Chapter 36 of The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Lost Liner is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Lost Liner is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ADRIFT Cummings, like the rank coward that he was, had run for his cabin just behind the pilot house when the inferno broke loose. He was cowering in it with ashen cheeks when Miss Jarrold appeared in the doorway. “Go away! Go away!” screamed Ralph, in an agony of fright. “The crew has mutinied.
Chapter 36 of The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Lost Liner is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aimlessly drifting
From this reading “ADRIFT Cummings, like the rank coward that he was, had run for his cabin just behind the pilot house when the inferno broke loose.”
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading “He was cowering in it with ashen cheeks when Miss Jarrold appeared in the doorway.”
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading “ADRIFT Cummings, like the rank coward that he was, had run for his cabin just behind the pilot house when the inferno broke loose.”
-ing form of “cower” — crouch or curl up
From this reading “He was cowering in it with ashen cheeks when Miss Jarrold appeared in the doorway.”
United States writer noted for his typographically eccentric poetry (1894-1962)
From this reading “ADRIFT Cummings, like the rank coward that he was, had run for his cabin just behind the pilot house when the inferno broke loose.”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “ADRIFT Cummings, like the rank coward that he was, had run for his cabin just behind the pilot house when the inferno broke loose.”
inflected form of “mutiny” — engage in a mutiny against an authority
From this reading ““The crew has mutinied.”
operate an airplane
From this reading “ADRIFT Cummings, like the rank coward that he was, had run for his cabin just behind the pilot house when the inferno broke loose.”
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.
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move away from a place into another direction
In this reading ““Go away!”
In this reading “ADRIFT Cummings, like the rank coward that he was, had run for his cabin just behind the pilot house when the inferno broke loose.”
In this reading “He was cowering in it with ashen cheeks when Miss Jarrold appeared in the doorway.”
In this reading “Go away!” screamed Ralph, in an agony of fright.”
In this reading “He was cowering in it with ashen cheeks when Miss Jarrold appeared in the doorway.”
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.
aimlessly drifting
From this reading ADRIFT Cummings, like the rank coward that he was, had run for his cabin just behind the pilot house when the inferno broke loose.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Go away!” screamed Ralph, in an agony of fright.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Go away!” screamed Ralph, in an agony of fright.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He was cowering in it with ashen cheeks when Miss Jarrold appeared in the doorway.
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading He was cowering in it with ashen cheeks when Miss Jarrold appeared in the doorway.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Go away!
at or toward the back of something
From this reading ADRIFT Cummings, like the rank coward that he was, had run for his cabin just behind the pilot house when the inferno broke loose.
lacking funds
From this reading ADRIFT Cummings, like the rank coward that he was, had run for his cabin just behind the pilot house when the inferno broke loose.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading ADRIFT Cummings, like the rank coward that he was, had run for his cabin just behind the pilot house when the inferno broke loose.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading He was cowering in it with ashen cheeks when Miss Jarrold appeared in the doorway.
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading ADRIFT Cummings, like the rank coward that he was, had run for his cabin just behind the pilot house when the inferno broke loose.
-ing form of “cower” — crouch or curl up
From this reading He was cowering in it with ashen cheeks when Miss Jarrold appeared in the doorway.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading “The crew has mutinied.
United States writer noted for his typographically eccentric poetry (1894-1962)
From this reading ADRIFT Cummings, like the rank coward that he was, had run for his cabin just behind the pilot house when the inferno broke loose.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading He was cowering in it with ashen cheeks when Miss Jarrold appeared in the doorway.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ADRIFT Cummings, like the rank coward that he was, had run for his cabin just behind the pilot house when the inferno broke loose.
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading Go away!” screamed Ralph, in an agony of fright.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Go away!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ADRIFT Cummings, like the rank coward that he was, had run for his cabin just behind the pilot house when the inferno broke loose.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The crew has mutinied.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ADRIFT Cummings, like the rank coward that he was, had run for his cabin just behind the pilot house when the inferno broke loose.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ADRIFT Cummings, like the rank coward that he was, had run for his cabin just behind the pilot house when the inferno broke loose.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading ADRIFT Cummings, like the rank coward that he was, had run for his cabin just behind the pilot house when the inferno broke loose.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was cowering in it with ashen cheeks when Miss Jarrold appeared in the doorway.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading ADRIFT Cummings, like the rank coward that he was, had run for his cabin just behind the pilot house when the inferno broke loose.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was cowering in it with ashen cheeks when Miss Jarrold appeared in the doorway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was cowering in it with ashen cheeks when Miss Jarrold appeared in the doorway.
and nothing more
From this reading ADRIFT Cummings, like the rank coward that he was, had run for his cabin just behind the pilot house when the inferno broke loose.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading ADRIFT Cummings, like the rank coward that he was, had run for his cabin just behind the pilot house when the inferno broke loose.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading ADRIFT Cummings, like the rank coward that he was, had run for his cabin just behind the pilot house when the inferno broke loose.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading He was cowering in it with ashen cheeks when Miss Jarrold appeared in the doorway.
inflected form of “mutiny” — engage in a mutiny against an authority
From this reading “The crew has mutinied.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Go away!” screamed Ralph, in an agony of fright.
operate an airplane
From this reading ADRIFT Cummings, like the rank coward that he was, had run for his cabin just behind the pilot house when the inferno broke loose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Go away!” screamed Ralph, in an agony of fright.
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading ADRIFT Cummings, like the rank coward that he was, had run for his cabin just behind the pilot house when the inferno broke loose.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading ADRIFT Cummings, like the rank coward that he was, had run for his cabin just behind the pilot house when the inferno broke loose.
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Go away!” screamed Ralph, in an agony of fright.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ADRIFT Cummings, like the rank coward that he was, had run for his cabin just behind the pilot house when the inferno broke loose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ADRIFT Cummings, like the rank coward that he was, had run for his cabin just behind the pilot house when the inferno broke loose.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ADRIFT Cummings, like the rank coward that he was, had run for his cabin just behind the pilot house when the inferno broke loose.
at the time that
From this reading ADRIFT Cummings, like the rank coward that he was, had run for his cabin just behind the pilot house when the inferno broke loose.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was cowering in it with ashen cheeks when Miss Jarrold appeared in the doorway.
Chapter 36 of The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Lost Liner by John Henry Goldfrap holds 80 sentences, grouped into 16 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.
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