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Chapter 17 of The Boy Allies with the Victorious Fleets is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAPTURE OF THE SUBMARINE Captain Griwsold aboard the Ventura had watched the struggle on the submarine with eager eyes. His fingers clenched and unclenched. "I'd like to get into that," he muttered. "I guess I'm not too old." Abruptly he turned to the first officer.
Chapter 17 of The Boy Allies with the Victorious Fleets is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “CAPTURE OF THE SUBMARINE Captain Griwsold aboard the Ventura had watched the struggle on the submarine with eager eyes.”
quickly and without warning
From this reading “Abruptly he turned to the first officer.”
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “CAPTURE OF THE SUBMARINE Captain Griwsold aboard the Ventura had watched the struggle on the submarine with eager eyes.”
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading “His fingers clenched and unclenched.”
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading “CAPTURE OF THE SUBMARINE Captain Griwsold aboard the Ventura had watched the struggle on the submarine with eager eyes.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “"I'd like to get into that," he muttered.”
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “CAPTURE OF THE SUBMARINE Captain Griwsold aboard the Ventura had watched the struggle on the submarine with eager eyes.”
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading “CAPTURE OF THE SUBMARINE Captain Griwsold aboard the Ventura had watched the struggle on the submarine with eager eyes.”
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading CAPTURE OF THE SUBMARINE Captain Griwsold aboard the Ventura had watched the struggle on the submarine with eager eyes.
quickly and without warning
From this reading Abruptly he turned to the first officer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His fingers clenched and unclenched.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading CAPTURE OF THE SUBMARINE Captain Griwsold aboard the Ventura had watched the struggle on the submarine with eager eyes.
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading CAPTURE OF THE SUBMARINE Captain Griwsold aboard the Ventura had watched the struggle on the submarine with eager eyes.
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading His fingers clenched and unclenched.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading CAPTURE OF THE SUBMARINE Captain Griwsold aboard the Ventura had watched the struggle on the submarine with eager eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading CAPTURE OF THE SUBMARINE Captain Griwsold aboard the Ventura had watched the struggle on the submarine with eager eyes.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading His fingers clenched and unclenched.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Abruptly he turned to the first officer.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I'd like to get into that," he muttered.
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From this reading CAPTURE OF THE SUBMARINE Captain Griwsold aboard the Ventura had watched the struggle on the submarine with eager eyes.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I guess I'm not too old."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CAPTURE OF THE SUBMARINE Captain Griwsold aboard the Ventura had watched the struggle on the submarine with eager eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'd like to get into that," he muttered.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His fingers clenched and unclenched.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I guess I'm not too old."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd like to get into that," he muttered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess I'm not too old."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I'd like to get into that," he muttered.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I'd like to get into that," he muttered.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "I'd like to get into that," he muttered.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I guess I'm not too old."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CAPTURE OF THE SUBMARINE Captain Griwsold aboard the Ventura had watched the struggle on the submarine with eager eyes.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Abruptly he turned to the first officer.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "I guess I'm not too old."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CAPTURE OF THE SUBMARINE Captain Griwsold aboard the Ventura had watched the struggle on the submarine with eager eyes.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading CAPTURE OF THE SUBMARINE Captain Griwsold aboard the Ventura had watched the struggle on the submarine with eager eyes.
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading CAPTURE OF THE SUBMARINE Captain Griwsold aboard the Ventura had watched the struggle on the submarine with eager eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'd like to get into that," he muttered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAPTURE OF THE SUBMARINE Captain Griwsold aboard the Ventura had watched the struggle on the submarine with eager eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'd like to get into that," he muttered.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "I guess I'm not too old."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Abruptly he turned to the first officer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His fingers clenched and unclenched.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAPTURE OF THE SUBMARINE Captain Griwsold aboard the Ventura had watched the struggle on the submarine with eager eyes.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading CAPTURE OF THE SUBMARINE Captain Griwsold aboard the Ventura had watched the struggle on the submarine with eager eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading CAPTURE OF THE SUBMARINE Captain Griwsold aboard the Ventura had watched the struggle on the submarine with eager eyes.
Chapter 17 of The Boy Allies with the Victorious Fleets by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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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