Chapter 16 of The Boy Fortune Hunters in Yucatan is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Boy Fortune Hunters in Yucatan is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WE VIEW THE HIDDEN CITY “Shall I make coffee?” I heard Paul ask. Opening my eyes I found the sun streaming through the barred window. The others except Archie and Pedro were awake. As if to answer our leader’s question steps were heard on the marble floor of the passage outside.
Chapter 16 of The Boy Fortune Hunters in Yucatan is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “The others except Archie and Pedro were awake.”
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading “Opening my eyes I found the sun streaming through the barred window.”
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading “WE VIEW THE HIDDEN CITY “Shall I make coffee?””
not accessible to view
From this reading “WE VIEW THE HIDDEN CITY “Shall I make coffee?””
possessive form of “leader” — a person who rules or guides or inspires others
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading “As if to answer our leader’s question steps were heard on the marble floor of the passage outside.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “I heard Paul ask.”
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading “Opening my eyes I found the sun streaming through the barred window.”
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 “Opening my eyes I found the sun streaming through the barred window.”
In this reading “As if to answer our leader’s question steps were heard on the marble floor of the passage outside.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The others except Archie and Pedro were awake.
react verbally
From this reading As if to answer our leader’s question steps were heard on the marble floor of the passage outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The others except Archie and Pedro were awake.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As if to answer our leader’s question steps were heard on the marble floor of the passage outside.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I heard Paul ask.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading The others except Archie and Pedro were awake.
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading Opening my eyes I found the sun streaming through the barred window.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading WE VIEW THE HIDDEN CITY “Shall I make coffee?”
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading WE VIEW THE HIDDEN CITY “Shall I make coffee?”
apart from; not including
From this reading The others except Archie and Pedro were awake.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Opening my eyes I found the sun streaming through the barred window.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading As if to answer our leader’s question steps were heard on the marble floor of the passage outside.
set up or found
From this reading Opening my eyes I found the sun streaming through the barred window.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard Paul ask.
not accessible to view
From this reading WE VIEW THE HIDDEN CITY “Shall I make coffee?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WE VIEW THE HIDDEN CITY “Shall I make coffee?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As if to answer our leader’s question steps were heard on the marble floor of the passage outside.
possessive form of “leader” — a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading As if to answer our leader’s question steps were heard on the marble floor of the passage outside.
engage in
From this reading WE VIEW THE HIDDEN CITY “Shall I make coffee?”
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading As if to answer our leader’s question steps were heard on the marble floor of the passage outside.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Opening my eyes I found the sun streaming through the barred window.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As if to answer our leader’s question steps were heard on the marble floor of the passage outside.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As if to answer our leader’s question steps were heard on the marble floor of the passage outside.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Opening my eyes I found the sun streaming through the barred window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The others except Archie and Pedro were awake.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading As if to answer our leader’s question steps were heard on the marble floor of the passage outside.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading As if to answer our leader’s question steps were heard on the marble floor of the passage outside.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading As if to answer our leader’s question steps were heard on the marble floor of the passage outside.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading I heard Paul ask.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The others except Archie and Pedro were awake.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading As if to answer our leader’s question steps were heard on the marble floor of the passage outside.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading WE VIEW THE HIDDEN CITY “Shall I make coffee?”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading As if to answer our leader’s question steps were heard on the marble floor of the passage outside.
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading Opening my eyes I found the sun streaming through the barred window.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Opening my eyes I found the sun streaming through the barred window.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE VIEW THE HIDDEN CITY “Shall I make coffee?”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Opening my eyes I found the sun streaming through the barred window.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As if to answer our leader’s question steps were heard on the marble floor of the passage outside.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading WE VIEW THE HIDDEN CITY “Shall I make coffee?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE VIEW THE HIDDEN CITY “Shall I make coffee?”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The others except Archie and Pedro were awake.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Opening my eyes I found the sun streaming through the barred window.
Chapter 16 of The Boy Fortune Hunters in Yucatan by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 150 sentences, grouped into 30 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 150 sentences of The Boy Fortune Hunters in Yucatan, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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