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Chapter 4 of The Boy Allies at Jutland is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIGHT The champion of the _Indefatigable_ had not yet appeared on deck; and the crew of the _Queen Mary_ strained their necks hunting him out. "Bring out your champion!" they called. "What's the matter with him? Is he afraid?" The men of the _Indefatigable_ returned these compliments with jeers of their own.
Chapter 4 of The Boy Allies at Jutland is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading “THE FIGHT The champion of the _Indefatigable_ had not yet appeared on deck; and the crew of the _Queen Mary_ strained their necks hunting him out.”
(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
From this reading “The men of the _Indefatigable_ returned these compliments with jeers of their own.”
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading “THE FIGHT The champion of the _Indefatigable_ had not yet appeared on deck; and the crew of the _Queen Mary_ strained their necks hunting him out.”
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading “THE FIGHT The champion of the _Indefatigable_ had not yet appeared on deck; and the crew of the _Queen Mary_ strained their necks hunting him out.”
showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality
plural of “jeer” — showing your contempt by derision
From this reading “The men of the _Indefatigable_ returned these compliments with jeers of their own.”
plural of “neck” — the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading “THE FIGHT The champion of the _Indefatigable_ had not yet appeared on deck; and the crew of the _Queen Mary_ strained their necks hunting him out.”
lacking natural ease
From this reading “THE FIGHT The champion of the _Indefatigable_ had not yet appeared on deck; and the crew of the _Queen Mary_ strained their necks hunting him out.”
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In this reading “THE FIGHT The champion of the _Indefatigable_ had not yet appeared on deck; and the crew of the _Queen Mary_ strained their necks hunting him out.”
make visible
In this reading “"Bring out your champion!" they called.”
In this reading “THE FIGHT The champion of the _Indefatigable_ had not yet appeared on deck; and the crew of the _Queen Mary_ strained their necks hunting him out.”
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Is he afraid?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIGHT The champion of the _Indefatigable_ had not yet appeared on deck; and the crew of the _Queen Mary_ strained their necks hunting him out.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading THE FIGHT The champion of the _Indefatigable_ had not yet appeared on deck; and the crew of the _Queen Mary_ strained their necks hunting him out.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Bring out your champion!" they called.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Bring out your champion!" they called.
someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading THE FIGHT The champion of the _Indefatigable_ had not yet appeared on deck; and the crew of the _Queen Mary_ strained their necks hunting him out.
(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
From this reading The men of the _Indefatigable_ returned these compliments with jeers of their own.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading THE FIGHT The champion of the _Indefatigable_ had not yet appeared on deck; and the crew of the _Queen Mary_ strained their necks hunting him out.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading THE FIGHT The champion of the _Indefatigable_ had not yet appeared on deck; and the crew of the _Queen Mary_ strained their necks hunting him out.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading THE FIGHT The champion of the _Indefatigable_ had not yet appeared on deck; and the crew of the _Queen Mary_ strained their necks hunting him out.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FIGHT The champion of the _Indefatigable_ had not yet appeared on deck; and the crew of the _Queen Mary_ strained their necks hunting him out.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Is he afraid?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE FIGHT The champion of the _Indefatigable_ had not yet appeared on deck; and the crew of the _Queen Mary_ strained their necks hunting him out.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading THE FIGHT The champion of the _Indefatigable_ had not yet appeared on deck; and the crew of the _Queen Mary_ strained their necks hunting him out.
showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality
From this reading THE FIGHT The champion of the _Indefatigable_ had not yet appeared on deck; and the crew of the _Queen Mary_ strained their necks hunting him out.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is he afraid?"
plural of “jeer” — showing your contempt by derision
From this reading The men of the _Indefatigable_ returned these compliments with jeers of their own.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading THE FIGHT The champion of the _Indefatigable_ had not yet appeared on deck; and the crew of the _Queen Mary_ strained their necks hunting him out.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What's the matter with him?
the force of workers available
From this reading The men of the _Indefatigable_ returned these compliments with jeers of their own.
plural of “neck” — the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading THE FIGHT The champion of the _Indefatigable_ had not yet appeared on deck; and the crew of the _Queen Mary_ strained their necks hunting him out.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE FIGHT The champion of the _Indefatigable_ had not yet appeared on deck; and the crew of the _Queen Mary_ strained their necks hunting him out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIGHT The champion of the _Indefatigable_ had not yet appeared on deck; and the crew of the _Queen Mary_ strained their necks hunting him out.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FIGHT The champion of the _Indefatigable_ had not yet appeared on deck; and the crew of the _Queen Mary_ strained their necks hunting him out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE FIGHT The champion of the _Indefatigable_ had not yet appeared on deck; and the crew of the _Queen Mary_ strained their necks hunting him out.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The men of the _Indefatigable_ returned these compliments with jeers of their own.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading THE FIGHT The champion of the _Indefatigable_ had not yet appeared on deck; and the crew of the _Queen Mary_ strained their necks hunting him out.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The men of the _Indefatigable_ returned these compliments with jeers of their own.
lacking natural ease
From this reading THE FIGHT The champion of the _Indefatigable_ had not yet appeared on deck; and the crew of the _Queen Mary_ strained their necks hunting him out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIGHT The champion of the _Indefatigable_ had not yet appeared on deck; and the crew of the _Queen Mary_ strained their necks hunting him out.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE FIGHT The champion of the _Indefatigable_ had not yet appeared on deck; and the crew of the _Queen Mary_ strained their necks hunting him out.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The men of the _Indefatigable_ returned these compliments with jeers of their own.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Bring out your champion!" they called.
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From this reading "What's the matter with him?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What's the matter with him?
but in spite of that
From this reading THE FIGHT The champion of the _Indefatigable_ had not yet appeared on deck; and the crew of the _Queen Mary_ strained their necks hunting him out.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Bring out your champion!" they called.
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