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Chapter 1 of Sea Scouts Up-Channel is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It's going to be a dirty night," remarked Mr. Graham, Scoutmaster of the 9th Southend-on-Sea Sea Scouts. "Not very promising for the first day of our holidays." "You are right, sir," agreed Desmond, the Patrol Leader. "We are safe enough here; and, after all, the weather isn't everything. We're jolly lucky to be afloat."
Chapter 1 of Sea Scouts Up-Channel is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aimlessly drifting
From this reading “We're jolly lucky to be afloat."”
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading “"It's going to be a dirty night," remarked Mr. Graham, Scoutmaster of the 9th Southend-on-Sea Sea Scouts.”
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “"Not very promising for the first day of our holidays."”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “We're jolly lucky to be afloat."”
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading “"You are right, sir," agreed Desmond, the Patrol Leader.”
showing possibility of achievement or excellence
From this reading “"Not very promising for the first day of our holidays."”
the leader of a troop of Scouts
From this reading “"It's going to be a dirty night," remarked Mr. Graham, Scoutmaster of the 9th Southend-on-Sea Sea Scouts.”
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “"It's going to be a dirty night," remarked Mr. Graham, Scoutmaster of the 9th Southend-on-Sea Sea Scouts.”
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In this reading “"You are right, sir," agreed Desmond, the Patrol Leader.”
In this reading “"We are safe enough here; and, after all, the weather isn't everything.”
In this reading “"Not very promising for the first day of our holidays."”
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From this reading "It's going to be a dirty night," remarked Mr. Graham, Scoutmaster of the 9th Southend-on-Sea Sea Scouts.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It's going to be a dirty night," remarked Mr. Graham, Scoutmaster of the 9th Southend-on-Sea Sea Scouts.
aimlessly drifting
From this reading We're jolly lucky to be afloat."
later than; following
From this reading "We are safe enough here; and, after all, the weather isn't everything.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "You are right, sir," agreed Desmond, the Patrol Leader.
(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 "We are safe enough here; and, after all, the weather isn't everything.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We are safe enough here; and, after all, the weather isn't everything.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are right, sir," agreed Desmond, the Patrol Leader.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It's going to be a dirty night," remarked Mr. Graham, Scoutmaster of the 9th Southend-on-Sea Sea Scouts.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Not very promising for the first day of our holidays."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are right, sir," agreed Desmond, the Patrol Leader.
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading "It's going to be a dirty night," remarked Mr. Graham, Scoutmaster of the 9th Southend-on-Sea Sea Scouts.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "We are safe enough here; and, after all, the weather isn't everything.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "We are safe enough here; and, after all, the weather isn't everything.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Not very promising for the first day of our holidays."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Not very promising for the first day of our holidays."
the act of departing
From this reading "It's going to be a dirty night," remarked Mr. Graham, Scoutmaster of the 9th Southend-on-Sea Sea Scouts.
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading "It's going to be a dirty night," remarked Mr. Graham, Scoutmaster of the 9th Southend-on-Sea Sea Scouts.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "We are safe enough here; and, after all, the weather isn't everything.
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading "Not very promising for the first day of our holidays."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We are safe enough here; and, after all, the weather isn't everything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's going to be a dirty night," remarked Mr. Graham, Scoutmaster of the 9th Southend-on-Sea Sea Scouts.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading We're jolly lucky to be afloat."
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading "You are right, sir," agreed Desmond, the Patrol Leader.
occurring by chance
From this reading We're jolly lucky to be afloat."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "It's going to be a dirty night," remarked Mr. Graham, Scoutmaster of the 9th Southend-on-Sea Sea Scouts.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "It's going to be a dirty night," remarked Mr. Graham, Scoutmaster of the 9th Southend-on-Sea Sea Scouts.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not very promising for the first day of our holidays."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's going to be a dirty night," remarked Mr. Graham, Scoutmaster of the 9th Southend-on-Sea Sea Scouts.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Not very promising for the first day of our holidays."
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading "You are right, sir," agreed Desmond, the Patrol Leader.
showing possibility of achievement or excellence
From this reading "Not very promising for the first day of our holidays."
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "It's going to be a dirty night," remarked Mr. Graham, Scoutmaster of the 9th Southend-on-Sea Sea Scouts.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "You are right, sir," agreed Desmond, the Patrol Leader.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "We are safe enough here; and, after all, the weather isn't everything.
the leader of a troop of Scouts
From this reading "It's going to be a dirty night," remarked Mr. Graham, Scoutmaster of the 9th Southend-on-Sea Sea Scouts.
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading "It's going to be a dirty night," remarked Mr. Graham, Scoutmaster of the 9th Southend-on-Sea Sea Scouts.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "It's going to be a dirty night," remarked Mr. Graham, Scoutmaster of the 9th Southend-on-Sea Sea Scouts.
term of address for a man
From this reading "You are right, sir," agreed Desmond, the Patrol Leader.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's going to be a dirty night," remarked Mr. Graham, Scoutmaster of the 9th Southend-on-Sea Sea Scouts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's going to be a dirty night," remarked Mr. Graham, Scoutmaster of the 9th Southend-on-Sea Sea Scouts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's going to be a dirty night," remarked Mr. Graham, Scoutmaster of the 9th Southend-on-Sea Sea Scouts.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Not very promising for the first day of our holidays."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are safe enough here; and, after all, the weather isn't everything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We're jolly lucky to be afloat."
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading "We are safe enough here; and, after all, the weather isn't everything.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are right, sir," agreed Desmond, the Patrol Leader.
Chapter 1 of Sea Scouts Up-Channel by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman holds 107 sentences, grouped into 22 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 1 holds 107 sentences of Sea Scouts Up-Channel, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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