Chapter 9 of A Madcap Cruise is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of A Madcap Cruise is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Dear England!" ejaculated Mr. Wrenmarsh fervently under his breath in the face of all this. Then turning to Taberman, "You're not coming ashore with us?" Jerry shook his bare head, and gave an exaggerated shiver for reply. "No?" the collector said. "Well, we'll say good-by here, then.
Chapter 9 of A Madcap Cruise is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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towards the shore from the water
From this reading “Then turning to Taberman, "You're not coming ashore with us?"”
completely unclothed
From this reading “Jerry shook his bare head, and gave an exaggerated shiver for reply.”
a person who collects things
From this reading “"No?" the collector said.”
represented as greater than is true or reasonable
From this reading “Jerry shook his bare head, and gave an exaggerated shiver for reply.”
with passionate fervor
From this reading “"Dear England!" ejaculated Mr. Wrenmarsh fervently under his breath in the face of all this.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Jerry shook his bare head, and gave an exaggerated shiver for reply.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “Jerry shook his bare head, and gave an exaggerated shiver for reply.”
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading “Jerry shook his bare head, and gave an exaggerated shiver for reply.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Well, we'll say good-by here, then.”
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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 "Dear England!" ejaculated Mr. Wrenmarsh fervently under his breath in the face of all this.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Jerry shook his bare head, and gave an exaggerated shiver for reply.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jerry shook his bare head, and gave an exaggerated shiver for reply.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading Then turning to Taberman, "You're not coming ashore with us?"
completely unclothed
From this reading Jerry shook his bare head, and gave an exaggerated shiver for reply.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading "Dear England!" ejaculated Mr. Wrenmarsh fervently under his breath in the face of all this.
a person who collects things
From this reading "No?" the collector said.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Then turning to Taberman, "You're not coming ashore with us?"
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear England!" ejaculated Mr. Wrenmarsh fervently under his breath in the face of all this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear England!" ejaculated Mr. Wrenmarsh fervently under his breath in the face of all this.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading "Dear England!" ejaculated Mr. Wrenmarsh fervently under his breath in the face of all this.
represented as greater than is true or reasonable
From this reading Jerry shook his bare head, and gave an exaggerated shiver for reply.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Dear England!" ejaculated Mr. Wrenmarsh fervently under his breath in the face of all this.
with passionate fervor
From this reading "Dear England!" ejaculated Mr. Wrenmarsh fervently under his breath in the face of all this.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jerry shook his bare head, and gave an exaggerated shiver for reply.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Jerry shook his bare head, and gave an exaggerated shiver for reply.
a farewell remark
From this reading "Well, we'll say good-by here, then.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Jerry shook his bare head, and gave an exaggerated shiver for reply.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Well, we'll say good-by here, then.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Dear England!" ejaculated Mr. Wrenmarsh fervently under his breath in the face of all this.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Dear England!" ejaculated Mr. Wrenmarsh fervently under his breath in the face of all this.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Jerry shook his bare head, and gave an exaggerated shiver for reply.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Dear England!" ejaculated Mr. Wrenmarsh fervently under his breath in the face of all this.
not any; not one
From this reading "No?" the collector said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then turning to Taberman, "You're not coming ashore with us?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Dear England!" ejaculated Mr. Wrenmarsh fervently under his breath in the face of all this.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Jerry shook his bare head, and gave an exaggerated shiver for reply.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No?" the collector said.
express in words
From this reading "Well, we'll say good-by here, then.
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading Jerry shook his bare head, and gave an exaggerated shiver for reply.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Jerry shook his bare head, and gave an exaggerated shiver for reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then turning to Taberman, "You're not coming ashore with us?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Dear England!" ejaculated Mr. Wrenmarsh fervently under his breath in the face of all this.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then turning to Taberman, "You're not coming ashore with us?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Dear England!" ejaculated Mr. Wrenmarsh fervently under his breath in the face of all this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then turning to Taberman, "You're not coming ashore with us?"
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Then turning to Taberman, "You're not coming ashore with us?"
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Dear England!" ejaculated Mr. Wrenmarsh fervently under his breath in the face of all this.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then turning to Taberman, "You're not coming ashore with us?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, we'll say good-by here, then.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, we'll say good-by here, then.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then turning to Taberman, "You're not coming ashore with us?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear England!" ejaculated Mr. Wrenmarsh fervently under his breath in the face of all this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then turning to Taberman, "You're not coming ashore with us?"
Chapter 9 of A Madcap Cruise by Oric Bates holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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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