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Chapter 14 of On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
KEN MEETS AN OLD FRIEND 'Then--then you're bound for Constantinople?' said Ken eagerly. Strang laughed. 'Not necessarily. No, I am not particularly anxious to charge into the Golden Horn. It's a deal of risk, and not much to be got out of it.
Chapter 14 of On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the largest city and former capital of Turkey
From this reading “KEN MEETS AN OLD FRIEND 'Then--then you're bound for Constantinople?' said Ken eagerly.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “KEN MEETS AN OLD FRIEND 'Then--then you're bound for Constantinople?' said Ken eagerly.”
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading “No, I am not particularly anxious to charge into the Golden Horn.”
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading “KEN MEETS AN OLD FRIEND 'Then--then you're bound for Constantinople?' said Ken eagerly.”
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading “KEN MEETS AN OLD FRIEND 'Then--then you're bound for Constantinople?' said Ken eagerly.”
in an essential manner
From this reading “'Not necessarily.”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “No, I am not particularly anxious to charge into the Golden Horn.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “It's a deal of risk, and not much to be got out of it.”
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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 It's a deal of risk, and not much to be got out of it.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading No, I am not particularly anxious to charge into the Golden Horn.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading KEN MEETS AN OLD FRIEND 'Then--then you're bound for Constantinople?' said Ken eagerly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It's a deal of risk, and not much to be got out of it.
eagerly desirous
From this reading No, I am not particularly anxious to charge into the Golden Horn.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It's a deal of risk, and not much to be got out of it.
confined by bonds
From this reading KEN MEETS AN OLD FRIEND 'Then--then you're bound for Constantinople?' said Ken eagerly.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading No, I am not particularly anxious to charge into the Golden Horn.
the largest city and former capital of Turkey
From this reading KEN MEETS AN OLD FRIEND 'Then--then you're bound for Constantinople?' said Ken eagerly.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading It's a deal of risk, and not much to be got out of it.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading KEN MEETS AN OLD FRIEND 'Then--then you're bound for Constantinople?' said Ken eagerly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading KEN MEETS AN OLD FRIEND 'Then--then you're bound for Constantinople?' said Ken eagerly.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading KEN MEETS AN OLD FRIEND 'Then--then you're bound for Constantinople?' said Ken eagerly.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading No, I am not particularly anxious to charge into the Golden Horn.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It's a deal of risk, and not much to be got out of it.
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading No, I am not particularly anxious to charge into the Golden Horn.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No, I am not particularly anxious to charge into the Golden Horn.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading No, I am not particularly anxious to charge into the Golden Horn.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It's a deal of risk, and not much to be got out of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a deal of risk, and not much to be got out of it.
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading KEN MEETS AN OLD FRIEND 'Then--then you're bound for Constantinople?' said Ken eagerly.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Strang laughed.
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading KEN MEETS AN OLD FRIEND 'Then--then you're bound for Constantinople?' said Ken eagerly.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It's a deal of risk, and not much to be got out of it.
in an essential manner
From this reading 'Not necessarily.
not any; not one
From this reading No, I am not particularly anxious to charge into the Golden Horn.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Not necessarily.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It's a deal of risk, and not much to be got out of it.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading KEN MEETS AN OLD FRIEND 'Then--then you're bound for Constantinople?' said Ken eagerly.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It's a deal of risk, and not much to be got out of it.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading No, I am not particularly anxious to charge into the Golden Horn.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading It's a deal of risk, and not much to be got out of it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading KEN MEETS AN OLD FRIEND 'Then--then you're bound for Constantinople?' said Ken eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Strang laughed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No, I am not particularly anxious to charge into the Golden Horn.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading KEN MEETS AN OLD FRIEND 'Then--then you're bound for Constantinople?' said Ken eagerly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No, I am not particularly anxious to charge into the Golden Horn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KEN MEETS AN OLD FRIEND 'Then--then you're bound for Constantinople?' said Ken eagerly.
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