Chapter 23 of The moving picture boys on the coast is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The moving picture boys on the coast is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DOOMED VESSEL "You say there's a wreck?" cried Blake. "Yes, we just made her out through the glass. She's driving on the rocks fast. The current is setting inshore and the wind is helping it." "Where is she?" asked Joe.
Chapter 23 of The moving picture boys on the coast is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading “THE DOOMED VESSEL "You say there's a wreck?" cried Blake.”
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading “The current is setting inshore and the wind is helping it."”
marked for certain death
From this reading “THE DOOMED VESSEL "You say there's a wreck?" cried Blake.”
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading “She's driving on the rocks fast.”
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading “The current is setting inshore and the wind is helping it."”
(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
From this reading “The current is setting inshore and the wind is helping it."”
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading “THE DOOMED VESSEL "You say there's a wreck?" cried Blake.”
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading “THE DOOMED VESSEL "You say there's a wreck?" cried Blake.”
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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 THE DOOMED VESSEL "You say there's a wreck?" cried Blake.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The current is setting inshore and the wind is helping it."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Where is she?" asked Joe.
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading THE DOOMED VESSEL "You say there's a wreck?" cried Blake.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading THE DOOMED VESSEL "You say there's a wreck?" cried Blake.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading The current is setting inshore and the wind is helping it."
marked for certain death
From this reading THE DOOMED VESSEL "You say there's a wreck?" cried Blake.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading She's driving on the rocks fast.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading She's driving on the rocks fast.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading "Yes, we just made her out through the glass.
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading The current is setting inshore and the wind is helping it."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, we just made her out through the glass.
(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
From this reading The current is setting inshore and the wind is helping it."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The current is setting inshore and the wind is helping it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The current is setting inshore and the wind is helping it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where is she?" asked Joe.
and nothing more
From this reading "Yes, we just made her out through the glass.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Yes, we just made her out through the glass.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She's driving on the rocks fast.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Yes, we just made her out through the glass.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading She's driving on the rocks fast.
express in words
From this reading THE DOOMED VESSEL "You say there's a wreck?" cried Blake.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading The current is setting inshore and the wind is helping it."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where is she?" asked Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's driving on the rocks fast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DOOMED VESSEL "You say there's a wreck?" cried Blake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DOOMED VESSEL "You say there's a wreck?" cried Blake.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Yes, we just made her out through the glass.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading THE DOOMED VESSEL "You say there's a wreck?" cried Blake.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Yes, we just made her out through the glass.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is she?" asked Joe.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The current is setting inshore and the wind is helping it."
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading THE DOOMED VESSEL "You say there's a wreck?" cried Blake.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, we just made her out through the glass.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE DOOMED VESSEL "You say there's a wreck?" cried Blake.
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