Chapter 16 of The Boy Chums Cruising in Florida Waters is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Boy Chums Cruising in Florida Waters is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ACCIDENT. HUNTER greeted the little party with a smile intended to be pleasant but which resembled a grimace on his sallow, evil face. "Good day, and how are all of you this fine day. Well, I hope," he said. "We are all right," Charley answered, curtly.
Chapter 16 of The Boy Chums Cruising in Florida Waters is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading “AN ACCIDENT.”
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
From this reading “"We are all right," Charley answered, curtly.”
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading “HUNTER greeted the little party with a smile intended to be pleasant but which resembled a grimace on his sallow, evil face.”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “HUNTER greeted the little party with a smile intended to be pleasant but which resembled a grimace on his sallow, evil face.”
contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
From this reading “HUNTER greeted the little party with a smile intended to be pleasant but which resembled a grimace on his sallow, evil face.”
someone who hunts game
From this reading “HUNTER greeted the little party with a smile intended to be pleasant but which resembled a grimace on his sallow, evil face.”
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading “HUNTER greeted the little party with a smile intended to be pleasant but which resembled a grimace on his sallow, evil face.”
past form of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading “HUNTER greeted the little party with a smile intended to be pleasant but which resembled a grimace on his sallow, evil face.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Good day, and how are all of you this fine day.”
In this reading “HUNTER greeted the little party with a smile intended to be pleasant but which resembled a grimace on his sallow, evil face.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HUNTER greeted the little party with a smile intended to be pleasant but which resembled a grimace on his sallow, evil face.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading AN ACCIDENT.
(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 "Good day, and how are all of you this fine day.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ACCIDENT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Good day, and how are all of you this fine day.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "We are all right," Charley answered, curtly.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Good day, and how are all of you this fine day.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading HUNTER greeted the little party with a smile intended to be pleasant but which resembled a grimace on his sallow, evil face.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HUNTER greeted the little party with a smile intended to be pleasant but which resembled a grimace on his sallow, evil face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We are all right," Charley answered, curtly.
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
From this reading "We are all right," Charley answered, curtly.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Good day, and how are all of you this fine day.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading HUNTER greeted the little party with a smile intended to be pleasant but which resembled a grimace on his sallow, evil face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading HUNTER greeted the little party with a smile intended to be pleasant but which resembled a grimace on his sallow, evil face.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Good day, and how are all of you this fine day.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good day, and how are all of you this fine day.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading HUNTER greeted the little party with a smile intended to be pleasant but which resembled a grimace on his sallow, evil face.
contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
From this reading HUNTER greeted the little party with a smile intended to be pleasant but which resembled a grimace on his sallow, evil face.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, I hope," he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HUNTER greeted the little party with a smile intended to be pleasant but which resembled a grimace on his sallow, evil face.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Well, I hope," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good day, and how are all of you this fine day.
someone who hunts game
From this reading HUNTER greeted the little party with a smile intended to be pleasant but which resembled a grimace on his sallow, evil face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, I hope," he said.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading HUNTER greeted the little party with a smile intended to be pleasant but which resembled a grimace on his sallow, evil face.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading HUNTER greeted the little party with a smile intended to be pleasant but which resembled a grimace on his sallow, evil face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Good day, and how are all of you this fine day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HUNTER greeted the little party with a smile intended to be pleasant but which resembled a grimace on his sallow, evil face.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading HUNTER greeted the little party with a smile intended to be pleasant but which resembled a grimace on his sallow, evil face.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading HUNTER greeted the little party with a smile intended to be pleasant but which resembled a grimace on his sallow, evil face.
past form of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading HUNTER greeted the little party with a smile intended to be pleasant but which resembled a grimace on his sallow, evil face.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "We are all right," Charley answered, curtly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Well, I hope," he said.
unhealthy looking
From this reading HUNTER greeted the little party with a smile intended to be pleasant but which resembled a grimace on his sallow, evil face.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading HUNTER greeted the little party with a smile intended to be pleasant but which resembled a grimace on his sallow, evil face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HUNTER greeted the little party with a smile intended to be pleasant but which resembled a grimace on his sallow, evil face.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Good day, and how are all of you this fine day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HUNTER greeted the little party with a smile intended to be pleasant but which resembled a grimace on his sallow, evil face.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are all right," Charley answered, curtly.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, I hope," he said.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading HUNTER greeted the little party with a smile intended to be pleasant but which resembled a grimace on his sallow, evil face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading HUNTER greeted the little party with a smile intended to be pleasant but which resembled a grimace on his sallow, evil face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Good day, and how are all of you this fine day.
Chapter 16 of The Boy Chums Cruising in Florida Waters by Wilmer M. (Wilmer Mateo) Ely holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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 16 holds 143 sentences of The Boy Chums Cruising in Florida Waters, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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