Chapter 28 of A Sub and a Submarine is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of A Sub and a Submarine is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Rescued "There's someone coming, sir!" whispered Chalmers, raising his revolver. "Stand by, sir!" Both men waited in eager silence as the sound of bolts being withdrawn was borne to their ears. A voice hailed in Russian. Fordyce lowered his pistol.
Chapter 28 of A Sub and a Submarine is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “bolt” — a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading “Both men waited in eager silence as the sound of bolts being withdrawn was borne to their ears.”
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading “A voice hailed in Russian.”
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading “Fordyce lowered his pistol.”
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading “Fordyce lowered his pistol.”
delivered from danger
From this reading “Rescued "There's someone coming, sir!" whispered Chalmers, raising his revolver.”
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading “Rescued "There's someone coming, sir!" whispered Chalmers, raising his revolver.”
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading “A voice hailed in Russian.”
withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
From this reading “Both men waited in eager silence as the sound of bolts being withdrawn was borne to their ears.”
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.
not act or do anything
In this reading “"Stand by, sir!"”
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 A voice hailed in Russian.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Both men waited in eager silence as the sound of bolts being withdrawn was borne to their ears.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Both men waited in eager silence as the sound of bolts being withdrawn was borne to their ears.
plural of “bolt” — a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading Both men waited in eager silence as the sound of bolts being withdrawn was borne to their ears.
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading Both men waited in eager silence as the sound of bolts being withdrawn was borne to their ears.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both men waited in eager silence as the sound of bolts being withdrawn was borne to their ears.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Stand by, sir!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rescued "There's someone coming, sir!" whispered Chalmers, raising his revolver.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Rescued "There's someone coming, sir!" whispered Chalmers, raising his revolver.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Both men waited in eager silence as the sound of bolts being withdrawn was borne to their ears.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Both men waited in eager silence as the sound of bolts being withdrawn was borne to their ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fordyce lowered his pistol.
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading A voice hailed in Russian.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rescued "There's someone coming, sir!" whispered Chalmers, raising his revolver.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Both men waited in eager silence as the sound of bolts being withdrawn was borne to their ears.
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading Fordyce lowered his pistol.
the force of workers available
From this reading Both men waited in eager silence as the sound of bolts being withdrawn was borne to their ears.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Both men waited in eager silence as the sound of bolts being withdrawn was borne to their ears.
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading Fordyce lowered his pistol.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading Rescued "There's someone coming, sir!" whispered Chalmers, raising his revolver.
delivered from danger
From this reading Rescued "There's someone coming, sir!" whispered Chalmers, raising his revolver.
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading Rescued "There's someone coming, sir!" whispered Chalmers, raising his revolver.
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading A voice hailed in Russian.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Both men waited in eager silence as the sound of bolts being withdrawn was borne to their ears.
term of address for a man
From this reading Rescued "There's someone coming, sir!" whispered Chalmers, raising his revolver.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Rescued "There's someone coming, sir!" whispered Chalmers, raising his revolver.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Both men waited in eager silence as the sound of bolts being withdrawn was borne to their ears.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "Stand by, sir!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Both men waited in eager silence as the sound of bolts being withdrawn was borne to their ears.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Both men waited in eager silence as the sound of bolts being withdrawn was borne to their ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rescued "There's someone coming, sir!" whispered Chalmers, raising his revolver.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Both men waited in eager silence as the sound of bolts being withdrawn was borne to their ears.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading A voice hailed in Russian.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Both men waited in eager silence as the sound of bolts being withdrawn was borne to their ears.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Both men waited in eager silence as the sound of bolts being withdrawn was borne to their ears.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Rescued "There's someone coming, sir!" whispered Chalmers, raising his revolver.
withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
From this reading Both men waited in eager silence as the sound of bolts being withdrawn was borne to their ears.
Chapter 28 of A Sub and a Submarine by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman holds 76 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.
Chapter 28 holds 76 sentences of A Sub and a Submarine, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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