Chapter 11 of Boy Scouts in a Submarine is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Boy Scouts in a Submarine is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?" "Me for the shore!" Both boys spoke at once. "But one must remain on board," declared Ned. "Then let Frank stay," laughed Jack.
Chapter 11 of Boy Scouts in a Submarine is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading “"But one must remain on board," declared Ned.”
the act of discovering something
From this reading “JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “"Then let Frank stay," laughed Jack.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"”
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"”
a result
From this reading “JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"”
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading “JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"”
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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 JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Both boys spoke at once.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading "But one must remain on board," declared Ned.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both boys spoke at once.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Both boys spoke at once.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But one must remain on board," declared Ned.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "But one must remain on board," declared Ned.
the act of discovering something
From this reading JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Me for the shore!"
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading "Then let Frank stay," laughed Jack.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"
the act of departing
From this reading JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"
a small worthless amount
From this reading JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "Then let Frank stay," laughed Jack.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Then let Frank stay," laughed Jack.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "But one must remain on board," declared Ned.
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From this reading JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "But one must remain on board," declared Ned.
on one occasion
From this reading Both boys spoke at once.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "But one must remain on board," declared Ned.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "But one must remain on board," declared Ned.
a result
From this reading JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Both boys spoke at once.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Then let Frank stay," laughed Jack.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then let Frank stay," laughed Jack.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"
at the time that
From this reading JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"
which person or people
From this reading JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading JACK MAKES A DISCOVERY "Now," Ned said, when the Sea Lion stopped in response to a quick pull from below, "who is going to shore with me?"
Chapter 11 of Boy Scouts in a Submarine by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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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