Chapter 23 of The young naval captain is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The young naval captain is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A RUN NOT WANTED. "Andy! Andy! Rise up!" cried Oscar, with increasing horror. "Tell me that you are not dead!"
Chapter 23 of The young naval captain is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Rise up!" cried Oscar, with increasing horror.”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “"Tell me that you are not dead!"”
intense and profound fear
From this reading “Rise up!" cried Oscar, with increasing horror.”
becoming greater or larger
From this reading “Rise up!" cried Oscar, with increasing horror.”
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading “Rise up!" cried Oscar, with increasing horror.”
move upward
From this reading “Rise up!" cried Oscar, with increasing horror.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “A RUN NOT WANTED.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “A RUN NOT WANTED.”
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come to the surface
In this reading “Rise up!" cried Oscar, with increasing horror.”
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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 A RUN NOT WANTED.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Andy!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Tell me that you are not dead!"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Rise up!" cried Oscar, with increasing horror.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Tell me that you are not dead!"
intense and profound fear
From this reading Rise up!" cried Oscar, with increasing horror.
becoming greater or larger
From this reading Rise up!" cried Oscar, with increasing horror.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell me that you are not dead!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A RUN NOT WANTED.
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading Rise up!" cried Oscar, with increasing horror.
move upward
From this reading Rise up!" cried Oscar, with increasing horror.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading A RUN NOT WANTED.
express in words
From this reading "Tell me that you are not dead!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Tell me that you are not dead!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Rise up!" cried Oscar, with increasing horror.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading A RUN NOT WANTED.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rise up!" cried Oscar, with increasing horror.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Tell me that you are not dead!"
Chapter 23 of The young naval captain by Edward Stratemeyer holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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 23 holds 95 sentences of The young naval captain, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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