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The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave
The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 9 of The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave by Ross Kay holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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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Chapter 9 holds 167 sentences of The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 9 of The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave by Ross Kay exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 167 sentences, grouped into 34 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Work through the 34 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #30950, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 343 minutes of reading across 825 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Author
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Dodging
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North
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Mines
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Context Illustration Reading 1/34 · 5 lines
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A SORRY PLIGHT There was a great splash.
The sturdy life-boat rocked dangerously and then all was still.
John and George had now lifted themselves from their fallen position and all three boys peered eagerly about.
"Where are they?
What happened?" demanded John.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A SORRY PLIGHT There was a great splash.
Line 2
The sturdy life-boat rocked dangerously and then all was still.
Line 3
John and George had now lifted themselves from their fallen position and all three boys peered eagerly about.
Line 4
"Where are they?
/wer ɑːr ðeɪ/
Line 5
What happened?" demanded John.

Learner Dictionary

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, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “John and George had now lifted themselves from their fallen position and all three boys peered eagerly about.”

Dangerously adverb US /ˈdeɪn.dʒər.əs.li/

In a way that involves danger or risk.

From this reading “The sturdy life-boat rocked dangerously and then all was still.”

Themselves pronoun US /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading “John and George had now lifted themselves from their fallen position and all three boys peered eagerly about.”

All words in this reading · 37

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A SORRY PLIGHT There was a great splash.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading John and George had now lifted themselves from their fallen position and all three boys peered eagerly about.

all

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The sturdy life-boat rocked dangerously and then all was still.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The sturdy life-boat rocked dangerously and then all was still.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Where are they?

boys

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading John and George had now lifted themselves from their fallen position and all three boys peered eagerly about.

dangerouslyadverbUS /ˈdeɪn.dʒər.əs.li/

In a way that involves danger or risk.

From this reading The sturdy life-boat rocked dangerously and then all was still.

demanded

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading What happened?" demanded John.

eagerly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading John and George had now lifted themselves from their fallen position and all three boys peered eagerly about.

fallen

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading John and George had now lifted themselves from their fallen position and all three boys peered eagerly about.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading John and George had now lifted themselves from their fallen position and all three boys peered eagerly about.

George

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading John and George had now lifted themselves from their fallen position and all three boys peered eagerly about.

great

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A SORRY PLIGHT There was a great splash.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading John and George had now lifted themselves from their fallen position and all three boys peered eagerly about.

happened

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading What happened?" demanded John.

John

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading John and George had now lifted themselves from their fallen position and all three boys peered eagerly about.

life-boat

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The sturdy life-boat rocked dangerously and then all was still.

lifted

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading John and George had now lifted themselves from their fallen position and all three boys peered eagerly about.

now

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading John and George had now lifted themselves from their fallen position and all three boys peered eagerly about.

peered

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading John and George had now lifted themselves from their fallen position and all three boys peered eagerly about.

PLIGHT

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A SORRY PLIGHT There was a great splash.

position

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading John and George had now lifted themselves from their fallen position and all three boys peered eagerly about.

rocked

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The sturdy life-boat rocked dangerously and then all was still.

SORRY

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A SORRY PLIGHT There was a great splash.

splash

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A SORRY PLIGHT There was a great splash.

still

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The sturdy life-boat rocked dangerously and then all was still.

sturdy

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The sturdy life-boat rocked dangerously and then all was still.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The sturdy life-boat rocked dangerously and then all was still.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading John and George had now lifted themselves from their fallen position and all three boys peered eagerly about.

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading John and George had now lifted themselves from their fallen position and all three boys peered eagerly about.

then

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The sturdy life-boat rocked dangerously and then all was still.

There

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A SORRY PLIGHT There was a great splash.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Where are they?

three

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading John and George had now lifted themselves from their fallen position and all three boys peered eagerly about.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A SORRY PLIGHT There was a great splash.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What happened?" demanded John.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading "Where are they?