Chapter 5 of Sam Steele's Adventures in Panama is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Sam Steele's Adventures in Panama is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAKING THE BEST OF IT “Are you there, Sam?” “Yes, Ned.” “Safe and sound?” “I think so.” Overhead the wind still whistled, but more moderately; around me I could hear the men stirring, with an occasional groan.
Chapter 5 of Sam Steele's Adventures in Panama is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading “Overhead the wind still whistled, but more moderately; around me I could hear the men stirring, with an occasional groan.”
to certain extent or degree
From this reading “Overhead the wind still whistled, but more moderately; around me I could hear the men stirring, with an occasional groan.”
occurring from time to time
From this reading “Overhead the wind still whistled, but more moderately; around me I could hear the men stirring, with an occasional groan.”
above your head; in the sky
From this reading “Overhead the wind still whistled, but more moderately; around me I could hear the men stirring, with an occasional groan.”
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading ““Safe and sound?””
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “MAKING THE BEST OF IT “Are you there, Sam?””
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading “Overhead the wind still whistled, but more moderately; around me I could hear the men stirring, with an occasional groan.”
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading “Overhead the wind still whistled, but more moderately; around me I could hear the men stirring, with an occasional groan.”
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.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Overhead the wind still whistled, but more moderately; around me I could hear the men stirring, with an occasional groan.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Safe and sound?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MAKING THE BEST OF IT “Are you there, Sam?”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Overhead the wind still whistled, but more moderately; around me I could hear the men stirring, with an occasional groan.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading MAKING THE BEST OF IT “Are you there, Sam?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Overhead the wind still whistled, but more moderately; around me I could hear the men stirring, with an occasional groan.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Overhead the wind still whistled, but more moderately; around me I could hear the men stirring, with an occasional groan.
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading Overhead the wind still whistled, but more moderately; around me I could hear the men stirring, with an occasional groan.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Overhead the wind still whistled, but more moderately; around me I could hear the men stirring, with an occasional groan.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think so.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MAKING THE BEST OF IT “Are you there, Sam?”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading MAKING THE BEST OF IT “Are you there, Sam?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Overhead the wind still whistled, but more moderately; around me I could hear the men stirring, with an occasional groan.
the force of workers available
From this reading Overhead the wind still whistled, but more moderately; around me I could hear the men stirring, with an occasional groan.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Overhead the wind still whistled, but more moderately; around me I could hear the men stirring, with an occasional groan.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Overhead the wind still whistled, but more moderately; around me I could hear the men stirring, with an occasional groan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, Ned.”
occurring from time to time
From this reading Overhead the wind still whistled, but more moderately; around me I could hear the men stirring, with an occasional groan.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MAKING THE BEST OF IT “Are you there, Sam?”
above your head; in the sky
From this reading Overhead the wind still whistled, but more moderately; around me I could hear the men stirring, with an occasional groan.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “Safe and sound?”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading MAKING THE BEST OF IT “Are you there, Sam?”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I think so.”
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “Safe and sound?”
not in physical motion
From this reading Overhead the wind still whistled, but more moderately; around me I could hear the men stirring, with an occasional groan.
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading Overhead the wind still whistled, but more moderately; around me I could hear the men stirring, with an occasional groan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAKING THE BEST OF IT “Are you there, Sam?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading MAKING THE BEST OF IT “Are you there, Sam?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think so.”
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading Overhead the wind still whistled, but more moderately; around me I could hear the men stirring, with an occasional groan.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Overhead the wind still whistled, but more moderately; around me I could hear the men stirring, with an occasional groan.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Overhead the wind still whistled, but more moderately; around me I could hear the men stirring, with an occasional groan.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, Ned.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MAKING THE BEST OF IT “Are you there, Sam?”
Chapter 5 of Sam Steele's Adventures in Panama by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 139 sentences of Sam Steele's Adventures in Panama, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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