Chapter 8 of The Submarine Boys and the Middies is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Submarine Boys and the Middies is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Now, yo’ll do, Ah reckons.” With that, the mulatto guide of the night before threw down one end of an inch rope. “Ah reckon yo’s sailor ernuff to clim’ dat. Come right erlong, ’less yo’ wants de dawgs ter jump down dar.” “But they’ll tackle me if I come up,” objected Jack Benson.
Chapter 8 of The Submarine Boys and the Middies is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading ““Ah reckon yo’s sailor ernuff to clim’ dat.”
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading “With that, the mulatto guide of the night before threw down one end of an inch rope.”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Come right erlong, ’less yo’ wants de dawgs ter jump down dar.””
an offspring of a black and a white parent
From this reading “With that, the mulatto guide of the night before threw down one end of an inch rope.”
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading ““But they’ll tackle me if I come up,” objected Jack Benson.”
third-person singular of “reckon” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading ““Now, yo’ll do, Ah reckons.””
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading ““Ah reckon yo’s sailor ernuff to clim’ dat.”
the person who plays that position on a football team
From this reading ““But they’ll tackle me if I come up,” objected Jack Benson.”
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From this reading “Now, yo’ll do, Ah reckons.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With that, the mulatto guide of the night before threw down one end of an inch rope.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading With that, the mulatto guide of the night before threw down one end of an inch rope.
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From this reading “But they’ll tackle me if I come up,” objected Jack Benson.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But they’ll tackle me if I come up,” objected Jack Benson.
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From this reading “Ah reckon yo’s sailor ernuff to clim’ dat.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come right erlong, ’less yo’ wants de dawgs ter jump down dar.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come right erlong, ’less yo’ wants de dawgs ter jump down dar.”
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading “Ah reckon yo’s sailor ernuff to clim’ dat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come right erlong, ’less yo’ wants de dawgs ter jump down dar.”
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Come right erlong, ’less yo’ wants de dawgs ter jump down dar.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Now, yo’ll do, Ah reckons.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading With that, the mulatto guide of the night before threw down one end of an inch rope.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading With that, the mulatto guide of the night before threw down one end of an inch rope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come right erlong, ’less yo’ wants de dawgs ter jump down dar.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah reckon yo’s sailor ernuff to clim’ dat.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading With that, the mulatto guide of the night before threw down one end of an inch rope.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But they’ll tackle me if I come up,” objected Jack Benson.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “But they’ll tackle me if I come up,” objected Jack Benson.
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading With that, the mulatto guide of the night before threw down one end of an inch rope.
a small worthless amount
From this reading “But they’ll tackle me if I come up,” objected Jack Benson.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Come right erlong, ’less yo’ wants de dawgs ter jump down dar.”
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Come right erlong, ’less yo’ wants de dawgs ter jump down dar.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But they’ll tackle me if I come up,” objected Jack Benson.
an offspring of a black and a white parent
From this reading With that, the mulatto guide of the night before threw down one end of an inch rope.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading With that, the mulatto guide of the night before threw down one end of an inch rope.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now, yo’ll do, Ah reckons.”
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading “But they’ll tackle me if I come up,” objected Jack Benson.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With that, the mulatto guide of the night before threw down one end of an inch rope.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With that, the mulatto guide of the night before threw down one end of an inch rope.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Ah reckon yo’s sailor ernuff to clim’ dat.
third-person singular of “reckon” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Now, yo’ll do, Ah reckons.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading Come right erlong, ’less yo’ wants de dawgs ter jump down dar.”
a strong line
From this reading With that, the mulatto guide of the night before threw down one end of an inch rope.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading “Ah reckon yo’s sailor ernuff to clim’ dat.
the person who plays that position on a football team
From this reading “But they’ll tackle me if I come up,” objected Jack Benson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come right erlong, ’less yo’ wants de dawgs ter jump down dar.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With that, the mulatto guide of the night before threw down one end of an inch rope.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With that, the mulatto guide of the night before threw down one end of an inch rope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But they’ll tackle me if I come up,” objected Jack Benson.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading With that, the mulatto guide of the night before threw down one end of an inch rope.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ah reckon yo’s sailor ernuff to clim’ dat.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “But they’ll tackle me if I come up,” objected Jack Benson.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading Come right erlong, ’less yo’ wants de dawgs ter jump down dar.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading With that, the mulatto guide of the night before threw down one end of an inch rope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come right erlong, ’less yo’ wants de dawgs ter jump down dar.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, yo’ll do, Ah reckons.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah reckon yo’s sailor ernuff to clim’ dat.
Chapter 8 of The Submarine Boys and the Middies by Victor G. Durham holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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 8 holds 130 sentences of The Submarine Boys and the Middies, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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