Chapter 9 of The Boy Chums Cruising in Florida Waters is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Boy Chums Cruising in Florida Waters is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MORE TROUBLE. ALL the little party were greatly puzzled but Chris was the one most troubled. The superstitious little negro was quick to attach an uncanny meaning to the strange incident. "Hit was a ghost," he declared, solemnly. "Dat's jes' de way de ghosts do on Cat Island.
Chapter 9 of The Boy Chums Cruising in Florida Waters is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to be attached
From this reading “The superstitious little negro was quick to attach an uncanny meaning to the strange incident.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “"Hit was a ghost," he declared, solemnly.”
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “"Dat's jes' de way de ghosts do on Cat Island.”
a single distinct event
From this reading “The superstitious little negro was quick to attach an uncanny meaning to the strange incident.”
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading “The superstitious little negro was quick to attach an uncanny meaning to the strange incident.”
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading “"Hit was a ghost," he declared, solemnly.”
showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance
From this reading “The superstitious little negro was quick to attach an uncanny meaning to the strange incident.”
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading “The superstitious little negro was quick to attach an uncanny meaning to the strange incident.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “ALL the little party were greatly puzzled but Chris was the one most troubled.”
In this reading “The superstitious little negro was quick to attach an uncanny meaning to the strange incident.”
In this reading “ALL the little party were greatly puzzled but Chris was the one most troubled.”
In this reading “MORE TROUBLE.”
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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 "Hit was a ghost," he declared, solemnly.
(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 ALL the little party were greatly puzzled but Chris was the one most troubled.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The superstitious little negro was quick to attach an uncanny meaning to the strange incident.
cause to be attached
From this reading The superstitious little negro was quick to attach an uncanny meaning to the strange incident.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ALL the little party were greatly puzzled but Chris was the one most troubled.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading "Dat's jes' de way de ghosts do on Cat Island.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALL the little party were greatly puzzled but Chris was the one most troubled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dat's jes' de way de ghosts do on Cat Island.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Dat's jes' de way de ghosts do on Cat Island.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "Hit was a ghost," he declared, solemnly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Dat's jes' de way de ghosts do on Cat Island.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading "Hit was a ghost," he declared, solemnly.
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading "Dat's jes' de way de ghosts do on Cat Island.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading ALL the little party were greatly puzzled but Chris was the one most troubled.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hit was a ghost," he declared, solemnly.
cause to move by striking
From this reading "Hit was a ghost," he declared, solemnly.
a single distinct event
From this reading The superstitious little negro was quick to attach an uncanny meaning to the strange incident.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading "Dat's jes' de way de ghosts do on Cat Island.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dat's jes' de way de ghosts do on Cat Island.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ALL the little party were greatly puzzled but Chris was the one most troubled.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading The superstitious little negro was quick to attach an uncanny meaning to the strange incident.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MORE TROUBLE.
used to form the superlative
From this reading ALL the little party were greatly puzzled but Chris was the one most troubled.
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading The superstitious little negro was quick to attach an uncanny meaning to the strange incident.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Dat's jes' de way de ghosts do on Cat Island.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ALL the little party were greatly puzzled but Chris was the one most troubled.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading ALL the little party were greatly puzzled but Chris was the one most troubled.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading ALL the little party were greatly puzzled but Chris was the one most troubled.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading The superstitious little negro was quick to attach an uncanny meaning to the strange incident.
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading "Hit was a ghost," he declared, solemnly.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The superstitious little negro was quick to attach an uncanny meaning to the strange incident.
showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance
From this reading The superstitious little negro was quick to attach an uncanny meaning to the strange incident.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALL the little party were greatly puzzled but Chris was the one most troubled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The superstitious little negro was quick to attach an uncanny meaning to the strange incident.
a source of difficulty
From this reading MORE TROUBLE.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading ALL the little party were greatly puzzled but Chris was the one most troubled.
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading The superstitious little negro was quick to attach an uncanny meaning to the strange incident.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ALL the little party were greatly puzzled but Chris was the one most troubled.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Dat's jes' de way de ghosts do on Cat Island.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ALL the little party were greatly puzzled but Chris was the one most troubled.
Chapter 9 of The Boy Chums Cruising in Florida Waters by Wilmer M. (Wilmer Mateo) Ely holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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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