Chapter 13 of Under the Ocean to the South Pole is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Under the Ocean to the South Pole is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DIGGING OUT THE SHIP "Reverse the engine!" called the professor. "Maybe we can back the ship out." Washington set the big screw to revolving in the opposite direction. The _Porpoise_ shook and shivered but the mud held her fast. "We must have gone in pretty deep," commented Amos Henderson.
Chapter 13 of Under the Ocean to the South Pole is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading “"We must have gone in pretty deep," commented Amos Henderson.”
past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading “"We must have gone in pretty deep," commented Amos Henderson.”
the act of digging
From this reading “DIGGING OUT THE SHIP "Reverse the engine!" called the professor.”
any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth
change to the contrary
From this reading “DIGGING OUT THE SHIP "Reverse the engine!" called the professor.”
-ing form of “revolve” — turn on or around an axis or a center
From this reading “Washington set the big screw to revolving in the opposite direction.”
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading “Washington set the big screw to revolving in the opposite direction.”
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading “The _Porpoise_ shook and shivered but the mud held her fast.”
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a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading "We must have gone in pretty deep," commented Amos Henderson.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The _Porpoise_ shook and shivered but the mud held her fast.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Maybe we can back the ship out."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Washington set the big screw to revolving in the opposite direction.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The _Porpoise_ shook and shivered but the mud held her fast.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading DIGGING OUT THE SHIP "Reverse the engine!" called the professor.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Maybe we can back the ship out."
past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading "We must have gone in pretty deep," commented Amos Henderson.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading "We must have gone in pretty deep," commented Amos Henderson.
the act of digging
From this reading DIGGING OUT THE SHIP "Reverse the engine!" called the professor.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Washington set the big screw to revolving in the opposite direction.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading DIGGING OUT THE SHIP "Reverse the engine!" called the professor.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading The _Porpoise_ shook and shivered but the mud held her fast.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "We must have gone in pretty deep," commented Amos Henderson.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We must have gone in pretty deep," commented Amos Henderson.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The _Porpoise_ shook and shivered but the mud held her fast.
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From this reading "We must have gone in pretty deep," commented Amos Henderson.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The _Porpoise_ shook and shivered but the mud held her fast.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Washington set the big screw to revolving in the opposite direction.
by chance
From this reading "Maybe we can back the ship out."
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading The _Porpoise_ shook and shivered but the mud held her fast.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must have gone in pretty deep," commented Amos Henderson.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading Washington set the big screw to revolving in the opposite direction.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading DIGGING OUT THE SHIP "Reverse the engine!" called the professor.
any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth
From this reading The _Porpoise_ shook and shivered but the mud held her fast.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "We must have gone in pretty deep," commented Amos Henderson.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading DIGGING OUT THE SHIP "Reverse the engine!" called the professor.
change to the contrary
From this reading DIGGING OUT THE SHIP "Reverse the engine!" called the professor.
-ing form of “revolve” — turn on or around an axis or a center
From this reading Washington set the big screw to revolving in the opposite direction.
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading Washington set the big screw to revolving in the opposite direction.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Washington set the big screw to revolving in the opposite direction.
transport commercially
From this reading DIGGING OUT THE SHIP "Reverse the engine!" called the professor.
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading The _Porpoise_ shook and shivered but the mud held her fast.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading The _Porpoise_ shook and shivered but the mud held her fast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DIGGING OUT THE SHIP "Reverse the engine!" called the professor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Washington set the big screw to revolving in the opposite direction.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading Washington set the big screw to revolving in the opposite direction.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Maybe we can back the ship out."
Chapter 13 of Under the Ocean to the South Pole by Roy Rockwood holds 122 sentences, grouped into 25 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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