Chapter 19 of The Boy Inventors' Diving Torpedo Boat is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Boy Inventors' Diving Torpedo Boat is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN INSUFFICIENT DISGUISE. Jack turned quickly and found himself facing a tall, lanky, sharp-featured man dressed in homespun clothes and cowhide boots. On his chin was a fine specimen of the type of facial adornment popularly known as a billy-goat. On his chest flashed a huge nickel star. “Stand where ye are, by gosh!” he warned.
Chapter 19 of The Boy Inventors' Diving Torpedo Boat is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
From this reading “On his chin was a fine specimen of the type of facial adornment popularly known as a billy-goat.”
cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles
From this reading “On his chin was a fine specimen of the type of facial adornment popularly known as a billy-goat.”
of textiles; having a rough surface
From this reading “Jack turned quickly and found himself facing a tall, lanky, sharp-featured man dressed in homespun clothes and cowhide boots.”
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
From this reading “AN INSUFFICIENT DISGUISE.”
tall and thin and having long slender limbs
From this reading “Jack turned quickly and found himself facing a tall, lanky, sharp-featured man dressed in homespun clothes and cowhide boots.”
a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
From this reading “On his chest flashed a huge nickel star.”
among the people
From this reading “On his chin was a fine specimen of the type of facial adornment popularly known as a billy-goat.”
an example regarded as typical of its class
From this reading “On his chin was a fine specimen of the type of facial adornment popularly known as a billy-goat.”
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 “On his chin was a fine specimen of the type of facial adornment popularly known as a billy-goat.”
In this reading “On his chin was a fine specimen of the type of facial adornment popularly known as a billy-goat.”
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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 Jack turned quickly and found himself facing a tall, lanky, sharp-featured man dressed in homespun clothes and cowhide boots.
a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
From this reading On his chin was a fine specimen of the type of facial adornment popularly known as a billy-goat.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INSUFFICIENT DISGUISE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack turned quickly and found himself facing a tall, lanky, sharp-featured man dressed in homespun clothes and cowhide boots.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Stand where ye are, by gosh!” he warned.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On his chin was a fine specimen of the type of facial adornment popularly known as a billy-goat.
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From this reading On his chin was a fine specimen of the type of facial adornment popularly known as a billy-goat.
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading Jack turned quickly and found himself facing a tall, lanky, sharp-featured man dressed in homespun clothes and cowhide boots.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Stand where ye are, by gosh!” he warned.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading On his chest flashed a huge nickel star.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading On his chin was a fine specimen of the type of facial adornment popularly known as a billy-goat.
clothing in general
From this reading Jack turned quickly and found himself facing a tall, lanky, sharp-featured man dressed in homespun clothes and cowhide boots.
leather made from the hide of a cow
From this reading Jack turned quickly and found himself facing a tall, lanky, sharp-featured man dressed in homespun clothes and cowhide boots.
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading AN INSUFFICIENT DISGUISE.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Jack turned quickly and found himself facing a tall, lanky, sharp-featured man dressed in homespun clothes and cowhide boots.
cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles
From this reading On his chin was a fine specimen of the type of facial adornment popularly known as a billy-goat.
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading Jack turned quickly and found himself facing a tall, lanky, sharp-featured man dressed in homespun clothes and cowhide boots.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading On his chin was a fine specimen of the type of facial adornment popularly known as a billy-goat.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading On his chest flashed a huge nickel star.
set up or found
From this reading Jack turned quickly and found himself facing a tall, lanky, sharp-featured man dressed in homespun clothes and cowhide boots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Stand where ye are, by gosh!” he warned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Stand where ye are, by gosh!” he warned.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jack turned quickly and found himself facing a tall, lanky, sharp-featured man dressed in homespun clothes and cowhide boots.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On his chin was a fine specimen of the type of facial adornment popularly known as a billy-goat.
of textiles; having a rough surface
From this reading Jack turned quickly and found himself facing a tall, lanky, sharp-featured man dressed in homespun clothes and cowhide boots.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading On his chest flashed a huge nickel star.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jack turned quickly and found himself facing a tall, lanky, sharp-featured man dressed in homespun clothes and cowhide boots.
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
From this reading AN INSUFFICIENT DISGUISE.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack turned quickly and found himself facing a tall, lanky, sharp-featured man dressed in homespun clothes and cowhide boots.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading On his chin was a fine specimen of the type of facial adornment popularly known as a billy-goat.
tall and thin and having long slender limbs
From this reading Jack turned quickly and found himself facing a tall, lanky, sharp-featured man dressed in homespun clothes and cowhide boots.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Jack turned quickly and found himself facing a tall, lanky, sharp-featured man dressed in homespun clothes and cowhide boots.
a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
From this reading On his chest flashed a huge nickel star.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On his chin was a fine specimen of the type of facial adornment popularly known as a billy-goat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On his chin was a fine specimen of the type of facial adornment popularly known as a billy-goat.
among the people
From this reading On his chin was a fine specimen of the type of facial adornment popularly known as a billy-goat.
with speed
From this reading Jack turned quickly and found himself facing a tall, lanky, sharp-featured man dressed in homespun clothes and cowhide boots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack turned quickly and found himself facing a tall, lanky, sharp-featured man dressed in homespun clothes and cowhide boots.
an example regarded as typical of its class
From this reading On his chin was a fine specimen of the type of facial adornment popularly known as a billy-goat.
be standing; be upright
From this reading “Stand where ye are, by gosh!” he warned.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading On his chest flashed a huge nickel star.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Jack turned quickly and found himself facing a tall, lanky, sharp-featured man dressed in homespun clothes and cowhide boots.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On his chin was a fine specimen of the type of facial adornment popularly known as a billy-goat.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Jack turned quickly and found himself facing a tall, lanky, sharp-featured man dressed in homespun clothes and cowhide boots.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading On his chin was a fine specimen of the type of facial adornment popularly known as a billy-goat.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading “Stand where ye are, by gosh!” he warned.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On his chin was a fine specimen of the type of facial adornment popularly known as a billy-goat.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Stand where ye are, by gosh!” he warned.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Stand where ye are, by gosh!” he warned.
Chapter 19 of The Boy Inventors' Diving Torpedo Boat by Richard Bonner holds 69 sentences, grouped into 14 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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