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Chapter 13 of Rounding Up the Raider is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Nocturnal Investigations "We might have guessed that," remarked O'Hara. "Oh?" "Yes; don't you see, she was spotted by our gunboat. She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again." "To be promptly snapped up?
Chapter 13 of Rounding Up the Raider is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading “She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."”
a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols
From this reading “"Yes; don't you see, she was spotted by our gunboat.”
plural of “investigation” — an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
From this reading “Nocturnal Investigations "We might have guessed that," remarked O'Hara.”
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading “She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."”
belonging to or active during the night
From this reading “Nocturnal Investigations "We might have guessed that," remarked O'Hara.”
United States writer (1905-1970)
From this reading “Nocturnal Investigations "We might have guessed that," remarked O'Hara.”
plural of “reservist” — a member of a military reserve
From this reading “She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."”
having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
From this reading “"Yes; don't you see, she was spotted by our gunboat.”
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.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
In this reading “She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."”
In this reading “She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."”
run away from confinement
In this reading “She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."”
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anew
From this reading She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "To be promptly snapped up?
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Yes; don't you see, she was spotted by our gunboat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; don't you see, she was spotted by our gunboat.
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Nocturnal Investigations "We might have guessed that," remarked O'Hara.
a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols
From this reading "Yes; don't you see, she was spotted by our gunboat.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nocturnal Investigations "We might have guessed that," remarked O'Hara.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."
plural of “investigation” — an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
From this reading Nocturnal Investigations "We might have guessed that," remarked O'Hara.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Nocturnal Investigations "We might have guessed that," remarked O'Hara.
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."
belonging to or active during the night
From this reading Nocturnal Investigations "We might have guessed that," remarked O'Hara.
United States writer (1905-1970)
From this reading Nocturnal Investigations "We might have guessed that," remarked O'Hara.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh?"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Yes; don't you see, she was spotted by our gunboat.
with little or no delay
From this reading "To be promptly snapped up?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."
on the contrary
From this reading She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading Nocturnal Investigations "We might have guessed that," remarked O'Hara.
plural of “reservist” — a member of a military reserve
From this reading She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Yes; don't you see, she was spotted by our gunboat.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes; don't you see, she was spotted by our gunboat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading "To be promptly snapped up?
having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
From this reading "Yes; don't you see, she was spotted by our gunboat.
doomed to extinction
From this reading She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nocturnal Investigations "We might have guessed that," remarked O'Hara.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."
up to a particular time
From this reading She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She couldn't get away up the Mohoro River until Friday, and rather than run the risk of being sunk at anchor she's landed her mob of reservists and has put to sea again."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes; don't you see, she was spotted by our gunboat.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Nocturnal Investigations "We might have guessed that," remarked O'Hara.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; don't you see, she was spotted by our gunboat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes; don't you see, she was spotted by our gunboat.
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