Chapter 20 of Hurricane Hurry is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Hurricane Hurry is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You all understand what we are to do, gentlemen?" said I to the officers under me. "Follow closely in my wake. Let not a word be spoken. If we are discovered and attacked, we are to put about and pull down the stream; if not, wait till I give the order to return. Shove off!"
Chapter 20 of Hurricane Hurry is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading “If we are discovered and attacked, we are to put about and pull down the stream; if not, wait till I give the order to return.”
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading “"Follow closely in my wake.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “If we are discovered and attacked, we are to put about and pull down the stream; if not, wait till I give the order to return.”
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “"You all understand what we are to do, gentlemen?" said I to the officers under me.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “If we are discovered and attacked, we are to put about and pull down the stream; if not, wait till I give the order to return.”
come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading “Shove off!"”
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading “If we are discovered and attacked, we are to put about and pull down the stream; if not, wait till I give the order to return.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “"Follow closely in my wake.”
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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 Let not a word be spoken.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading If we are discovered and attacked, we are to put about and pull down the stream; if not, wait till I give the order to return.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "You all understand what we are to do, gentlemen?" said I to the officers under me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If we are discovered and attacked, we are to put about and pull down the stream; if not, wait till I give the order to return.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You all understand what we are to do, gentlemen?" said I to the officers under me.
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading If we are discovered and attacked, we are to put about and pull down the stream; if not, wait till I give the order to return.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let not a word be spoken.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading "Follow closely in my wake.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading If we are discovered and attacked, we are to put about and pull down the stream; if not, wait till I give the order to return.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You all understand what we are to do, gentlemen?" said I to the officers under me.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading If we are discovered and attacked, we are to put about and pull down the stream; if not, wait till I give the order to return.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "Follow closely in my wake.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading "You all understand what we are to do, gentlemen?" said I to the officers under me.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading If we are discovered and attacked, we are to put about and pull down the stream; if not, wait till I give the order to return.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You all understand what we are to do, gentlemen?" said I to the officers under me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we are discovered and attacked, we are to put about and pull down the stream; if not, wait till I give the order to return.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Follow closely in my wake.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let not a word be spoken.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You all understand what we are to do, gentlemen?" said I to the officers under me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Follow closely in my wake.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Let not a word be spoken.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Shove off!"
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading "You all understand what we are to do, gentlemen?" said I to the officers under me.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading If we are discovered and attacked, we are to put about and pull down the stream; if not, wait till I give the order to return.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading If we are discovered and attacked, we are to put about and pull down the stream; if not, wait till I give the order to return.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading If we are discovered and attacked, we are to put about and pull down the stream; if not, wait till I give the order to return.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading If we are discovered and attacked, we are to put about and pull down the stream; if not, wait till I give the order to return.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You all understand what we are to do, gentlemen?" said I to the officers under me.
come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading Shove off!"
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Let not a word be spoken.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading If we are discovered and attacked, we are to put about and pull down the stream; if not, wait till I give the order to return.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You all understand what we are to do, gentlemen?" said I to the officers under me.
up to a particular time
From this reading If we are discovered and attacked, we are to put about and pull down the stream; if not, wait till I give the order to return.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You all understand what we are to do, gentlemen?" said I to the officers under me.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "You all understand what we are to do, gentlemen?" said I to the officers under me.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "You all understand what we are to do, gentlemen?" said I to the officers under me.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading If we are discovered and attacked, we are to put about and pull down the stream; if not, wait till I give the order to return.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading "Follow closely in my wake.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "You all understand what we are to do, gentlemen?" said I to the officers under me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "You all understand what we are to do, gentlemen?" said I to the officers under me.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Let not a word be spoken.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You all understand what we are to do, gentlemen?" said I to the officers under me.
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