Chapter 1 of The Submarine Boys and the Spies Dodging is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Submarine Boys and the Spies Dodging is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Note: This is book four of eight of the Submarine Boys Series. Dodging the Sharks of the Deep "Has anyone sighted them yet?" "What can be the matter?" "You know, their specialty is going to the bottom. Possibly they've gone there once too often."
Chapter 1 of The Submarine Boys and the Spies Dodging is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 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.
any person at all
From this reading “Dodging the Sharks of the Deep "Has anyone sighted them yet?"”
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
From this reading “Dodging the Sharks of the Deep "Has anyone sighted them yet?"”
by chance
From this reading “Possibly they've gone there once too often."”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “Note: This is book four of eight of the Submarine Boys Series.”
plural of “shark” — any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
From this reading “Dodging the Sharks of the Deep "Has anyone sighted them yet?"”
able to see
From this reading “Dodging the Sharks of the Deep "Has anyone sighted them yet?"”
an asset of special worth or utility
From this reading “"You know, their specialty is going to the bottom.”
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading “Note: This is book four of eight of the Submarine Boys Series.”
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.
any person at all
From this reading Dodging the Sharks of the Deep "Has anyone sighted them yet?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What can be the matter?"
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Note: This is book four of eight of the Submarine Boys Series.
the lower side of anything
From this reading "You know, their specialty is going to the bottom.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Note: This is book four of eight of the Submarine Boys Series.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What can be the matter?"
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Dodging the Sharks of the Deep "Has anyone sighted them yet?"
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
From this reading Dodging the Sharks of the Deep "Has anyone sighted them yet?"
being one more than seven
From this reading Note: This is book four of eight of the Submarine Boys Series.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Note: This is book four of eight of the Submarine Boys Series.
the act of departing
From this reading "You know, their specialty is going to the bottom.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Possibly they've gone there once too often."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dodging the Sharks of the Deep "Has anyone sighted them yet?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Note: This is book four of eight of the Submarine Boys Series.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know, their specialty is going to the bottom.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What can be the matter?"
a brief written record
From this reading Note: This is book four of eight of the Submarine Boys Series.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Note: This is book four of eight of the Submarine Boys Series.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Possibly they've gone there once too often."
on one occasion
From this reading Possibly they've gone there once too often."
by chance
From this reading Possibly they've gone there once too often."
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading Note: This is book four of eight of the Submarine Boys Series.
plural of “shark” — any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
From this reading Dodging the Sharks of the Deep "Has anyone sighted them yet?"
able to see
From this reading Dodging the Sharks of the Deep "Has anyone sighted them yet?"
an asset of special worth or utility
From this reading "You know, their specialty is going to the bottom.
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading Note: This is book four of eight of the Submarine Boys Series.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Note: This is book four of eight of the Submarine Boys Series.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "You know, their specialty is going to the bottom.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Dodging the Sharks of the Deep "Has anyone sighted them yet?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading Possibly they've gone there once too often."
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From this reading Possibly they've gone there once too often."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Note: This is book four of eight of the Submarine Boys Series.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You know, their specialty is going to the bottom.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Possibly they've gone there once too often."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What can be the matter?"
but in spite of that
From this reading Dodging the Sharks of the Deep "Has anyone sighted them yet?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know, their specialty is going to the bottom.
Chapter 1 of The Submarine Boys and the Spies Dodging by Victor G. Durham holds 216 sentences, grouped into 44 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 1 holds 216 sentences of The Submarine Boys and the Spies Dodging, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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