Chapter 22 of The Boy Chums in the Gulf of Mexico is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Boy Chums in the Gulf of Mexico is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANOTHER DANGER. "DAR'S one thing I want you to do 'fore you go projectin' off," said the little negro. "I wants you to cut me some ob dem palmetto buds. I'se goin' to braid you a hat. Hit's a plum wonder dat you ain't got sun struck goin' bareheaded like you is."
Chapter 22 of The Boy Chums in the Gulf of Mexico is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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make by braiding or interlacing
From this reading “I'se goin' to braid you a hat.”
plural of “bud” — a partially opened flower
From this reading “"I wants you to cut me some ob dem palmetto buds.”
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading “Hit's a plum wonder dat you ain't got sun struck goin' bareheaded like you is."”
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading “"DAR'S one thing I want you to do 'fore you go projectin' off," said the little negro.”
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading “"DAR'S one thing I want you to do 'fore you go projectin' off," said the little negro.”
any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves
From this reading “"I wants you to cut me some ob dem palmetto buds.”
exactly
From this reading “Hit's a plum wonder dat you ain't got sun struck goin' bareheaded like you is."”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “"I wants you to cut me some ob dem palmetto buds.”
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.
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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 I'se goin' to braid you a hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hit's a plum wonder dat you ain't got sun struck goin' bareheaded like you is."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ANOTHER DANGER.
having the head uncovered
From this reading Hit's a plum wonder dat you ain't got sun struck goin' bareheaded like you is."
make by braiding or interlacing
From this reading I'se goin' to braid you a hat.
plural of “bud” — a partially opened flower
From this reading "I wants you to cut me some ob dem palmetto buds.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading "I wants you to cut me some ob dem palmetto buds.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading ANOTHER DANGER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "DAR'S one thing I want you to do 'fore you go projectin' off," said the little negro.
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading Hit's a plum wonder dat you ain't got sun struck goin' bareheaded like you is."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wants you to cut me some ob dem palmetto buds.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "DAR'S one thing I want you to do 'fore you go projectin' off," said the little negro.
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading "DAR'S one thing I want you to do 'fore you go projectin' off," said the little negro.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "DAR'S one thing I want you to do 'fore you go projectin' off," said the little negro.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'se goin' to braid you a hat.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Hit's a plum wonder dat you ain't got sun struck goin' bareheaded like you is."
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading I'se goin' to braid you a hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hit's a plum wonder dat you ain't got sun struck goin' bareheaded like you is."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "DAR'S one thing I want you to do 'fore you go projectin' off," said the little negro.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'se goin' to braid you a hat.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hit's a plum wonder dat you ain't got sun struck goin' bareheaded like you is."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Hit's a plum wonder dat you ain't got sun struck goin' bareheaded like you is."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "DAR'S one thing I want you to do 'fore you go projectin' off," said the little negro.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I wants you to cut me some ob dem palmetto buds.
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading "DAR'S one thing I want you to do 'fore you go projectin' off," said the little negro.
a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea
From this reading "I wants you to cut me some ob dem palmetto buds.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "DAR'S one thing I want you to do 'fore you go projectin' off," said the little negro.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "DAR'S one thing I want you to do 'fore you go projectin' off," said the little negro.
any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves
From this reading "I wants you to cut me some ob dem palmetto buds.
exactly
From this reading Hit's a plum wonder dat you ain't got sun struck goin' bareheaded like you is."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "DAR'S one thing I want you to do 'fore you go projectin' off," said the little negro.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "DAR'S one thing I want you to do 'fore you go projectin' off," said the little negro.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I wants you to cut me some ob dem palmetto buds.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Hit's a plum wonder dat you ain't got sun struck goin' bareheaded like you is."
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Hit's a plum wonder dat you ain't got sun struck goin' bareheaded like you is."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "DAR'S one thing I want you to do 'fore you go projectin' off," said the little negro.
a special situation
From this reading "DAR'S one thing I want you to do 'fore you go projectin' off," said the little negro.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "DAR'S one thing I want you to do 'fore you go projectin' off," said the little negro.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "DAR'S one thing I want you to do 'fore you go projectin' off," said the little negro.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "I wants you to cut me some ob dem palmetto buds.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Hit's a plum wonder dat you ain't got sun struck goin' bareheaded like you is."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "DAR'S one thing I want you to do 'fore you go projectin' off," said the little negro.
Chapter 22 of The Boy Chums in the Gulf of Mexico by Wilmer M. (Wilmer Mateo) Ely holds 93 sentences, grouped into 19 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 22 holds 93 sentences of The Boy Chums in the Gulf of Mexico, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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