Chapter 11 of The Submarine Boys and the Middies is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Submarine Boys and the Middies is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Nor was Jack’s guess in the least wrong. Even had the submarine boys attempted to bolt they would have found it impossible. They were surrounded. The cadets closed quickly in upon them. There were more than thirty of these budding young naval officers.
Chapter 11 of The Submarine Boys and the Middies is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading “Even had the submarine boys attempted to bolt they would have found it impossible.”
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading “Even had the submarine boys attempted to bolt they would have found it impossible.”
reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent
From this reading “There were more than thirty of these budding young naval officers.”
plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading “The cadets closed quickly in upon them.”
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
connected with or belonging to or used in a navy
From this reading “There were more than thirty of these budding young naval officers.”
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading “Even had the submarine boys attempted to bolt they would have found it impossible.”
confined on all sides
From this reading “They were surrounded.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading Even had the submarine boys attempted to bolt they would have found it impossible.
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading Even had the submarine boys attempted to bolt they would have found it impossible.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Even had the submarine boys attempted to bolt they would have found it impossible.
reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent
From this reading There were more than thirty of these budding young naval officers.
plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading The cadets closed quickly in upon them.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading The cadets closed quickly in upon them.
divisible by two
From this reading Even had the submarine boys attempted to bolt they would have found it impossible.
set up or found
From this reading Even had the submarine boys attempted to bolt they would have found it impossible.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Nor was Jack’s guess in the least wrong.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even had the submarine boys attempted to bolt they would have found it impossible.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Even had the submarine boys attempted to bolt they would have found it impossible.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading Even had the submarine boys attempted to bolt they would have found it impossible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nor was Jack’s guess in the least wrong.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even had the submarine boys attempted to bolt they would have found it impossible.
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading Nor was Jack’s guess in the least wrong.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Nor was Jack’s guess in the least wrong.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There were more than thirty of these budding young naval officers.
connected with or belonging to or used in a navy
From this reading There were more than thirty of these budding young naval officers.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor was Jack’s guess in the least wrong.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were more than thirty of these budding young naval officers.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading There were more than thirty of these budding young naval officers.
with speed
From this reading The cadets closed quickly in upon them.
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading Even had the submarine boys attempted to bolt they would have found it impossible.
confined on all sides
From this reading They were surrounded.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There were more than thirty of these budding young naval officers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nor was Jack’s guess in the least wrong.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The cadets closed quickly in upon them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were more than thirty of these budding young naval officers.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There were more than thirty of these budding young naval officers.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even had the submarine boys attempted to bolt they would have found it impossible.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading There were more than thirty of these budding young naval officers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even had the submarine boys attempted to bolt they would have found it impossible.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The cadets closed quickly in upon them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nor was Jack’s guess in the least wrong.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were surrounded.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Even had the submarine boys attempted to bolt they would have found it impossible.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Nor was Jack’s guess in the least wrong.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading There were more than thirty of these budding young naval officers.
Chapter 11 of The Submarine Boys and the Middies by Victor G. Durham holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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 11 holds 116 sentences of The Submarine Boys and the Middies, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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