Chapter 17 of The Cruise of the Dry Dock is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Cruise of the Dry Dock is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GET-AWAY Both lads leaned against the machinery, limp, dripping cold perspiration. Caradoc was the first to speak. "Didn't have its war head in!" Leonard mumbled something through the slime in his mouth. "I ought to find the connection and explode it," repeated Caradoc doggedly.
Chapter 17 of The Cruise of the Dry Dock is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with obstinate determination
From this reading “"I ought to find the connection and explode it," repeated Caradoc doggedly.”
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading “THE GET-AWAY Both lads leaned against the machinery, limp, dripping cold perspiration.”
cause to burst with a violent release of energy
From this reading “"I ought to find the connection and explode it," repeated Caradoc doggedly.”
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading “Leonard mumbled something through the slime in his mouth.”
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading “THE GET-AWAY Both lads leaned against the machinery, limp, dripping cold perspiration.”
past form of “mumble” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “Leonard mumbled something through the slime in his mouth.”
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading “THE GET-AWAY Both lads leaned against the machinery, limp, dripping cold perspiration.”
cover or stain with slime
From this reading “Leonard mumbled something through the slime in his mouth.”
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.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading THE GET-AWAY Both lads leaned against the machinery, limp, dripping cold perspiration.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I ought to find the connection and explode it," repeated Caradoc doggedly.
the two together, not just one
From this reading THE GET-AWAY Both lads leaned against the machinery, limp, dripping cold perspiration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Caradoc was the first to speak.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading THE GET-AWAY Both lads leaned against the machinery, limp, dripping cold perspiration.
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading "I ought to find the connection and explode it," repeated Caradoc doggedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Didn't have its war head in!"
with obstinate determination
From this reading "I ought to find the connection and explode it," repeated Caradoc doggedly.
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading THE GET-AWAY Both lads leaned against the machinery, limp, dripping cold perspiration.
cause to burst with a violent release of energy
From this reading "I ought to find the connection and explode it," repeated Caradoc doggedly.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "I ought to find the connection and explode it," repeated Caradoc doggedly.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Caradoc was the first to speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GET-AWAY Both lads leaned against the machinery, limp, dripping cold perspiration.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Didn't have its war head in!"
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Didn't have its war head in!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Leonard mumbled something through the slime in his mouth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I ought to find the connection and explode it," repeated Caradoc doggedly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Didn't have its war head in!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I ought to find the connection and explode it," repeated Caradoc doggedly.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Didn't have its war head in!"
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading THE GET-AWAY Both lads leaned against the machinery, limp, dripping cold perspiration.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading THE GET-AWAY Both lads leaned against the machinery, limp, dripping cold perspiration.
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading Leonard mumbled something through the slime in his mouth.
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading THE GET-AWAY Both lads leaned against the machinery, limp, dripping cold perspiration.
machines or machine systems collectively
From this reading THE GET-AWAY Both lads leaned against the machinery, limp, dripping cold perspiration.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Leonard mumbled something through the slime in his mouth.
past form of “mumble” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading Leonard mumbled something through the slime in his mouth.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "I ought to find the connection and explode it," repeated Caradoc doggedly.
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading THE GET-AWAY Both lads leaned against the machinery, limp, dripping cold perspiration.
recurring again and again
From this reading "I ought to find the connection and explode it," repeated Caradoc doggedly.
cover or stain with slime
From this reading Leonard mumbled something through the slime in his mouth.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Leonard mumbled something through the slime in his mouth.
express in speech
From this reading Caradoc was the first to speak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GET-AWAY Both lads leaned against the machinery, limp, dripping cold perspiration.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Leonard mumbled something through the slime in his mouth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Caradoc was the first to speak.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading "Didn't have its war head in!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Caradoc was the first to speak.
Chapter 17 of The Cruise of the Dry Dock by T. S. (Thomas Sigismund) Stribling holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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 17 holds 165 sentences of The Cruise of the Dry Dock, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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