take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading When the war is over, we shall hear stories of aviators and of the crews of submarines which will make the wildest inventions of writers of adventure seem tame and colourless.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
any thing at all
From this reading Jules Verne never imagined anything half so marvellous as their doings.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
aviatorsnounUS /ˈeɪvieɪtərz/
plural of “aviator” — someone who operates an aircraft
From this reading When the war is over, we shall hear stories of aviators and of the crews of submarines which will make the wildest inventions of writers of adventure seem tame and colourless.
battlefieldnounUS /ˈbætəlfiːld/
a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
colourlessadjective
lacking in variety and interest
From this reading When the war is over, we shall hear stories of aviators and of the crews of submarines which will make the wildest inventions of writers of adventure seem tame and colourless.
crewsnounUS /kruːz/
plural of “crew” — the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading When the war is over, we shall hear stories of aviators and of the crews of submarines which will make the wildest inventions of writers of adventure seem tame and colourless.
Cuxhaven
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From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
divenounUS /daɪv/
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
doesn't
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From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
doingsnounUS /ˈduːɪŋz/
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading Jules Verne never imagined anything half so marvellous as their doings.
duckverbUS /dʌk/
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
escapesnounUS /ɪˈskeɪps/
plural of “escape” — the act of escaping physically
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
exploitsnounUS /ˈeksplɔɪts/
plural of “exploit” — a notable achievement
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Jules Verne never imagined anything half so marvellous as their doings.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading When the war is over, we shall hear stories of aviators and of the crews of submarines which will make the wildest inventions of writers of adventure seem tame and colourless.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Jules Verne never imagined anything half so marvellous as their doings.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
inventionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈvenʃənz/
plural of “invention” — the creation of something in the mind
From this reading When the war is over, we shall hear stories of aviators and of the crews of submarines which will make the wildest inventions of writers of adventure seem tame and colourless.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the war is over, we shall hear stories of aviators and of the crews of submarines which will make the wildest inventions of writers of adventure seem tame and colourless.
it's
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From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
Jules
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From this reading Jules Verne never imagined anything half so marvellous as their doings.
KiplingnounUS /ˈkɪplɪŋ/
English author of novels and poetry who was born in India (1865-1936)
From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
engage in
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
marvellousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Jules Verne never imagined anything half so marvellous as their doings.
the force of workers available
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Jules Verne never imagined anything half so marvellous as their doings.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STORIES OF SUBMARINES.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When the war is over, we shall hear stories of aviators and of the crews of submarines which will make the wildest inventions of writers of adventure seem tame and colourless.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
Rudyard
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From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading When the war is over, we shall hear stories of aviators and of the crews of submarines which will make the wildest inventions of writers of adventure seem tame and colourless.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading When the war is over, we shall hear stories of aviators and of the crews of submarines which will make the wildest inventions of writers of adventure seem tame and colourless.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Jules Verne never imagined anything half so marvellous as their doings.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading STORIES OF SUBMARINES.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
SUBMARINESnounUS /ˈsʌbməriːnz/
plural of “submarine” — a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading STORIES OF SUBMARINES.
tameverbUS /teɪm/
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading When the war is over, we shall hear stories of aviators and of the crews of submarines which will make the wildest inventions of writers of adventure seem tame and colourless.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Jules Verne never imagined anything half so marvellous as their doings.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
tinnounUS /tɪn/
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
turtlesnounUS /ˈtɜːrtəlz/
plural of “turtle” — a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
VernenounUS /vɜːrn/
French writer who is considered the father of science fiction (1828-1905)
From this reading Jules Verne never imagined anything half so marvellous as their doings.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading When the war is over, we shall hear stories of aviators and of the crews of submarines which will make the wildest inventions of writers of adventure seem tame and colourless.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
We'll
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From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
at the time that
From this reading When the war is over, we shall hear stories of aviators and of the crews of submarines which will make the wildest inventions of writers of adventure seem tame and colourless.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
which person or people
From this reading I have told you in these pages of many daring deeds and narrow escapes on the battlefield; but for exploits which really thrill us and make us hold our breath, we must go to the men who fight in the air or under the sea.
wildestadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪldɪst/
superlative of “wild” — marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading When the war is over, we shall hear stories of aviators and of the crews of submarines which will make the wildest inventions of writers of adventure seem tame and colourless.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading When the war is over, we shall hear stories of aviators and of the crews of submarines which will make the wildest inventions of writers of adventure seem tame and colourless.
writersnounUS /ˈraɪtərz/
plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading When the war is over, we shall hear stories of aviators and of the crews of submarines which will make the wildest inventions of writers of adventure seem tame and colourless.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_We'll duck and we'll dive like little tin turtles,_ _We'll duck and we'll dive beneath the North Seas,_ _Until we strike something that doesn't expect us:_ _From here to Cuxhaven it's go as you please._" Rudyard Kipling.
