Chapter 27 of The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Lost Liner is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 27 of The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Lost Liner is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE LION’S MOUTH Jack came to himself lying on a rocky couch. For a few moments his brain refused to work. He did not comprehend where he was or what had happened. He felt stiff and sore and his head ached intolerably. Then memory came back with a rush.
Chapter 27 of The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Lost Liner is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading “He felt stiff and sore and his head ached intolerably.”
get the meaning of something
From this reading “He did not comprehend where he was or what had happened.”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “IN THE LION’S MOUTH Jack came to himself lying on a rocky couch.”
to an unacceptable degree
From this reading “He felt stiff and sore and his head ached intolerably.”
possessive form of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading “IN THE LION’S MOUTH Jack came to himself lying on a rocky couch.”
hurting
From this reading “He felt stiff and sore and his head ached intolerably.”
not moving or operating freely
From this reading “He felt stiff and sore and his head ached intolerably.”
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.
In this reading “For a few moments his brain refused to work.”
be restored
In this reading “Then memory came back with a rush.”
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 IN THE LION’S MOUTH Jack came to himself lying on a rocky couch.
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading He felt stiff and sore and his head ached intolerably.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He felt stiff and sore and his head ached intolerably.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then memory came back with a rush.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading For a few moments his brain refused to work.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading IN THE LION’S MOUTH Jack came to himself lying on a rocky couch.
get the meaning of something
From this reading He did not comprehend where he was or what had happened.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading IN THE LION’S MOUTH Jack came to himself lying on a rocky couch.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not comprehend where he was or what had happened.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt stiff and sore and his head ached intolerably.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading For a few moments his brain refused to work.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a few moments his brain refused to work.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He did not comprehend where he was or what had happened.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading He did not comprehend where he was or what had happened.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not comprehend where he was or what had happened.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He felt stiff and sore and his head ached intolerably.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading IN THE LION’S MOUTH Jack came to himself lying on a rocky couch.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a few moments his brain refused to work.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE LION’S MOUTH Jack came to himself lying on a rocky couch.
to an unacceptable degree
From this reading He felt stiff and sore and his head ached intolerably.
a small worthless amount
From this reading IN THE LION’S MOUTH Jack came to himself lying on a rocky couch.
possessive form of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading IN THE LION’S MOUTH Jack came to himself lying on a rocky couch.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading IN THE LION’S MOUTH Jack came to himself lying on a rocky couch.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Then memory came back with a rush.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading For a few moments his brain refused to work.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading IN THE LION’S MOUTH Jack came to himself lying on a rocky couch.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not comprehend where he was or what had happened.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN THE LION’S MOUTH Jack came to himself lying on a rocky couch.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He did not comprehend where he was or what had happened.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading For a few moments his brain refused to work.
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading IN THE LION’S MOUTH Jack came to himself lying on a rocky couch.
move hurridly
From this reading Then memory came back with a rush.
hurting
From this reading He felt stiff and sore and his head ached intolerably.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading He felt stiff and sore and his head ached intolerably.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE LION’S MOUTH Jack came to himself lying on a rocky couch.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then memory came back with a rush.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE LION’S MOUTH Jack came to himself lying on a rocky couch.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He did not comprehend where he was or what had happened.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He did not comprehend where he was or what had happened.
in or at the place that
From this reading He did not comprehend where he was or what had happened.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then memory came back with a rush.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading For a few moments his brain refused to work.
Chapter 27 of The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Lost Liner by John Henry Goldfrap holds 59 sentences, grouped into 12 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 27 holds 59 sentences of The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Lost Liner, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
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