Chapter 2 of When Santiago Fell is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of When Santiago Fell is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ESCAPE FROM THE GUNBOAT. "We are lost!" cried Alano, as he sought to pick himself up. "Oh, Mark, what shall we do?" "The oar--where is that oar?" I returned, throwing him from me and trying to pierce the darkness.
Chapter 2 of When Santiago Fell is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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absence of light or illumination
From this reading “I returned, throwing him from me and trying to pierce the darkness.”
a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols
From this reading “THE ESCAPE FROM THE GUNBOAT.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “"Oh, Mark, what shall we do?"”
an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading “"The oar--where is that oar?"”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “"We are lost!" cried Alano, as he sought to pick himself up.”
cut or make a way through
From this reading “I returned, throwing him from me and trying to pierce the darkness.”
that is looked for
From this reading “"We are lost!" cried Alano, as he sought to pick himself up.”
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “I returned, throwing him from me and trying to pierce the darkness.”
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In this reading “I returned, throwing him from me and trying to pierce the darkness.”
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From this reading "We are lost!" cried Alano, as he sought to pick himself up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I returned, throwing him from me and trying to pierce the darkness.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are lost!" cried Alano, as he sought to pick himself up.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We are lost!" cried Alano, as he sought to pick himself up.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "We are lost!" cried Alano, as he sought to pick himself up.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading I returned, throwing him from me and trying to pierce the darkness.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh, Mark, what shall we do?"
the act of escaping physically
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM THE GUNBOAT.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM THE GUNBOAT.
a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM THE GUNBOAT.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We are lost!" cried Alano, as he sought to pick himself up.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I returned, throwing him from me and trying to pierce the darkness.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "We are lost!" cried Alano, as he sought to pick himself up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I returned, throwing him from me and trying to pierce the darkness.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The oar--where is that oar?"
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "We are lost!" cried Alano, as he sought to pick himself up.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "Oh, Mark, what shall we do?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I returned, throwing him from me and trying to pierce the darkness.
an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading "The oar--where is that oar?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Mark, what shall we do?"
select carefully from a group
From this reading "We are lost!" cried Alano, as he sought to pick himself up.
cut or make a way through
From this reading I returned, throwing him from me and trying to pierce the darkness.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I returned, throwing him from me and trying to pierce the darkness.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Oh, Mark, what shall we do?"
that is looked for
From this reading "We are lost!" cried Alano, as he sought to pick himself up.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The oar--where is that oar?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM THE GUNBOAT.
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading I returned, throwing him from me and trying to pierce the darkness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We are lost!" cried Alano, as he sought to pick himself up.
hard to endure
From this reading I returned, throwing him from me and trying to pierce the darkness.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "We are lost!" cried Alano, as he sought to pick himself up.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are lost!" cried Alano, as he sought to pick himself up.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, Mark, what shall we do?"
in or at the place that
From this reading "The oar--where is that oar?"
Chapter 2 of When Santiago Fell by Edward Stratemeyer holds 94 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 2 holds 94 sentences of When Santiago Fell, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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