Chapter 11 of The Brighton Boys in the Submarine Treasure Ship is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Brighton Boys in the Submarine Treasure Ship is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SPY! Peering intently through the water Dick watched every move of Weddigen. The latter had knelt on the sandy bottom and was tinkering with the steel chest. His back was turned to the Brighton youth and he, to all intents, had no knowledge of the proximity of the latter. And then Dick made an astounding discovery.
Chapter 11 of The Brighton Boys in the Submarine Treasure Ship is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
From this reading “And then Dick made an astounding discovery.”
a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex
From this reading “His back was turned to the Brighton youth and he, to all intents, had no knowledge of the proximity of the latter.”
with strained or eager attention
From this reading “Peering intently through the water Dick watched every move of Weddigen.”
plural of “intent” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading “His back was turned to the Brighton youth and he, to all intents, had no knowledge of the proximity of the latter.”
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “Peering intently through the water Dick watched every move of Weddigen.”
the property of being close together
From this reading “His back was turned to the Brighton youth and he, to all intents, had no knowledge of the proximity of the latter.”
catch sight of
From this reading “THE SPY!”
-ing form of “tinker” — do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
From this reading “The latter had knelt on the sandy bottom and was tinkering with the steel chest.”
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 “The latter had knelt on the sandy bottom and was tinkering with the steel chest.”
In this reading “Peering intently through the water Dick watched every move of Weddigen.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(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 His back was turned to the Brighton youth and he, to all intents, had no knowledge of the proximity of the latter.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And then Dick made an astounding discovery.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The latter had knelt on the sandy bottom and was tinkering with the steel chest.
bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
From this reading And then Dick made an astounding discovery.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading His back was turned to the Brighton youth and he, to all intents, had no knowledge of the proximity of the latter.
the lower side of anything
From this reading The latter had knelt on the sandy bottom and was tinkering with the steel chest.
a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex
From this reading His back was turned to the Brighton youth and he, to all intents, had no knowledge of the proximity of the latter.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading The latter had knelt on the sandy bottom and was tinkering with the steel chest.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Peering intently through the water Dick watched every move of Weddigen.
the act of discovering something
From this reading And then Dick made an astounding discovery.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Peering intently through the water Dick watched every move of Weddigen.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The latter had knelt on the sandy bottom and was tinkering with the steel chest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His back was turned to the Brighton youth and he, to all intents, had no knowledge of the proximity of the latter.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His back was turned to the Brighton youth and he, to all intents, had no knowledge of the proximity of the latter.
with strained or eager attention
From this reading Peering intently through the water Dick watched every move of Weddigen.
plural of “intent” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading His back was turned to the Brighton youth and he, to all intents, had no knowledge of the proximity of the latter.
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading The latter had knelt on the sandy bottom and was tinkering with the steel chest.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading His back was turned to the Brighton youth and he, to all intents, had no knowledge of the proximity of the latter.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading The latter had knelt on the sandy bottom and was tinkering with the steel chest.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And then Dick made an astounding discovery.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Peering intently through the water Dick watched every move of Weddigen.
not any; not one
From this reading His back was turned to the Brighton youth and he, to all intents, had no knowledge of the proximity of the latter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Peering intently through the water Dick watched every move of Weddigen.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The latter had knelt on the sandy bottom and was tinkering with the steel chest.
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading Peering intently through the water Dick watched every move of Weddigen.
the property of being close together
From this reading His back was turned to the Brighton youth and he, to all intents, had no knowledge of the proximity of the latter.
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading The latter had knelt on the sandy bottom and was tinkering with the steel chest.
catch sight of
From this reading THE SPY!
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading The latter had knelt on the sandy bottom and was tinkering with the steel chest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPY!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then Dick made an astounding discovery.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Peering intently through the water Dick watched every move of Weddigen.
-ing form of “tinker” — do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
From this reading The latter had knelt on the sandy bottom and was tinkering with the steel chest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His back was turned to the Brighton youth and he, to all intents, had no knowledge of the proximity of the latter.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading His back was turned to the Brighton youth and he, to all intents, had no knowledge of the proximity of the latter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The latter had knelt on the sandy bottom and was tinkering with the steel chest.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Peering intently through the water Dick watched every move of Weddigen.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Peering intently through the water Dick watched every move of Weddigen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peering intently through the water Dick watched every move of Weddigen.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The latter had knelt on the sandy bottom and was tinkering with the steel chest.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading His back was turned to the Brighton youth and he, to all intents, had no knowledge of the proximity of the latter.
Chapter 11 of The Brighton Boys in the Submarine Treasure Ship by James R. Driscoll holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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 121 sentences of The Brighton Boys in the Submarine Treasure Ship, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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