Chapter 30 of The Rival Submarines is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Rival Submarines is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAPTURED. An hour after sunrise the "Aphrodite" came to the surface. The rain had ceased, the mists had rolled away, and the slanting rays of the sun, already powerful, beat fiercely down upon the coffee-coloured surface of the river. There was no sign of the "Pride of Rhodesia." She had taken herself off betimes.
Chapter 30 of The Rival Submarines is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus
From this reading “An hour after sunrise the "Aphrodite" came to the surface.”
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “CAPTURED.”
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading “The rain had ceased, the mists had rolled away, and the slanting rays of the sun, already powerful, beat fiercely down upon the coffee-coloured surface of the river.”
plural of “mist” — a thin fog with condensation near the ground
From this reading “The rain had ceased, the mists had rolled away, and the slanting rays of the sun, already powerful, beat fiercely down upon the coffee-coloured surface of the river.”
plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading “The rain had ceased, the mists had rolled away, and the slanting rays of the sun, already powerful, beat fiercely down upon the coffee-coloured surface of the river.”
a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980
From this reading “There was no sign of the "Pride of Rhodesia."”
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading “The rain had ceased, the mists had rolled away, and the slanting rays of the sun, already powerful, beat fiercely down upon the coffee-coloured surface of the river.”
the first light of day
From this reading “An hour after sunrise the "Aphrodite" came to the surface.”
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In this reading “The rain had ceased, the mists had rolled away, and the slanting rays of the sun, already powerful, beat fiercely down upon the coffee-coloured surface of the river.”
In this reading “An hour after sunrise the "Aphrodite" came to the surface.”
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later than; following
From this reading An hour after sunrise the "Aphrodite" came to the surface.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The rain had ceased, the mists had rolled away, and the slanting rays of the sun, already powerful, beat fiercely down upon the coffee-coloured surface of the river.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour after sunrise the "Aphrodite" came to the surface.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rain had ceased, the mists had rolled away, and the slanting rays of the sun, already powerful, beat fiercely down upon the coffee-coloured surface of the river.
goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus
From this reading An hour after sunrise the "Aphrodite" came to the surface.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The rain had ceased, the mists had rolled away, and the slanting rays of the sun, already powerful, beat fiercely down upon the coffee-coloured surface of the river.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading The rain had ceased, the mists had rolled away, and the slanting rays of the sun, already powerful, beat fiercely down upon the coffee-coloured surface of the river.
in good time
From this reading She had taken herself off betimes.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading An hour after sunrise the "Aphrodite" came to the surface.
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading CAPTURED.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading The rain had ceased, the mists had rolled away, and the slanting rays of the sun, already powerful, beat fiercely down upon the coffee-coloured surface of the river.
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From this reading The rain had ceased, the mists had rolled away, and the slanting rays of the sun, already powerful, beat fiercely down upon the coffee-coloured surface of the river.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The rain had ceased, the mists had rolled away, and the slanting rays of the sun, already powerful, beat fiercely down upon the coffee-coloured surface of the river.
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading The rain had ceased, the mists had rolled away, and the slanting rays of the sun, already powerful, beat fiercely down upon the coffee-coloured surface of the river.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The rain had ceased, the mists had rolled away, and the slanting rays of the sun, already powerful, beat fiercely down upon the coffee-coloured surface of the river.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had taken herself off betimes.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading An hour after sunrise the "Aphrodite" came to the surface.
plural of “mist” — a thin fog with condensation near the ground
From this reading The rain had ceased, the mists had rolled away, and the slanting rays of the sun, already powerful, beat fiercely down upon the coffee-coloured surface of the river.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no sign of the "Pride of Rhodesia."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rain had ceased, the mists had rolled away, and the slanting rays of the sun, already powerful, beat fiercely down upon the coffee-coloured surface of the river.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She had taken herself off betimes.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading The rain had ceased, the mists had rolled away, and the slanting rays of the sun, already powerful, beat fiercely down upon the coffee-coloured surface of the river.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading There was no sign of the "Pride of Rhodesia."
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The rain had ceased, the mists had rolled away, and the slanting rays of the sun, already powerful, beat fiercely down upon the coffee-coloured surface of the river.
plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading The rain had ceased, the mists had rolled away, and the slanting rays of the sun, already powerful, beat fiercely down upon the coffee-coloured surface of the river.
a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980
From this reading There was no sign of the "Pride of Rhodesia."
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The rain had ceased, the mists had rolled away, and the slanting rays of the sun, already powerful, beat fiercely down upon the coffee-coloured surface of the river.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading The rain had ceased, the mists had rolled away, and the slanting rays of the sun, already powerful, beat fiercely down upon the coffee-coloured surface of the river.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had taken herself off betimes.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading There was no sign of the "Pride of Rhodesia."
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading The rain had ceased, the mists had rolled away, and the slanting rays of the sun, already powerful, beat fiercely down upon the coffee-coloured surface of the river.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The rain had ceased, the mists had rolled away, and the slanting rays of the sun, already powerful, beat fiercely down upon the coffee-coloured surface of the river.
the first light of day
From this reading An hour after sunrise the "Aphrodite" came to the surface.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading An hour after sunrise the "Aphrodite" came to the surface.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She had taken herself off betimes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An hour after sunrise the "Aphrodite" came to the surface.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no sign of the "Pride of Rhodesia."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An hour after sunrise the "Aphrodite" came to the surface.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The rain had ceased, the mists had rolled away, and the slanting rays of the sun, already powerful, beat fiercely down upon the coffee-coloured surface of the river.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no sign of the "Pride of Rhodesia."
Chapter 30 of The Rival Submarines by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman holds 221 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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