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Chapter 6 of Young Glory and the Spanish cruiser is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FIGHTING IN THE BOATS--DAN DALY ARRIVES. These words produced a panic. It was a wonder that the boats were not overturned. The men stopped rowing, and so the craft containing the ammunition drifted up against them, and they were all in a mass together. The actions of many of the men were most violent and threatening.
Chapter 6 of Young Glory and the Spanish cruiser is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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projectiles to be fired from a gun
From this reading “The men stopped rowing, and so the craft containing the ammunition drifted up against them, and they were all in a mass together.”
third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “FIGHTING IN THE BOATS--DAN DALY ARRIVES.”
-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading “The men stopped rowing, and so the craft containing the ammunition drifted up against them, and they were all in a mass together.”
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “The men stopped rowing, and so the craft containing the ammunition drifted up against them, and they were all in a mass together.”
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
From this reading “It was a wonder that the boats were not overturned.”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “These words produced a panic.”
the act of rowing as a sport
From this reading “The men stopped rowing, and so the craft containing the ammunition drifted up against them, and they were all in a mass together.”
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading “The actions of many of the men were most violent and threatening.”
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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 These words produced a panic.
plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading The actions of many of the men were most violent and threatening.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The men stopped rowing, and so the craft containing the ammunition drifted up against them, and they were all in a mass together.
(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 The men stopped rowing, and so the craft containing the ammunition drifted up against them, and they were all in a mass together.
projectiles to be fired from a gun
From this reading The men stopped rowing, and so the craft containing the ammunition drifted up against them, and they were all in a mass together.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The men stopped rowing, and so the craft containing the ammunition drifted up against them, and they were all in a mass together.
third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading FIGHTING IN THE BOATS--DAN DALY ARRIVES.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading FIGHTING IN THE BOATS--DAN DALY ARRIVES.
-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading The men stopped rowing, and so the craft containing the ammunition drifted up against them, and they were all in a mass together.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading The men stopped rowing, and so the craft containing the ammunition drifted up against them, and they were all in a mass together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FIGHTING IN THE BOATS--DAN DALY ARRIVES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FIGHTING IN THE BOATS--DAN DALY ARRIVES.
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading The men stopped rowing, and so the craft containing the ammunition drifted up against them, and they were all in a mass together.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading FIGHTING IN THE BOATS--DAN DALY ARRIVES.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FIGHTING IN THE BOATS--DAN DALY ARRIVES.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a wonder that the boats were not overturned.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The actions of many of the men were most violent and threatening.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The men stopped rowing, and so the craft containing the ammunition drifted up against them, and they were all in a mass together.
the force of workers available
From this reading The men stopped rowing, and so the craft containing the ammunition drifted up against them, and they were all in a mass together.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The actions of many of the men were most violent and threatening.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a wonder that the boats were not overturned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The actions of many of the men were most violent and threatening.
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
From this reading It was a wonder that the boats were not overturned.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading These words produced a panic.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading These words produced a panic.
the act of rowing as a sport
From this reading The men stopped rowing, and so the craft containing the ammunition drifted up against them, and they were all in a mass together.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The men stopped rowing, and so the craft containing the ammunition drifted up against them, and they were all in a mass together.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The men stopped rowing, and so the craft containing the ammunition drifted up against them, and they were all in a mass together.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a wonder that the boats were not overturned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FIGHTING IN THE BOATS--DAN DALY ARRIVES.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The men stopped rowing, and so the craft containing the ammunition drifted up against them, and they were all in a mass together.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These words produced a panic.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The men stopped rowing, and so the craft containing the ammunition drifted up against them, and they were all in a mass together.
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading The actions of many of the men were most violent and threatening.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The men stopped rowing, and so the craft containing the ammunition drifted up against them, and they were all in a mass together.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The men stopped rowing, and so the craft containing the ammunition drifted up against them, and they were all in a mass together.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading The actions of many of the men were most violent and threatening.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a wonder that the boats were not overturned.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a wonder that the boats were not overturned.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading It was a wonder that the boats were not overturned.
the words that are spoken
From this reading These words produced a panic.
Chapter 6 of Young Glory and the Spanish cruiser by Walter Fenton Mott holds 203 sentences, grouped into 41 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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