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FRESH DANGER. “Man overboard!” The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship. Far above them boats were swung out and crews rushed into them. From the stern of the big fighting ship life belts and lines were tossed.
Chapter 21 of The Boy Inventors' Diving Torpedo Boat is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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large and heavily armoured warship
From this reading “The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.”
plural of “belt” — endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading “From the stern of the big fighting ship life belts and lines were tossed.”
plural of “crew” — the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading “Far above them boats were swung out and crews rushed into them.”
third-person singular of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.”
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.”
to extremes
From this reading ““Man overboard!””
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading “The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.”
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading “The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.”
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sound loudly
In this reading “The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.”
In this reading “The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading Far above them boats were swung out and crews rushed into them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Far above them boats were swung out and crews rushed into them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.
large and heavily armoured warship
From this reading The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.
plural of “belt” — endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading From the stern of the big fighting ship life belts and lines were tossed.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading From the stern of the big fighting ship life belts and lines were tossed.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Far above them boats were swung out and crews rushed into them.
plural of “crew” — the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading Far above them boats were swung out and crews rushed into them.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading FRESH DANGER.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.
third-person singular of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Far above them boats were swung out and crews rushed into them.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading From the stern of the big fighting ship life belts and lines were tossed.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading FRESH DANGER.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the stern of the big fighting ship life belts and lines were tossed.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Far above them boats were swung out and crews rushed into them.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading From the stern of the big fighting ship life belts and lines were tossed.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading From the stern of the big fighting ship life belts and lines were tossed.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Man overboard!”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.
to extremes
From this reading “Man overboard!”
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.
with honesty
From this reading The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.
done under pressure
From this reading Far above them boats were swung out and crews rushed into them.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.
transport commercially
From this reading From the stern of the big fighting ship life belts and lines were tossed.
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From this reading The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading From the stern of the big fighting ship life belts and lines were tossed.
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading Far above them boats were swung out and crews rushed into them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Far above them boats were swung out and crews rushed into them.
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading From the stern of the big fighting ship life belts and lines were tossed.
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading The cry that never fails to thrill the heart of every sailor rang out on the deck of the submarine, as old Silas rightly interpreted the uproar on the battleship.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Far above them boats were swung out and crews rushed into them.
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