Chapter 5 of The missing chums is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The missing chums is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NO WORD FROM THE CHUMS Frank Hardy bore down on the helm as the boat heeled over. For a breathless second he thought the craft would be swamped. Water poured over the gunwales. The girls screamed. Joe was thrown off his balance and went sprawling into the stern.
Chapter 5 of The missing chums is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading “For a breathless second he thought the craft would be swamped.”
plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “NO WORD FROM THE CHUMS Frank Hardy bore down on the helm as the boat heeled over.”
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading “NO WORD FROM THE CHUMS Frank Hardy bore down on the helm as the boat heeled over.”
past form of “heel” — tilt to one side
From this reading “NO WORD FROM THE CHUMS Frank Hardy bore down on the helm as the boat heeled over.”
steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
From this reading “NO WORD FROM THE CHUMS Frank Hardy bore down on the helm as the boat heeled over.”
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “The girls screamed.”
an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
From this reading “Joe was thrown off his balance and went sprawling into the stern.”
past form of “swamp” — drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading “For a breathless second he thought the craft would be swamped.”
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In this reading “NO WORD FROM THE CHUMS Frank Hardy bore down on the helm as the boat heeled over.”
In this reading “Joe was thrown off his balance and went sprawling into the stern.”
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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 breathless second he thought the craft would be swamped.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joe was thrown off his balance and went sprawling into the stern.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading NO WORD FROM THE CHUMS Frank Hardy bore down on the helm as the boat heeled over.
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading Joe was thrown off his balance and went sprawling into the stern.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For a breathless second he thought the craft would be swamped.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading NO WORD FROM THE CHUMS Frank Hardy bore down on the helm as the boat heeled over.
cause to be bored
From this reading NO WORD FROM THE CHUMS Frank Hardy bore down on the helm as the boat heeled over.
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading For a breathless second he thought the craft would be swamped.
plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading NO WORD FROM THE CHUMS Frank Hardy bore down on the helm as the boat heeled over.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading For a breathless second he thought the craft would be swamped.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading NO WORD FROM THE CHUMS Frank Hardy bore down on the helm as the boat heeled over.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a breathless second he thought the craft would be swamped.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading NO WORD FROM THE CHUMS Frank Hardy bore down on the helm as the boat heeled over.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading NO WORD FROM THE CHUMS Frank Hardy bore down on the helm as the boat heeled over.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls screamed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Water poured over the gunwales.
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading NO WORD FROM THE CHUMS Frank Hardy bore down on the helm as the boat heeled over.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a breathless second he thought the craft would be swamped.
past form of “heel” — tilt to one side
From this reading NO WORD FROM THE CHUMS Frank Hardy bore down on the helm as the boat heeled over.
steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
From this reading NO WORD FROM THE CHUMS Frank Hardy bore down on the helm as the boat heeled over.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Joe was thrown off his balance and went sprawling into the stern.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Joe was thrown off his balance and went sprawling into the stern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe was thrown off his balance and went sprawling into the stern.
not any; not one
From this reading NO WORD FROM THE CHUMS Frank Hardy bore down on the helm as the boat heeled over.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Joe was thrown off his balance and went sprawling into the stern.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading NO WORD FROM THE CHUMS Frank Hardy bore down on the helm as the boat heeled over.
above and across; more than
From this reading NO WORD FROM THE CHUMS Frank Hardy bore down on the helm as the boat heeled over.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading Water poured over the gunwales.
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The girls screamed.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading For a breathless second he thought the craft would be swamped.
an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
From this reading Joe was thrown off his balance and went sprawling into the stern.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading Joe was thrown off his balance and went sprawling into the stern.
past form of “swamp” — drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading For a breathless second he thought the craft would be swamped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NO WORD FROM THE CHUMS Frank Hardy bore down on the helm as the boat heeled over.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading For a breathless second he thought the craft would be swamped.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading Joe was thrown off his balance and went sprawling into the stern.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Joe was thrown off his balance and went sprawling into the stern.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Water poured over the gunwales.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Joe was thrown off his balance and went sprawling into the stern.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading NO WORD FROM THE CHUMS Frank Hardy bore down on the helm as the boat heeled over.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For a breathless second he thought the craft would be swamped.
Chapter 5 of The missing chums by Franklin W. Dixon holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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 151 sentences of The missing chums, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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