Chapter 14 of The ocean wireless boys of the iceberg patrol is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The ocean wireless boys of the iceberg patrol is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bang! Crash! Raynor was almost thrown out of his bunk by a terrific concussion. “Goodness! We’ve collided with Cape Race!” was his first exclamation.
Chapter 14 of The ocean wireless boys of the iceberg patrol is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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strike violently
From this reading “Bang!”
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading “Raynor was almost thrown out of his bunk by a terrific concussion.”
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading “We’ve collided with Cape Race!” was his first exclamation.”
past form of “collide” — be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading “We’ve collided with Cape Race!” was his first exclamation.”
injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness
From this reading “Raynor was almost thrown out of his bunk by a terrific concussion.”
fall or come down violently
From this reading “Crash!”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “We’ve collided with Cape Race!” was his first exclamation.”
very great or intense
From this reading “Raynor was almost thrown out of his bunk by a terrific concussion.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Raynor was almost thrown out of his bunk by a terrific concussion.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Raynor was almost thrown out of his bunk by a terrific concussion.
strike violently
From this reading Bang!
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading Raynor was almost thrown out of his bunk by a terrific concussion.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Raynor was almost thrown out of his bunk by a terrific concussion.
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading We’ve collided with Cape Race!” was his first exclamation.
past form of “collide” — be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading We’ve collided with Cape Race!” was his first exclamation.
injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness
From this reading Raynor was almost thrown out of his bunk by a terrific concussion.
fall or come down violently
From this reading Crash!
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading We’ve collided with Cape Race!” was his first exclamation.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading We’ve collided with Cape Race!” was his first exclamation.
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading “Goodness!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Raynor was almost thrown out of his bunk by a terrific concussion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Raynor was almost thrown out of his bunk by a terrific concussion.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Raynor was almost thrown out of his bunk by a terrific concussion.
any competition
From this reading We’ve collided with Cape Race!” was his first exclamation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Raynor was almost thrown out of his bunk by a terrific concussion.
very great or intense
From this reading Raynor was almost thrown out of his bunk by a terrific concussion.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading Raynor was almost thrown out of his bunk by a terrific concussion.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Raynor was almost thrown out of his bunk by a terrific concussion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ve collided with Cape Race!” was his first exclamation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We’ve collided with Cape Race!” was his first exclamation.
Chapter 14 of The ocean wireless boys of the iceberg patrol by John Henry Goldfrap holds 85 sentences, grouped into 17 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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