Chapter 5 of The Rambler Club's Gold Mine is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Rambler Club's Gold Mine is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE OTHER BOAT A chorus of exclamations rang out. "Mr. Lovell! Can't be possible--you don't mean it?" screeched Tommy. "Yes, I do--sure as you're sixty-three inches high." "I'm over sixty-four!" cried Tom, hotly.
Chapter 5 of The Rambler Club's Gold Mine is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “THE OTHER BOAT A chorus of exclamations rang out.”
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading “THE OTHER BOAT A chorus of exclamations rang out.”
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “THE OTHER BOAT A chorus of exclamations rang out.”
in a heated manner
From this reading “"I'm over sixty-four!" cried Tom, hotly.”
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading “"Yes, I do--sure as you're sixty-three inches high."”
English astronomer who pioneered radio astronomy (born in 1913)
From this reading “"Mr. Lovell!”
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “THE OTHER BOAT A chorus of exclamations rang out.”
past form of “screech” — make a high-pitched, screeching noise
From this reading “Can't be possible--you don't mean it?" screeched Tommy.”
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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sound loudly
In this reading “THE OTHER BOAT A chorus of exclamations rang out.”
In this reading “THE OTHER BOAT A chorus of exclamations rang out.”
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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 OTHER BOAT A chorus of exclamations rang out.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes, I do--sure as you're sixty-three inches high."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Can't be possible--you don't mean it?" screeched Tommy.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading THE OTHER BOAT A chorus of exclamations rang out.
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From this reading Can't be possible--you don't mean it?" screeched Tommy.
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading THE OTHER BOAT A chorus of exclamations rang out.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "I'm over sixty-four!" cried Tom, hotly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Yes, I do--sure as you're sixty-three inches high."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can't be possible--you don't mean it?" screeched Tommy.
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading THE OTHER BOAT A chorus of exclamations rang out.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Yes, I do--sure as you're sixty-three inches high."
in a heated manner
From this reading "I'm over sixty-four!" cried Tom, hotly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I do--sure as you're sixty-three inches high."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm over sixty-four!" cried Tom, hotly.
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading "Yes, I do--sure as you're sixty-three inches high."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Can't be possible--you don't mean it?" screeched Tommy.
English astronomer who pioneered radio astronomy (born in 1913)
From this reading "Mr. Lovell!
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Can't be possible--you don't mean it?" screeched Tommy.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Lovell!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OTHER BOAT A chorus of exclamations rang out.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE OTHER BOAT A chorus of exclamations rang out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE OTHER BOAT A chorus of exclamations rang out.
above and across; more than
From this reading "I'm over sixty-four!" cried Tom, hotly.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Can't be possible--you don't mean it?" screeched Tommy.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading THE OTHER BOAT A chorus of exclamations rang out.
past form of “screech” — make a high-pitched, screeching noise
From this reading Can't be possible--you don't mean it?" screeched Tommy.
being four more than sixty
From this reading "I'm over sixty-four!" cried Tom, hotly.
being three more than sixty
From this reading "Yes, I do--sure as you're sixty-three inches high."
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Yes, I do--sure as you're sixty-three inches high."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OTHER BOAT A chorus of exclamations rang out.
male cat
From this reading "I'm over sixty-four!" cried Tom, hotly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can't be possible--you don't mean it?" screeched Tommy.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I do--sure as you're sixty-three inches high."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can't be possible--you don't mean it?" screeched Tommy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I do--sure as you're sixty-three inches high."
Chapter 5 of The Rambler Club's Gold Mine by W. Crispin (William Crispin) Sheppard holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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 5 holds 113 sentences of The Rambler Club's Gold Mine, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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