Chapter XV of The River Motor Boat Boys on the Amazon, “The Vanishing “Cargo”,” is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XV of The River Motor Boat Boys on the Amazon, “The Vanishing “Cargo”,” is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The sun rose red and hot, looking like the bottom of a newly-scoured brass bowl. It was insufferably warm, and there was no breeze. Alex got out a spyglass and went to the prow. “What are you looking for?” asked Case. “Expect to see Frank through a mile of trees?”
Chapter XV of The River Motor Boat Boys on the Amazon, “The Vanishing “Cargo”,” is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the lower side of anything
From this reading “The sun rose red and hot, looking like the bottom of a newly-scoured brass bowl.”
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading “The sun rose red and hot, looking like the bottom of a newly-scoured brass bowl.”
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading “The sun rose red and hot, looking like the bottom of a newly-scoured brass bowl.”
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading “It was insufferably warm, and there was no breeze.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading ““Expect to see Frank through a mile of trees?””
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading ““Expect to see Frank through a mile of trees?””
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading “Alex got out a spyglass and went to the prow.”
a small refracting telescope
From this reading “Alex got out a spyglass and went to the prow.”
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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any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions
In this reading “The sun rose red and hot, looking like the bottom of a newly-scoured brass bowl.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “Alex got out a spyglass and went to the prow.”
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 The sun rose red and hot, looking like the bottom of a newly-scoured brass bowl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alex got out a spyglass and went to the prow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun rose red and hot, looking like the bottom of a newly-scoured brass bowl.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What are you looking for?” asked Case.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What are you looking for?” asked Case.
the lower side of anything
From this reading The sun rose red and hot, looking like the bottom of a newly-scoured brass bowl.
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading The sun rose red and hot, looking like the bottom of a newly-scoured brass bowl.
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading The sun rose red and hot, looking like the bottom of a newly-scoured brass bowl.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading It was insufferably warm, and there was no breeze.
an occurrence of something
From this reading “What are you looking for?” asked Case.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “Expect to see Frank through a mile of trees?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “What are you looking for?” asked Case.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “Expect to see Frank through a mile of trees?”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Alex got out a spyglass and went to the prow.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The sun rose red and hot, looking like the bottom of a newly-scoured brass bowl.
to an insufferable degree
From this reading It was insufferably warm, and there was no breeze.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was insufferably warm, and there was no breeze.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The sun rose red and hot, looking like the bottom of a newly-scoured brass bowl.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The sun rose red and hot, looking like the bottom of a newly-scoured brass bowl.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “Expect to see Frank through a mile of trees?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun rose red and hot, looking like the bottom of a newly-scoured brass bowl.
not any; not one
From this reading It was insufferably warm, and there was no breeze.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun rose red and hot, looking like the bottom of a newly-scoured brass bowl.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Alex got out a spyglass and went to the prow.
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading Alex got out a spyglass and went to the prow.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The sun rose red and hot, looking like the bottom of a newly-scoured brass bowl.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The sun rose red and hot, looking like the bottom of a newly-scoured brass bowl.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Expect to see Frank through a mile of trees?”
a small refracting telescope
From this reading Alex got out a spyglass and went to the prow.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun rose red and hot, looking like the bottom of a newly-scoured brass bowl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun rose red and hot, looking like the bottom of a newly-scoured brass bowl.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was insufferably warm, and there was no breeze.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “Expect to see Frank through a mile of trees?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alex got out a spyglass and went to the prow.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “Expect to see Frank through a mile of trees?”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It was insufferably warm, and there was no breeze.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was insufferably warm, and there was no breeze.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Alex got out a spyglass and went to the prow.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What are you looking for?” asked Case.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What are you looking for?” asked Case.
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