Chapter 2 of The Boy Allies on the North Sea Patrol is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Boy Allies on the North Sea Patrol is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MUTINY. Frank went over to the bunk and peered in. At that moment Captain Harwood's voice broke upon his ear. "Looking at my little long lost chum, are you, son?" he said in a low, gentle voice. "Well," and his voice grew suddenly harsh, "don't do it!
Chapter 2 of The Boy Allies on the North Sea Patrol is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading “Frank went over to the bunk and peered in.”
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “"Looking at my little long lost chum, are you, son?" he said in a low, gentle voice.”
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “At that moment Captain Harwood's voice broke upon his ear.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “Frank went over to the bunk and peered in.”
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading “"Looking at my little long lost chum, are you, son?" he said in a low, gentle voice.”
unpleasantly stern
From this reading “"Well," and his voice grew suddenly harsh, "don't do it!”
open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
From this reading “MUTINY.”
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “Frank went over to the bunk and peered in.”
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.
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In this reading “"Looking at my little long lost chum, are you, son?" he said in a low, gentle voice.”
hold a review (of troops)
In this reading “Frank went over to the bunk and peered in.”
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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 "Looking at my little long lost chum, are you, son?" he said in a low, gentle voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Frank went over to the bunk and peered in.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Looking at my little long lost chum, are you, son?" he said in a low, gentle voice.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that moment Captain Harwood's voice broke upon his ear.
lacking funds
From this reading At that moment Captain Harwood's voice broke upon his ear.
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading Frank went over to the bunk and peered in.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading At that moment Captain Harwood's voice broke upon his ear.
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading "Looking at my little long lost chum, are you, son?" he said in a low, gentle voice.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well," and his voice grew suddenly harsh, "don't do it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," and his voice grew suddenly harsh, "don't do it!
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading At that moment Captain Harwood's voice broke upon his ear.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Frank went over to the bunk and peered in.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading "Looking at my little long lost chum, are you, son?" he said in a low, gentle voice.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading "Well," and his voice grew suddenly harsh, "don't do it!
unpleasantly stern
From this reading "Well," and his voice grew suddenly harsh, "don't do it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At that moment Captain Harwood's voice broke upon his ear.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Looking at my little long lost chum, are you, son?" he said in a low, gentle voice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At that moment Captain Harwood's voice broke upon his ear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Frank went over to the bunk and peered in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well," and his voice grew suddenly harsh, "don't do it!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Looking at my little long lost chum, are you, son?" he said in a low, gentle voice.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Looking at my little long lost chum, are you, son?" he said in a low, gentle voice.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Looking at my little long lost chum, are you, son?" he said in a low, gentle voice.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "Looking at my little long lost chum, are you, son?" he said in a low, gentle voice.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Looking at my little long lost chum, are you, son?" he said in a low, gentle voice.
a particular point in time
From this reading At that moment Captain Harwood's voice broke upon his ear.
open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
From this reading MUTINY.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Looking at my little long lost chum, are you, son?" he said in a low, gentle voice.
above and across; more than
From this reading Frank went over to the bunk and peered in.
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading Frank went over to the bunk and peered in.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Looking at my little long lost chum, are you, son?" he said in a low, gentle voice.
a male human offspring
From this reading "Looking at my little long lost chum, are you, son?" he said in a low, gentle voice.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading "Well," and his voice grew suddenly harsh, "don't do it!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that moment Captain Harwood's voice broke upon his ear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Frank went over to the bunk and peered in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frank went over to the bunk and peered in.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At that moment Captain Harwood's voice broke upon his ear.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading At that moment Captain Harwood's voice broke upon his ear.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well," and his voice grew suddenly harsh, "don't do it!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Frank went over to the bunk and peered in.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Looking at my little long lost chum, are you, son?" he said in a low, gentle voice.
Chapter 2 of The Boy Allies on the North Sea Patrol by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 2 holds 139 sentences of The Boy Allies on the North Sea Patrol, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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