Chapter 3 of Sappers and Miners: The Flood beneath the Sea is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Sappers and Miners: The Flood beneath the Sea is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ahoy!" came up from below as faintly as the cry which evoked it. "I can't see him," said Hardock, shading his eyes as he peered down. "No; he must be under one of the blocks that jut out." "Ay and all hings over, or he'd ha' climbed up. Now, my lad, what's to be done?
Chapter 3 of Sappers and Miners: The Flood beneath the Sea is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “block” — a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading “"No; he must be under one of the blocks that jut out."”
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “"Ay and all hings over, or he'd ha' climbed up.”
called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation
From this reading “"Ahoy!" came up from below as faintly as the cry which evoked it.”
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading “"Ahoy!" came up from below as faintly as the cry which evoked it.”
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
From this reading “"No; he must be under one of the blocks that jut out."”
a boy or man
From this reading “Now, my lad, what's to be done?”
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “"I can't see him," said Hardock, shading his eyes as he peered down.”
graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting
From this reading “"I can't see him," said Hardock, shading his eyes as he peered down.”
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From this reading "Ahoy!" came up from below as faintly as the cry which evoked it.
(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 "Ay and all hings over, or he'd ha' climbed up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Ay and all hings over, or he'd ha' climbed up.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Ahoy!" came up from below as faintly as the cry which evoked it.
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From this reading "Ay and all hings over, or he'd ha' climbed up.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "No; he must be under one of the blocks that jut out."
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading "Ahoy!" came up from below as faintly as the cry which evoked it.
plural of “block” — a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading "No; he must be under one of the blocks that jut out."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Ahoy!" came up from below as faintly as the cry which evoked it.
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From this reading "I can't see him," said Hardock, shading his eyes as he peered down.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading "Ay and all hings over, or he'd ha' climbed up.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Ahoy!" came up from below as faintly as the cry which evoked it.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Now, my lad, what's to be done?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I can't see him," said Hardock, shading his eyes as he peered down.
called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation
From this reading "Ahoy!" came up from below as faintly as the cry which evoked it.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "I can't see him," said Hardock, shading his eyes as he peered down.
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading "Ahoy!" came up from below as faintly as the cry which evoked it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Ahoy!" came up from below as faintly as the cry which evoked it.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading "Ay and all hings over, or he'd ha' climbed up.
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From this reading "I can't see him," said Hardock, shading his eyes as he peered down.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I can't see him," said Hardock, shading his eyes as he peered down.
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From this reading "Ay and all hings over, or he'd ha' climbed up.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I can't see him," said Hardock, shading his eyes as he peered down.
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From this reading "Ay and all hings over, or he'd ha' climbed up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I can't see him," said Hardock, shading his eyes as he peered down.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't see him," said Hardock, shading his eyes as he peered down.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ahoy!" came up from below as faintly as the cry which evoked it.
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
From this reading "No; he must be under one of the blocks that jut out."
a boy or man
From this reading Now, my lad, what's to be done?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "No; he must be under one of the blocks that jut out."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now, my lad, what's to be done?
not any; not one
From this reading "No; he must be under one of the blocks that jut out."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, my lad, what's to be done?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No; he must be under one of the blocks that jut out."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "No; he must be under one of the blocks that jut out."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Ay and all hings over, or he'd ha' climbed up.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "No; he must be under one of the blocks that jut out."
above and across; more than
From this reading "Ay and all hings over, or he'd ha' climbed up.
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading "I can't see him," said Hardock, shading his eyes as he peered down.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I can't see him," said Hardock, shading his eyes as he peered down.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I can't see him," said Hardock, shading his eyes as he peered down.
graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting
From this reading "I can't see him," said Hardock, shading his eyes as he peered down.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No; he must be under one of the blocks that jut out."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ahoy!" came up from below as faintly as the cry which evoked it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, my lad, what's to be done?
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "No; he must be under one of the blocks that jut out."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Ahoy!" came up from below as faintly as the cry which evoked it.
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From this reading Now, my lad, what's to be done?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Ahoy!" came up from below as faintly as the cry which evoked it.
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