Chapter 17 of The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Naval Code is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Naval Code is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ONE MYSTERY SOLVED. "Well, I'll be jiggered!" exclaimed Jack. "What _can_ be the matter? It beats me. I----" "Hey you, git out of thar.
Chapter 17 of The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Naval Code is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading “It beats me.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “"Well, I'll be jiggered!" exclaimed Jack.”
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “I----" "Hey you, git out of thar.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “"Well, I'll be jiggered!" exclaimed Jack.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “"What _can_ be the matter?”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “ONE MYSTERY SOLVED.”
explained or answered
From this reading “ONE MYSTERY SOLVED.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “"Well, I'll be jiggered!" exclaimed Jack.”
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, I'll be jiggered!" exclaimed Jack.
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading It beats me.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What _can_ be the matter?
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Well, I'll be jiggered!" exclaimed Jack.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading I----" "Hey you, git out of thar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I----" "Hey you, git out of thar.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I----" "Hey you, git out of thar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I'll be jiggered!" exclaimed Jack.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It beats me.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Well, I'll be jiggered!" exclaimed Jack.
(British informal expletive) surprised
From this reading "Well, I'll be jiggered!" exclaimed Jack.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What _can_ be the matter?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It beats me.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading ONE MYSTERY SOLVED.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I----" "Hey you, git out of thar.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE MYSTERY SOLVED.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I----" "Hey you, git out of thar.
explained or answered
From this reading ONE MYSTERY SOLVED.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I----" "Hey you, git out of thar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What _can_ be the matter?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I'll be jiggered!" exclaimed Jack.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What _can_ be the matter?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I----" "Hey you, git out of thar.
Chapter 17 of The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Naval Code by John Henry Goldfrap holds 86 sentences, grouped into 18 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 86 sentences of The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Naval Code, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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