Chapter 7 of Frank Reade Jr.'s Submarine Boat is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Frank Reade Jr.'s Submarine Boat is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CAIRN. Pomp’s position was one of awful peril. The huge whale was making for him like an avalanche. It was not likely that the monster was intending to assail him. It simply happened that Pomp was in the cetacean’s way.
Chapter 7 of Frank Reade Jr.'s Submarine Boat is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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attack someone physically or emotionally
From this reading “It was not likely that the monster was intending to assail him.”
a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
From this reading “The huge whale was making for him like an avalanche.”
a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
From this reading “THE CAIRN.”
-ing form of “intend” — have in mind as a purpose
From this reading “It was not likely that the monster was intending to assail him.”
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading “It was not likely that the monster was intending to assail him.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “Pomp’s position was one of awful peril.”
cheap or pretentious or vain display
From this reading “Pomp’s position was one of awful peril.”
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
From this reading “The huge whale was making for him like an avalanche.”
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.
In this reading “The huge whale was making for him like an avalanche.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The huge whale was making for him like an avalanche.
attack someone physically or emotionally
From this reading It was not likely that the monster was intending to assail him.
a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
From this reading The huge whale was making for him like an avalanche.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Pomp’s position was one of awful peril.
a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
From this reading THE CAIRN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It simply happened that Pomp was in the cetacean’s way.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The huge whale was making for him like an avalanche.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading It simply happened that Pomp was in the cetacean’s way.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The huge whale was making for him like an avalanche.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The huge whale was making for him like an avalanche.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It simply happened that Pomp was in the cetacean’s way.
-ing form of “intend” — have in mind as a purpose
From this reading It was not likely that the monster was intending to assail him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not likely that the monster was intending to assail him.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The huge whale was making for him like an avalanche.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading It was not likely that the monster was intending to assail him.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The huge whale was making for him like an avalanche.
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading It was not likely that the monster was intending to assail him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not likely that the monster was intending to assail him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pomp’s position was one of awful peril.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Pomp’s position was one of awful peril.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Pomp’s position was one of awful peril.
cheap or pretentious or vain display
From this reading It simply happened that Pomp was in the cetacean’s way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pomp’s position was one of awful peril.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Pomp’s position was one of awful peril.
and nothing more
From this reading It simply happened that Pomp was in the cetacean’s way.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not likely that the monster was intending to assail him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAIRN.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not likely that the monster was intending to assail him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pomp’s position was one of awful peril.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It simply happened that Pomp was in the cetacean’s way.
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
From this reading The huge whale was making for him like an avalanche.
Chapter 7 of Frank Reade Jr.'s Submarine Boat by Luis Senarens holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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 7 holds 155 sentences of Frank Reade Jr.'s Submarine Boat, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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