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UNDER WATER, WHERE MEN'S NERVES ARE TRIED After that first stop, after that first feeling of exhilaration was over, the anxious thought of all on the platform deck was:
"Is there any fault in her construction?
Is she going to sink?"
Not that any of these six human beings would have been in much danger, for all were where they could free themselves and swim.
It was the defeat of months of hopes that would have been terrible.
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The Submarine Boys on Duty Life on a Diving

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of The Submarine Boys on Duty Life on a Diving is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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UNDER WATER, WHERE MEN'S NERVES ARE TRIED After that first stop, after that first feeling of exhilaration was over, the anxious thought of all on the platform deck was:
/ˈʌndər ˈwɔːtər wer menz nɜːrvz ɑːr traɪd ˈæftər ðæt fɜːrst stɑːp ˈæftər ðæt fɜːrst ˈfiːlɪŋ ʌv ɪɡˌzɪlərˈeɪʃən wɑːz ˈoʊvər ðə ˈæŋkʃəs θɔːt ʌv ɔːl ɑːn ðə ˈplætfɔːrm dek wɑːz/
Line 2
"Is there any fault in her construction?
/ɪz ðer ˈeni fɔːlt ɪn hɜːr kənˈstrʌkʃən/
Line 3
Is she going to sink?"
/ɪz ʃiː ˈɡoʊɪŋ tuː sɪŋk/
Line 4
Not that any of these six human beings would have been in much danger, for all were where they could free themselves and swim.
/nɑːt ðæt ˈeni ʌv ðiːz sɪks ˈhjuːmən ˈbiːɪŋz wʊd hæv bɪn ɪn mʌtʃ ˈdeɪndʒər fɔːr ɔːl wɜːr wer ðeɪ kʊd friː ðemˈselvz ənd swɪm/
Line 5
It was the defeat of months of hopes that would have been terrible.
/ɪt wɑːz ðə dɪˈfiːt ʌv mʌnθs ʌv hoʊps ðæt wʊd hæv bɪn ˈterəbəl/

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

beings noun US /ˈbiːɪŋz/

plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing

From this reading “Not that any of these six human beings would have been in much danger, for all were where they could free themselves and swim.”

construction noun US /kənˈstrʌkʃən/

the act of constructing something

From this reading “"Is there any fault in her construction?”

defeat noun US /dɪˈfiːt/

an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

From this reading “It was the defeat of months of hopes that would have been terrible.”

exhilaration noun US /ɪɡˌzɪlərˈeɪʃən/

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading “UNDER WATER, WHERE MEN'S NERVES ARE TRIED After that first stop, after that first feeling of exhilaration was over, the anxious thought of all on the platform deck was:”

men's noun US /menz/

a public toilet for men

From this reading “UNDER WATER, WHERE MEN'S NERVES ARE TRIED After that first stop, after that first feeling of exhilaration was over, the anxious thought of all on the platform deck was:”

platform noun US /ˈplætfɔːrm/

a raised horizontal surface

From this reading “UNDER WATER, WHERE MEN'S NERVES ARE TRIED After that first stop, after that first feeling of exhilaration was over, the anxious thought of all on the platform deck was:”

sink verb US /sɪŋk/

fall or descend to a lower place or level

From this reading “Is she going to sink?"”

swim verb US /swɪm/

travel through water

From this reading “Not that any of these six human beings would have been in much danger, for all were where they could free themselves and swim.”

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AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading UNDER WATER, WHERE MEN'S NERVES ARE TRIED After that first stop, after that first feeling of exhilaration was over, the anxious thought of all on the platform deck was:

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 UNDER WATER, WHERE MEN'S NERVES ARE TRIED After that first stop, after that first feeling of exhilaration was over, the anxious thought of all on the platform deck was:

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Not that any of these six human beings would have been in much danger, for all were where they could free themselves and swim.

anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/

eagerly desirous

From this reading UNDER WATER, WHERE MEN'S NERVES ARE TRIED After that first stop, after that first feeling of exhilaration was over, the anxious thought of all on the platform deck was:

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading "Is there any fault in her construction?

AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading UNDER WATER, WHERE MEN'S NERVES ARE TRIED After that first stop, after that first feeling of exhilaration was over, the anxious thought of all on the platform deck was:

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Not that any of these six human beings would have been in much danger, for all were where they could free themselves and swim.

beingsnounUS /ˈbiːɪŋz/

plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing

From this reading Not that any of these six human beings would have been in much danger, for all were where they could free themselves and swim.

constructionnounUS /kənˈstrʌkʃən/

the act of constructing something

From this reading "Is there any fault in her construction?

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Not that any of these six human beings would have been in much danger, for all were where they could free themselves and swim.

dangernounUS /ˈdeɪndʒər/

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading Not that any of these six human beings would have been in much danger, for all were where they could free themselves and swim.

decknounUS /dek/

any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading UNDER WATER, WHERE MEN'S NERVES ARE TRIED After that first stop, after that first feeling of exhilaration was over, the anxious thought of all on the platform deck was:

defeatnounUS /dɪˈfiːt/

an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

From this reading It was the defeat of months of hopes that would have been terrible.

exhilarationnounUS /ɪɡˌzɪlərˈeɪʃən/

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading UNDER WATER, WHERE MEN'S NERVES ARE TRIED After that first stop, after that first feeling of exhilaration was over, the anxious thought of all on the platform deck was:

faultnounUS /fɔːlt/

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading "Is there any fault in her construction?

feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading UNDER WATER, WHERE MEN'S NERVES ARE TRIED After that first stop, after that first feeling of exhilaration was over, the anxious thought of all on the platform deck was:

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading UNDER WATER, WHERE MEN'S NERVES ARE TRIED After that first stop, after that first feeling of exhilaration was over, the anxious thought of all on the platform deck was:

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Not that any of these six human beings would have been in much danger, for all were where they could free themselves and swim.

freeverbUS /friː/

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading Not that any of these six human beings would have been in much danger, for all were where they could free themselves and swim.

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading Is she going to sink?"

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Not that any of these six human beings would have been in much danger, for all were where they could free themselves and swim.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "Is there any fault in her construction?

hopesnounUS /hoʊps/

plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading It was the defeat of months of hopes that would have been terrible.

humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/

characteristic of humanity

From this reading Not that any of these six human beings would have been in much danger, for all were where they could free themselves and swim.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "Is there any fault in her construction?

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Is there any fault in her construction?

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was the defeat of months of hopes that would have been terrible.

MEN'SnounUS /menz/

a public toilet for men

From this reading UNDER WATER, WHERE MEN'S NERVES ARE TRIED After that first stop, after that first feeling of exhilaration was over, the anxious thought of all on the platform deck was:

monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading It was the defeat of months of hopes that would have been terrible.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Not that any of these six human beings would have been in much danger, for all were where they could free themselves and swim.

NERVESnounUS /nɜːrvz/

an uneasy psychological state

From this reading UNDER WATER, WHERE MEN'S NERVES ARE TRIED After that first stop, after that first feeling of exhilaration was over, the anxious thought of all on the platform deck was:

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not that any of these six human beings would have been in much danger, for all were where they could free themselves and swim.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading UNDER WATER, WHERE MEN'S NERVES ARE TRIED After that first stop, after that first feeling of exhilaration was over, the anxious thought of all on the platform deck was:

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading UNDER WATER, WHERE MEN'S NERVES ARE TRIED After that first stop, after that first feeling of exhilaration was over, the anxious thought of all on the platform deck was:

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading UNDER WATER, WHERE MEN'S NERVES ARE TRIED After that first stop, after that first feeling of exhilaration was over, the anxious thought of all on the platform deck was:

platformnounUS /ˈplætfɔːrm/

a raised horizontal surface

From this reading UNDER WATER, WHERE MEN'S NERVES ARE TRIED After that first stop, after that first feeling of exhilaration was over, the anxious thought of all on the platform deck was:

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Is she going to sink?"

sinkverbUS /sɪŋk/

fall or descend to a lower place or level

From this reading Is she going to sink?"

sixnounUS /sɪks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading Not that any of these six human beings would have been in much danger, for all were where they could free themselves and swim.

stopverbUS /stɑːp/

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading UNDER WATER, WHERE MEN'S NERVES ARE TRIED After that first stop, after that first feeling of exhilaration was over, the anxious thought of all on the platform deck was:

swimverbUS /swɪm/

travel through water

From this reading Not that any of these six human beings would have been in much danger, for all were where they could free themselves and swim.

terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading It was the defeat of months of hopes that would have been terrible.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading UNDER WATER, WHERE MEN'S NERVES ARE TRIED After that first stop, after that first feeling of exhilaration was over, the anxious thought of all on the platform deck was:

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading UNDER WATER, WHERE MEN'S NERVES ARE TRIED After that first stop, after that first feeling of exhilaration was over, the anxious thought of all on the platform deck was:

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Not that any of these six human beings would have been in much danger, for all were where they could free themselves and swim.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading "Is there any fault in her construction?

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Not that any of these six human beings would have been in much danger, for all were where they could free themselves and swim.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Not that any of these six human beings would have been in much danger, for all were where they could free themselves and swim.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading UNDER WATER, WHERE MEN'S NERVES ARE TRIED After that first stop, after that first feeling of exhilaration was over, the anxious thought of all on the platform deck was:

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Is she going to sink?"

TRIEDadjectiveUS /traɪd/

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading UNDER WATER, WHERE MEN'S NERVES ARE TRIED After that first stop, after that first feeling of exhilaration was over, the anxious thought of all on the platform deck was:

UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading UNDER WATER, WHERE MEN'S NERVES ARE TRIED After that first stop, after that first feeling of exhilaration was over, the anxious thought of all on the platform deck was:

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading UNDER WATER, WHERE MEN'S NERVES ARE TRIED After that first stop, after that first feeling of exhilaration was over, the anxious thought of all on the platform deck was:

WATERnounUS /ˈwɔːtər/

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading UNDER WATER, WHERE MEN'S NERVES ARE TRIED After that first stop, after that first feeling of exhilaration was over, the anxious thought of all on the platform deck was:

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Not that any of these six human beings would have been in much danger, for all were where they could free themselves and swim.

WHEREconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading UNDER WATER, WHERE MEN'S NERVES ARE TRIED After that first stop, after that first feeling of exhilaration was over, the anxious thought of all on the platform deck was:

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Not that any of these six human beings would have been in much danger, for all were where they could free themselves and swim.

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