Chapter 20 of The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SHARK "It's horrible," cried Fred almost beside himself with anguish. "Oh, why did he swim out so far?" The splashing continued. The two boys on the shore stood and watched almost spellbound at the sight. Their faces were white and their hearts were like great lumps in their throats.
Chapter 20 of The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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extreme mental distress
From this reading “SHARK "It's horrible," cried Fred almost beside himself with anguish.”
provoking horror
From this reading “SHARK "It's horrible," cried Fred almost beside himself with anguish.”
plural of “lump” — a compact mass
From this reading “Their faces were white and their hearts were like great lumps in their throats.”
any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
From this reading “SHARK "It's horrible," cried Fred almost beside himself with anguish.”
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading “The two boys on the shore stood and watched almost spellbound at the sight.”
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
From this reading “The splashing continued.”
travel through water
From this reading “"Oh, why did he swim out so far?"”
plural of “throat” — the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
From this reading “Their faces were white and their hearts were like great lumps in their throats.”
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.
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In this reading “Their faces were white and their hearts were like great lumps in their throats.”
In this reading “The two boys on the shore stood and watched almost spellbound at the sight.”
In this reading “The two boys on the shore stood and watched almost spellbound at the sight.”
In this reading “The two boys on the shore stood and watched almost spellbound at the sight.”
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.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading SHARK "It's horrible," cried Fred almost beside himself with anguish.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The two boys on the shore stood and watched almost spellbound at the sight.
extreme mental distress
From this reading SHARK "It's horrible," cried Fred almost beside himself with anguish.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The two boys on the shore stood and watched almost spellbound at the sight.
next to; at the side of
From this reading SHARK "It's horrible," cried Fred almost beside himself with anguish.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The two boys on the shore stood and watched almost spellbound at the sight.
without stop or interruption
From this reading The splashing continued.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading SHARK "It's horrible," cried Fred almost beside himself with anguish.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Oh, why did he swim out so far?"
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Their faces were white and their hearts were like great lumps in their throats.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "Oh, why did he swim out so far?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHARK "It's horrible," cried Fred almost beside himself with anguish.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Their faces were white and their hearts were like great lumps in their throats.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, why did he swim out so far?"
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading Their faces were white and their hearts were like great lumps in their throats.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading SHARK "It's horrible," cried Fred almost beside himself with anguish.
provoking horror
From this reading SHARK "It's horrible," cried Fred almost beside himself with anguish.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Their faces were white and their hearts were like great lumps in their throats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHARK "It's horrible," cried Fred almost beside himself with anguish.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Their faces were white and their hearts were like great lumps in their throats.
plural of “lump” — a compact mass
From this reading Their faces were white and their hearts were like great lumps in their throats.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, why did he swim out so far?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The two boys on the shore stood and watched almost spellbound at the sight.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Oh, why did he swim out so far?"
any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
From this reading SHARK "It's horrible," cried Fred almost beside himself with anguish.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The two boys on the shore stood and watched almost spellbound at the sight.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The two boys on the shore stood and watched almost spellbound at the sight.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Oh, why did he swim out so far?"
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading The two boys on the shore stood and watched almost spellbound at the sight.
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
From this reading The splashing continued.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The two boys on the shore stood and watched almost spellbound at the sight.
travel through water
From this reading "Oh, why did he swim out so far?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The splashing continued.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their faces were white and their hearts were like great lumps in their throats.
plural of “throat” — the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
From this reading Their faces were white and their hearts were like great lumps in their throats.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two boys on the shore stood and watched almost spellbound at the sight.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading The two boys on the shore stood and watched almost spellbound at the sight.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their faces were white and their hearts were like great lumps in their throats.
a Caucasian
From this reading Their faces were white and their hearts were like great lumps in their throats.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Oh, why did he swim out so far?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading SHARK "It's horrible," cried Fred almost beside himself with anguish.
Chapter 20 of The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave by Ross Kay holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 20 holds 178 sentences of The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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