Chapter 1 of Boy Scouts in a Submarine is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Boy Scouts in a Submarine is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Captain gazed at Jimmie for a moment without answering. Then he parted his thin lips and uttered the old, familiar word: "Fawncy!" "The Cutaria went down as the result of a collision?" Ned hastened to ask, observing that Jimmie was growing flushed and angry.
Chapter 1 of Boy Scouts in a Submarine is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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replying
From this reading “The Captain gazed at Jimmie for a moment without answering.”
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
From this reading “"The Cutaria went down as the result of a collision?"”
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading “Ned hastened to ask, observing that Jimmie was growing flushed and angry.”
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “The Captain gazed at Jimmie for a moment without answering.”
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading “Ned hastened to ask, observing that Jimmie was growing flushed and angry.”
quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
From this reading “Ned hastened to ask, observing that Jimmie was growing flushed and angry.”
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading “Then he parted his thin lips and uttered the old, familiar word:”
communicated in words
From this reading “Then he parted his thin lips and uttered the old, familiar word:”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The Captain gazed at Jimmie for a moment without answering.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he parted his thin lips and uttered the old, familiar word:
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Ned hastened to ask, observing that Jimmie was growing flushed and angry.
replying
From this reading The Captain gazed at Jimmie for a moment without answering.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The Cutaria went down as the result of a collision?"
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Ned hastened to ask, observing that Jimmie was growing flushed and angry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Captain gazed at Jimmie for a moment without answering.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The Captain gazed at Jimmie for a moment without answering.
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
From this reading "The Cutaria went down as the result of a collision?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The Cutaria went down as the result of a collision?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "The Cutaria went down as the result of a collision?"
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Then he parted his thin lips and uttered the old, familiar word:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fawncy!"
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading Ned hastened to ask, observing that Jimmie was growing flushed and angry.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Captain gazed at Jimmie for a moment without answering.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The Captain gazed at Jimmie for a moment without answering.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Ned hastened to ask, observing that Jimmie was growing flushed and angry.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading Ned hastened to ask, observing that Jimmie was growing flushed and angry.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he parted his thin lips and uttered the old, familiar word:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he parted his thin lips and uttered the old, familiar word:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Captain gazed at Jimmie for a moment without answering.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Then he parted his thin lips and uttered the old, familiar word:
a particular point in time
From this reading The Captain gazed at Jimmie for a moment without answering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ned hastened to ask, observing that Jimmie was growing flushed and angry.
quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
From this reading Ned hastened to ask, observing that Jimmie was growing flushed and angry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The Cutaria went down as the result of a collision?"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Then he parted his thin lips and uttered the old, familiar word:
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading Then he parted his thin lips and uttered the old, familiar word:
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading "The Cutaria went down as the result of a collision?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ned hastened to ask, observing that Jimmie was growing flushed and angry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Captain gazed at Jimmie for a moment without answering.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he parted his thin lips and uttered the old, familiar word:
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Then he parted his thin lips and uttered the old, familiar word:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ned hastened to ask, observing that Jimmie was growing flushed and angry.
communicated in words
From this reading Then he parted his thin lips and uttered the old, familiar word:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ned hastened to ask, observing that Jimmie was growing flushed and angry.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "The Cutaria went down as the result of a collision?"
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The Captain gazed at Jimmie for a moment without answering.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Then he parted his thin lips and uttered the old, familiar word:
Chapter 1 of Boy Scouts in a Submarine by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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 1 holds 125 sentences of Boy Scouts in a Submarine, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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