Chapter 24 of The moving picture boys at Panama is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The moving picture boys at Panama is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. ALCANDO DISAPPEARS For several seconds Blake and Joe stood there--without moving--only listening. And that strange noise they heard kept up its monotonous note. "Hear it!" whispered Joe. "Yes," answered Blake.
Chapter 24 of The moving picture boys at Panama is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading “ALCANDO DISAPPEARS For several seconds Blake and Joe stood there--without moving--only listening.”
third-person singular of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “ALCANDO DISAPPEARS For several seconds Blake and Joe stood there--without moving--only listening.”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “ALCANDO DISAPPEARS For several seconds Blake and Joe stood there--without moving--only listening.”
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
From this reading “And that strange noise they heard kept up its monotonous note.”
in motion
From this reading “ALCANDO DISAPPEARS For several seconds Blake and Joe stood there--without moving--only listening.”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “And that strange noise they heard kept up its monotonous note.”
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “ALCANDO DISAPPEARS For several seconds Blake and Joe stood there--without moving--only listening.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “"Hear it!" whispered Joe.”
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From this reading ALCANDO DISAPPEARS For several seconds Blake and Joe stood there--without moving--only listening.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALCANDO DISAPPEARS For several seconds Blake and Joe stood there--without moving--only listening.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes," answered Blake.
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading ALCANDO DISAPPEARS For several seconds Blake and Joe stood there--without moving--only listening.
third-person singular of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading ALCANDO DISAPPEARS For several seconds Blake and Joe stood there--without moving--only listening.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ALCANDO DISAPPEARS For several seconds Blake and Joe stood there--without moving--only listening.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Hear it!" whispered Joe.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading And that strange noise they heard kept up its monotonous note.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Hear it!" whispered Joe.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And that strange noise they heard kept up its monotonous note.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALCANDO DISAPPEARS For several seconds Blake and Joe stood there--without moving--only listening.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading And that strange noise they heard kept up its monotonous note.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading ALCANDO DISAPPEARS For several seconds Blake and Joe stood there--without moving--only listening.
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
From this reading And that strange noise they heard kept up its monotonous note.
in motion
From this reading ALCANDO DISAPPEARS For several seconds Blake and Joe stood there--without moving--only listening.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading And that strange noise they heard kept up its monotonous note.
a brief written record
From this reading And that strange noise they heard kept up its monotonous note.
and nothing more
From this reading ALCANDO DISAPPEARS For several seconds Blake and Joe stood there--without moving--only listening.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading ALCANDO DISAPPEARS For several seconds Blake and Joe stood there--without moving--only listening.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading ALCANDO DISAPPEARS For several seconds Blake and Joe stood there--without moving--only listening.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading ALCANDO DISAPPEARS For several seconds Blake and Joe stood there--without moving--only listening.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading And that strange noise they heard kept up its monotonous note.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that strange noise they heard kept up its monotonous note.
in or at that place or location
From this reading ALCANDO DISAPPEARS For several seconds Blake and Joe stood there--without moving--only listening.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And that strange noise they heard kept up its monotonous note.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And that strange noise they heard kept up its monotonous note.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Hear it!" whispered Joe.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ALCANDO DISAPPEARS For several seconds Blake and Joe stood there--without moving--only listening.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," answered Blake.
Chapter 24 of The moving picture boys at Panama by Victor Appleton holds 218 sentences, grouped into 44 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 24 holds 218 sentences of The moving picture boys at Panama, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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