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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Submarine Hunters is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Kidnapped "I thought you had killed him, von Ruhle," said the doctor, bending over Vernon and making a cursory examination of the unconscious lad. "I thought I had," was the unconcerned reply. "Dead men tell no tales." "There I beg to differ," protested Ramblethorne. "Corpses have a nasty way of turning up at inopportune moments.
Chapter 3 of The Submarine Hunters is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Corpses have a nasty way of turning up at inopportune moments.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Kidnapped "I thought you had killed him, von Ruhle," said the doctor, bending over Vernon and making a cursory examination of the unconscious lad.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Kidnapped "I thought you had killed him, von Ruhle," said the doctor, bending over Vernon and making a cursory examination of the unconscious lad.”
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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 Kidnapped "I thought you had killed him, von Ruhle," said the doctor, bending over Vernon and making a cursory examination of the unconscious lad.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kidnapped "I thought you had killed him, von Ruhle," said the doctor, bending over Vernon and making a cursory examination of the unconscious lad.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Corpses have a nasty way of turning up at inopportune moments.
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From this reading "There I beg to differ," protested Ramblethorne.
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From this reading Kidnapped "I thought you had killed him, von Ruhle," said the doctor, bending over Vernon and making a cursory examination of the unconscious lad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Corpses have a nasty way of turning up at inopportune moments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kidnapped "I thought you had killed him, von Ruhle," said the doctor, bending over Vernon and making a cursory examination of the unconscious lad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dead men tell no tales."
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From this reading "There I beg to differ," protested Ramblethorne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kidnapped "I thought you had killed him, von Ruhle," said the doctor, bending over Vernon and making a cursory examination of the unconscious lad.
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From this reading Kidnapped "I thought you had killed him, von Ruhle," said the doctor, bending over Vernon and making a cursory examination of the unconscious lad.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kidnapped "I thought you had killed him, von Ruhle," said the doctor, bending over Vernon and making a cursory examination of the unconscious lad.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Corpses have a nasty way of turning up at inopportune moments.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Kidnapped "I thought you had killed him, von Ruhle," said the doctor, bending over Vernon and making a cursory examination of the unconscious lad.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Kidnapped "I thought you had killed him, von Ruhle," said the doctor, bending over Vernon and making a cursory examination of the unconscious lad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Corpses have a nasty way of turning up at inopportune moments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kidnapped "I thought you had killed him, von Ruhle," said the doctor, bending over Vernon and making a cursory examination of the unconscious lad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kidnapped "I thought you had killed him, von Ruhle," said the doctor, bending over Vernon and making a cursory examination of the unconscious lad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kidnapped "I thought you had killed him, von Ruhle," said the doctor, bending over Vernon and making a cursory examination of the unconscious lad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kidnapped "I thought you had killed him, von Ruhle," said the doctor, bending over Vernon and making a cursory examination of the unconscious lad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dead men tell no tales."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Corpses have a nasty way of turning up at inopportune moments.
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From this reading "Corpses have a nasty way of turning up at inopportune moments.
not any; not one
From this reading "Dead men tell no tales."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kidnapped "I thought you had killed him, von Ruhle," said the doctor, bending over Vernon and making a cursory examination of the unconscious lad.
above and across; more than
From this reading Kidnapped "I thought you had killed him, von Ruhle," said the doctor, bending over Vernon and making a cursory examination of the unconscious lad.
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From this reading "There I beg to differ," protested Ramblethorne.
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From this reading "There I beg to differ," protested Ramblethorne.
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From this reading "I thought I had," was the unconcerned reply.
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From this reading Kidnapped "I thought you had killed him, von Ruhle," said the doctor, bending over Vernon and making a cursory examination of the unconscious lad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kidnapped "I thought you had killed him, von Ruhle," said the doctor, bending over Vernon and making a cursory examination of the unconscious lad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dead men tell no tales."
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From this reading "Dead men tell no tales."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kidnapped "I thought you had killed him, von Ruhle," said the doctor, bending over Vernon and making a cursory examination of the unconscious lad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There I beg to differ," protested Ramblethorne.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Kidnapped "I thought you had killed him, von Ruhle," said the doctor, bending over Vernon and making a cursory examination of the unconscious lad.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There I beg to differ," protested Ramblethorne.
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From this reading "Corpses have a nasty way of turning up at inopportune moments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I thought I had," was the unconcerned reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kidnapped "I thought you had killed him, von Ruhle," said the doctor, bending over Vernon and making a cursory examination of the unconscious lad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Corpses have a nasty way of turning up at inopportune moments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kidnapped "I thought you had killed him, von Ruhle," said the doctor, bending over Vernon and making a cursory examination of the unconscious lad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kidnapped "I thought you had killed him, von Ruhle," said the doctor, bending over Vernon and making a cursory examination of the unconscious lad.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I thought I had," was the unconcerned reply.
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From this reading "Corpses have a nasty way of turning up at inopportune moments.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Kidnapped "I thought you had killed him, von Ruhle," said the doctor, bending over Vernon and making a cursory examination of the unconscious lad.
