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The Brighton Boys in the Submarine Treasure Ship
The Brighton Boys in the Submarine Treasure Ship

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of The Brighton Boys in the Submarine Treasure Ship is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By James R. Driscoll • Curated US English Learning Edition
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A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.
Unharmed, he had completely escaped from the _Nautilus_ just a few seconds before the bomb was exploded in the sunken coal barge.
"Jay!
Jay!
Keep afloat--we'll have you in a minute," yelled Larry Seymour as he crowded to the rail, tears of joy streaming down his face.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Brighton Boys in the Submarine Treasure Ship

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of The Brighton Boys in the Submarine Treasure Ship is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.
Line 2
Unharmed, he had completely escaped from the _Nautilus_ just a few seconds before the bomb was exploded in the sunken coal barge.
/ənˈhɑːrmd hiː hæd kəmˈpliːtli ɪˈskeɪpt frʌm ðə ˈnɔːtələs dʒʌst ə fjuː ˈsekəndz bɪˈfɔːr ðə bɑːm wɑːz ɪkˈsploʊdəd ɪn ðə ˈsʌŋkən koʊl bɑːrdʒ/
Line 3
"Jay!
/dʒeɪ/
Line 4
Jay!
/dʒeɪ/
Line 5
Keep afloat--we'll have you in a minute," yelled Larry Seymour as he crowded to the rail, tears of joy streaming down his face.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

barge verb US /bɑːrdʒ/

push one's way

From this reading “Unharmed, he had completely escaped from the _Nautilus_ just a few seconds before the bomb was exploded in the sunken coal barge.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bomb noun US /bɑːm/

an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions

From this reading “Unharmed, he had completely escaped from the _Nautilus_ just a few seconds before the bomb was exploded in the sunken coal barge.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Jay noun US /dʒeɪ/

United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)

From this reading “A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Nautilus noun US /ˈnɔːtələs/

a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Seymour noun US /ˈsiːmɔːr/

Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)

From this reading “Keep afloat--we'll have you in a minute," yelled Larry Seymour as he crowded to the rail, tears of joy streaming down his face.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sunken adjective US /ˈsʌŋkən/

having a sunken area

From this reading “Unharmed, he had completely escaped from the _Nautilus_ just a few seconds before the bomb was exploded in the sunken coal barge.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Unharmed adjective US /ənˈhɑːrmd/

not injured or harmed

From this reading “Unharmed, he had completely escaped from the _Nautilus_ just a few seconds before the bomb was exploded in the sunken coal barge.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Verne noun US /vɜːrn/

French writer who is considered the father of science fiction (1828-1905)

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

few seconds adjective + noun counted as “few second”

In this reading “Unharmed, he had completely escaped from the _Nautilus_ just a few seconds before the bomb was exploded in the sunken coal barge.”

10,178 times in 426,211 chapters
crowd of verb + particle

In this reading “A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.”

18,813 times in 426,211 chapters
in a minute preposition + article + noun counted as “in … minute”

In this reading “Keep afloat--we'll have you in a minute," yelled Larry Seymour as he crowded to the rail, tears of joy streaming down his face.”

11,778 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 62

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
afloatadjectiveUS /əˈfloʊt/

aimlessly drifting

From this reading Keep afloat--we'll have you in a minute," yelled Larry Seymour as he crowded to the rail, tears of joy streaming down his face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bargeverbUS /bɑːrdʒ/

push one's way

From this reading Unharmed, he had completely escaped from the _Nautilus_ just a few seconds before the bomb was exploded in the sunken coal barge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Unharmed, he had completely escaped from the _Nautilus_ just a few seconds before the bomb was exploded in the sunken coal barge.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
bombnounUS /bɑːm/

an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions

From this reading Unharmed, he had completely escaped from the _Nautilus_ just a few seconds before the bomb was exploded in the sunken coal barge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cheeredverbUS /tʃɪrd/

past form of “cheer” — give encouragement to

From this reading A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
coalnounUS /koʊl/

fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

From this reading Unharmed, he had completely escaped from the _Nautilus_ just a few seconds before the bomb was exploded in the sunken coal barge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
completelyadverbUS /kəmˈpliːtli/

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading Unharmed, he had completely escaped from the _Nautilus_ just a few seconds before the bomb was exploded in the sunken coal barge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
crowdverbUS /kraʊd/

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
crowdedadjectiveUS /ˈkraʊdəd/

overfilled or compacted or concentrated

From this reading Keep afloat--we'll have you in a minute," yelled Larry Seymour as he crowded to the rail, tears of joy streaming down his face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
DOGnounUS /dɔːɡ/

a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Keep afloat--we'll have you in a minute," yelled Larry Seymour as he crowded to the rail, tears of joy streaming down his face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
escapedadjectiveUS /ɪˈskeɪpt/

having escaped, especially from confinement

From this reading Unharmed, he had completely escaped from the _Nautilus_ just a few seconds before the bomb was exploded in the sunken coal barge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
EvenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
explodedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsploʊdəd/

showing the parts of something separated but in positions that show their correct relation to one another

From this reading Unharmed, he had completely escaped from the _Nautilus_ just a few seconds before the bomb was exploded in the sunken coal barge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Keep afloat--we'll have you in a minute," yelled Larry Seymour as he crowded to the rail, tears of joy streaming down his face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Unharmed, he had completely escaped from the _Nautilus_ just a few seconds before the bomb was exploded in the sunken coal barge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Unharmed, he had completely escaped from the _Nautilus_ just a few seconds before the bomb was exploded in the sunken coal barge.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Unharmed, he had completely escaped from the _Nautilus_ just a few seconds before the bomb was exploded in the sunken coal barge.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Keep afloat--we'll have you in a minute," yelled Larry Seymour as he crowded to the rail, tears of joy streaming down his face.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Unharmed, he had completely escaped from the _Nautilus_ just a few seconds before the bomb was exploded in the sunken coal barge.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrti/

showing warm and heartfelt friendliness

From this reading A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
IslandnounUS /ˈaɪlənd/

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
JaynounUS /dʒeɪ/

United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)

From this reading A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading Keep afloat--we'll have you in a minute," yelled Larry Seymour as he crowded to the rail, tears of joy streaming down his face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Jules

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.

Pending verification
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading Unharmed, he had completely escaped from the _Nautilus_ just a few seconds before the bomb was exploded in the sunken coal barge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
KeepverbUS /kiːp/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading Keep afloat--we'll have you in a minute," yelled Larry Seymour as he crowded to the rail, tears of joy streaming down his face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Larry

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Keep afloat--we'll have you in a minute," yelled Larry Seymour as he crowded to the rail, tears of joy streaming down his face.

Pending verification
LongadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading Keep afloat--we'll have you in a minute," yelled Larry Seymour as he crowded to the rail, tears of joy streaming down his face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
NautilusnounUS /ˈnɔːtələs/

a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power

From this reading Unharmed, he had completely escaped from the _Nautilus_ just a few seconds before the bomb was exploded in the sunken coal barge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
railnounUS /reɪl/

a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports

From this reading Keep afloat--we'll have you in a minute," yelled Larry Seymour as he crowded to the rail, tears of joy streaming down his face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
RESCUEverbUS /ˈreskjuː/

free from harm or evil

From this reading A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sailorsnounUS /ˈseɪlərz/

plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew

From this reading A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saluteverbUS /səˈluːt/

propose a toast to

From this reading A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
secondsnounUS /ˈsekəndz/

plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Unharmed, he had completely escaped from the _Nautilus_ just a few seconds before the bomb was exploded in the sunken coal barge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SeymournounUS /ˈsiːmɔːr/

Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)

From this reading Keep afloat--we'll have you in a minute," yelled Larry Seymour as he crowded to the rail, tears of joy streaming down his face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SoundnounUS /saʊnd/

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
streamingadjectiveUS /ˈstriːmɪŋ/

exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts

From this reading Keep afloat--we'll have you in a minute," yelled Larry Seymour as he crowded to the rail, tears of joy streaming down his face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sunkenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌŋkən/

having a sunken area

From this reading Unharmed, he had completely escaped from the _Nautilus_ just a few seconds before the bomb was exploded in the sunken coal barge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tearsnounUS /terz/

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading Keep afloat--we'll have you in a minute," yelled Larry Seymour as he crowded to the rail, tears of joy streaming down his face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Thacker

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.

Pending verification
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
UnharmedadjectiveUS /ənˈhɑːrmd/

not injured or harmed

From this reading Unharmed, he had completely escaped from the _Nautilus_ just a few seconds before the bomb was exploded in the sunken coal barge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
VernenounUS /vɜːrn/

French writer who is considered the father of science fiction (1828-1905)

From this reading A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Unharmed, he had completely escaped from the _Nautilus_ just a few seconds before the bomb was exploded in the sunken coal barge.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
watersnounUS /ˈwɔːtərz/

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wavedverbUS /weɪvd/

past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod

From this reading A DOG TO THE RESCUE Even as the crowd of sailors on the _Jules Verne_ cheered, Jay Thacker turned on his back in the waters of Long Island Sound and waved a hearty salute to his friends.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
we'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Keep afloat--we'll have you in a minute," yelled Larry Seymour as he crowded to the rail, tears of joy streaming down his face.

Pending verification
yelledadjectiveUS /jeld/

in a vehement outcry

From this reading Keep afloat--we'll have you in a minute," yelled Larry Seymour as he crowded to the rail, tears of joy streaming down his face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Keep afloat--we'll have you in a minute," yelled Larry Seymour as he crowded to the rail, tears of joy streaming down his face.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 17 of The Brighton Boys in the Submarine Treasure Ship by James R. Driscoll holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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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Brighton
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Submarine
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Treasure
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Brighton Boys in the Submarine Treasure Ship; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
What's
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Brighton Boys in the Submarine Treasure Ship; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.