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Chapter 19 of The young naval captain is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CAPTURE OF HANG CHANG. "Gone!" Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean. In vain he scanned the waves, to the rear, to the larboard and starboard. It was all to no purpose; the submarine craft had vanished utterly.
Chapter 19 of The young naval captain is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “THE CAPTURE OF HANG CHANG.”
the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai
From this reading “THE CAPTURE OF HANG CHANG.”
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading “Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.”
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading “Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.”
inflected form of “scan” — examine minutely or intensely
From this reading “In vain he scanned the waves, to the rear, to the larboard and starboard.”
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading “In vain he scanned the waves, to the rear, to the larboard and starboard.”
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading “It was all to no purpose; the submarine craft had vanished utterly.”
a government ship that is available for waging war
From this reading “Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.”
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In this reading “Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.”
In this reading “Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.”
In this reading “THE CAPTURE OF HANG CHANG.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It was all to no purpose; the submarine craft had vanished utterly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In vain he scanned the waves, to the rear, to the larboard and starboard.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF HANG CHANG.
the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF HANG CHANG.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading It was all to no purpose; the submarine craft had vanished utterly.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Gone!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was all to no purpose; the submarine craft had vanished utterly.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF HANG CHANG.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In vain he scanned the waves, to the rear, to the larboard and starboard.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all to no purpose; the submarine craft had vanished utterly.
the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading In vain he scanned the waves, to the rear, to the larboard and starboard.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
not any; not one
From this reading It was all to no purpose; the submarine craft had vanished utterly.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF HANG CHANG.
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
above and across; more than
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
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From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading It was all to no purpose; the submarine craft had vanished utterly.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading In vain he scanned the waves, to the rear, to the larboard and starboard.
inflected form of “scan” — examine minutely or intensely
From this reading In vain he scanned the waves, to the rear, to the larboard and starboard.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading In vain he scanned the waves, to the rear, to the larboard and starboard.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading It was all to no purpose; the submarine craft had vanished utterly.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF HANG CHANG.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In vain he scanned the waves, to the rear, to the larboard and starboard.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading It was all to no purpose; the submarine craft had vanished utterly.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading In vain he scanned the waves, to the rear, to the larboard and starboard.
having passed out of existence
From this reading It was all to no purpose; the submarine craft had vanished utterly.
a government ship that is available for waging war
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading In vain he scanned the waves, to the rear, to the larboard and starboard.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
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