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IN DIRE DANGER. “Cl-a-a-a-ng!” The signal, twice repeated, crashed out from the bronze gong under the engine room telegraph. “What’s the order, Jack?” Tom gazed anxiously at the young chief engineer of the diving boat as he put the question.
Chapter 10 of The Boy Inventors' Diving Torpedo Boat is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
From this reading “The signal, twice repeated, crashed out from the bronze gong under the engine room telegraph.”
past form of “crash” — fall or come down violently
From this reading “The signal, twice repeated, crashed out from the bronze gong under the engine room telegraph.”
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
From this reading “IN DIRE DANGER.”
an athletic competition that involves diving into water
From this reading “Tom gazed anxiously at the young chief engineer of the diving boat as he put the question.”
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading “The signal, twice repeated, crashed out from the bronze gong under the engine room telegraph.”
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading “Tom gazed anxiously at the young chief engineer of the diving boat as he put the question.”
a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick
From this reading “The signal, twice repeated, crashed out from the bronze gong under the engine room telegraph.”
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading “The signal, twice repeated, crashed out from the bronze gong under the engine room telegraph.”
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In this reading “Tom gazed anxiously at the young chief engineer of the diving boat as he put the question.”
a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located
In this reading “The signal, twice repeated, crashed out from the bronze gong under the engine room telegraph.”
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with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading Tom gazed anxiously at the young chief engineer of the diving boat as he put the question.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tom gazed anxiously at the young chief engineer of the diving boat as he put the question.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tom gazed anxiously at the young chief engineer of the diving boat as he put the question.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Tom gazed anxiously at the young chief engineer of the diving boat as he put the question.
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
From this reading The signal, twice repeated, crashed out from the bronze gong under the engine room telegraph.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Tom gazed anxiously at the young chief engineer of the diving boat as he put the question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Cl-a-a-a-ng!”
past form of “crash” — fall or come down violently
From this reading The signal, twice repeated, crashed out from the bronze gong under the engine room telegraph.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading IN DIRE DANGER.
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
From this reading IN DIRE DANGER.
an athletic competition that involves diving into water
From this reading Tom gazed anxiously at the young chief engineer of the diving boat as he put the question.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading The signal, twice repeated, crashed out from the bronze gong under the engine room telegraph.
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading Tom gazed anxiously at the young chief engineer of the diving boat as he put the question.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The signal, twice repeated, crashed out from the bronze gong under the engine room telegraph.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Tom gazed anxiously at the young chief engineer of the diving boat as he put the question.
a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick
From this reading The signal, twice repeated, crashed out from the bronze gong under the engine room telegraph.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tom gazed anxiously at the young chief engineer of the diving boat as he put the question.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN DIRE DANGER.
a small worthless amount
From this reading “What’s the order, Jack?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tom gazed anxiously at the young chief engineer of the diving boat as he put the question.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “What’s the order, Jack?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The signal, twice repeated, crashed out from the bronze gong under the engine room telegraph.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Tom gazed anxiously at the young chief engineer of the diving boat as he put the question.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Tom gazed anxiously at the young chief engineer of the diving boat as he put the question.
recurring again and again
From this reading The signal, twice repeated, crashed out from the bronze gong under the engine room telegraph.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The signal, twice repeated, crashed out from the bronze gong under the engine room telegraph.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading The signal, twice repeated, crashed out from the bronze gong under the engine room telegraph.
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading The signal, twice repeated, crashed out from the bronze gong under the engine room telegraph.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The signal, twice repeated, crashed out from the bronze gong under the engine room telegraph.
male cat
From this reading Tom gazed anxiously at the young chief engineer of the diving boat as he put the question.
two times
From this reading The signal, twice repeated, crashed out from the bronze gong under the engine room telegraph.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The signal, twice repeated, crashed out from the bronze gong under the engine room telegraph.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s the order, Jack?”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Tom gazed anxiously at the young chief engineer of the diving boat as he put the question.
Chapter 10 of The Boy Inventors' Diving Torpedo Boat by Richard Bonner holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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 10 holds 111 sentences of The Boy Inventors' Diving Torpedo Boat, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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