Chapter 19 of The Cruise of the Training Ship is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Cruise of the Training Ship is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MYSTERY SOLVED. The three middies raced to the upper deck just in time to see Nanny, white-faced and trembling, emerge from the after conning tower. “Murder! help! help!” he wailed. “Oh, Clif, some one is down there. I heard a voice singing.
Chapter 19 of The Cruise of the Training Ship is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “con” — deprive of by deceit
From this reading “The three middies raced to the upper deck just in time to see Nanny, white-faced and trembling, emerge from the after conning tower.”
come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading “The three middies raced to the upper deck just in time to see Nanny, white-faced and trembling, emerge from the after conning tower.”
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading ““Murder! help! help!” he wailed.”
a woman who is the custodian of children
From this reading “The three middies raced to the upper deck just in time to see Nanny, white-faced and trembling, emerge from the after conning tower.”
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading “The three middies raced to the upper deck just in time to see Nanny, white-faced and trembling, emerge from the after conning tower.”
explained or answered
From this reading “THE MYSTERY SOLVED.”
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading “The three middies raced to the upper deck just in time to see Nanny, white-faced and trembling, emerge from the after conning tower.”
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading ““Murder! help! help!” he wailed.”
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In this reading “The three middies raced to the upper deck just in time to see Nanny, white-faced and trembling, emerge from the after conning tower.”
a higher deck
In this reading “The three middies raced to the upper deck just in time to see Nanny, white-faced and trembling, emerge from the after conning tower.”
In this reading “The three middies raced to the upper deck just in time to see Nanny, white-faced and trembling, emerge from the after conning tower.”
In this reading “I heard a voice singing.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I heard a voice singing.
later than; following
From this reading The three middies raced to the upper deck just in time to see Nanny, white-faced and trembling, emerge from the after conning tower.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The three middies raced to the upper deck just in time to see Nanny, white-faced and trembling, emerge from the after conning tower.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Clif, some one is down there.
inflected form of “con” — deprive of by deceit
From this reading The three middies raced to the upper deck just in time to see Nanny, white-faced and trembling, emerge from the after conning tower.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The three middies raced to the upper deck just in time to see Nanny, white-faced and trembling, emerge from the after conning tower.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Oh, Clif, some one is down there.
come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading The three middies raced to the upper deck just in time to see Nanny, white-faced and trembling, emerge from the after conning tower.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The three middies raced to the upper deck just in time to see Nanny, white-faced and trembling, emerge from the after conning tower.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Murder! help! help!” he wailed.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard a voice singing.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Murder! help! help!” he wailed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I heard a voice singing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The three middies raced to the upper deck just in time to see Nanny, white-faced and trembling, emerge from the after conning tower.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, Clif, some one is down there.
and nothing more
From this reading The three middies raced to the upper deck just in time to see Nanny, white-faced and trembling, emerge from the after conning tower.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three middies raced to the upper deck just in time to see Nanny, white-faced and trembling, emerge from the after conning tower.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “Murder! help! help!” he wailed.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading THE MYSTERY SOLVED.
a woman who is the custodian of children
From this reading The three middies raced to the upper deck just in time to see Nanny, white-faced and trembling, emerge from the after conning tower.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Clif, some one is down there.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Oh, Clif, some one is down there.
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading The three middies raced to the upper deck just in time to see Nanny, white-faced and trembling, emerge from the after conning tower.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The three middies raced to the upper deck just in time to see Nanny, white-faced and trembling, emerge from the after conning tower.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading I heard a voice singing.
explained or answered
From this reading THE MYSTERY SOLVED.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Oh, Clif, some one is down there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERY SOLVED.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Oh, Clif, some one is down there.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The three middies raced to the upper deck just in time to see Nanny, white-faced and trembling, emerge from the after conning tower.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The three middies raced to the upper deck just in time to see Nanny, white-faced and trembling, emerge from the after conning tower.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The three middies raced to the upper deck just in time to see Nanny, white-faced and trembling, emerge from the after conning tower.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading The three middies raced to the upper deck just in time to see Nanny, white-faced and trembling, emerge from the after conning tower.
a shaky motion
From this reading The three middies raced to the upper deck just in time to see Nanny, white-faced and trembling, emerge from the after conning tower.
the topmost one of two
From this reading The three middies raced to the upper deck just in time to see Nanny, white-faced and trembling, emerge from the after conning tower.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I heard a voice singing.
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “Murder! help! help!” he wailed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three middies raced to the upper deck just in time to see Nanny, white-faced and trembling, emerge from the after conning tower.
Chapter 19 of The Cruise of the Training Ship by Upton Sinclair holds 223 sentences, grouped into 45 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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