Chapter 13 of Boy Scouts in the North Sea is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Boy Scouts in the North Sea is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A THREATENING SITUATION "Who's there, Jimmie?" asked Ned, pressing forward. "Nobody now," answered the other. "I thought I saw our friend Mackinder looking down the hatchway, but possibly I was mistaken. At any rate he's gone now and we'd better hurry on for dinner." "Mackinder's a prisoner here," stated Ned, positively.
Chapter 13 of Boy Scouts in the North Sea is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “At any rate he's gone now and we'd better hurry on for dinner."”
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading “"I thought I saw our friend Mackinder looking down the hatchway, but possibly I was mistaken.”
extremely
From this reading “"Mackinder's a prisoner here," stated Ned, positively.”
by chance
From this reading “"I thought I saw our friend Mackinder looking down the hatchway, but possibly I was mistaken.”
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading “A THREATENING SITUATION "Who's there, Jimmie?" asked Ned, pressing forward.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “"Mackinder's a prisoner here," stated Ned, positively.”
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading “"Mackinder's a prisoner here," stated Ned, positively.”
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading “A THREATENING SITUATION "Who's there, Jimmie?" asked Ned, pressing forward.”
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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 A THREATENING SITUATION "Who's there, Jimmie?" asked Ned, pressing forward.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At any rate he's gone now and we'd better hurry on for dinner."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Nobody now," answered the other.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading At any rate he's gone now and we'd better hurry on for dinner."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading A THREATENING SITUATION "Who's there, Jimmie?" asked Ned, pressing forward.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At any rate he's gone now and we'd better hurry on for dinner."
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading At any rate he's gone now and we'd better hurry on for dinner."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I thought I saw our friend Mackinder looking down the hatchway, but possibly I was mistaken.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading At any rate he's gone now and we'd better hurry on for dinner."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I thought I saw our friend Mackinder looking down the hatchway, but possibly I was mistaken.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At any rate he's gone now and we'd better hurry on for dinner."
at or to or toward the front
From this reading A THREATENING SITUATION "Who's there, Jimmie?" asked Ned, pressing forward.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "I thought I saw our friend Mackinder looking down the hatchway, but possibly I was mistaken.
destroyed or killed
From this reading At any rate he's gone now and we'd better hurry on for dinner."
an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
From this reading "I thought I saw our friend Mackinder looking down the hatchway, but possibly I was mistaken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At any rate he's gone now and we'd better hurry on for dinner."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Mackinder's a prisoner here," stated Ned, positively.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading At any rate he's gone now and we'd better hurry on for dinner."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought I saw our friend Mackinder looking down the hatchway, but possibly I was mistaken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A THREATENING SITUATION "Who's there, Jimmie?" asked Ned, pressing forward.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "I thought I saw our friend Mackinder looking down the hatchway, but possibly I was mistaken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I thought I saw our friend Mackinder looking down the hatchway, but possibly I was mistaken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mackinder's a prisoner here," stated Ned, positively.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading "I thought I saw our friend Mackinder looking down the hatchway, but possibly I was mistaken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A THREATENING SITUATION "Who's there, Jimmie?" asked Ned, pressing forward.
no person; not anyone
From this reading "Nobody now," answered the other.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Nobody now," answered the other.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At any rate he's gone now and we'd better hurry on for dinner."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Nobody now," answered the other.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I thought I saw our friend Mackinder looking down the hatchway, but possibly I was mistaken.
extremely
From this reading "Mackinder's a prisoner here," stated Ned, positively.
by chance
From this reading "I thought I saw our friend Mackinder looking down the hatchway, but possibly I was mistaken.
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading A THREATENING SITUATION "Who's there, Jimmie?" asked Ned, pressing forward.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading "Mackinder's a prisoner here," stated Ned, positively.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading At any rate he's gone now and we'd better hurry on for dinner."
cut with a saw
From this reading "I thought I saw our friend Mackinder looking down the hatchway, but possibly I was mistaken.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading A THREATENING SITUATION "Who's there, Jimmie?" asked Ned, pressing forward.
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading "Mackinder's a prisoner here," stated Ned, positively.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Nobody now," answered the other.
in or at that place or location
From this reading A THREATENING SITUATION "Who's there, Jimmie?" asked Ned, pressing forward.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought I saw our friend Mackinder looking down the hatchway, but possibly I was mistaken.
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading A THREATENING SITUATION "Who's there, Jimmie?" asked Ned, pressing forward.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I thought I saw our friend Mackinder looking down the hatchway, but possibly I was mistaken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At any rate he's gone now and we'd better hurry on for dinner."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A THREATENING SITUATION "Who's there, Jimmie?" asked Ned, pressing forward.
Chapter 13 of Boy Scouts in the North Sea by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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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