Chapter 10 of The Cruise of the Training Ship is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Cruise of the Training Ship is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SAIL DRILL AT SEA. “I don’t believe a word of it!” “It’s true, nevertheless, Payne.” “But think what it means, my dear fellow. Why, such a thing has never been dreamed of before on a naval academy practice ship.
Chapter 10 of The Cruise of the Training Ship is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading “Why, such a thing has never been dreamed of before on a naval academy practice ship.”
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading “Why, such a thing has never been dreamed of before on a naval academy practice ship.”
make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
From this reading “SAIL DRILL AT SEA.”
connected with or belonging to or used in a navy
From this reading “Why, such a thing has never been dreamed of before on a naval academy practice ship.”
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading ““It’s true, nevertheless, Payne.””
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading “Why, such a thing has never been dreamed of before on a naval academy practice ship.”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “SAIL DRILL AT SEA.”
transport commercially
From this reading “Why, such a thing has never been dreamed of before on a naval academy practice ship.”
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.
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In this reading ““But think what it means, my dear fellow.”
In this reading ““I don’t believe a word of it!””
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
In this reading “SAIL DRILL AT SEA.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I don’t believe a word of it!”
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading Why, such a thing has never been dreamed of before on a naval academy practice ship.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SAIL DRILL AT SEA.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Why, such a thing has never been dreamed of before on a naval academy practice ship.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Why, such a thing has never been dreamed of before on a naval academy practice ship.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I don’t believe a word of it!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But think what it means, my dear fellow.
dearly loved
From this reading “But think what it means, my dear fellow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t believe a word of it!”
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading Why, such a thing has never been dreamed of before on a naval academy practice ship.
make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
From this reading SAIL DRILL AT SEA.
a boy or man
From this reading “But think what it means, my dear fellow.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why, such a thing has never been dreamed of before on a naval academy practice ship.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t believe a word of it!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I don’t believe a word of it!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s true, nevertheless, Payne.”
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “But think what it means, my dear fellow.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But think what it means, my dear fellow.
connected with or belonging to or used in a navy
From this reading Why, such a thing has never been dreamed of before on a naval academy practice ship.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Why, such a thing has never been dreamed of before on a naval academy practice ship.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading “It’s true, nevertheless, Payne.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I don’t believe a word of it!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Why, such a thing has never been dreamed of before on a naval academy practice ship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s true, nevertheless, Payne.”
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading Why, such a thing has never been dreamed of before on a naval academy practice ship.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading SAIL DRILL AT SEA.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading SAIL DRILL AT SEA.
transport commercially
From this reading Why, such a thing has never been dreamed of before on a naval academy practice ship.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Why, such a thing has never been dreamed of before on a naval academy practice ship.
a special situation
From this reading Why, such a thing has never been dreamed of before on a naval academy practice ship.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “But think what it means, my dear fellow.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “It’s true, nevertheless, Payne.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “But think what it means, my dear fellow.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, such a thing has never been dreamed of before on a naval academy practice ship.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “I don’t believe a word of it!”
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