Chapter 5 of The Boy Chums Cruising in Florida Waters is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Boy Chums Cruising in Florida Waters is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRIENDLY ADVICE. THE moon had arisen while they slept and now shining brightly down clearly revealed the fearsome object stretched on the planks at Charley's feet. It was a man lying flat on his back, his arms outstretched, and his face upturned to the stars. "Dead, murdered!" Charley cried, softly.
Chapter 5 of The Boy Chums Cruising in Florida Waters is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading “THE moon had arisen while they slept and now shining brightly down clearly revealed the fearsome object stretched on the planks at Charley's feet.”
with brightness
From this reading “THE moon had arisen while they slept and now shining brightly down clearly revealed the fearsome object stretched on the planks at Charley's feet.”
without doubt or question
From this reading “THE moon had arisen while they slept and now shining brightly down clearly revealed the fearsome object stretched on the planks at Charley's feet.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “THE moon had arisen while they slept and now shining brightly down clearly revealed the fearsome object stretched on the planks at Charley's feet.”
killed unlawfully
From this reading “"Dead, murdered!"”
fully extended especially in length
From this reading “It was a man lying flat on his back, his arms outstretched, and his face upturned to the stars.”
plural of “plank” — a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
From this reading “THE moon had arisen while they slept and now shining brightly down clearly revealed the fearsome object stretched on the planks at Charley's feet.”
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading “THE moon had arisen while they slept and now shining brightly down clearly revealed the fearsome object stretched on the planks at Charley's feet.”
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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 It was a man lying flat on his back, his arms outstretched, and his face upturned to the stars.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading FRIENDLY ADVICE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE moon had arisen while they slept and now shining brightly down clearly revealed the fearsome object stretched on the planks at Charley's feet.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading THE moon had arisen while they slept and now shining brightly down clearly revealed the fearsome object stretched on the planks at Charley's feet.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading It was a man lying flat on his back, his arms outstretched, and his face upturned to the stars.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE moon had arisen while they slept and now shining brightly down clearly revealed the fearsome object stretched on the planks at Charley's feet.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was a man lying flat on his back, his arms outstretched, and his face upturned to the stars.
with brightness
From this reading THE moon had arisen while they slept and now shining brightly down clearly revealed the fearsome object stretched on the planks at Charley's feet.
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From this reading Charley cried, softly.
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From this reading THE moon had arisen while they slept and now shining brightly down clearly revealed the fearsome object stretched on the planks at Charley's feet.
without doubt or question
From this reading THE moon had arisen while they slept and now shining brightly down clearly revealed the fearsome object stretched on the planks at Charley's feet.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Charley cried, softly.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Dead, murdered!"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE moon had arisen while they slept and now shining brightly down clearly revealed the fearsome object stretched on the planks at Charley's feet.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It was a man lying flat on his back, his arms outstretched, and his face upturned to the stars.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading THE moon had arisen while they slept and now shining brightly down clearly revealed the fearsome object stretched on the planks at Charley's feet.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading THE moon had arisen while they slept and now shining brightly down clearly revealed the fearsome object stretched on the planks at Charley's feet.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading It was a man lying flat on his back, his arms outstretched, and his face upturned to the stars.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading FRIENDLY ADVICE.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE moon had arisen while they slept and now shining brightly down clearly revealed the fearsome object stretched on the planks at Charley's feet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a man lying flat on his back, his arms outstretched, and his face upturned to the stars.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a man lying flat on his back, his arms outstretched, and his face upturned to the stars.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading It was a man lying flat on his back, his arms outstretched, and his face upturned to the stars.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It was a man lying flat on his back, his arms outstretched, and his face upturned to the stars.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading THE moon had arisen while they slept and now shining brightly down clearly revealed the fearsome object stretched on the planks at Charley's feet.
killed unlawfully
From this reading "Dead, murdered!"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE moon had arisen while they slept and now shining brightly down clearly revealed the fearsome object stretched on the planks at Charley's feet.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading THE moon had arisen while they slept and now shining brightly down clearly revealed the fearsome object stretched on the planks at Charley's feet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE moon had arisen while they slept and now shining brightly down clearly revealed the fearsome object stretched on the planks at Charley's feet.
fully extended especially in length
From this reading It was a man lying flat on his back, his arms outstretched, and his face upturned to the stars.
plural of “plank” — a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
From this reading THE moon had arisen while they slept and now shining brightly down clearly revealed the fearsome object stretched on the planks at Charley's feet.
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading THE moon had arisen while they slept and now shining brightly down clearly revealed the fearsome object stretched on the planks at Charley's feet.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading THE moon had arisen while they slept and now shining brightly down clearly revealed the fearsome object stretched on the planks at Charley's feet.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading THE moon had arisen while they slept and now shining brightly down clearly revealed the fearsome object stretched on the planks at Charley's feet.
with low volume
From this reading Charley cried, softly.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading It was a man lying flat on his back, his arms outstretched, and his face upturned to the stars.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading THE moon had arisen while they slept and now shining brightly down clearly revealed the fearsome object stretched on the planks at Charley's feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE moon had arisen while they slept and now shining brightly down clearly revealed the fearsome object stretched on the planks at Charley's feet.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE moon had arisen while they slept and now shining brightly down clearly revealed the fearsome object stretched on the planks at Charley's feet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a man lying flat on his back, his arms outstretched, and his face upturned to the stars.
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
From this reading It was a man lying flat on his back, his arms outstretched, and his face upturned to the stars.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a man lying flat on his back, his arms outstretched, and his face upturned to the stars.
during the time that
From this reading THE moon had arisen while they slept and now shining brightly down clearly revealed the fearsome object stretched on the planks at Charley's feet.
Chapter 5 of The Boy Chums Cruising in Florida Waters by Wilmer M. (Wilmer Mateo) Ely holds 136 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.
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