Chapter 6 of Rex Kingdon on Storm Island is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Rex Kingdon on Storm Island is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Enos turned away. He was fumbling a cigarette that had evidently been given him at the other camp. Now he lit it, puffed it importantly, and scrambled down to his boat, and went aboard. "Why be such a dunce, Rex?" demanded Red, tartly. "Haven’t you strung the man along far enough?
Chapter 6 of Rex Kingdon on Storm Island is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading “He was fumbling a cigarette that had evidently been given him at the other camp.”
showing lack of skill or aptitude
From this reading “He was fumbling a cigarette that had evidently been given him at the other camp.”
in an important way or to an important degree
From this reading “Now he lit it, puffed it importantly, and scrambled down to his boat, and went aboard.”
gathered for protruding fullness
From this reading “Now he lit it, puffed it importantly, and scrambled down to his boat, and went aboard.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “"Why be such a dunce, Rex?" demanded Red, tartly.”
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading “Now he lit it, puffed it importantly, and scrambled down to his boat, and went aboard.”
that is on a string
From this reading “"Haven’t you strung the man along far enough?”
in a tart manner
From this reading “"Why be such a dunce, Rex?" demanded Red, tartly.”
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In this reading “Now he lit it, puffed it importantly, and scrambled down to his boat, and went aboard.”
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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 was fumbling a cigarette that had evidently been given him at the other camp.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading Now he lit it, puffed it importantly, and scrambled down to his boat, and went aboard.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Haven’t you strung the man along far enough?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now he lit it, puffed it importantly, and scrambled down to his boat, and went aboard.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was fumbling a cigarette that had evidently been given him at the other camp.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Enos turned away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Why be such a dunce, Rex?" demanded Red, tartly.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was fumbling a cigarette that had evidently been given him at the other camp.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Now he lit it, puffed it importantly, and scrambled down to his boat, and went aboard.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading He was fumbling a cigarette that had evidently been given him at the other camp.
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading He was fumbling a cigarette that had evidently been given him at the other camp.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Why be such a dunce, Rex?" demanded Red, tartly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Now he lit it, puffed it importantly, and scrambled down to his boat, and went aboard.
a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
From this reading "Why be such a dunce, Rex?" demanded Red, tartly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Enos turned away.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Haven’t you strung the man along far enough?
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading He was fumbling a cigarette that had evidently been given him at the other camp.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "Haven’t you strung the man along far enough?
showing lack of skill or aptitude
From this reading He was fumbling a cigarette that had evidently been given him at the other camp.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading He was fumbling a cigarette that had evidently been given him at the other camp.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was fumbling a cigarette that had evidently been given him at the other camp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Haven’t you strung the man along far enough?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was fumbling a cigarette that had evidently been given him at the other camp.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was fumbling a cigarette that had evidently been given him at the other camp.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now he lit it, puffed it importantly, and scrambled down to his boat, and went aboard.
in an important way or to an important degree
From this reading Now he lit it, puffed it importantly, and scrambled down to his boat, and went aboard.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now he lit it, puffed it importantly, and scrambled down to his boat, and went aboard.
provided with artificial light
From this reading Now he lit it, puffed it importantly, and scrambled down to his boat, and went aboard.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Haven’t you strung the man along far enough?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now he lit it, puffed it importantly, and scrambled down to his boat, and went aboard.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He was fumbling a cigarette that had evidently been given him at the other camp.
gathered for protruding fullness
From this reading Now he lit it, puffed it importantly, and scrambled down to his boat, and went aboard.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading "Why be such a dunce, Rex?" demanded Red, tartly.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "Why be such a dunce, Rex?" demanded Red, tartly.
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading Now he lit it, puffed it importantly, and scrambled down to his boat, and went aboard.
that is on a string
From this reading "Haven’t you strung the man along far enough?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Why be such a dunce, Rex?" demanded Red, tartly.
in a tart manner
From this reading "Why be such a dunce, Rex?" demanded Red, tartly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was fumbling a cigarette that had evidently been given him at the other camp.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was fumbling a cigarette that had evidently been given him at the other camp.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now he lit it, puffed it importantly, and scrambled down to his boat, and went aboard.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Enos turned away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was fumbling a cigarette that had evidently been given him at the other camp.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Now he lit it, puffed it importantly, and scrambled down to his boat, and went aboard.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why be such a dunce, Rex?" demanded Red, tartly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Haven’t you strung the man along far enough?
Chapter 6 of Rex Kingdon on Storm Island by Gordon Braddock holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 6 holds 411 sentences of Rex Kingdon on Storm Island, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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