Chapter 10 of The Submarine Boys and the Middies The Prize is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Submarine Boys and the Middies The Prize is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SQUINT AT THE CAMELROORELEPHANT The big cadet wheeled upon Jack. "Mr. Benson, how long have you been engaged on submarine boats, sir?" "Since July," Jack replied. "July of this year?" "Yes."
Chapter 10 of The Submarine Boys and the Middies The Prize is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “"Mr. Benson, how long have you been engaged on submarine boats, sir?"”
a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading “A SQUINT AT THE CAMELROORELEPHANT The big cadet wheeled upon Jack.”
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading “"Mr. Benson, how long have you been engaged on submarine boats, sir?"”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “A SQUINT AT THE CAMELROORELEPHANT The big cadet wheeled upon Jack.”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “"Since July," Jack replied.”
cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
From this reading “A SQUINT AT THE CAMELROORELEPHANT The big cadet wheeled upon Jack.”
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading “"Mr. Benson, how long have you been engaged on submarine boats, sir?"”
having wheels; often used in combination
From this reading “A SQUINT AT THE CAMELROORELEPHANT The big cadet wheeled upon Jack.”
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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 A SQUINT AT THE CAMELROORELEPHANT The big cadet wheeled upon Jack.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A SQUINT AT THE CAMELROORELEPHANT The big cadet wheeled upon Jack.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Mr. Benson, how long have you been engaged on submarine boats, sir?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Benson, how long have you been engaged on submarine boats, sir?"
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A SQUINT AT THE CAMELROORELEPHANT The big cadet wheeled upon Jack.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Mr. Benson, how long have you been engaged on submarine boats, sir?"
a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading A SQUINT AT THE CAMELROORELEPHANT The big cadet wheeled upon Jack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SQUINT AT THE CAMELROORELEPHANT The big cadet wheeled upon Jack.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading "Mr. Benson, how long have you been engaged on submarine boats, sir?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Mr. Benson, how long have you been engaged on submarine boats, sir?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Benson, how long have you been engaged on submarine boats, sir?"
a small worthless amount
From this reading A SQUINT AT THE CAMELROORELEPHANT The big cadet wheeled upon Jack.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading "Since July," Jack replied.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Mr. Benson, how long have you been engaged on submarine boats, sir?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Benson, how long have you been engaged on submarine boats, sir?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "July of this year?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Mr. Benson, how long have you been engaged on submarine boats, sir?"
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Since July," Jack replied.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Since July," Jack replied.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Benson, how long have you been engaged on submarine boats, sir?"
cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
From this reading A SQUINT AT THE CAMELROORELEPHANT The big cadet wheeled upon Jack.
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading "Mr. Benson, how long have you been engaged on submarine boats, sir?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SQUINT AT THE CAMELROORELEPHANT The big cadet wheeled upon Jack.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "July of this year?"
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A SQUINT AT THE CAMELROORELEPHANT The big cadet wheeled upon Jack.
having wheels; often used in combination
From this reading A SQUINT AT THE CAMELROORELEPHANT The big cadet wheeled upon Jack.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "July of this year?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mr. Benson, how long have you been engaged on submarine boats, sir?"
Chapter 10 of The Submarine Boys and the Middies The Prize by Victor G. Durham holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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 10 holds 143 sentences of The Submarine Boys and the Middies The Prize, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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