Chapter XXI of Ralph Osborn, Midshipman at Annapolis, “Himski Saves Ralph,” is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXI
Chapter XXI of Ralph Osborn, Midshipman at Annapolis, “Himski Saves Ralph,” is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The commandant rushed to the closet and threw open the door. It was absolutely empty. He looked at the windows; all were shut. Professor Scott and Mr. Moehler were mystified beyond expression. “Well!” ejaculated Commander Thornton, “this beats me.
Chapter XXI of Ralph Osborn, Midshipman at Annapolis, “Himski Saves Ralph,” is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “It was absolutely empty.”
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading ““Well!” ejaculated Commander Thornton, “this beats me.”
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading “The commandant rushed to the closet and threw open the door.”
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading “The commandant rushed to the closet and threw open the door.”
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading ““Well!” ejaculated Commander Thornton, “this beats me.”
totally perplexed and mixed up
From this reading “Professor Scott and Mr. Moehler were mystified beyond expression.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “Professor Scott and Mr. Moehler were mystified beyond expression.”
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading ““Well!” ejaculated Commander Thornton, “this beats me.”
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 commandant rushed to the closet and threw open the door.”
In this reading “Professor Scott and Mr. Moehler were mystified beyond expression.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “He looked at the windows; all were shut.”
In this reading “He looked at the windows; all were shut.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading It was absolutely empty.
(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 He looked at the windows; all were shut.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The commandant rushed to the closet and threw open the door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at the windows; all were shut.
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading “Well!” ejaculated Commander Thornton, “this beats me.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Professor Scott and Mr. Moehler were mystified beyond expression.
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading The commandant rushed to the closet and threw open the door.
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading The commandant rushed to the closet and threw open the door.
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading “Well!” ejaculated Commander Thornton, “this beats me.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The commandant rushed to the closet and threw open the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well!” ejaculated Commander Thornton, “this beats me.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading It was absolutely empty.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Professor Scott and Mr. Moehler were mystified beyond expression.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked at the windows; all were shut.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was absolutely empty.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked at the windows; all were shut.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well!” ejaculated Commander Thornton, “this beats me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Professor Scott and Mr. Moehler were mystified beyond expression.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Professor Scott and Mr. Moehler were mystified beyond expression.
totally perplexed and mixed up
From this reading Professor Scott and Mr. Moehler were mystified beyond expression.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The commandant rushed to the closet and threw open the door.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading Professor Scott and Mr. Moehler were mystified beyond expression.
done under pressure
From this reading The commandant rushed to the closet and threw open the door.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading Professor Scott and Mr. Moehler were mystified beyond expression.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading He looked at the windows; all were shut.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The commandant rushed to the closet and threw open the door.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Well!” ejaculated Commander Thornton, “this beats me.
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading “Well!” ejaculated Commander Thornton, “this beats me.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading The commandant rushed to the closet and threw open the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The commandant rushed to the closet and threw open the door.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was absolutely empty.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well!” ejaculated Commander Thornton, “this beats me.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He looked at the windows; all were shut.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading He looked at the windows; all were shut.
Chapter 21 of Ralph Osborn, Midshipman at Annapolis by Edward L. (Edward Latimer) Beach holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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 21 holds 148 sentences of Ralph Osborn, Midshipman at Annapolis, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 21 of Ralph Osborn, Midshipman at Annapolis by Edward L. (Edward Latimer) Beach exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 148 sentences, grouped into 30 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 30 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 30 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 21 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Ralph Osborn, Midshipman at Annapolis by Edward L. (Edward Latimer) Beach on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 4787 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #61610 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #61610, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 398 minutes of reading across 958 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Ralph Osborn, Midshipman at Annapolis section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 33 chapters of Ralph Osborn, Midshipman at Annapolis to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Ralph Osborn, Midshipman at Annapolis, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
