Chapter 14 of Smugglers' Reef is here in full — 324 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Smugglers' Reef is here in full — 324 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Captain Killian Jerry turned down the cross street and looked around him doubtfully. "I don't know what a fancy hotel would be doing in this neighborhood, Rick." "We don't know how fancy it is," Rick returned. "It just has a fancy name. But keep going.
Chapter 14 of Smugglers' Reef is here in full — 324 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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travel across or pass over
From this reading “Captain Killian Jerry turned down the cross street and looked around him doubtfully.”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “"I don't know what a fancy hotel would be doing in this neighborhood, Rick."”
something many people believe that is false
From this reading “"I don't know what a fancy hotel would be doing in this neighborhood, Rick."”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “"I don't know what a fancy hotel would be doing in this neighborhood, Rick."”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Captain Killian Jerry turned down the cross street and looked around him doubtfully.”
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading “"I don't know what a fancy hotel would be doing in this neighborhood, Rick."”
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading “"I don't know what a fancy hotel would be doing in this neighborhood, Rick."”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “Captain Killian Jerry turned down the cross street and looked around him doubtfully.”
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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 "I don't know what a fancy hotel would be doing in this neighborhood, Rick."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Captain Killian Jerry turned down the cross street and looked around him doubtfully.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Captain Killian Jerry turned down the cross street and looked around him doubtfully.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I don't know what a fancy hotel would be doing in this neighborhood, Rick."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But keep going.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Killian Jerry turned down the cross street and looked around him doubtfully.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Captain Killian Jerry turned down the cross street and looked around him doubtfully.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "I don't know what a fancy hotel would be doing in this neighborhood, Rick."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know what a fancy hotel would be doing in this neighborhood, Rick."
in a doubtful manner
From this reading Captain Killian Jerry turned down the cross street and looked around him doubtfully.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Captain Killian Jerry turned down the cross street and looked around him doubtfully.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading "I don't know what a fancy hotel would be doing in this neighborhood, Rick."
the act of departing
From this reading But keep going.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It just has a fancy name.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Captain Killian Jerry turned down the cross street and looked around him doubtfully.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading "I don't know what a fancy hotel would be doing in this neighborhood, Rick."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We don't know how fancy it is," Rick returned.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know what a fancy hotel would be doing in this neighborhood, Rick."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I don't know what a fancy hotel would be doing in this neighborhood, Rick."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We don't know how fancy it is," Rick returned.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We don't know how fancy it is," Rick returned.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Captain Killian Jerry turned down the cross street and looked around him doubtfully.
and nothing more
From this reading "It just has a fancy name.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading But keep going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Killian Jerry turned down the cross street and looked around him doubtfully.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know what a fancy hotel would be doing in this neighborhood, Rick."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Captain Killian Jerry turned down the cross street and looked around him doubtfully.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "It just has a fancy name.
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading "I don't know what a fancy hotel would be doing in this neighborhood, Rick."
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "We don't know how fancy it is," Rick returned.
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading "I don't know what a fancy hotel would be doing in this neighborhood, Rick."
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Captain Killian Jerry turned down the cross street and looked around him doubtfully.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captain Killian Jerry turned down the cross street and looked around him doubtfully.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I don't know what a fancy hotel would be doing in this neighborhood, Rick."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Captain Killian Jerry turned down the cross street and looked around him doubtfully.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We don't know how fancy it is," Rick returned.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I don't know what a fancy hotel would be doing in this neighborhood, Rick."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I don't know what a fancy hotel would be doing in this neighborhood, Rick."
Chapter 14 of Smugglers' Reef by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin holds 324 sentences, grouped into 65 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 14 holds 324 sentences of Smugglers' Reef, unabridged, divided into 65 reading sections.
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