Chapter 33 of The Ocean Wireless Boys on War Swept Seas is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of The Ocean Wireless Boys on War Swept Seas is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BULLY OF THE CLOUDS. And then all at once the danger came. Ahead of them loomed, in the darkness, for the moon had not yet risen, a bulking dark form. An exclamation burst from the Frenchman's lips. "A Zeppelin.
Chapter 33 of The Ocean Wireless Boys on War Swept Seas is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading “THE BULLY OF THE CLOUDS.”
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “An exclamation burst from the Frenchman's lips.”
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading “THE BULLY OF THE CLOUDS.”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “An exclamation burst from the Frenchman's lips.”
past form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading “Ahead of them loomed, in the darkness, for the moon had not yet risen, a bulking dark form.”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “Ahead of them loomed, in the darkness, for the moon had not yet risen, a bulking dark form.”
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading “Ahead of them loomed, in the darkness, for the moon had not yet risen, a bulking dark form.”
German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917)
From this reading “"A Zeppelin.”
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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “And then all at once the danger came.”
In this reading “Ahead of them loomed, in the darkness, for the moon had not yet risen, a bulking dark form.”
In this reading “An exclamation burst from the Frenchman's lips.”
In this reading “Ahead of them loomed, in the darkness, for the moon had not yet risen, a bulking dark form.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Ahead of them loomed, in the darkness, for the moon had not yet risen, a bulking dark form.
at or in the front
From this reading Ahead of them loomed, in the darkness, for the moon had not yet risen, a bulking dark form.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading And then all at once the danger came.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An exclamation burst from the Frenchman's lips.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then all at once the danger came.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And then all at once the danger came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ahead of them loomed, in the darkness, for the moon had not yet risen, a bulking dark form.
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading THE BULLY OF THE CLOUDS.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading An exclamation burst from the Frenchman's lips.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And then all at once the danger came.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading THE BULLY OF THE CLOUDS.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading And then all at once the danger came.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Ahead of them loomed, in the darkness, for the moon had not yet risen, a bulking dark form.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Ahead of them loomed, in the darkness, for the moon had not yet risen, a bulking dark form.
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading An exclamation burst from the Frenchman's lips.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ahead of them loomed, in the darkness, for the moon had not yet risen, a bulking dark form.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Ahead of them loomed, in the darkness, for the moon had not yet risen, a bulking dark form.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An exclamation burst from the Frenchman's lips.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An exclamation burst from the Frenchman's lips.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ahead of them loomed, in the darkness, for the moon had not yet risen, a bulking dark form.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ahead of them loomed, in the darkness, for the moon had not yet risen, a bulking dark form.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading An exclamation burst from the Frenchman's lips.
past form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading Ahead of them loomed, in the darkness, for the moon had not yet risen, a bulking dark form.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Ahead of them loomed, in the darkness, for the moon had not yet risen, a bulking dark form.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ahead of them loomed, in the darkness, for the moon had not yet risen, a bulking dark form.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BULLY OF THE CLOUDS.
on one occasion
From this reading And then all at once the danger came.
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading Ahead of them loomed, in the darkness, for the moon had not yet risen, a bulking dark form.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BULLY OF THE CLOUDS.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Ahead of them loomed, in the darkness, for the moon had not yet risen, a bulking dark form.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then all at once the danger came.
but in spite of that
From this reading Ahead of them loomed, in the darkness, for the moon had not yet risen, a bulking dark form.
German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917)
From this reading "A Zeppelin.
Chapter 33 of The Ocean Wireless Boys on War Swept Seas by John Henry Goldfrap holds 81 sentences, grouped into 17 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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