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Chapter 21 of The Boy Allies at Jutland is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PICKED UP BY THE ENEMY It was dark. All through the afternoon Jack and Harris had rowed untiringly, but with the coming of nightfall there was no land in sight. "Nothing to do but keep pulling in the same direction," said Jack. Harris nodded. "All right," he said, "but I'm getting tired.
Chapter 21 of The Boy Allies at Jutland is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an opposing military force
From this reading “PICKED UP BY THE ENEMY It was dark.”
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading “All through the afternoon Jack and Harris had rowed untiringly, but with the coming of nightfall there was no land in sight.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “All through the afternoon Jack and Harris had rowed untiringly, but with the coming of nightfall there was no land in sight.”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “All through the afternoon Jack and Harris had rowed untiringly, but with the coming of nightfall there was no land in sight.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Harris nodded.”
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading “PICKED UP BY THE ENEMY It was dark.”
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading “"Nothing to do but keep pulling in the same direction," said Jack.”
past form of “row” — propel with oars
From this reading “All through the afternoon Jack and Harris had rowed untiringly, but with the coming of nightfall there was no land in sight.”
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading All through the afternoon Jack and Harris had rowed untiringly, but with the coming of nightfall there was no land in sight.
(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 All through the afternoon Jack and Harris had rowed untiringly, but with the coming of nightfall there was no land in sight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All through the afternoon Jack and Harris had rowed untiringly, but with the coming of nightfall there was no land in sight.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All through the afternoon Jack and Harris had rowed untiringly, but with the coming of nightfall there was no land in sight.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading PICKED UP BY THE ENEMY It was dark.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading All through the afternoon Jack and Harris had rowed untiringly, but with the coming of nightfall there was no land in sight.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading PICKED UP BY THE ENEMY It was dark.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading "Nothing to do but keep pulling in the same direction," said Jack.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Nothing to do but keep pulling in the same direction," said Jack.
an opposing military force
From this reading PICKED UP BY THE ENEMY It was dark.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "All right," he said, "but I'm getting tired.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All through the afternoon Jack and Harris had rowed untiringly, but with the coming of nightfall there was no land in sight.
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading All through the afternoon Jack and Harris had rowed untiringly, but with the coming of nightfall there was no land in sight.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "All right," he said, "but I'm getting tired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All right," he said, "but I'm getting tired.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All through the afternoon Jack and Harris had rowed untiringly, but with the coming of nightfall there was no land in sight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading PICKED UP BY THE ENEMY It was dark.
a small worthless amount
From this reading All through the afternoon Jack and Harris had rowed untiringly, but with the coming of nightfall there was no land in sight.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Nothing to do but keep pulling in the same direction," said Jack.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading All through the afternoon Jack and Harris had rowed untiringly, but with the coming of nightfall there was no land in sight.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading All through the afternoon Jack and Harris had rowed untiringly, but with the coming of nightfall there was no land in sight.
not any; not one
From this reading All through the afternoon Jack and Harris had rowed untiringly, but with the coming of nightfall there was no land in sight.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Harris nodded.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing to do but keep pulling in the same direction," said Jack.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All through the afternoon Jack and Harris had rowed untiringly, but with the coming of nightfall there was no land in sight.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading PICKED UP BY THE ENEMY It was dark.
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading "Nothing to do but keep pulling in the same direction," said Jack.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right," he said, "but I'm getting tired.
past form of “row” — propel with oars
From this reading All through the afternoon Jack and Harris had rowed untiringly, but with the coming of nightfall there was no land in sight.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Nothing to do but keep pulling in the same direction," said Jack.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "Nothing to do but keep pulling in the same direction," said Jack.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading All through the afternoon Jack and Harris had rowed untiringly, but with the coming of nightfall there was no land in sight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PICKED UP BY THE ENEMY It was dark.
in or at that place or location
From this reading All through the afternoon Jack and Harris had rowed untiringly, but with the coming of nightfall there was no land in sight.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading All through the afternoon Jack and Harris had rowed untiringly, but with the coming of nightfall there was no land in sight.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "All right," he said, "but I'm getting tired.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Nothing to do but keep pulling in the same direction," said Jack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All through the afternoon Jack and Harris had rowed untiringly, but with the coming of nightfall there was no land in sight.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading PICKED UP BY THE ENEMY It was dark.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PICKED UP BY THE ENEMY It was dark.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All through the afternoon Jack and Harris had rowed untiringly, but with the coming of nightfall there was no land in sight.
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