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The young naval captain
The young naval captain

Chapter XXII

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OUT OF ONE DANGER INTO ANOTHER.
Entombed alive!
Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.
The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.
The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.
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The young naval captain

Chapter XXII

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
OUT OF ONE DANGER INTO ANOTHER.
Line 2
Entombed alive!
Line 3
Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.
Line 4
The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.
Line 5
The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

ANOTHER noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “OUT OF ONE DANGER INTO ANOTHER.”

Craft noun US /kræft/

a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation

From this reading “The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.”

Everybody pronoun US /ˈevribɑːdi/

every person

From this reading “Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.”

ONE pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “OUT OF ONE DANGER INTO ANOTHER.”

Outside noun US /ˈoutside/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.”

All words in this reading · 45

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agonizing

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From this reading Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.

alive

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From this reading Entombed alive!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.

ANOTHERnounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading OUT OF ONE DANGER INTO ANOTHER.

board

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From this reading Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.

boiled

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From this reading The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.

came

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From this reading Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.

caught

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From this reading The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.

cave

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From this reading The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.

craftnounUS /kræft/

a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation

From this reading The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.

DANGER

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From this reading OUT OF ONE DANGER INTO ANOTHER.

darkness

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From this reading The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.

Entombed

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From this reading Entombed alive!

escape

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From this reading The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.

everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/

every person

From this reading Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.

foamed

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From this reading The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.

Holland

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From this reading Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.

intense

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From this reading The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.

INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading OUT OF ONE DANGER INTO ANOTHER.

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.

ocean

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From this reading The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OUT OF ONE DANGER INTO ANOTHER.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.

ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading OUT OF ONE DANGER INTO ANOTHER.

OUT

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From this reading OUT OF ONE DANGER INTO ANOTHER.

outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.

side

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From this reading The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.

submarine

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From this reading The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.

SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.

there

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From this reading The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.

water

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From this reading The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.

way

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From this reading The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.

XI

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From this reading Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.