Chapter 5 of Smugglers' Reef is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Smugglers' Reef is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Mysterious Phone Call Rick hung up the phone in the Spindrift library and turned to Scotty. "Jerry is using his car tonight. But Duke says okay. He'll make out a reporter's identity card for you and a photographer's card for me. Only if anything interesting turns up, we have to give him a story."
Chapter 5 of Smugglers' Reef is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
From this reading “He'll make out a reporter's identity card for you and a photographer's card for me.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “"Jerry is using his car tonight.”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “But Duke says okay.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “The Mysterious Phone Call Rick hung up the phone in the Spindrift library and turned to Scotty.”
possessive form of “photographer” — someone who takes photographs professionally
From this reading “He'll make out a reporter's identity card for you and a photographer's card for me.”
possessive form of “reporter” — a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
From this reading “He'll make out a reporter's identity card for you and a photographer's card for me.”
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading “The Mysterious Phone Call Rick hung up the phone in the Spindrift library and turned to Scotty.”
On the present night.
From this reading “"Jerry is using his car tonight.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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'll make out a reporter's identity card for you and a photographer's card for me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Mysterious Phone Call Rick hung up the phone in the Spindrift library and turned to Scotty.
any thing at all
From this reading Only if anything interesting turns up, we have to give him a story."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Duke says okay.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The Mysterious Phone Call Rick hung up the phone in the Spindrift library and turned to Scotty.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading "Jerry is using his car tonight.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading He'll make out a reporter's identity card for you and a photographer's card for me.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading But Duke says okay.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He'll make out a reporter's identity card for you and a photographer's card for me.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Only if anything interesting turns up, we have to give him a story."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Only if anything interesting turns up, we have to give him a story."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He'll make out a reporter's identity card for you and a photographer's card for me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Only if anything interesting turns up, we have to give him a story."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Jerry is using his car tonight.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The Mysterious Phone Call Rick hung up the phone in the Spindrift library and turned to Scotty.
the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
From this reading He'll make out a reporter's identity card for you and a photographer's card for me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Only if anything interesting turns up, we have to give him a story."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Mysterious Phone Call Rick hung up the phone in the Spindrift library and turned to Scotty.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading Only if anything interesting turns up, we have to give him a story."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Jerry is using his car tonight.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading "Jerry is using his car tonight.
a room where books are kept
From this reading The Mysterious Phone Call Rick hung up the phone in the Spindrift library and turned to Scotty.
engage in
From this reading He'll make out a reporter's identity card for you and a photographer's card for me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He'll make out a reporter's identity card for you and a photographer's card for me.
of an obscure nature
From this reading The Mysterious Phone Call Rick hung up the phone in the Spindrift library and turned to Scotty.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading But Duke says okay.
and nothing more
From this reading Only if anything interesting turns up, we have to give him a story."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He'll make out a reporter's identity card for you and a photographer's card for me.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading The Mysterious Phone Call Rick hung up the phone in the Spindrift library and turned to Scotty.
possessive form of “photographer” — someone who takes photographs professionally
From this reading He'll make out a reporter's identity card for you and a photographer's card for me.
possessive form of “reporter” — a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
From this reading He'll make out a reporter's identity card for you and a photographer's card for me.
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading The Mysterious Phone Call Rick hung up the phone in the Spindrift library and turned to Scotty.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading But Duke says okay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Mysterious Phone Call Rick hung up the phone in the Spindrift library and turned to Scotty.
spray blown up from the surface of the sea
From this reading The Mysterious Phone Call Rick hung up the phone in the Spindrift library and turned to Scotty.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Only if anything interesting turns up, we have to give him a story."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Mysterious Phone Call Rick hung up the phone in the Spindrift library and turned to Scotty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Mysterious Phone Call Rick hung up the phone in the Spindrift library and turned to Scotty.
On the present night.
From this reading "Jerry is using his car tonight.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The Mysterious Phone Call Rick hung up the phone in the Spindrift library and turned to Scotty.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading Only if anything interesting turns up, we have to give him a story."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Mysterious Phone Call Rick hung up the phone in the Spindrift library and turned to Scotty.
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading "Jerry is using his car tonight.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Only if anything interesting turns up, we have to give him a story."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He'll make out a reporter's identity card for you and a photographer's card for me.
Chapter 5 of Smugglers' Reef by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin holds 263 sentences, grouped into 53 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 263 sentences of Smugglers' Reef, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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