Chapter 26 of The Boy Chums Cruising in Florida Waters is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The Boy Chums Cruising in Florida Waters is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CASTAWAYS. THE sun was high in the sky when Charley awoke and aroused his companions who were still sleeping. "Too much to do to-day to sleep longer," he declared. "We have got to find something to eat, and then try to get out of this place. Let's try the water for food first, and see what we can find.
Chapter 26 of The Boy Chums Cruising in Florida Waters is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused to action
From this reading “THE sun was high in the sky when Charley awoke and aroused his companions who were still sleeping.”
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “THE sun was high in the sky when Charley awoke and aroused his companions who were still sleeping.”
plural of “castaway” — a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading “CASTAWAYS.”
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “THE sun was high in the sky when Charley awoke and aroused his companions who were still sleeping.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “"Too much to do to-day to sleep longer," he declared.”
take in solid food
From this reading “"We have got to find something to eat, and then try to get out of this place.”
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading “Let's try the water for food first, and see what we can find.”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “THE sun was high in the sky when Charley awoke and aroused his companions who were still sleeping.”
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In this reading “THE sun was high in the sky when Charley awoke and aroused his companions who were still sleeping.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “"We have got to find something to eat, and then try to get out of this place.”
In this reading “Let's try the water for food first, and see what we can find.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE sun was high in the sky when Charley awoke and aroused his companions who were still sleeping.
aroused to action
From this reading THE sun was high in the sky when Charley awoke and aroused his companions who were still sleeping.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading THE sun was high in the sky when Charley awoke and aroused his companions who were still sleeping.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Let's try the water for food first, and see what we can find.
plural of “castaway” — a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading CASTAWAYS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE sun was high in the sky when Charley awoke and aroused his companions who were still sleeping.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading THE sun was high in the sky when Charley awoke and aroused his companions who were still sleeping.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "Too much to do to-day to sleep longer," he declared.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Too much to do to-day to sleep longer," he declared.
take in solid food
From this reading "We have got to find something to eat, and then try to get out of this place.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "We have got to find something to eat, and then try to get out of this place.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Let's try the water for food first, and see what we can find.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading Let's try the water for food first, and see what we can find.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Let's try the water for food first, and see what we can find.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We have got to find something to eat, and then try to get out of this place.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We have got to find something to eat, and then try to get out of this place.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have got to find something to eat, and then try to get out of this place.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Too much to do to-day to sleep longer," he declared.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading THE sun was high in the sky when Charley awoke and aroused his companions who were still sleeping.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE sun was high in the sky when Charley awoke and aroused his companions who were still sleeping.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE sun was high in the sky when Charley awoke and aroused his companions who were still sleeping.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let's try the water for food first, and see what we can find.
for more time
From this reading "Too much to do to-day to sleep longer," he declared.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Too much to do to-day to sleep longer," he declared.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We have got to find something to eat, and then try to get out of this place.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "We have got to find something to eat, and then try to get out of this place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "We have got to find something to eat, and then try to get out of this place.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Let's try the water for food first, and see what we can find.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading THE sun was high in the sky when Charley awoke and aroused his companions who were still sleeping.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "Too much to do to-day to sleep longer," he declared.
the state of being asleep
From this reading THE sun was high in the sky when Charley awoke and aroused his companions who were still sleeping.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "We have got to find something to eat, and then try to get out of this place.
not in physical motion
From this reading THE sun was high in the sky when Charley awoke and aroused his companions who were still sleeping.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading THE sun was high in the sky when Charley awoke and aroused his companions who were still sleeping.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE sun was high in the sky when Charley awoke and aroused his companions who were still sleeping.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "We have got to find something to eat, and then try to get out of this place.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "We have got to find something to eat, and then try to get out of this place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Too much to do to-day to sleep longer," he declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Too much to do to-day to sleep longer," he declared.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Too much to do to-day to sleep longer," he declared.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "We have got to find something to eat, and then try to get out of this place.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE sun was high in the sky when Charley awoke and aroused his companions who were still sleeping.
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 Let's try the water for food first, and see what we can find.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have got to find something to eat, and then try to get out of this place.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE sun was high in the sky when Charley awoke and aroused his companions who were still sleeping.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Let's try the water for food first, and see what we can find.
at the time that
From this reading THE sun was high in the sky when Charley awoke and aroused his companions who were still sleeping.
which person or people
From this reading THE sun was high in the sky when Charley awoke and aroused his companions who were still sleeping.
Chapter 26 of The Boy Chums Cruising in Florida Waters by Wilmer M. (Wilmer Mateo) Ely holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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 26 holds 116 sentences of The Boy Chums Cruising in Florida Waters, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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