Chapter 9 of The Dreadnought Boys' World Cruise is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Dreadnought Boys' World Cruise is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“The captain wishes to see you at once.” An orderly had just stepped up to Ned and given the above message. Ned hastened aft at once. Such orders were to be obeyed in a hurry. As he went along the decks he wondered what the import of the summons might be.
Chapter 9 of The Dreadnought Boys' World Cruise is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading “Ned hastened aft at once.”
plural of “deck” — any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “As he went along the decks he wondered what the import of the summons might be.”
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading “Ned hastened aft at once.”
commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
From this reading “As he went along the decks he wondered what the import of the summons might be.”
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading “Such orders were to be obeyed in a hurry.”
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
From this reading “An orderly had just stepped up to Ned and given the above message.”
a request to be present
From this reading “As he went along the decks he wondered what the import of the summons might be.”
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading ““The captain wishes to see you at once.””
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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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading ““The captain wishes to see you at once.””
In this reading “As he went along the decks he wondered what the import of the summons might be.”
cooperate or pretend to cooperate
In this reading “As he went along the decks he wondered what the import of the summons might be.”
In this reading “Such orders were to be obeyed in a hurry.”
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 Such orders were to be obeyed in a hurry.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading An orderly had just stepped up to Ned and given the above message.
at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading Ned hastened aft at once.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading As he went along the decks he wondered what the import of the summons might be.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An orderly had just stepped up to Ned and given the above message.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An orderly had just stepped up to Ned and given the above message.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he went along the decks he wondered what the import of the summons might be.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “The captain wishes to see you at once.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Such orders were to be obeyed in a hurry.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “The captain wishes to see you at once.”
plural of “deck” — any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading As he went along the decks he wondered what the import of the summons might be.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading An orderly had just stepped up to Ned and given the above message.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An orderly had just stepped up to Ned and given the above message.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading Ned hastened aft at once.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he went along the decks he wondered what the import of the summons might be.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Such orders were to be obeyed in a hurry.
commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
From this reading As he went along the decks he wondered what the import of the summons might be.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such orders were to be obeyed in a hurry.
and nothing more
From this reading An orderly had just stepped up to Ned and given the above message.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading An orderly had just stepped up to Ned and given the above message.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading As he went along the decks he wondered what the import of the summons might be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An orderly had just stepped up to Ned and given the above message.
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading Such orders were to be obeyed in a hurry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he went along the decks he wondered what the import of the summons might be.
on one occasion
From this reading “The captain wishes to see you at once.”
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
From this reading An orderly had just stepped up to Ned and given the above message.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Such orders were to be obeyed in a hurry.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “The captain wishes to see you at once.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading An orderly had just stepped up to Ned and given the above message.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such orders were to be obeyed in a hurry.
a request to be present
From this reading As he went along the decks he wondered what the import of the summons might be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The captain wishes to see you at once.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The captain wishes to see you at once.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading An orderly had just stepped up to Ned and given the above message.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As he went along the decks he wondered what the import of the summons might be.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such orders were to be obeyed in a hurry.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As he went along the decks he wondered what the import of the summons might be.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading “The captain wishes to see you at once.”
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading As he went along the decks he wondered what the import of the summons might be.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The captain wishes to see you at once.”
Chapter 9 of The Dreadnought Boys' World Cruise by John Henry Goldfrap holds 93 sentences, grouped into 19 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 9 holds 93 sentences of The Dreadnought Boys' World Cruise, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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