Chapter 9 of Two Ways of Becoming a Hunter is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Two Ways of Becoming a Hunter is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CAMP ON THE ISLAND. "Give me an oar!" exclaimed Oscar. "We must get back to the village without the loss of a moment." "Then hoist the sail," said Sam, "and we'll go up flying." "It would be of no use.
Chapter 9 of Two Ways of Becoming a Hunter is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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moving swiftly
From this reading “"Then hoist the sail," said Sam, "and we'll go up flying."”
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
From this reading “"Then hoist the sail," said Sam, "and we'll go up flying."”
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “THE CAMP ON THE ISLAND.”
something that is lost
From this reading “"We must get back to the village without the loss of a moment."”
an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading “"Give me an oar!" exclaimed Oscar.”
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading “"Give me an oar!" exclaimed Oscar.”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “"Then hoist the sail," said Sam, "and we'll go up flying."”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “"Then hoist the sail," said Sam, "and we'll go up flying."”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
In this reading “"We must get back to the village without the loss of a moment."”
In this reading “THE CAMP ON THE ISLAND.”
move upward
In this reading “"Then hoist the sail," said Sam, "and we'll go up flying."”
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 "We must get back to the village without the loss of a moment."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Give me an oar!" exclaimed Oscar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then hoist the sail," said Sam, "and we'll go up flying."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "We must get back to the village without the loss of a moment."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It would be of no use.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading THE CAMP ON THE ISLAND.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Give me an oar!" exclaimed Oscar.
moving swiftly
From this reading "Then hoist the sail," said Sam, "and we'll go up flying."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We must get back to the village without the loss of a moment."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Give me an oar!" exclaimed Oscar.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Then hoist the sail," said Sam, "and we'll go up flying."
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
From this reading "Then hoist the sail," said Sam, "and we'll go up flying."
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading THE CAMP ON THE ISLAND.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It would be of no use.
something that is lost
From this reading "We must get back to the village without the loss of a moment."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Give me an oar!" exclaimed Oscar.
a particular point in time
From this reading "We must get back to the village without the loss of a moment."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must get back to the village without the loss of a moment."
not any; not one
From this reading "It would be of no use.
an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading "Give me an oar!" exclaimed Oscar.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We must get back to the village without the loss of a moment."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CAMP ON THE ISLAND.
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading "Give me an oar!" exclaimed Oscar.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Then hoist the sail," said Sam, "and we'll go up flying."
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading "Then hoist the sail," said Sam, "and we'll go up flying."
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "Then hoist the sail," said Sam, "and we'll go up flying."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAMP ON THE ISLAND.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then hoist the sail," said Sam, "and we'll go up flying."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We must get back to the village without the loss of a moment."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Then hoist the sail," said Sam, "and we'll go up flying."
the act of using
From this reading "It would be of no use.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading "We must get back to the village without the loss of a moment."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must get back to the village without the loss of a moment."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then hoist the sail," said Sam, "and we'll go up flying."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "We must get back to the village without the loss of a moment."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would be of no use.
Chapter 9 of Two Ways of Becoming a Hunter by Harry Castlemon holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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 9 holds 131 sentences of Two Ways of Becoming a Hunter, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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