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Chapter 4 of Smugglers' Reef is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Warning Cap'n Mike tested his line, then gave a sharp tug. He hauled rapidly and lifted a three-pound blackfish into the boat. "Practically a minnow," he said. "Did we come out here to fish or to talk?" Rick asked.
Chapter 4 of Smugglers' Reef is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “haul” — draw slowly or heavily
From this reading “He hauled rapidly and lifted a three-pound blackfish into the boat.”
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading “A Warning Cap'n Mike tested his line, then gave a sharp tug.”
very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams
From this reading “"Practically a minnow," he said.”
almost; nearly
From this reading “"Practically a minnow," he said.”
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading “Rick asked.”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “A Warning Cap'n Mike tested his line, then gave a sharp tug.”
pull hard
From this reading “A Warning Cap'n Mike tested his line, then gave a sharp tug.”
a message informing of danger
From this reading “A Warning Cap'n Mike tested his line, then gave a sharp tug.”
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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 A Warning Cap'n Mike tested his line, then gave a sharp tug.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He hauled rapidly and lifted a three-pound blackfish into the boat.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Rick asked.
large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America
From this reading He hauled rapidly and lifted a three-pound blackfish into the boat.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading He hauled rapidly and lifted a three-pound blackfish into the boat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Warning Cap'n Mike tested his line, then gave a sharp tug.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Did we come out here to fish or to talk?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did we come out here to fish or to talk?"
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading "Did we come out here to fish or to talk?"
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading A Warning Cap'n Mike tested his line, then gave a sharp tug.
past form of “haul” — draw slowly or heavily
From this reading He hauled rapidly and lifted a three-pound blackfish into the boat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hauled rapidly and lifted a three-pound blackfish into the boat.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Did we come out here to fish or to talk?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A Warning Cap'n Mike tested his line, then gave a sharp tug.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He hauled rapidly and lifted a three-pound blackfish into the boat.
held up in the air
From this reading He hauled rapidly and lifted a three-pound blackfish into the boat.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading A Warning Cap'n Mike tested his line, then gave a sharp tug.
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading A Warning Cap'n Mike tested his line, then gave a sharp tug.
very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams
From this reading "Practically a minnow," he said.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Did we come out here to fish or to talk?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Did we come out here to fish or to talk?"
almost; nearly
From this reading "Practically a minnow," he said.
with speed
From this reading He hauled rapidly and lifted a three-pound blackfish into the boat.
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading Rick asked.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Practically a minnow," he said.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading A Warning Cap'n Mike tested his line, then gave a sharp tug.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Did we come out here to fish or to talk?"
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading A Warning Cap'n Mike tested his line, then gave a sharp tug.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He hauled rapidly and lifted a three-pound blackfish into the boat.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading A Warning Cap'n Mike tested his line, then gave a sharp tug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hauled rapidly and lifted a three-pound blackfish into the boat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Did we come out here to fish or to talk?"
pull hard
From this reading A Warning Cap'n Mike tested his line, then gave a sharp tug.
a message informing of danger
From this reading A Warning Cap'n Mike tested his line, then gave a sharp tug.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Did we come out here to fish or to talk?"
Chapter 4 of Smugglers' Reef by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin holds 270 sentences, grouped into 54 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 4 holds 270 sentences of Smugglers' Reef, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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