Chapter 12 of On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SWEEPERS 'Hurry!' hissed Roy. 'No use,' was the low-voiced answer. 'He'd get us both before we were out of range.' As he spoke, Ken turned and stepped swiftly back to the beach. 'Friend,' he answered, speaking in the same language.
Chapter 12 of On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “As he spoke, Ken turned and stepped swiftly back to the beach.”
past form of “hiss” — make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
From this reading “THE SWEEPERS 'Hurry!' hissed Roy.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “THE SWEEPERS 'Hurry!' hissed Roy.”
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading “As he spoke, Ken turned and stepped swiftly back to the beach.”
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading “'He'd get us both before we were out of range.'”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “As he spoke, Ken turned and stepped swiftly back to the beach.”
plural of “sweeper” — an employee who sweeps (floors or streets etc.)
From this reading “THE SWEEPERS 'Hurry!' hissed Roy.”
in a swift manner
From this reading “As he spoke, Ken turned and stepped swiftly back to the beach.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As he spoke, Ken turned and stepped swiftly back to the beach.
react verbally
From this reading 'No use,' was the low-voiced answer.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading 'Friend,' he answered, speaking in the same language.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he spoke, Ken turned and stepped swiftly back to the beach.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading As he spoke, Ken turned and stepped swiftly back to the beach.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading As he spoke, Ken turned and stepped swiftly back to the beach.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading 'He'd get us both before we were out of range.'
the two together, not just one
From this reading 'He'd get us both before we were out of range.'
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading 'Friend,' he answered, speaking in the same language.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'He'd get us both before we were out of range.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he spoke, Ken turned and stepped swiftly back to the beach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'He'd get us both before we were out of range.'
past form of “hiss” — make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
From this reading THE SWEEPERS 'Hurry!' hissed Roy.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading THE SWEEPERS 'Hurry!' hissed Roy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Friend,' he answered, speaking in the same language.
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading As he spoke, Ken turned and stepped swiftly back to the beach.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading 'Friend,' he answered, speaking in the same language.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'No use,' was the low-voiced answer.
not any; not one
From this reading 'No use,' was the low-voiced answer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'He'd get us both before we were out of range.'
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading 'He'd get us both before we were out of range.'
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading 'He'd get us both before we were out of range.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SWEEPERS 'Hurry!' hissed Roy.
Identical; not different.
From this reading 'Friend,' he answered, speaking in the same language.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading 'Friend,' he answered, speaking in the same language.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading As he spoke, Ken turned and stepped swiftly back to the beach.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading As he spoke, Ken turned and stepped swiftly back to the beach.
plural of “sweeper” — an employee who sweeps (floors or streets etc.)
From this reading THE SWEEPERS 'Hurry!' hissed Roy.
in a swift manner
From this reading As he spoke, Ken turned and stepped swiftly back to the beach.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SWEEPERS 'Hurry!' hissed Roy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he spoke, Ken turned and stepped swiftly back to the beach.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading As he spoke, Ken turned and stepped swiftly back to the beach.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'He'd get us both before we were out of range.'
the act of using
From this reading 'No use,' was the low-voiced answer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'No use,' was the low-voiced answer.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'He'd get us both before we were out of range.'
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'He'd get us both before we were out of range.'
Chapter 12 of On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles by T. C. (Thomas Charles) Bridges holds 273 sentences, grouped into 55 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 12 holds 273 sentences of On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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