Chapter 21 of The Battleship Boys in Foreign Service is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of The Battleship Boys in Foreign Service is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONCLUSION Fully half an hour had passed when Davis suddenly uttered a low "Sh-h-h!" "I hear voices again," whispered Dan. "So do I, now. I wonder where they are?" "Let's creep around this corridor.
Chapter 21 of The Battleship Boys in Foreign Service is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “CONCLUSION Fully half an hour had passed when Davis suddenly uttered a low "Sh-h-h!"”
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading “"Let's creep around this corridor.”
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “"Let's creep around this corridor.”
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading “CONCLUSION Fully half an hour had passed when Davis suddenly uttered a low "Sh-h-h!"”
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading “CONCLUSION Fully half an hour had passed when Davis suddenly uttered a low "Sh-h-h!"”
communicated in words
From this reading “CONCLUSION Fully half an hour had passed when Davis suddenly uttered a low "Sh-h-h!"”
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “"I hear voices again," whispered Dan.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “"I hear voices again," whispered Dan.”
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 “CONCLUSION Fully half an hour had passed when Davis suddenly uttered a low "Sh-h-h!"”
In this reading “"Let's creep around this corridor.”
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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 CONCLUSION Fully half an hour had passed when Davis suddenly uttered a low "Sh-h-h!"
anew
From this reading "I hear voices again," whispered Dan.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading CONCLUSION Fully half an hour had passed when Davis suddenly uttered a low "Sh-h-h!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I wonder where they are?"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Let's creep around this corridor.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION Fully half an hour had passed when Davis suddenly uttered a low "Sh-h-h!"
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading "Let's creep around this corridor.
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading "Let's creep around this corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I hear voices again," whispered Dan.
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading CONCLUSION Fully half an hour had passed when Davis suddenly uttered a low "Sh-h-h!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "So do I, now.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading CONCLUSION Fully half an hour had passed when Davis suddenly uttered a low "Sh-h-h!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CONCLUSION Fully half an hour had passed when Davis suddenly uttered a low "Sh-h-h!"
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading CONCLUSION Fully half an hour had passed when Davis suddenly uttered a low "Sh-h-h!"
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "I hear voices again," whispered Dan.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading CONCLUSION Fully half an hour had passed when Davis suddenly uttered a low "Sh-h-h!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hear voices again," whispered Dan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let's creep around this corridor.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading CONCLUSION Fully half an hour had passed when Davis suddenly uttered a low "Sh-h-h!"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "So do I, now.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading CONCLUSION Fully half an hour had passed when Davis suddenly uttered a low "Sh-h-h!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONCLUSION Fully half an hour had passed when Davis suddenly uttered a low "Sh-h-h!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So do I, now.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading CONCLUSION Fully half an hour had passed when Davis suddenly uttered a low "Sh-h-h!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I wonder where they are?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Let's creep around this corridor.
communicated in words
From this reading CONCLUSION Fully half an hour had passed when Davis suddenly uttered a low "Sh-h-h!"
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "I hear voices again," whispered Dan.
at the time that
From this reading CONCLUSION Fully half an hour had passed when Davis suddenly uttered a low "Sh-h-h!"
in or at the place that
From this reading I wonder where they are?"
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "I hear voices again," whispered Dan.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder where they are?"
Chapter 21 of The Battleship Boys in Foreign Service by Frank Gee Patchin holds 58 sentences, grouped into 12 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 58 sentences of The Battleship Boys in Foreign Service, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
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