting any advice from the catcher, he sent in the first ball.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pence smiled his canine smile and waited for Red to take his position.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Without accepting any advice from the catcher, he sent in the first ball.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "He’s as wild as a hawk."
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Without accepting any advice from the catcher, he sent in the first ball.
one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
From this reading Pence smiled his canine smile and waited for Red to take his position.
(baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
From this reading Without accepting any advice from the catcher, he sent in the first ball.
a boy or man
From this reading "Don’t let that lanky chap hit me, King," said the red-haired youth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don’t let that lanky chap hit me, King," said the red-haired youth.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Without accepting any advice from the catcher, he sent in the first ball.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pence smiled his canine smile and waited for Red to take his position.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Without accepting any advice from the catcher, he sent in the first ball.
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
From this reading "He’s as wild as a hawk."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Without accepting any advice from the catcher, he sent in the first ball.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He’s as wild as a hawk."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pence smiled his canine smile and waited for Red to take his position.
cause to move by striking
From this reading "Don’t let that lanky chap hit me, King," said the red-haired youth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Without accepting any advice from the catcher, he sent in the first ball.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Red was not on the job, and Kirby shouted:
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "Don’t let that lanky chap hit me, King," said the red-haired youth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Red was not on the job, and Kirby shouted:
tall and thin and having long slender limbs
From this reading "Don’t let that lanky chap hit me, King," said the red-haired youth.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Don’t let that lanky chap hit me, King," said the red-haired youth.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don’t let that lanky chap hit me, King," said the red-haired youth.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Red was not on the job, and Kirby shouted:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Red was not on the job, and Kirby shouted:
plural of “penny” — a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading Pence smiled his canine smile and waited for Red to take his position.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Pence smiled his canine smile and waited for Red to take his position.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Pence smiled his canine smile and waited for Red to take his position.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don’t let that lanky chap hit me, King," said the red-haired youth.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Don’t let that lanky chap hit me, King," said the red-haired youth.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Without accepting any advice from the catcher, he sent in the first ball.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Red was not on the job, and Kirby shouted:
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Pence smiled his canine smile and waited for Red to take his position.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Pence smiled his canine smile and waited for Red to take his position.
carry out
From this reading Pence smiled his canine smile and waited for Red to take his position.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Don’t let that lanky chap hit me, King," said the red-haired youth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Don’t let that lanky chap hit me, King," said the red-haired youth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pence smiled his canine smile and waited for Red to take his position.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Pence smiled his canine smile and waited for Red to take his position.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Red was not on the job, and Kirby shouted:
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading "He’s as wild as a hawk."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without accepting any advice from the catcher, he sent in the first ball.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading "Don’t let that lanky chap hit me, King," said the red-haired youth.
Chapter 5 of Rex Kingdon on Storm Island by Gordon Braddock holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 408 sentences of Rex Kingdon on Storm Island, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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