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Chapter 13 of The Boy Allies on the North Sea Patrol is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BATTLE! There was an instant of awful silence; then came the command: "Fire!" There was a horrible noise, louder by far than the loudest clap of thunder; the _Sylph_ quivered, then seemed to leap back. The big guns on the starboard side of the little vessel had poured forth their volley.
Chapter 13 of The Boy Allies on the North Sea Patrol is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put quickly or forcibly
From this reading “There was a horrible noise, louder by far than the loudest clap of thunder; the _Sylph_ quivered, then seemed to leap back.”
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading “There was a horrible noise, louder by far than the loudest clap of thunder; the _Sylph_ quivered, then seemed to leap back.”
comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading “There was a horrible noise, louder by far than the loudest clap of thunder; the _Sylph_ quivered, then seemed to leap back.”
superlative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading “There was a horrible noise, louder by far than the loudest clap of thunder; the _Sylph_ quivered, then seemed to leap back.”
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading “The big guns on the starboard side of the little vessel had poured forth their volley.”
a slender graceful young woman
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading “There was a horrible noise, louder by far than the loudest clap of thunder; the _Sylph_ quivered, then seemed to leap back.”
rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
From this reading “The big guns on the starboard side of the little vessel had poured forth their volley.”
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pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities
In this reading “The big guns on the starboard side of the little vessel had poured forth their volley.”
In this reading “The big guns on the starboard side of the little vessel had poured forth their volley.”
In this reading “There was a horrible noise, louder by far than the loudest clap of thunder; the _Sylph_ quivered, then seemed to leap back.”
an important influential person
In this reading “The big guns on the starboard side of the little vessel had poured forth their volley.”
In this reading “There was an instant of awful silence; then came the command:”
In this reading “The big guns on the starboard side of the little vessel had poured forth their volley.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a horrible noise, louder by far than the loudest clap of thunder; the _Sylph_ quivered, then seemed to leap back.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an instant of awful silence; then came the command:
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading There was an instant of awful silence; then came the command:
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading There was a horrible noise, louder by far than the loudest clap of thunder; the _Sylph_ quivered, then seemed to leap back.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE BATTLE!
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The big guns on the starboard side of the little vessel had poured forth their volley.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a horrible noise, louder by far than the loudest clap of thunder; the _Sylph_ quivered, then seemed to leap back.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There was an instant of awful silence; then came the command:
put quickly or forcibly
From this reading There was a horrible noise, louder by far than the loudest clap of thunder; the _Sylph_ quivered, then seemed to leap back.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading There was an instant of awful silence; then came the command:
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading There was a horrible noise, louder by far than the loudest clap of thunder; the _Sylph_ quivered, then seemed to leap back.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "Fire!"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The big guns on the starboard side of the little vessel had poured forth their volley.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading The big guns on the starboard side of the little vessel had poured forth their volley.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The big guns on the starboard side of the little vessel had poured forth their volley.
provoking horror
From this reading There was a horrible noise, louder by far than the loudest clap of thunder; the _Sylph_ quivered, then seemed to leap back.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading There was an instant of awful silence; then came the command:
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading There was a horrible noise, louder by far than the loudest clap of thunder; the _Sylph_ quivered, then seemed to leap back.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The big guns on the starboard side of the little vessel had poured forth their volley.
comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading There was a horrible noise, louder by far than the loudest clap of thunder; the _Sylph_ quivered, then seemed to leap back.
superlative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading There was a horrible noise, louder by far than the loudest clap of thunder; the _Sylph_ quivered, then seemed to leap back.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading There was a horrible noise, louder by far than the loudest clap of thunder; the _Sylph_ quivered, then seemed to leap back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was an instant of awful silence; then came the command:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The big guns on the starboard side of the little vessel had poured forth their volley.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading The big guns on the starboard side of the little vessel had poured forth their volley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a horrible noise, louder by far than the loudest clap of thunder; the _Sylph_ quivered, then seemed to leap back.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There was a horrible noise, louder by far than the loudest clap of thunder; the _Sylph_ quivered, then seemed to leap back.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The big guns on the starboard side of the little vessel had poured forth their volley.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was an instant of awful silence; then came the command:
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading The big guns on the starboard side of the little vessel had poured forth their volley.
a slender graceful young woman
From this reading There was a horrible noise, louder by far than the loudest clap of thunder; the _Sylph_ quivered, then seemed to leap back.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was a horrible noise, louder by far than the loudest clap of thunder; the _Sylph_ quivered, then seemed to leap back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The big guns on the starboard side of the little vessel had poured forth their volley.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There was an instant of awful silence; then came the command:
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was an instant of awful silence; then came the command:
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading There was a horrible noise, louder by far than the loudest clap of thunder; the _Sylph_ quivered, then seemed to leap back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a horrible noise, louder by far than the loudest clap of thunder; the _Sylph_ quivered, then seemed to leap back.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading The big guns on the starboard side of the little vessel had poured forth their volley.
rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
From this reading The big guns on the starboard side of the little vessel had poured forth their volley.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was an instant of awful silence; then came the command:
Chapter 13 of The Boy Allies on the North Sea Patrol by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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 13 holds 109 sentences of The Boy Allies on the North Sea Patrol, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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