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Chapter 11 of The Boy Inventors' Diving Torpedo Boat is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TOM’S PLAN FOR RESCUE. The words of the old salt were an inspiration to the anxious group in the steersman’s section of the craft. “What’s your plan, Tom?” asked Mr. Dancer, bravely banishing all trace of alarm from his voice. “Just this. We’ll see if we can’t shoot ourselves loose.”
Chapter 11 of The Boy Inventors' Diving Torpedo Boat is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “banish” — expel from a community or group
From this reading ““What’s your plan, Tom?” asked Mr. Dancer, bravely banishing all trace of alarm from his voice.”
in a courageous manner
From this reading ““What’s your plan, Tom?” asked Mr. Dancer, bravely banishing all trace of alarm from his voice.”
a performer who dances professionally
From this reading ““What’s your plan, Tom?” asked Mr. Dancer, bravely banishing all trace of alarm from his voice.”
arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
From this reading “The words of the old salt were an inspiration to the anxious group in the steersman’s section of the craft.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “TOM’S PLAN FOR RESCUE.”
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading “The words of the old salt were an inspiration to the anxious group in the steersman’s section of the craft.”
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading “The words of the old salt were an inspiration to the anxious group in the steersman’s section of the craft.”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “TOM’S PLAN FOR RESCUE.”
In this reading ““What’s your plan, Tom?” asked Mr. Dancer, bravely banishing all trace of alarm from his voice.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “What’s your plan, Tom?” asked Mr. Dancer, bravely banishing all trace of alarm from his voice.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “What’s your plan, Tom?” asked Mr. Dancer, bravely banishing all trace of alarm from his voice.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The words of the old salt were an inspiration to the anxious group in the steersman’s section of the craft.
eagerly desirous
From this reading The words of the old salt were an inspiration to the anxious group in the steersman’s section of the craft.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What’s your plan, Tom?” asked Mr. Dancer, bravely banishing all trace of alarm from his voice.
-ing form of “banish” — expel from a community or group
From this reading “What’s your plan, Tom?” asked Mr. Dancer, bravely banishing all trace of alarm from his voice.
in a courageous manner
From this reading “What’s your plan, Tom?” asked Mr. Dancer, bravely banishing all trace of alarm from his voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ll see if we can’t shoot ourselves loose.”
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading The words of the old salt were an inspiration to the anxious group in the steersman’s section of the craft.
a performer who dances professionally
From this reading “What’s your plan, Tom?” asked Mr. Dancer, bravely banishing all trace of alarm from his voice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TOM’S PLAN FOR RESCUE.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “What’s your plan, Tom?” asked Mr. Dancer, bravely banishing all trace of alarm from his voice.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading The words of the old salt were an inspiration to the anxious group in the steersman’s section of the craft.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “What’s your plan, Tom?” asked Mr. Dancer, bravely banishing all trace of alarm from his voice.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We’ll see if we can’t shoot ourselves loose.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The words of the old salt were an inspiration to the anxious group in the steersman’s section of the craft.
arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
From this reading The words of the old salt were an inspiration to the anxious group in the steersman’s section of the craft.
and nothing more
From this reading “Just this.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading We’ll see if we can’t shoot ourselves loose.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “What’s your plan, Tom?” asked Mr. Dancer, bravely banishing all trace of alarm from his voice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The words of the old salt were an inspiration to the anxious group in the steersman’s section of the craft.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The words of the old salt were an inspiration to the anxious group in the steersman’s section of the craft.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We’ll see if we can’t shoot ourselves loose.”
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading TOM’S PLAN FOR RESCUE.
free from harm or evil
From this reading TOM’S PLAN FOR RESCUE.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading The words of the old salt were an inspiration to the anxious group in the steersman’s section of the craft.
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading The words of the old salt were an inspiration to the anxious group in the steersman’s section of the craft.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We’ll see if we can’t shoot ourselves loose.”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading We’ll see if we can’t shoot ourselves loose.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The words of the old salt were an inspiration to the anxious group in the steersman’s section of the craft.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The words of the old salt were an inspiration to the anxious group in the steersman’s section of the craft.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Just this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The words of the old salt were an inspiration to the anxious group in the steersman’s section of the craft.
male cat
From this reading “What’s your plan, Tom?” asked Mr. Dancer, bravely banishing all trace of alarm from his voice.
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading TOM’S PLAN FOR RESCUE.
a just detectable amount
From this reading “What’s your plan, Tom?” asked Mr. Dancer, bravely banishing all trace of alarm from his voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “What’s your plan, Tom?” asked Mr. Dancer, bravely banishing all trace of alarm from his voice.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We’ll see if we can’t shoot ourselves loose.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ll see if we can’t shoot ourselves loose.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The words of the old salt were an inspiration to the anxious group in the steersman’s section of the craft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s your plan, Tom?” asked Mr. Dancer, bravely banishing all trace of alarm from his voice.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The words of the old salt were an inspiration to the anxious group in the steersman’s section of the craft.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What’s your plan, Tom?” asked Mr. Dancer, bravely banishing all trace of alarm from his voice.
Chapter 11 of The Boy Inventors' Diving Torpedo Boat by Richard Bonner holds 91 sentences, grouped into 19 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 11 holds 91 sentences of The Boy Inventors' Diving Torpedo Boat, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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