Chapter XVIII of The Safety First Club and the Flood, “The Rising Flood,” is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XVIII
Chapter XVIII of The Safety First Club and the Flood, “The Rising Flood,” is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was the briefest of exchanges of greetings between the friends thus unexpectedly reunited. “What on earth are you two doing here?” Sam demanded. “Haven’t you any notion of the worry you’ve made for everybody?” “Huh!
Chapter XVIII of The Safety First Club and the Flood, “The Rising Flood,” is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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superlative of “brief” — of short duration or distance
From this reading “There was the briefest of exchanges of greetings between the friends thus unexpectedly reunited.”
plural of “exchange” — chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading “There was the briefest of exchanges of greetings between the friends thus unexpectedly reunited.”
plural of “greeting” — (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading “There was the briefest of exchanges of greetings between the friends thus unexpectedly reunited.”
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading ““Haven’t you any notion of the worry you’ve made for everybody?””
past form of “reunite” — have a reunion; unite again
From this reading “There was the briefest of exchanges of greetings between the friends thus unexpectedly reunited.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “Sam demanded.”
in a way that was not expected
From this reading “There was the briefest of exchanges of greetings between the friends thus unexpectedly reunited.”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading ““Haven’t you any notion of the worry you’ve made for everybody?””
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 with question words to convey surprise
In this reading ““What on earth are you two doing here?””
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one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Haven’t you any notion of the worry you’ve made for everybody?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What on earth are you two doing here?”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was the briefest of exchanges of greetings between the friends thus unexpectedly reunited.
superlative of “brief” — of short duration or distance
From this reading There was the briefest of exchanges of greetings between the friends thus unexpectedly reunited.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Sam demanded.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “What on earth are you two doing here?”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “What on earth are you two doing here?”
every person
From this reading “Haven’t you any notion of the worry you’ve made for everybody?”
plural of “exchange” — chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading There was the briefest of exchanges of greetings between the friends thus unexpectedly reunited.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Haven’t you any notion of the worry you’ve made for everybody?”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading There was the briefest of exchanges of greetings between the friends thus unexpectedly reunited.
plural of “greeting” — (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading There was the briefest of exchanges of greetings between the friends thus unexpectedly reunited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Haven’t you any notion of the worry you’ve made for everybody?”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “What on earth are you two doing here?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Huh!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “Haven’t you any notion of the worry you’ve made for everybody?”
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “Haven’t you any notion of the worry you’ve made for everybody?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was the briefest of exchanges of greetings between the friends thus unexpectedly reunited.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “What on earth are you two doing here?”
past form of “reunite” — have a reunion; unite again
From this reading There was the briefest of exchanges of greetings between the friends thus unexpectedly reunited.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Sam demanded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was the briefest of exchanges of greetings between the friends thus unexpectedly reunited.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was the briefest of exchanges of greetings between the friends thus unexpectedly reunited.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading There was the briefest of exchanges of greetings between the friends thus unexpectedly reunited.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “What on earth are you two doing here?”
in a way that was not expected
From this reading There was the briefest of exchanges of greetings between the friends thus unexpectedly reunited.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was the briefest of exchanges of greetings between the friends thus unexpectedly reunited.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What on earth are you two doing here?”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading “Haven’t you any notion of the worry you’ve made for everybody?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What on earth are you two doing here?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Haven’t you any notion of the worry you’ve made for everybody?”
Chapter 18 of The Safety First Club and the Flood by William Theophilus Nichols holds 232 sentences, grouped into 47 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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