Chapter 6 of The Treasure Hunt of the S-18 is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Treasure Hunt of the S-18 is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The diving rudders were inclined again and the _S-18_ nosed its way deeper into the water. Tim watched the depth gauge, fascinated. The needle was marking the distance steadily. Sixty, seventy, eighty feet they went. Now they were moving downward again.
Chapter 6 of The Treasure Hunt of the S-18 is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an athletic competition that involves diving into water
From this reading “The diving rudders were inclined again and the _S-18_ nosed its way deeper into the water.”
being ten more than seventy
From this reading “Sixty, seventy, eighty feet they went.”
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading “Tim watched the depth gauge, fascinated.”
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
From this reading “Tim watched the depth gauge, fascinated.”
a distinguishing symbol
From this reading “The needle was marking the distance steadily.”
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading “The needle was marking the distance steadily.”
having a nose (either literal or metaphoric) especially of a specified kind
From this reading “The diving rudders were inclined again and the _S-18_ nosed its way deeper into the water.”
being ten more than sixty
From this reading “Sixty, seventy, eighty feet they went.”
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In this reading “Sixty, seventy, eighty feet they went.”
In this reading “The diving rudders were inclined again and the _S-18_ nosed its way deeper into the water.”
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From this reading The diving rudders were inclined again and the _S-18_ nosed its way deeper into the water.
anew
From this reading The diving rudders were inclined again and the _S-18_ nosed its way deeper into the water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The diving rudders were inclined again and the _S-18_ nosed its way deeper into the water.
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading The diving rudders were inclined again and the _S-18_ nosed its way deeper into the water.
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading Tim watched the depth gauge, fascinated.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The needle was marking the distance steadily.
an athletic competition that involves diving into water
From this reading The diving rudders were inclined again and the _S-18_ nosed its way deeper into the water.
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading Now they were moving downward again.
being ten more than seventy
From this reading Sixty, seventy, eighty feet they went.
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading Tim watched the depth gauge, fascinated.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Sixty, seventy, eighty feet they went.
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
From this reading Tim watched the depth gauge, fascinated.
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading The diving rudders were inclined again and the _S-18_ nosed its way deeper into the water.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The diving rudders were inclined again and the _S-18_ nosed its way deeper into the water.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The diving rudders were inclined again and the _S-18_ nosed its way deeper into the water.
a distinguishing symbol
From this reading The needle was marking the distance steadily.
in motion
From this reading Now they were moving downward again.
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading The needle was marking the distance steadily.
having a nose (either literal or metaphoric) especially of a specified kind
From this reading The diving rudders were inclined again and the _S-18_ nosed its way deeper into the water.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now they were moving downward again.
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From this reading The diving rudders were inclined again and the _S-18_ nosed its way deeper into the water.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The diving rudders were inclined again and the _S-18_ nosed its way deeper into the water.
being ten more than sixty
From this reading Sixty, seventy, eighty feet they went.
being ten more than fifty
From this reading Sixty, seventy, eighty feet they went.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading The needle was marking the distance steadily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The diving rudders were inclined again and the _S-18_ nosed its way deeper into the water.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sixty, seventy, eighty feet they went.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tim watched the depth gauge, fascinated.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The needle was marking the distance steadily.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Tim watched the depth gauge, fascinated.
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 The diving rudders were inclined again and the _S-18_ nosed its way deeper into the water.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The diving rudders were inclined again and the _S-18_ nosed its way deeper into the water.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Sixty, seventy, eighty feet they went.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The diving rudders were inclined again and the _S-18_ nosed its way deeper into the water.
Chapter 6 of The Treasure Hunt of the S-18 by Graham M. Dean holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 6 holds 431 sentences of The Treasure Hunt of the S-18, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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