Chapter 20 of The Submarine Boys and the Middies is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Submarine Boys and the Middies is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in. “Good heavens, man! What ails you?” demanded the marine. “I’m all right,” growled the prisoner. “I’ll be hanged if you look it.”
Chapter 20 of The Submarine Boys and the Middies is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ail” — aromatic bulb used as seasoning
From this reading “What ails you?” demanded the marine.”
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading “Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.”
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
From this reading “Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.”
plural of “deck” — any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.”
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading “Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.”
of or relating to the sea
From this reading “Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.”
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.”
sullen or unfriendly in appearance
From this reading “Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.”
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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 Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.
plural of “ail” — aromatic bulb used as seasoning
From this reading What ails you?” demanded the marine.
(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 “I’m all right,” growled the prisoner.
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I’ll be hanged if you look it.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
From this reading Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.
plural of “deck” — any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading What ails you?” demanded the marine.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good heavens, man!
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “I’m all right,” growled the prisoner.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “I’ll be hanged if you look it.”
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading “Good heavens, man!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.
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From this reading “I’ll be hanged if you look it.”
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From this reading “I’m all right,” growled the prisoner.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I’ll be hanged if you look it.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I’ll be hanged if you look it.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “I’ll be hanged if you look it.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Good heavens, man!
of or relating to the sea
From this reading Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “I’m all right,” growled the prisoner.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “I’m all right,” growled the prisoner.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.
sullen or unfriendly in appearance
From this reading Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.
in the direction of
From this reading Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What ails you?” demanded the marine.
at the time that
From this reading Sam Truax sat in the brig, between decks on the “Hudson,” his scowling face turned toward the barred door, when the marine guard, taking a turn, peered in.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What ails you?” demanded the marine.
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