Chapter 14 of The Boy Scouts on a Submarine is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of The Boy Scouts on a Submarine is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SPY ON BOARD Porky rubbed a hand across his eyes, as though to shut out a disagreeable sight. Beany shook his head. The boys evidently hated the pictures that memory drew. "Let's have the rest of it, boys," said the Captain of the Firefly. "We may as well have the whole thing at once."
Chapter 14 of The Boy Scouts on a Submarine is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading “A SPY ON BOARD Porky rubbed a hand across his eyes, as though to shut out a disagreeable sight.”
not to your liking
From this reading “A SPY ON BOARD Porky rubbed a hand across his eyes, as though to shut out a disagreeable sight.”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “The boys evidently hated the pictures that memory drew.”
tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
From this reading “"Let's have the rest of it, boys," said the Captain of the Firefly.”
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading “The boys evidently hated the pictures that memory drew.”
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “The boys evidently hated the pictures that memory drew.”
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading “A SPY ON BOARD Porky rubbed a hand across his eyes, as though to shut out a disagreeable sight.”
catch sight of
From this reading “A SPY ON BOARD Porky rubbed a hand across his eyes, as though to shut out a disagreeable sight.”
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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 A SPY ON BOARD Porky rubbed a hand across his eyes, as though to shut out a disagreeable sight.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A SPY ON BOARD Porky rubbed a hand across his eyes, as though to shut out a disagreeable sight.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A SPY ON BOARD Porky rubbed a hand across his eyes, as though to shut out a disagreeable sight.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "We may as well have the whole thing at once."
a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen
From this reading Beany shook his head.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading A SPY ON BOARD Porky rubbed a hand across his eyes, as though to shut out a disagreeable sight.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys evidently hated the pictures that memory drew.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Let's have the rest of it, boys," said the Captain of the Firefly.
not to your liking
From this reading A SPY ON BOARD Porky rubbed a hand across his eyes, as though to shut out a disagreeable sight.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The boys evidently hated the pictures that memory drew.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading The boys evidently hated the pictures that memory drew.
opinion or judgment
From this reading A SPY ON BOARD Porky rubbed a hand across his eyes, as though to shut out a disagreeable sight.
tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
From this reading "Let's have the rest of it, boys," said the Captain of the Firefly.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading A SPY ON BOARD Porky rubbed a hand across his eyes, as though to shut out a disagreeable sight.
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading The boys evidently hated the pictures that memory drew.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Let's have the rest of it, boys," said the Captain of the Firefly.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Beany shook his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A SPY ON BOARD Porky rubbed a hand across his eyes, as though to shut out a disagreeable sight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Let's have the rest of it, boys," said the Captain of the Firefly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let's have the rest of it, boys," said the Captain of the Firefly.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "We may as well have the whole thing at once."
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The boys evidently hated the pictures that memory drew.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Let's have the rest of it, boys," said the Captain of the Firefly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A SPY ON BOARD Porky rubbed a hand across his eyes, as though to shut out a disagreeable sight.
on one occasion
From this reading "We may as well have the whole thing at once."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A SPY ON BOARD Porky rubbed a hand across his eyes, as though to shut out a disagreeable sight.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The boys evidently hated the pictures that memory drew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SPY ON BOARD Porky rubbed a hand across his eyes, as though to shut out a disagreeable sight.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "Let's have the rest of it, boys," said the Captain of the Firefly.
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading A SPY ON BOARD Porky rubbed a hand across his eyes, as though to shut out a disagreeable sight.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Let's have the rest of it, boys," said the Captain of the Firefly.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Beany shook his head.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading A SPY ON BOARD Porky rubbed a hand across his eyes, as though to shut out a disagreeable sight.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading A SPY ON BOARD Porky rubbed a hand across his eyes, as though to shut out a disagreeable sight.
catch sight of
From this reading A SPY ON BOARD Porky rubbed a hand across his eyes, as though to shut out a disagreeable sight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The boys evidently hated the pictures that memory drew.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boys evidently hated the pictures that memory drew.
a special situation
From this reading "We may as well have the whole thing at once."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A SPY ON BOARD Porky rubbed a hand across his eyes, as though to shut out a disagreeable sight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SPY ON BOARD Porky rubbed a hand across his eyes, as though to shut out a disagreeable sight.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We may as well have the whole thing at once."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "We may as well have the whole thing at once."
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading "We may as well have the whole thing at once."
Chapter 14 of The Boy Scouts on a Submarine by John Blaine holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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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