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Chapter 9 of The Putnam Hall Cadets is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CADETS TO THE RESCUE "They are overboard!" "They'll be drowned!" "We must save them!" Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake. "My daughters!
Chapter 9 of The Putnam Hall Cadets is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading “THE CADETS TO THE RESCUE "They are overboard!"”
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading “"They'll be drowned!"”
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake.”
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading “Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake.”
to extremes
From this reading “THE CADETS TO THE RESCUE "They are overboard!"”
add pepper to
From this reading “Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “THE CADETS TO THE RESCUE "They are overboard!"”
a small wave on the surface of a liquid
From this reading “Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake.”
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In this reading “Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake.”
In this reading “Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake.”
In this reading “Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE CADETS TO THE RESCUE "They are overboard!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "They'll be drowned!"
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake.
plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading THE CADETS TO THE RESCUE "They are overboard!"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake.
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading "My daughters!
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading "They'll be drowned!"
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake.
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must save them!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My daughters!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake.
to extremes
From this reading THE CADETS TO THE RESCUE "They are overboard!"
add pepper to
From this reading Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake.
free from harm or evil
From this reading THE CADETS TO THE RESCUE "They are overboard!"
a small wave on the surface of a liquid
From this reading Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake.
except for; apart from
From this reading "We must save them!"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CADETS TO THE RESCUE "They are overboard!"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "We must save them!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CADETS TO THE RESCUE "They are overboard!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They'll be drowned!"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CADETS TO THE RESCUE "They are overboard!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must save them!"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such were the three exclamations that came from Jack, Pepper, and Andy as Laura and Flossie Ford sank beneath the surface of the broad and rippling lake.
Chapter 9 of The Putnam Hall Cadets by Edward Stratemeyer holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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 9 holds 149 sentences of The Putnam Hall Cadets, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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