Chapter 23 of The secret of the caves is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The secret of the caves is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BACK TO BAYPORT Captain Royal was unconscious, but he was still breathing. There was a bad cut on his head and it had bled profusely. "We'd better get him to a doctor right away!" said Joe. "I don't think he's been badly hurt." Chet began feeling the unconscious man's ribs.
Chapter 23 of The secret of the caves is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “"I don't think he's been badly hurt."”
inflected form of “bleed” — lose blood from one's body
From this reading “There was a bad cut on his head and it had bled profusely.”
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading “BACK TO BAYPORT Captain Royal was unconscious, but he was still breathing.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “"I don't think he's been badly hurt."”
in an abundant manner
From this reading “There was a bad cut on his head and it had bled profusely.”
plural of “rib” — support resembling the rib of an animal
From this reading “Chet began feeling the unconscious man's ribs.”
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading “BACK TO BAYPORT Captain Royal was unconscious, but he was still breathing.”
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading “BACK TO BAYPORT Captain Royal was unconscious, but he was still breathing.”
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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In this reading “BACK TO BAYPORT Captain Royal was unconscious, but he was still breathing.”
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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 There was a bad cut on his head and it had bled profusely.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a bad cut on his head and it had bled profusely.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "We'd better get him to a doctor right away!" said Joe.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading BACK TO BAYPORT Captain Royal was unconscious, but he was still breathing.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading There was a bad cut on his head and it had bled profusely.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading "I don't think he's been badly hurt."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BACK TO BAYPORT Captain Royal was unconscious, but he was still breathing.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I don't think he's been badly hurt."
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Chet began feeling the unconscious man's ribs.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "We'd better get him to a doctor right away!" said Joe.
inflected form of “bleed” — lose blood from one's body
From this reading There was a bad cut on his head and it had bled profusely.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading BACK TO BAYPORT Captain Royal was unconscious, but he was still breathing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BACK TO BAYPORT Captain Royal was unconscious, but he was still breathing.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading BACK TO BAYPORT Captain Royal was unconscious, but he was still breathing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chet began feeling the unconscious man's ribs.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading There was a bad cut on his head and it had bled profusely.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "We'd better get him to a doctor right away!" said Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't think he's been badly hurt."
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Chet began feeling the unconscious man's ribs.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We'd better get him to a doctor right away!" said Joe.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a bad cut on his head and it had bled profusely.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BACK TO BAYPORT Captain Royal was unconscious, but he was still breathing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't think he's been badly hurt."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading There was a bad cut on his head and it had bled profusely.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We'd better get him to a doctor right away!" said Joe.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a bad cut on his head and it had bled profusely.
be the source of pain
From this reading "I don't think he's been badly hurt."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't think he's been badly hurt."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a bad cut on his head and it had bled profusely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'd better get him to a doctor right away!" said Joe.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Chet began feeling the unconscious man's ribs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a bad cut on his head and it had bled profusely.
in an abundant manner
From this reading There was a bad cut on his head and it had bled profusely.
plural of “rib” — support resembling the rib of an animal
From this reading Chet began feeling the unconscious man's ribs.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "We'd better get him to a doctor right away!" said Joe.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading BACK TO BAYPORT Captain Royal was unconscious, but he was still breathing.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We'd better get him to a doctor right away!" said Joe.
not in physical motion
From this reading BACK TO BAYPORT Captain Royal was unconscious, but he was still breathing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Chet began feeling the unconscious man's ribs.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a bad cut on his head and it had bled profusely.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I don't think he's been badly hurt."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BACK TO BAYPORT Captain Royal was unconscious, but he was still breathing.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading BACK TO BAYPORT Captain Royal was unconscious, but he was still breathing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BACK TO BAYPORT Captain Royal was unconscious, but he was still breathing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'd better get him to a doctor right away!" said Joe.
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