Chapter 14 of Young Hunters in Porto Rico is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Young Hunters in Porto Rico is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MAN IN THE ROOM. Don shivered, but said nothing. He felt positive that he was right—that somebody was moving around the room—yet so far he had not heard a sound. "Can it be the landlord?" he asked himself. "If it is, what is he doing here?"
Chapter 14 of Young Hunters in Porto Rico is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “"If it is, what is he doing here?"”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “Don shivered, but said nothing.”
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading “"Can it be the landlord?" he asked himself.”
in motion
From this reading “He felt positive that he was right—that somebody was moving around the room—yet so far he had not heard a sound.”
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
From this reading “He felt positive that he was right—that somebody was moving around the room—yet so far he had not heard a sound.”
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading “Don shivered, but said nothing.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “He felt positive that he was right—that somebody was moving around the room—yet so far he had not heard a sound.”
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “He felt positive that he was right—that somebody was moving around the room—yet so far he had not heard a sound.”
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.
In this reading “He felt positive that he was right—that somebody was moving around the room—yet so far he had not heard a sound.”
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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 He felt positive that he was right—that somebody was moving around the room—yet so far he had not heard a sound.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He felt positive that he was right—that somebody was moving around the room—yet so far he had not heard a sound.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Can it be the landlord?" he asked himself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Can it be the landlord?" he asked himself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Don shivered, but said nothing.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can it be the landlord?" he asked himself.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "If it is, what is he doing here?"
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Don shivered, but said nothing.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading He felt positive that he was right—that somebody was moving around the room—yet so far he had not heard a sound.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt positive that he was right—that somebody was moving around the room—yet so far he had not heard a sound.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He felt positive that he was right—that somebody was moving around the room—yet so far he had not heard a sound.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt positive that he was right—that somebody was moving around the room—yet so far he had not heard a sound.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He felt positive that he was right—that somebody was moving around the room—yet so far he had not heard a sound.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "If it is, what is he doing here?"
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Can it be the landlord?" he asked himself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If it is, what is he doing here?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAN IN THE ROOM.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If it is, what is he doing here?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Can it be the landlord?" he asked himself.
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading "Can it be the landlord?" he asked himself.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE MAN IN THE ROOM.
in motion
From this reading He felt positive that he was right—that somebody was moving around the room—yet so far he had not heard a sound.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He felt positive that he was right—that somebody was moving around the room—yet so far he had not heard a sound.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Don shivered, but said nothing.
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
From this reading He felt positive that he was right—that somebody was moving around the room—yet so far he had not heard a sound.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He felt positive that he was right—that somebody was moving around the room—yet so far he had not heard a sound.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE MAN IN THE ROOM.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Don shivered, but said nothing.
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading Don shivered, but said nothing.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He felt positive that he was right—that somebody was moving around the room—yet so far he had not heard a sound.
a person, without saying who
From this reading He felt positive that he was right—that somebody was moving around the room—yet so far he had not heard a sound.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading He felt positive that he was right—that somebody was moving around the room—yet so far he had not heard a sound.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt positive that he was right—that somebody was moving around the room—yet so far he had not heard a sound.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN IN THE ROOM.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He felt positive that he was right—that somebody was moving around the room—yet so far he had not heard a sound.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "If it is, what is he doing here?"
but in spite of that
From this reading He felt positive that he was right—that somebody was moving around the room—yet so far he had not heard a sound.
Chapter 14 of Young Hunters in Porto Rico by Edward Stratemeyer holds 77 sentences, grouped into 16 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.
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