Chapter 19 of Fighting the Sea is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Fighting the Sea is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A WILD STORM. At a life saving station, there are various drills in which the surfmen are exercised. There is the beach apparatus drill. “Open boat–room doors! Man the beach wagon!” shouts the keeper.
Chapter 19 of Fighting the Sea is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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equipment designed to serve a specific function
From this reading “There is the beach apparatus drill.”
make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
From this reading “There is the beach apparatus drill.”
plural of “drill” — a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
From this reading “At a life saving station, there are various drills in which the surfmen are exercised.”
past form of “exercise” — put to use
From this reading “At a life saving station, there are various drills in which the surfmen are exercised.”
someone in charge of other people
From this reading “Man the beach wagon!” shouts the keeper.”
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading “At a life saving station, there are various drills in which the surfmen are exercised.”
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “Man the beach wagon!” shouts the keeper.”
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading “Man the beach wagon!” shouts the keeper.”
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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 WILD STORM.
equipment designed to serve a specific function
From this reading There is the beach apparatus drill.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At a life saving station, there are various drills in which the surfmen are exercised.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At a life saving station, there are various drills in which the surfmen are exercised.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading There is the beach apparatus drill.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “Open boat–room doors!
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “Open boat–room doors!
make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
From this reading There is the beach apparatus drill.
plural of “drill” — a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
From this reading At a life saving station, there are various drills in which the surfmen are exercised.
past form of “exercise” — put to use
From this reading At a life saving station, there are various drills in which the surfmen are exercised.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At a life saving station, there are various drills in which the surfmen are exercised.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is the beach apparatus drill.
someone in charge of other people
From this reading Man the beach wagon!” shouts the keeper.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading At a life saving station, there are various drills in which the surfmen are exercised.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Man the beach wagon!” shouts the keeper.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Open boat–room doors!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “Open boat–room doors!
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading At a life saving station, there are various drills in which the surfmen are exercised.
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Man the beach wagon!” shouts the keeper.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading At a life saving station, there are various drills in which the surfmen are exercised.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading A WILD STORM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At a life saving station, there are various drills in which the surfmen are exercised.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At a life saving station, there are various drills in which the surfmen are exercised.
in or at that place or location
From this reading At a life saving station, there are various drills in which the surfmen are exercised.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading At a life saving station, there are various drills in which the surfmen are exercised.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading Man the beach wagon!” shouts the keeper.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At a life saving station, there are various drills in which the surfmen are exercised.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading A WILD STORM.
Chapter 19 of Fighting the Sea by Edward A. (Edward Augustus) [Adapter] Rand holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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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