Chapter 24 of The young naval captain is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The young naval captain is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIGHT OFF CAPE NOME. "Captain, are you dead?" It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath. "No--no, Gilson," was the answer. "But we--we must have some fre-fresh air!"
Chapter 24 of The young naval captain is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading “THE FIGHT OFF CAPE NOME.”
-ing form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath.”
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading “It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath.”
a town in western Alaska on the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula; an important center of an Alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century
From this reading “THE FIGHT OFF CAPE NOME.”
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading “It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath.”
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath.”
done under pressure
From this reading “It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath.”
communicated in words
From this reading “It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath.”
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In this reading “It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "But we--we must have some fre-fresh air!"
react verbally
From this reading "No--no, Gilson," was the answer.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Captain, are you dead?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But we--we must have some fre-fresh air!"
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading THE FIGHT OFF CAPE NOME.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Captain, are you dead?"
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Captain, are you dead?"
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading THE FIGHT OFF CAPE NOME.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath.
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From this reading "But we--we must have some fre-fresh air!"
-ing form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But we--we must have some fre-fresh air!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "But we--we must have some fre-fresh air!"
not any; not one
From this reading "No--no, Gilson," was the answer.
a town in western Alaska on the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula; an important center of an Alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century
From this reading THE FIGHT OFF CAPE NOME.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE FIGHT OFF CAPE NOME.
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath.
done under pressure
From this reading It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "But we--we must have some fre-fresh air!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIGHT OFF CAPE NOME.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath.
communicated in words
From this reading It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "But we--we must have some fre-fresh air!"
in or at the place that
From this reading It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath.
which person or people
From this reading It was Gilson who uttered the cry, as he rushed forward through the smoke, to where Oscar was leaning against a post, gasping for breath.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Captain, are you dead?"
Chapter 24 of The young naval captain by Edward Stratemeyer holds 68 sentences, grouped into 14 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 24 holds 68 sentences of The young naval captain, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
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