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Chapter 5 of The Boy Allies on the North Sea Patrol is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FREE. From the direction of the wheel there came a loud snore. The sailor had deliberately seated himself upon the deck in a comfortable position. Jack stole up to the sleeping seaman and softly encircled his arms with the noose. Then he passed the lashing around his ankles and tied them firmly.
Chapter 5 of The Boy Allies on the North Sea Patrol is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ankle” — a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
From this reading “Then he passed the lashing around his ankles and tied them firmly.”
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading “The sailor had deliberately seated himself upon the deck in a comfortable position.”
confined on all sides
From this reading “Jack stole up to the sleeping seaman and softly encircled his arms with the noose.”
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
From this reading “Then he passed the lashing around his ankles and tied them firmly.”
a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
From this reading “Jack stole up to the sleeping seaman and softly encircled his arms with the noose.”
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading “The sailor had deliberately seated himself upon the deck in a comfortable position.”
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading “Jack stole up to the sleeping seaman and softly encircled his arms with the noose.”
breathe noisily during one's sleep
From this reading “From the direction of the wheel there came a loud snore.”
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 “The sailor had deliberately seated himself upon the deck in a comfortable position.”
In this reading “The sailor had deliberately seated himself upon the deck in a comfortable position.”
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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 From the direction of the wheel there came a loud snore.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack stole up to the sleeping seaman and softly encircled his arms with the noose.
plural of “ankle” — a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
From this reading Then he passed the lashing around his ankles and tied them firmly.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Jack stole up to the sleeping seaman and softly encircled his arms with the noose.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Then he passed the lashing around his ankles and tied them firmly.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading From the direction of the wheel there came a loud snore.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading The sailor had deliberately seated himself upon the deck in a comfortable position.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The sailor had deliberately seated himself upon the deck in a comfortable position.
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading The sailor had deliberately seated himself upon the deck in a comfortable position.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading From the direction of the wheel there came a loud snore.
confined on all sides
From this reading Jack stole up to the sleeping seaman and softly encircled his arms with the noose.
with resolute determination
From this reading Then he passed the lashing around his ankles and tied them firmly.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading FREE.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the direction of the wheel there came a loud snore.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sailor had deliberately seated himself upon the deck in a comfortable position.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he passed the lashing around his ankles and tied them firmly.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The sailor had deliberately seated himself upon the deck in a comfortable position.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jack stole up to the sleeping seaman and softly encircled his arms with the noose.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sailor had deliberately seated himself upon the deck in a comfortable position.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack stole up to the sleeping seaman and softly encircled his arms with the noose.
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
From this reading Then he passed the lashing around his ankles and tied them firmly.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading From the direction of the wheel there came a loud snore.
a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
From this reading Jack stole up to the sleeping seaman and softly encircled his arms with the noose.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the direction of the wheel there came a loud snore.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Then he passed the lashing around his ankles and tied them firmly.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading The sailor had deliberately seated himself upon the deck in a comfortable position.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading The sailor had deliberately seated himself upon the deck in a comfortable position.
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading Jack stole up to the sleeping seaman and softly encircled his arms with the noose.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading The sailor had deliberately seated himself upon the deck in a comfortable position.
the state of being asleep
From this reading Jack stole up to the sleeping seaman and softly encircled his arms with the noose.
breathe noisily during one's sleep
From this reading From the direction of the wheel there came a loud snore.
with low volume
From this reading Jack stole up to the sleeping seaman and softly encircled his arms with the noose.
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading Jack stole up to the sleeping seaman and softly encircled his arms with the noose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the direction of the wheel there came a loud snore.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then he passed the lashing around his ankles and tied them firmly.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he passed the lashing around his ankles and tied them firmly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading From the direction of the wheel there came a loud snore.
bound or secured closely
From this reading Then he passed the lashing around his ankles and tied them firmly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jack stole up to the sleeping seaman and softly encircled his arms with the noose.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Jack stole up to the sleeping seaman and softly encircled his arms with the noose.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The sailor had deliberately seated himself upon the deck in a comfortable position.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading From the direction of the wheel there came a loud snore.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jack stole up to the sleeping seaman and softly encircled his arms with the noose.
Chapter 5 of The Boy Allies on the North Sea Patrol by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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.
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