Chapter 7 of The Ocean Wireless Boys on the Atlantic is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Ocean Wireless Boys on the Atlantic is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM. An old German bos’un came by as Jack was picking himself up. “Hullo! Almost man overboard,—vat?” he chuckled. “Don’d go overboard in dis vedder, Mister Vireless, aber vee nefer see you no more.”
Chapter 7 of The Ocean Wireless Boys on the Atlantic is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading “Almost man overboard,—vat?” he chuckled.”
(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades
From this reading ““Don’d go overboard in dis vedder, Mister Vireless, aber vee nefer see you no more.””
a person of German nationality
From this reading “An old German bos’un came by as Jack was picking himself up.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading ““Don’d go overboard in dis vedder, Mister Vireless, aber vee nefer see you no more.””
to extremes
From this reading “Almost man overboard,—vat?” he chuckled.”
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading “An old German bos’un came by as Jack was picking himself up.”
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading “IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM.”
a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
From this reading “Almost man overboard,—vat?” he chuckled.”
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In this reading ““Don’d go overboard in dis vedder, Mister Vireless, aber vee nefer see you no more.””
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From this reading “Don’d go overboard in dis vedder, Mister Vireless, aber vee nefer see you no more.”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Almost man overboard,—vat?” he chuckled.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An old German bos’un came by as Jack was picking himself up.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An old German bos’un came by as Jack was picking himself up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An old German bos’un came by as Jack was picking himself up.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading An old German bos’un came by as Jack was picking himself up.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading An old German bos’un came by as Jack was picking himself up.
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading Almost man overboard,—vat?” he chuckled.
(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades
From this reading “Don’d go overboard in dis vedder, Mister Vireless, aber vee nefer see you no more.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’d go overboard in dis vedder, Mister Vireless, aber vee nefer see you no more.”
a person of German nationality
From this reading An old German bos’un came by as Jack was picking himself up.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Don’d go overboard in dis vedder, Mister Vireless, aber vee nefer see you no more.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Almost man overboard,—vat?” he chuckled.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading An old German bos’un came by as Jack was picking himself up.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hullo!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM.
a small worthless amount
From this reading An old German bos’un came by as Jack was picking himself up.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Almost man overboard,—vat?” he chuckled.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Don’d go overboard in dis vedder, Mister Vireless, aber vee nefer see you no more.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Don’d go overboard in dis vedder, Mister Vireless, aber vee nefer see you no more.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’d go overboard in dis vedder, Mister Vireless, aber vee nefer see you no more.”
not any; not one
From this reading “Don’d go overboard in dis vedder, Mister Vireless, aber vee nefer see you no more.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading An old German bos’un came by as Jack was picking himself up.
to extremes
From this reading Almost man overboard,—vat?” he chuckled.
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading An old German bos’un came by as Jack was picking himself up.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Don’d go overboard in dis vedder, Mister Vireless, aber vee nefer see you no more.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading An old German bos’un came by as Jack was picking himself up.
a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
From this reading Almost man overboard,—vat?” he chuckled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’d go overboard in dis vedder, Mister Vireless, aber vee nefer see you no more.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’d go overboard in dis vedder, Mister Vireless, aber vee nefer see you no more.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’d go overboard in dis vedder, Mister Vireless, aber vee nefer see you no more.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An old German bos’un came by as Jack was picking himself up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’d go overboard in dis vedder, Mister Vireless, aber vee nefer see you no more.”
Chapter 7 of The Ocean Wireless Boys on the Atlantic by John Henry Goldfrap holds 51 sentences, grouped into 11 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 7 holds 51 sentences of The Ocean Wireless Boys on the Atlantic, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
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