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Chapter 3 of The Young Engineers on the Gulf is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOME ONE CALLS AGAIN Half an hour later Tom Reade leaped ashore at the little pier. "My orders, Mr. Reade." "They're brief and concise," Tom rejoined. "You're to cruise the length of the wall, especially farther out from shore. Use your searchlight freely.
Chapter 3 of The Young Engineers on the Gulf is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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towards the shore from the water
From this reading “SOME ONE CALLS AGAIN Half an hour later Tom Reade leaped ashore at the little pier.”
expressing much in few words
From this reading “"They're brief and concise," Tom rejoined.”
drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
From this reading “"You're to cruise the length of the wall, especially farther out from shore.”
in a free manner
From this reading “Use your searchlight freely.”
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “SOME ONE CALLS AGAIN Half an hour later Tom Reade leaped ashore at the little pier.”
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading “SOME ONE CALLS AGAIN Half an hour later Tom Reade leaped ashore at the little pier.”
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading “"They're brief and concise," Tom rejoined.”
a light source with reflectors that projects a beam of light in a particular direction
From this reading “Use your searchlight freely.”
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anew
From this reading SOME ONE CALLS AGAIN Half an hour later Tom Reade leaped ashore at the little pier.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading SOME ONE CALLS AGAIN Half an hour later Tom Reade leaped ashore at the little pier.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "They're brief and concise," Tom rejoined.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading SOME ONE CALLS AGAIN Half an hour later Tom Reade leaped ashore at the little pier.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SOME ONE CALLS AGAIN Half an hour later Tom Reade leaped ashore at the little pier.
of short duration or distance
From this reading "They're brief and concise," Tom rejoined.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading SOME ONE CALLS AGAIN Half an hour later Tom Reade leaped ashore at the little pier.
expressing much in few words
From this reading "They're brief and concise," Tom rejoined.
drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
From this reading "You're to cruise the length of the wall, especially farther out from shore.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading "You're to cruise the length of the wall, especially farther out from shore.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading "You're to cruise the length of the wall, especially farther out from shore.
in a free manner
From this reading Use your searchlight freely.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "You're to cruise the length of the wall, especially farther out from shore.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading SOME ONE CALLS AGAIN Half an hour later Tom Reade leaped ashore at the little pier.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading SOME ONE CALLS AGAIN Half an hour later Tom Reade leaped ashore at the little pier.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading SOME ONE CALLS AGAIN Half an hour later Tom Reade leaped ashore at the little pier.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading SOME ONE CALLS AGAIN Half an hour later Tom Reade leaped ashore at the little pier.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading "You're to cruise the length of the wall, especially farther out from shore.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading SOME ONE CALLS AGAIN Half an hour later Tom Reade leaped ashore at the little pier.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "My orders, Mr. Reade."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My orders, Mr. Reade."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You're to cruise the length of the wall, especially farther out from shore.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading SOME ONE CALLS AGAIN Half an hour later Tom Reade leaped ashore at the little pier.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading "My orders, Mr. Reade."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "You're to cruise the length of the wall, especially farther out from shore.
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading SOME ONE CALLS AGAIN Half an hour later Tom Reade leaped ashore at the little pier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOME ONE CALLS AGAIN Half an hour later Tom Reade leaped ashore at the little pier.
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading "They're brief and concise," Tom rejoined.
a light source with reflectors that projects a beam of light in a particular direction
From this reading Use your searchlight freely.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading "You're to cruise the length of the wall, especially farther out from shore.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading SOME ONE CALLS AGAIN Half an hour later Tom Reade leaped ashore at the little pier.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOME ONE CALLS AGAIN Half an hour later Tom Reade leaped ashore at the little pier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're brief and concise," Tom rejoined.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You're to cruise the length of the wall, especially farther out from shore.
male cat
From this reading SOME ONE CALLS AGAIN Half an hour later Tom Reade leaped ashore at the little pier.
the act of using
From this reading Use your searchlight freely.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading "You're to cruise the length of the wall, especially farther out from shore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're to cruise the length of the wall, especially farther out from shore.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Use your searchlight freely.
Chapter 3 of The Young Engineers on the Gulf by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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 3 holds 157 sentences of The Young Engineers on the Gulf, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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