Chapter 19 of The Submarine Boys and the Spies Dodging is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of The Submarine Boys and the Spies Dodging is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A JOKE ON THE SECRET SERVICE! "What's that noise?" wondered Williamson. He stopped, listening intently, for he was still below. Against the bottom of the "Benson's" hull he heard a steady, slow, monotonous bumping. As he listened, his face took on an anxious look.
Chapter 19 of The Submarine Boys and the Spies Dodging is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
-ing form of “bump” — knock against with force or violence
From this reading “Against the bottom of the "Benson's" hull he heard a steady, slow, monotonous bumping.”
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading “Against the bottom of the "Benson's" hull he heard a steady, slow, monotonous bumping.”
with strained or eager attention
From this reading “He stopped, listening intently, for he was still below.”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “A JOKE ON THE SECRET SERVICE!”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “He stopped, listening intently, for he was still below.”
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
From this reading “Against the bottom of the "Benson's" hull he heard a steady, slow, monotonous bumping.”
make steady
From this reading “Against the bottom of the "Benson's" hull he heard a steady, slow, monotonous bumping.”
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading “"What's that noise?" wondered Williamson.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A JOKE ON THE SECRET SERVICE!
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Against the bottom of the "Benson's" hull he heard a steady, slow, monotonous bumping.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As he listened, his face took on an anxious look.
eagerly desirous
From this reading As he listened, his face took on an anxious look.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he listened, his face took on an anxious look.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He stopped, listening intently, for he was still below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Against the bottom of the "Benson's" hull he heard a steady, slow, monotonous bumping.
the lower side of anything
From this reading Against the bottom of the "Benson's" hull he heard a steady, slow, monotonous bumping.
-ing form of “bump” — knock against with force or violence
From this reading Against the bottom of the "Benson's" hull he heard a steady, slow, monotonous bumping.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading As he listened, his face took on an anxious look.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He stopped, listening intently, for he was still below.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stopped, listening intently, for he was still below.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Against the bottom of the "Benson's" hull he heard a steady, slow, monotonous bumping.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he listened, his face took on an anxious look.
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading Against the bottom of the "Benson's" hull he heard a steady, slow, monotonous bumping.
with strained or eager attention
From this reading He stopped, listening intently, for he was still below.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading A JOKE ON THE SECRET SERVICE!
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading As he listened, his face took on an anxious look.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading He stopped, listening intently, for he was still below.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading As he listened, his face took on an anxious look.
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
From this reading Against the bottom of the "Benson's" hull he heard a steady, slow, monotonous bumping.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading "What's that noise?" wondered Williamson.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Against the bottom of the "Benson's" hull he heard a steady, slow, monotonous bumping.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A JOKE ON THE SECRET SERVICE!
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading A JOKE ON THE SECRET SERVICE!
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading A JOKE ON THE SECRET SERVICE!
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Against the bottom of the "Benson's" hull he heard a steady, slow, monotonous bumping.
make steady
From this reading Against the bottom of the "Benson's" hull he heard a steady, slow, monotonous bumping.
not in physical motion
From this reading He stopped, listening intently, for he was still below.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading He stopped, listening intently, for he was still below.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What's that noise?" wondered Williamson.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A JOKE ON THE SECRET SERVICE!
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading As he listened, his face took on an anxious look.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He stopped, listening intently, for he was still below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's that noise?" wondered Williamson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's that noise?" wondered Williamson.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading "What's that noise?" wondered Williamson.
Chapter 19 of The Submarine Boys and the Spies Dodging by Victor G. Durham holds 144 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 19 holds 144 sentences of The Submarine Boys and the Spies Dodging, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of The Submarine Boys and the Spies Dodging by Victor G. Durham exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 144 sentences, grouped into 29 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 29 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 29 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 19 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Submarine Boys and the Spies Dodging by Victor G. Durham on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 0 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #? are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #?, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 5 minutes of reading across 0 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Submarine Boys and the Spies Dodging section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 0 chapters of The Submarine Boys and the Spies Dodging to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Submarine Boys and the Spies Dodging, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
