Chapter V of The Deserted Yacht: Madge Sterling Series, #2, “A Puzzling Case,” is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter V
Chapter V of The Deserted Yacht: Madge Sterling Series, #2, “A Puzzling Case,” is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Both girls could plainly see where the motor boat had been tied. Only a stub end of rope remained. “Those kidnappers must have cut it loose last night when they carried Father off!” Enid cried. “Now how are we to get ashore?”
Chapter V of The Deserted Yacht: Madge Sterling Series, #2, “A Puzzling Case,” is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading ““Now how are we to get ashore?””
a town in north central Oklahoma
From this reading “Enid cried.”
plural of “kidnapper” — someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
From this reading ““Those kidnappers must have cut it loose last night when they carried Father off!””
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “Both girls could plainly see where the motor boat had been tied.”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “Both girls could plainly see where the motor boat had been tied.”
a strong line
From this reading “Only a stub end of rope remained.”
a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
From this reading “Only a stub end of rope remained.”
bound or secured closely
From this reading “Both girls could plainly see where the motor boat had been tied.”
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 “Both girls could plainly see where the motor boat had been tied.”
In this reading ““Those kidnappers must have cut it loose last night when they carried Father off!””
In this reading ““Now how are we to get ashore?””
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 Only a stub end of rope remained.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Now how are we to get ashore?”
towards the shore from the water
From this reading “Now how are we to get ashore?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Both girls could plainly see where the motor boat had been tied.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Both girls could plainly see where the motor boat had been tied.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both girls could plainly see where the motor boat had been tied.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “Those kidnappers must have cut it loose last night when they carried Father off!”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Both girls could plainly see where the motor boat had been tied.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Enid cried.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading “Those kidnappers must have cut it loose last night when they carried Father off!”
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Only a stub end of rope remained.
a town in north central Oklahoma
From this reading Enid cried.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Those kidnappers must have cut it loose last night when they carried Father off!”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Now how are we to get ashore?”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Both girls could plainly see where the motor boat had been tied.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Both girls could plainly see where the motor boat had been tied.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Those kidnappers must have cut it loose last night when they carried Father off!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now how are we to get ashore?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Those kidnappers must have cut it loose last night when they carried Father off!”
plural of “kidnapper” — someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
From this reading “Those kidnappers must have cut it loose last night when they carried Father off!”
immediately past
From this reading “Those kidnappers must have cut it loose last night when they carried Father off!”
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading “Those kidnappers must have cut it loose last night when they carried Father off!”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading Both girls could plainly see where the motor boat had been tied.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Those kidnappers must have cut it loose last night when they carried Father off!”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Those kidnappers must have cut it loose last night when they carried Father off!”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now how are we to get ashore?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only a stub end of rope remained.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Those kidnappers must have cut it loose last night when they carried Father off!”
and nothing more
From this reading Only a stub end of rope remained.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Both girls could plainly see where the motor boat had been tied.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Only a stub end of rope remained.
a strong line
From this reading Only a stub end of rope remained.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Both girls could plainly see where the motor boat had been tied.
a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
From this reading Only a stub end of rope remained.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Both girls could plainly see where the motor boat had been tied.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Those kidnappers must have cut it loose last night when they carried Father off!”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those kidnappers must have cut it loose last night when they carried Father off!”
bound or secured closely
From this reading Both girls could plainly see where the motor boat had been tied.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Now how are we to get ashore?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Now how are we to get ashore?”
at the time that
From this reading “Those kidnappers must have cut it loose last night when they carried Father off!”
in or at the place that
From this reading Both girls could plainly see where the motor boat had been tied.
Chapter 5 of The Deserted Yacht: Madge Sterling Series, #2 by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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 5 holds 132 sentences of The Deserted Yacht: Madge Sterling Series, #2, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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