Chapter 27 of The Submarine Hunters is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Submarine Hunters is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Not on Parole "Ver' goot. I understan' you no give parole?" "No, sir," replied the Flight-Sub firmly. "An' you, mynheer?" "I am in the same boat, sir," replied Ross.
Chapter 27 of The Submarine Hunters is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “"I am in the same boat, sir," replied Ross.”
with resolute determination
From this reading “"No, sir," replied the Flight-Sub firmly.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “I understan' you no give parole?"”
a promise
From this reading “Not on Parole "Ver' goot.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “"No, sir," replied the Flight-Sub firmly.”
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading “"I am in the same boat, sir," replied Ross.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading “"I am in the same boat, sir," replied Ross.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “"No, sir," replied the Flight-Sub firmly.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Not on Parole "Ver' goot.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am in the same boat, sir," replied Ross.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An' you, mynheer?"
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "I am in the same boat, sir," replied Ross.
with resolute determination
From this reading "No, sir," replied the Flight-Sub firmly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, sir," replied the Flight-Sub firmly.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I understan' you no give parole?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not on Parole "Ver' goot.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I understan' you no give parole?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I am in the same boat, sir," replied Ross.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An' you, mynheer?"
not any; not one
From this reading I understan' you no give parole?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not on Parole "Ver' goot.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not on Parole "Ver' goot.
a promise
From this reading Not on Parole "Ver' goot.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "No, sir," replied the Flight-Sub firmly.
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading "I am in the same boat, sir," replied Ross.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "I am in the same boat, sir," replied Ross.
term of address for a man
From this reading "No, sir," replied the Flight-Sub firmly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No, sir," replied the Flight-Sub firmly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I understan' you no give parole?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not on Parole "Ver' goot.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I understan' you no give parole?"
Chapter 27 of The Submarine Hunters by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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 27 holds 152 sentences of The Submarine Hunters, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 27 of The Submarine Hunters by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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.
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