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A CUNNING TRICK. WALTER had still some seventy-five yards of his net in the water, when Charley, having finished with the captain, ran the launch down alongside of him. "Throw part of your fish in here and then just pull the rest of your net aboard," he directed. "Don't stop to pick out the fish. I'll do that on the way home.
Chapter 14 of The Boy Chums Cruising in Florida Waters is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “"Throw part of your fish in here and then just pull the rest of your net aboard," he directed.”
side by side
From this reading “WALTER had still some seventy-five yards of his net in the water, when Charley, having finished with the captain, ran the launch down alongside of him.”
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading “A CUNNING TRICK.”
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading “"Throw part of your fish in here and then just pull the rest of your net aboard," he directed.”
set up or found
From this reading “WALTER had still some seventy-five yards of his net in the water, when Charley, having finished with the captain, ran the launch down alongside of him.”
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading “WALTER had still some seventy-five yards of his net in the water, when Charley, having finished with the captain, ran the launch down alongside of him.”
being five more than seventy
From this reading “WALTER had still some seventy-five yards of his net in the water, when Charley, having finished with the captain, ran the launch down alongside of him.”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “A CUNNING TRICK.”
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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pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
In this reading “"Don't stop to pick out the fish.”
In this reading “I'll do that on the way home.”
In this reading “"Throw part of your fish in here and then just pull the rest of your net aboard," he directed.”
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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 A CUNNING TRICK.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading "Throw part of your fish in here and then just pull the rest of your net aboard," he directed.
side by side
From this reading WALTER had still some seventy-five yards of his net in the water, when Charley, having finished with the captain, ran the launch down alongside of him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Throw part of your fish in here and then just pull the rest of your net aboard," he directed.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading WALTER had still some seventy-five yards of his net in the water, when Charley, having finished with the captain, ran the launch down alongside of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WALTER had still some seventy-five yards of his net in the water, when Charley, having finished with the captain, ran the launch down alongside of him.
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading A CUNNING TRICK.
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading "Throw part of your fish in here and then just pull the rest of your net aboard," he directed.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I'll do that on the way home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't stop to pick out the fish.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading WALTER had still some seventy-five yards of his net in the water, when Charley, having finished with the captain, ran the launch down alongside of him.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading WALTER had still some seventy-five yards of his net in the water, when Charley, having finished with the captain, ran the launch down alongside of him.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading "Throw part of your fish in here and then just pull the rest of your net aboard," he directed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WALTER had still some seventy-five yards of his net in the water, when Charley, having finished with the captain, ran the launch down alongside of him.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading WALTER had still some seventy-five yards of his net in the water, when Charley, having finished with the captain, ran the launch down alongside of him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Throw part of your fish in here and then just pull the rest of your net aboard," he directed.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Throw part of your fish in here and then just pull the rest of your net aboard," he directed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WALTER had still some seventy-five yards of his net in the water, when Charley, having finished with the captain, ran the launch down alongside of him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WALTER had still some seventy-five yards of his net in the water, when Charley, having finished with the captain, ran the launch down alongside of him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I'll do that on the way home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll do that on the way home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WALTER had still some seventy-five yards of his net in the water, when Charley, having finished with the captain, ran the launch down alongside of him.
and nothing more
From this reading "Throw part of your fish in here and then just pull the rest of your net aboard," he directed.
set up or found
From this reading WALTER had still some seventy-five yards of his net in the water, when Charley, having finished with the captain, ran the launch down alongside of him.
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading WALTER had still some seventy-five yards of his net in the water, when Charley, having finished with the captain, ran the launch down alongside of him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WALTER had still some seventy-five yards of his net in the water, when Charley, having finished with the captain, ran the launch down alongside of him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I'll do that on the way home.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Don't stop to pick out the fish.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "Throw part of your fish in here and then just pull the rest of your net aboard," he directed.
select carefully from a group
From this reading "Don't stop to pick out the fish.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "Throw part of your fish in here and then just pull the rest of your net aboard," he directed.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading WALTER had still some seventy-five yards of his net in the water, when Charley, having finished with the captain, ran the launch down alongside of him.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "Throw part of your fish in here and then just pull the rest of your net aboard," he directed.
being five more than seventy
From this reading WALTER had still some seventy-five yards of his net in the water, when Charley, having finished with the captain, ran the launch down alongside of him.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading WALTER had still some seventy-five yards of his net in the water, when Charley, having finished with the captain, ran the launch down alongside of him.
not in physical motion
From this reading WALTER had still some seventy-five yards of his net in the water, when Charley, having finished with the captain, ran the launch down alongside of him.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Don't stop to pick out the fish.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'll do that on the way home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WALTER had still some seventy-five yards of his net in the water, when Charley, having finished with the captain, ran the launch down alongside of him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Throw part of your fish in here and then just pull the rest of your net aboard," he directed.
propel through the air
From this reading "Throw part of your fish in here and then just pull the rest of your net aboard," he directed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don't stop to pick out the fish.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading A CUNNING TRICK.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading WALTER had still some seventy-five yards of his net in the water, when Charley, having finished with the captain, ran the launch down alongside of him.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading WALTER had still some seventy-five yards of his net in the water, when Charley, having finished with the captain, ran the launch down alongside of him.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I'll do that on the way home.
at the time that
From this reading WALTER had still some seventy-five yards of his net in the water, when Charley, having finished with the captain, ran the launch down alongside of him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WALTER had still some seventy-five yards of his net in the water, when Charley, having finished with the captain, ran the launch down alongside of him.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading WALTER had still some seventy-five yards of his net in the water, when Charley, having finished with the captain, ran the launch down alongside of him.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Throw part of your fish in here and then just pull the rest of your net aboard," he directed.
Chapter 14 of The Boy Chums Cruising in Florida Waters by Wilmer M. (Wilmer Mateo) Ely holds 125 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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