Chapter XXVII of Young Hunters in Porto Rico, “Joseph Farvel Makes a Move,” is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXVII
Chapter XXVII of Young Hunters in Porto Rico, “Joseph Farvel Makes a Move,” is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Breakfast was about over, and Danny was beginning to wash the few dishes they had used, when suddenly Bob leaped to his feet. "Joseph Farvel, as sure as fate!" "Where?" demanded Robert Menden. "Coming through the brush back of us. See!
Chapter XXVII of Young Hunters in Porto Rico, “Joseph Farvel Makes a Move,” is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Breakfast was about over, and Danny was beginning to wash the few dishes they had used, when suddenly Bob leaped to his feet.”
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading “"Coming through the brush back of us.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “"Where?" demanded Robert Menden.”
plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading “Breakfast was about over, and Danny was beginning to wash the few dishes they had used, when suddenly Bob leaped to his feet.”
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading “"Joseph Farvel, as sure as fate!"”
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Breakfast was about over, and Danny was beginning to wash the few dishes they had used, when suddenly Bob leaped to his feet.”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “"Where?" demanded Robert Menden.”
clean with some chemical process
From this reading “Breakfast was about over, and Danny was beginning to wash the few dishes they had used, when suddenly Bob leaped to his feet.”
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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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Breakfast was about over, and Danny was beginning to wash the few dishes they had used, when suddenly Bob leaped to his feet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Breakfast was about over, and Danny was beginning to wash the few dishes they had used, when suddenly Bob leaped to his feet.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Joseph Farvel, as sure as fate!"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Coming through the brush back of us.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Breakfast was about over, and Danny was beginning to wash the few dishes they had used, when suddenly Bob leaped to his feet.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Breakfast was about over, and Danny was beginning to wash the few dishes they had used, when suddenly Bob leaped to his feet.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Breakfast was about over, and Danny was beginning to wash the few dishes they had used, when suddenly Bob leaped to his feet.
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading "Coming through the brush back of us.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Coming through the brush back of us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Breakfast was about over, and Danny was beginning to wash the few dishes they had used, when suddenly Bob leaped to his feet.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Where?" demanded Robert Menden.
plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading Breakfast was about over, and Danny was beginning to wash the few dishes they had used, when suddenly Bob leaped to his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Joseph Farvel, as sure as fate!"
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading "Joseph Farvel, as sure as fate!"
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Breakfast was about over, and Danny was beginning to wash the few dishes they had used, when suddenly Bob leaped to his feet.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Breakfast was about over, and Danny was beginning to wash the few dishes they had used, when suddenly Bob leaped to his feet.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Breakfast was about over, and Danny was beginning to wash the few dishes they had used, when suddenly Bob leaped to his feet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Breakfast was about over, and Danny was beginning to wash the few dishes they had used, when suddenly Bob leaped to his feet.
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading "Joseph Farvel, as sure as fate!"
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Breakfast was about over, and Danny was beginning to wash the few dishes they had used, when suddenly Bob leaped to his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where?" demanded Robert Menden.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Coming through the brush back of us.
above and across; more than
From this reading Breakfast was about over, and Danny was beginning to wash the few dishes they had used, when suddenly Bob leaped to his feet.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading "Where?" demanded Robert Menden.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See!
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Breakfast was about over, and Danny was beginning to wash the few dishes they had used, when suddenly Bob leaped to his feet.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Joseph Farvel, as sure as fate!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Breakfast was about over, and Danny was beginning to wash the few dishes they had used, when suddenly Bob leaped to his feet.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Breakfast was about over, and Danny was beginning to wash the few dishes they had used, when suddenly Bob leaped to his feet.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Coming through the brush back of us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Breakfast was about over, and Danny was beginning to wash the few dishes they had used, when suddenly Bob leaped to his feet.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Coming through the brush back of us.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Breakfast was about over, and Danny was beginning to wash the few dishes they had used, when suddenly Bob leaped to his feet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Breakfast was about over, and Danny was beginning to wash the few dishes they had used, when suddenly Bob leaped to his feet.
clean with some chemical process
From this reading Breakfast was about over, and Danny was beginning to wash the few dishes they had used, when suddenly Bob leaped to his feet.
at the time that
From this reading Breakfast was about over, and Danny was beginning to wash the few dishes they had used, when suddenly Bob leaped to his feet.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where?" demanded Robert Menden.
Chapter 27 of Young Hunters in Porto Rico by Edward Stratemeyer holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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 113 sentences of Young Hunters in Porto Rico, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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