Chapter 4 of The young naval captain is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The young naval captain is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. "Andy, I am going to see the Secretary of the Navy, and at once." "About your submarine boat, Oscar?" "Yes." "I thought you had written to him about it."
Chapter 4 of The young naval captain is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “"About your submarine boat, Oscar?"”
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading “AN INTERVIEW WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.”
an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading “AN INTERVIEW WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.”
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading “"About your submarine boat, Oscar?"”
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading “AN INTERVIEW WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.”
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading “"About your submarine boat, Oscar?"”
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “"I thought you had written to him about it."”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes."”
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In this reading “"About your submarine boat, Oscar?"”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “"Andy, I am going to see the Secretary of the Navy, and at once."”
In this reading “AN INTERVIEW WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "About your submarine boat, Oscar?"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Andy, I am going to see the Secretary of the Navy, and at once."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INTERVIEW WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Andy, I am going to see the Secretary of the Navy, and at once."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Andy, I am going to see the Secretary of the Navy, and at once."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Andy, I am going to see the Secretary of the Navy, and at once."
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "About your submarine boat, Oscar?"
the act of departing
From this reading "Andy, I am going to see the Secretary of the Navy, and at once."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I thought you had written to him about it."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I thought you had written to him about it."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Andy, I am going to see the Secretary of the Navy, and at once."
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading AN INTERVIEW WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I thought you had written to him about it."
an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading AN INTERVIEW WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN INTERVIEW WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.
on one occasion
From this reading "Andy, I am going to see the Secretary of the Navy, and at once."
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading "About your submarine boat, Oscar?"
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading AN INTERVIEW WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Andy, I am going to see the Secretary of the Navy, and at once."
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading "About your submarine boat, Oscar?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN INTERVIEW WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought you had written to him about it."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Andy, I am going to see the Secretary of the Navy, and at once."
in the company of; together with
From this reading AN INTERVIEW WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading "I thought you had written to him about it."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I thought you had written to him about it."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "About your submarine boat, Oscar?"
Chapter 4 of The young naval captain by Edward Stratemeyer holds 89 sentences, grouped into 18 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.
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