Chapter I
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THE CLAMMER AND THE SUBMARINE. THOSE GILLESPIES. Illustrated. BURBURY STOKE. CONCERNING SALLY.
The Clammer and the Submarine
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Clammer and the Submarine is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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THE
CLAMMER
AND
THE
SUBMARINE.
THOSE
GILLESPIES.
Illustrated.
BURBURY
STOKE.
CONCERNING
SALLY.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Clammer and the Submarine
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Clammer and the Submarine is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
THE
CLAMMER
AND
THE
SUBMARINE.
Line 2
THOSE
GILLESPIES.
Line 3
Illustrated.
/ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
Line 4
BURBURY
STOKE.
Line 5
CONCERNING
SALLY.
/kənˈsɜːrnɪŋ ˈsæli/
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading “CONCERNING SALLY.”
Illustrated
verb
US /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated.”
witty remark
From this reading “CONCERNING SALLY.”
stoke
verb
US /stoʊk/
stir up or tend; of a fire
From this reading “BURBURY STOKE.”
submarine
noun
US /ˈsʌbməriːn/
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading “THE CLAMMER AND THE SUBMARINE.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “THOSE GILLESPIES.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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All words in this reading · 11
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CLAMMER AND THE SUBMARINE.
BURBURY
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BURBURY STOKE.
CLAMMER
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CLAMMER AND THE SUBMARINE.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading CONCERNING SALLY.
GILLESPIES
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THOSE GILLESPIES.
IllustratedverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated.
witty remark
From this reading CONCERNING SALLY.
STOKEverbUS /stoʊk/
stir up or tend; of a fire
From this reading BURBURY STOKE.
SUBMARINEnounUS /ˈsʌbməriːn/
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading THE CLAMMER AND THE SUBMARINE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CLAMMER AND THE SUBMARINE.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THOSE GILLESPIES.
Chapter 1 of The Clammer and the Submarine by William John Hopkins holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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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Vocabulary met early in The Clammer and the Submarine
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Clammer and the Submarine, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Clammer
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Clammer and the Submarine; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Submarine
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- Those
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- Gillespies
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