Chapter 4 of The Submarine Boys and the Middies The Prize is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Submarine Boys and the Middies The Prize is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. FARNUM OFFERS ANOTHER GUESS Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence. Through this Sam Truax thrust his head, peering up and down the street. Not another soul was in sight. With a chuckle Truax stepped through the hole in the fence.
Chapter 4 of The Submarine Boys and the Middies The Prize is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading “With a chuckle Truax stepped through the hole in the fence.”
enclose with a fence
From this reading “FARNUM OFFERS ANOTHER GUESS Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence.”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “With a chuckle Truax stepped through the hole in the fence.”
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading “FARNUM OFFERS ANOTHER GUESS Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence.”
plural of “offer” — the verbal act of offering
From this reading “FARNUM OFFERS ANOTHER GUESS Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence.”
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “Through this Sam Truax thrust his head, peering up and down the street.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “Through this Sam Truax thrust his head, peering up and down the street.”
push forcefully
From this reading “Through this Sam Truax thrust his head, peering up and down the street.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FARNUM OFFERS ANOTHER GUESS Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Through this Sam Truax thrust his head, peering up and down the street.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading FARNUM OFFERS ANOTHER GUESS Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FARNUM OFFERS ANOTHER GUESS Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading FARNUM OFFERS ANOTHER GUESS Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence.
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading With a chuckle Truax stepped through the hole in the fence.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading FARNUM OFFERS ANOTHER GUESS Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Through this Sam Truax thrust his head, peering up and down the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FARNUM OFFERS ANOTHER GUESS Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence.
enclose with a fence
From this reading FARNUM OFFERS ANOTHER GUESS Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading FARNUM OFFERS ANOTHER GUESS Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading FARNUM OFFERS ANOTHER GUESS Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Through this Sam Truax thrust his head, peering up and down the street.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Through this Sam Truax thrust his head, peering up and down the street.
an opening into or through something
From this reading With a chuckle Truax stepped through the hole in the fence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FARNUM OFFERS ANOTHER GUESS Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading FARNUM OFFERS ANOTHER GUESS Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not another soul was in sight.
plural of “offer” — the verbal act of offering
From this reading FARNUM OFFERS ANOTHER GUESS Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence.
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading Through this Sam Truax thrust his head, peering up and down the street.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Through this Sam Truax thrust his head, peering up and down the street.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Not another soul was in sight.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Not another soul was in sight.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading With a chuckle Truax stepped through the hole in the fence.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Through this Sam Truax thrust his head, peering up and down the street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FARNUM OFFERS ANOTHER GUESS Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence.
in or at that place or location
From this reading FARNUM OFFERS ANOTHER GUESS Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Through this Sam Truax thrust his head, peering up and down the street.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through this Sam Truax thrust his head, peering up and down the street.
push forcefully
From this reading Through this Sam Truax thrust his head, peering up and down the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through this Sam Truax thrust his head, peering up and down the street.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Through this Sam Truax thrust his head, peering up and down the street.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FARNUM OFFERS ANOTHER GUESS Close at hand there was a loose board in the fence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a chuckle Truax stepped through the hole in the fence.
Chapter 4 of The Submarine Boys and the Middies The Prize by Victor G. Durham holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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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