Chapter 23 of The Boy Chums Cruising in Florida Waters is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Boy Chums Cruising in Florida Waters is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SALVAGE HUNTERS. ON board the schooner all was excitement and confusion. Nearly awash as she already was the first big wave had swept her from stem to stern. Her frightened negro crew had quickly sprung into the rigging yelling at the top of their voices. Only the solemn, lanky, old captain remained impassive.
Chapter 23 of The Boy Chums Cruising in Florida Waters is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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covered with water
From this reading “Nearly awash as she already was the first big wave had swept her from stem to stern.”
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading “SALVAGE HUNTERS.”
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
From this reading “Only the solemn, lanky, old captain remained impassive.”
tall and thin and having long slender limbs
From this reading “Only the solemn, lanky, old captain remained impassive.”
gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails
From this reading “Her frightened negro crew had quickly sprung into the rigging yelling at the top of their voices.”
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
From this reading “SALVAGE HUNTERS.”
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading “Nearly awash as she already was the first big wave had swept her from stem to stern.”
uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
From this reading “Her frightened negro crew had quickly sprung into the rigging yelling at the top of their voices.”
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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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading “ON board the schooner all was excitement and confusion.”
In this reading “Her frightened negro crew had quickly sprung into the rigging yelling at the top of their voices.”
In this reading “Her frightened negro crew had quickly sprung into the rigging yelling at the top of their voices.”
In this reading “Nearly awash as she already was the first big wave had swept her from stem to stern.”
In this reading “Her frightened negro crew had quickly sprung into the rigging yelling at the top of their voices.”
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.
(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 ON board the schooner all was excitement and confusion.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Nearly awash as she already was the first big wave had swept her from stem to stern.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON board the schooner all was excitement and confusion.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nearly awash as she already was the first big wave had swept her from stem to stern.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her frightened negro crew had quickly sprung into the rigging yelling at the top of their voices.
covered with water
From this reading Nearly awash as she already was the first big wave had swept her from stem to stern.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Nearly awash as she already was the first big wave had swept her from stem to stern.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading ON board the schooner all was excitement and confusion.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Only the solemn, lanky, old captain remained impassive.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading ON board the schooner all was excitement and confusion.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading Her frightened negro crew had quickly sprung into the rigging yelling at the top of their voices.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading ON board the schooner all was excitement and confusion.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Nearly awash as she already was the first big wave had swept her from stem to stern.
made afraid
From this reading Her frightened negro crew had quickly sprung into the rigging yelling at the top of their voices.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nearly awash as she already was the first big wave had swept her from stem to stern.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nearly awash as she already was the first big wave had swept her from stem to stern.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nearly awash as she already was the first big wave had swept her from stem to stern.
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading SALVAGE HUNTERS.
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
From this reading Only the solemn, lanky, old captain remained impassive.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her frightened negro crew had quickly sprung into the rigging yelling at the top of their voices.
tall and thin and having long slender limbs
From this reading Only the solemn, lanky, old captain remained impassive.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Nearly awash as she already was the first big wave had swept her from stem to stern.
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading Her frightened negro crew had quickly sprung into the rigging yelling at the top of their voices.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her frightened negro crew had quickly sprung into the rigging yelling at the top of their voices.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Only the solemn, lanky, old captain remained impassive.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON board the schooner all was excitement and confusion.
and nothing more
From this reading Only the solemn, lanky, old captain remained impassive.
with speed
From this reading Her frightened negro crew had quickly sprung into the rigging yelling at the top of their voices.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Only the solemn, lanky, old captain remained impassive.
gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails
From this reading Her frightened negro crew had quickly sprung into the rigging yelling at the top of their voices.
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
From this reading SALVAGE HUNTERS.
a large beer glass
From this reading ON board the schooner all was excitement and confusion.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nearly awash as she already was the first big wave had swept her from stem to stern.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading Only the solemn, lanky, old captain remained impassive.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Her frightened negro crew had quickly sprung into the rigging yelling at the top of their voices.
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading Nearly awash as she already was the first big wave had swept her from stem to stern.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading Nearly awash as she already was the first big wave had swept her from stem to stern.
possessing sweep
From this reading Nearly awash as she already was the first big wave had swept her from stem to stern.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON board the schooner all was excitement and confusion.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Her frightened negro crew had quickly sprung into the rigging yelling at the top of their voices.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nearly awash as she already was the first big wave had swept her from stem to stern.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Her frightened negro crew had quickly sprung into the rigging yelling at the top of their voices.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Her frightened negro crew had quickly sprung into the rigging yelling at the top of their voices.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON board the schooner all was excitement and confusion.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Nearly awash as she already was the first big wave had swept her from stem to stern.
uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
From this reading Her frightened negro crew had quickly sprung into the rigging yelling at the top of their voices.
Chapter 23 of The Boy Chums Cruising in Florida Waters by Wilmer M. (Wilmer Mateo) Ely holds 110 sentences, grouped into 22 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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