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Chapter 13 of The Motor Rangers on Blue Water is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ADRIFT. All at once Joe uttered a shrill cry: "That big fellow yonder. It's coming right for us." "By dunder, dot's right," shouted Captain Nelsen, who, clutching the rail of the bridge, stood by the lad's side.
Chapter 13 of The Motor Rangers on Blue Water is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aimlessly drifting
From this reading “ADRIFT.”
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading “"By dunder, dot's right," shouted Captain Nelsen, who, clutching the rail of the bridge, stood by the lad's side.”
-ing form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “"By dunder, dot's right," shouted Captain Nelsen, who, clutching the rail of the bridge, stood by the lad's side.”
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading “"By dunder, dot's right," shouted Captain Nelsen, who, clutching the rail of the bridge, stood by the lad's side.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “"By dunder, dot's right," shouted Captain Nelsen, who, clutching the rail of the bridge, stood by the lad's side.”
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
From this reading “All at once Joe uttered a shrill cry:”
communicated in words
From this reading “All at once Joe uttered a shrill cry:”
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “"That big fellow yonder.”
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.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “All at once Joe uttered a shrill cry:”
In this reading “"That big fellow yonder.”
In this reading “"By dunder, dot's right," shouted Captain Nelsen, who, clutching the rail of the bridge, stood by the lad's side.”
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 All at once Joe uttered a shrill cry:
aimlessly drifting
From this reading ADRIFT.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All at once Joe uttered a shrill cry:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All at once Joe uttered a shrill cry:
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "That big fellow yonder.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading "By dunder, dot's right," shouted Captain Nelsen, who, clutching the rail of the bridge, stood by the lad's side.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By dunder, dot's right," shouted Captain Nelsen, who, clutching the rail of the bridge, stood by the lad's side.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "By dunder, dot's right," shouted Captain Nelsen, who, clutching the rail of the bridge, stood by the lad's side.
-ing form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading "By dunder, dot's right," shouted Captain Nelsen, who, clutching the rail of the bridge, stood by the lad's side.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading It's coming right for us."
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading All at once Joe uttered a shrill cry:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "By dunder, dot's right," shouted Captain Nelsen, who, clutching the rail of the bridge, stood by the lad's side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "By dunder, dot's right," shouted Captain Nelsen, who, clutching the rail of the bridge, stood by the lad's side.
a boy or man
From this reading "That big fellow yonder.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It's coming right for us."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's coming right for us."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All at once Joe uttered a shrill cry:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "By dunder, dot's right," shouted Captain Nelsen, who, clutching the rail of the bridge, stood by the lad's side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "By dunder, dot's right," shouted Captain Nelsen, who, clutching the rail of the bridge, stood by the lad's side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "By dunder, dot's right," shouted Captain Nelsen, who, clutching the rail of the bridge, stood by the lad's side.
on one occasion
From this reading All at once Joe uttered a shrill cry:
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading "By dunder, dot's right," shouted Captain Nelsen, who, clutching the rail of the bridge, stood by the lad's side.
precisely, exactly
From this reading It's coming right for us."
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "By dunder, dot's right," shouted Captain Nelsen, who, clutching the rail of the bridge, stood by the lad's side.
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
From this reading All at once Joe uttered a shrill cry:
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "By dunder, dot's right," shouted Captain Nelsen, who, clutching the rail of the bridge, stood by the lad's side.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading "By dunder, dot's right," shouted Captain Nelsen, who, clutching the rail of the bridge, stood by the lad's side.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That big fellow yonder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "By dunder, dot's right," shouted Captain Nelsen, who, clutching the rail of the bridge, stood by the lad's side.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It's coming right for us."
communicated in words
From this reading All at once Joe uttered a shrill cry:
which person or people
From this reading "By dunder, dot's right," shouted Captain Nelsen, who, clutching the rail of the bridge, stood by the lad's side.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading "That big fellow yonder.
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