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Chapter 13 of The Adventure Club Afloat is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BULLETS FLY A half-mile or so beyond a black cruiser lay at anchor at the mouth of a cove on the island side of the sound. She was broadside-to and one look at her was enough for Harry Corwin. "It is!" he cried. "We've got her, fellows!" "Not yet," warned Phil as the fellows clustered from all parts of the boat.
Chapter 13 of The Adventure Club Afloat is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading “BULLETS FLY A half-mile or so beyond a black cruiser lay at anchor at the mouth of a cove on the island side of the sound.”
plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading “BULLETS FLY A half-mile or so beyond a black cruiser lay at anchor at the mouth of a cove on the island side of the sound.”
growing close together but not in dense mats
From this reading “"Not yet," warned Phil as the fellows clustered from all parts of the boat.”
a small inlet
From this reading “BULLETS FLY A half-mile or so beyond a black cruiser lay at anchor at the mouth of a cove on the island side of the sound.”
a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
From this reading “BULLETS FLY A half-mile or so beyond a black cruiser lay at anchor at the mouth of a cove on the island side of the sound.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “"We've got her, fellows!"”
the local environment
From this reading “"Not yet," warned Phil as the fellows clustered from all parts of the boat.”
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading “"Not yet," warned Phil as the fellows clustered from all parts of the boat.”
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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 BULLETS FLY A half-mile or so beyond a black cruiser lay at anchor at the mouth of a cove on the island side of the sound.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Not yet," warned Phil as the fellows clustered from all parts of the boat.
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading BULLETS FLY A half-mile or so beyond a black cruiser lay at anchor at the mouth of a cove on the island side of the sound.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was broadside-to and one look at her was enough for Harry Corwin.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Not yet," warned Phil as the fellows clustered from all parts of the boat.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BULLETS FLY A half-mile or so beyond a black cruiser lay at anchor at the mouth of a cove on the island side of the sound.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading BULLETS FLY A half-mile or so beyond a black cruiser lay at anchor at the mouth of a cove on the island side of the sound.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading BULLETS FLY A half-mile or so beyond a black cruiser lay at anchor at the mouth of a cove on the island side of the sound.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Not yet," warned Phil as the fellows clustered from all parts of the boat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was broadside-to and one look at her was enough for Harry Corwin.
plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading BULLETS FLY A half-mile or so beyond a black cruiser lay at anchor at the mouth of a cove on the island side of the sound.
growing close together but not in dense mats
From this reading "Not yet," warned Phil as the fellows clustered from all parts of the boat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was broadside-to and one look at her was enough for Harry Corwin.
a small inlet
From this reading BULLETS FLY A half-mile or so beyond a black cruiser lay at anchor at the mouth of a cove on the island side of the sound.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "It is!" he cried.
a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
From this reading BULLETS FLY A half-mile or so beyond a black cruiser lay at anchor at the mouth of a cove on the island side of the sound.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading She was broadside-to and one look at her was enough for Harry Corwin.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "We've got her, fellows!"
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading BULLETS FLY A half-mile or so beyond a black cruiser lay at anchor at the mouth of a cove on the island side of the sound.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was broadside-to and one look at her was enough for Harry Corwin.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Not yet," warned Phil as the fellows clustered from all parts of the boat.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We've got her, fellows!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BULLETS FLY A half-mile or so beyond a black cruiser lay at anchor at the mouth of a cove on the island side of the sound.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading She was broadside-to and one look at her was enough for Harry Corwin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is!" he cried.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was broadside-to and one look at her was enough for Harry Corwin.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is!" he cried.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading BULLETS FLY A half-mile or so beyond a black cruiser lay at anchor at the mouth of a cove on the island side of the sound.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is!" he cried.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading BULLETS FLY A half-mile or so beyond a black cruiser lay at anchor at the mouth of a cove on the island side of the sound.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She was broadside-to and one look at her was enough for Harry Corwin.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading BULLETS FLY A half-mile or so beyond a black cruiser lay at anchor at the mouth of a cove on the island side of the sound.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not yet," warned Phil as the fellows clustered from all parts of the boat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BULLETS FLY A half-mile or so beyond a black cruiser lay at anchor at the mouth of a cove on the island side of the sound.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BULLETS FLY A half-mile or so beyond a black cruiser lay at anchor at the mouth of a cove on the island side of the sound.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was broadside-to and one look at her was enough for Harry Corwin.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading BULLETS FLY A half-mile or so beyond a black cruiser lay at anchor at the mouth of a cove on the island side of the sound.
the local environment
From this reading "Not yet," warned Phil as the fellows clustered from all parts of the boat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not yet," warned Phil as the fellows clustered from all parts of the boat.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was broadside-to and one look at her was enough for Harry Corwin.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading BULLETS FLY A half-mile or so beyond a black cruiser lay at anchor at the mouth of a cove on the island side of the sound.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading BULLETS FLY A half-mile or so beyond a black cruiser lay at anchor at the mouth of a cove on the island side of the sound.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading BULLETS FLY A half-mile or so beyond a black cruiser lay at anchor at the mouth of a cove on the island side of the sound.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BULLETS FLY A half-mile or so beyond a black cruiser lay at anchor at the mouth of a cove on the island side of the sound.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading "Not yet," warned Phil as the fellows clustered from all parts of the boat.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was broadside-to and one look at her was enough for Harry Corwin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've got her, fellows!"
but in spite of that
From this reading "Not yet," warned Phil as the fellows clustered from all parts of the boat.
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