Chapter 27 of When Santiago Fell is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of When Santiago Fell is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GILBERT BURNHAM. "Are you alone?" I asked, when I had recovered sufficiently to speak. "An American!" came the low cry. "Yes, I am alone.
Chapter 27 of When Santiago Fell is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading “"An American!" came the low cry.”
United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912)
From this reading “GILBERT BURNHAM.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"An American!" came the low cry.”
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading “GILBERT BURNHAM.”
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “"An American!" came the low cry.”
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “I asked, when I had recovered sufficiently to speak.”
express in speech
From this reading “I asked, when I had recovered sufficiently to speak.”
to a sufficient degree
From this reading “I asked, when I had recovered sufficiently to speak.”
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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Having no one else present.
From this reading "Are you alone?"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Yes, I am alone.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading "An American!" came the low cry.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An American!" came the low cry.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you alone?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked, when I had recovered sufficiently to speak.
United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912)
From this reading GILBERT BURNHAM.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "An American!" came the low cry.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "An American!" came the low cry.
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading GILBERT BURNHAM.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I asked, when I had recovered sufficiently to speak.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked, when I had recovered sufficiently to speak.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "An American!" came the low cry.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading I asked, when I had recovered sufficiently to speak.
express in speech
From this reading I asked, when I had recovered sufficiently to speak.
to a sufficient degree
From this reading I asked, when I had recovered sufficiently to speak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "An American!" came the low cry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I asked, when I had recovered sufficiently to speak.
at the time that
From this reading I asked, when I had recovered sufficiently to speak.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I am alone.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you alone?"
Chapter 27 of When Santiago Fell by Edward Stratemeyer holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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 27 holds 106 sentences of When Santiago Fell, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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