Chapter 3 of The Lakewood boys in the South Sea islands is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Lakewood boys in the South Sea islands is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RESCUE. For a full minute after the captain's words no one spoke. Then Bob, who was gripping the rail tightly with both hands, said: "But they must have taken to the boats. We can pick them up, can't we?" "We can try," his uncle assured him.
Chapter 3 of The Lakewood boys in the South Sea islands is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading “"We can try," his uncle assured him.”
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “Then Bob, who was gripping the rail tightly with both hands, said: "But they must have taken to the boats.”
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “For a full minute after the captain's words no one spoke.”
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading “Then Bob, who was gripping the rail tightly with both hands, said: "But they must have taken to the boats.”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “We can pick them up, can't we?"”
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading “Then Bob, who was gripping the rail tightly with both hands, said: "But they must have taken to the boats.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “THE RESCUE.”
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading “Then Bob, who was gripping the rail tightly with both hands, said: "But they must have taken to the boats.”
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 “For a full minute after the captain's words no one spoke.”
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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 For a full minute after the captain's words no one spoke.
later than; following
From this reading For a full minute after the captain's words no one spoke.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading "We can try," his uncle assured him.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Then Bob, who was gripping the rail tightly with both hands, said: "But they must have taken to the boats.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Then Bob, who was gripping the rail tightly with both hands, said: "But they must have taken to the boats.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Then Bob, who was gripping the rail tightly with both hands, said: "But they must have taken to the boats.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then Bob, who was gripping the rail tightly with both hands, said: "But they must have taken to the boats.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can pick them up, can't we?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can pick them up, can't we?"
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading For a full minute after the captain's words no one spoke.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a full minute after the captain's words no one spoke.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading For a full minute after the captain's words no one spoke.
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading Then Bob, who was gripping the rail tightly with both hands, said: "But they must have taken to the boats.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Then Bob, who was gripping the rail tightly with both hands, said: "But they must have taken to the boats.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then Bob, who was gripping the rail tightly with both hands, said: "But they must have taken to the boats.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We can try," his uncle assured him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "We can try," his uncle assured him.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading For a full minute after the captain's words no one spoke.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Then Bob, who was gripping the rail tightly with both hands, said: "But they must have taken to the boats.
not any; not one
From this reading For a full minute after the captain's words no one spoke.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For a full minute after the captain's words no one spoke.
select carefully from a group
From this reading We can pick them up, can't we?"
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading Then Bob, who was gripping the rail tightly with both hands, said: "But they must have taken to the boats.
free from harm or evil
From this reading THE RESCUE.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then Bob, who was gripping the rail tightly with both hands, said: "But they must have taken to the boats.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading For a full minute after the captain's words no one spoke.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Then Bob, who was gripping the rail tightly with both hands, said: "But they must have taken to the boats.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESCUE.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We can pick them up, can't we?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Bob, who was gripping the rail tightly with both hands, said: "But they must have taken to the boats.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then Bob, who was gripping the rail tightly with both hands, said: "But they must have taken to the boats.
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading Then Bob, who was gripping the rail tightly with both hands, said: "But they must have taken to the boats.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then Bob, who was gripping the rail tightly with both hands, said: "But they must have taken to the boats.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "We can try," his uncle assured him.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "We can try," his uncle assured him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We can pick them up, can't we?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then Bob, who was gripping the rail tightly with both hands, said: "But they must have taken to the boats.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can pick them up, can't we?"
which person or people
From this reading Then Bob, who was gripping the rail tightly with both hands, said: "But they must have taken to the boats.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then Bob, who was gripping the rail tightly with both hands, said: "But they must have taken to the boats.
the words that are spoken
From this reading For a full minute after the captain's words no one spoke.
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