A Naval Venture

Chapter III

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By T. T. (Thomas Tendron) Jeans • Curated US English Learning Edition

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"You’ll have to be twenty-eight to-night, my jumping Son—thirty-eight; you’ve got the chance of a lifetime.

Squat down on the wash-stand."

"Jumping Moses!—you and I have to go in to-night and stick a light on a mark-buoy—a Turkish mark-buoy they’ve fixed in the wrong place, close inshore it is, under the old fort.

What do you think of that?"

"What mark-buoy?" asked the Orphan.

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A Naval Venture

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of A Naval Venture is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

"You’ll have to be twenty-eight to-night, my jumping Son—thirty-eight; you’ve got the chance of a lifetime.

Line 2

Squat down on the wash-stand."

Line 3

"Jumping Moses!—you and I have to go in to-night and stick a light on a mark-buoy—a Turkish mark-buoy they’ve fixed in the wrong place, close inshore it is, under the old fort.

Line 4

What do you think of that?"

/wʌt duː juː θɪŋk ʌv ðæt/

Line 5

"What mark-buoy?" asked the Orphan.

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

fort noun US /fɔːrt/

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading “"Jumping Moses!—you and I have to go in to-night and stick a light on a mark-buoy—a Turkish mark-buoy they’ve fixed in the wrong place, close inshore it is, under the old fort.”

inshore adjective US /ˈɪnˈʃɔːr/

(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land

jumping noun US /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/

the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump

From this reading “"You’ll have to be twenty-eight to-night, my jumping Son—thirty-eight; you’ve got the chance of a lifetime.”

lifetime noun US /ˈlaɪftaɪm/

the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)

From this reading “"You’ll have to be twenty-eight to-night, my jumping Son—thirty-eight; you’ve got the chance of a lifetime.”

Moses noun US /ˈmoʊzəs/

(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai

Orphan noun US /ˈɔːrfən/

a child who has lost both parents

From this reading “"What mark-buoy?" asked the Orphan.”

Squat verb US /skwɑːt/

sit on one's heels

From this reading “Squat down on the wash-stand."”

Turkish adjective US /ˈtɜːrkɪʃ/

of or relating to or characteristic of Turkey or its people or language

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

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got the chance verb + article + noun counted as “get … chance”

In this reading “"You’ll have to be twenty-eight to-night, my jumping Son—thirty-eight; you’ve got the chance of a lifetime.”

think of verb + particle

keep in mind for attention or consideration

In this reading “What do you think of that?"”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "You’ll have to be twenty-eight to-night, my jumping Son—thirty-eight; you’ve got the chance of a lifetime.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Jumping Moses!—you and I have to go in to-night and stick a light on a mark-buoy—a Turkish mark-buoy they’ve fixed in the wrong place, close inshore it is, under the old fort.

askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "What mark-buoy?" asked the Orphan.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "You’ll have to be twenty-eight to-night, my jumping Son—thirty-eight; you’ve got the chance of a lifetime.

chancenounUS /tʃæns/

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading "You’ll have to be twenty-eight to-night, my jumping Son—thirty-eight; you’ve got the chance of a lifetime.

closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading What do you think of that?"

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Squat down on the wash-stand."

fixedadjectiveUS /fɪkst/

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

fortnounUS /fɔːrt/

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "You’ll have to be twenty-eight to-night, my jumping Son—thirty-eight; you’ve got the chance of a lifetime.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "You’ll have to be twenty-eight to-night, my jumping Son—thirty-eight; you’ve got the chance of a lifetime.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

inshoreadjectiveUS /ˈɪnˈʃɔːr/

(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

jumpingnounUS /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/

the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump

From this reading "You’ll have to be twenty-eight to-night, my jumping Son—thirty-eight; you’ve got the chance of a lifetime.

lifetimenounUS /ˈlaɪftaɪm/

the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)

From this reading "You’ll have to be twenty-eight to-night, my jumping Son—thirty-eight; you’ve got the chance of a lifetime.

lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/

of comparatively little physical weight or density

mark-buoy

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MosesnounUS /ˈmoʊzəs/

(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "You’ll have to be twenty-eight to-night, my jumping Son—thirty-eight; you’ve got the chance of a lifetime.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "You’ll have to be twenty-eight to-night, my jumping Son—thirty-eight; you’ve got the chance of a lifetime.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Squat down on the wash-stand."

OrphannounUS /ˈɔːrfən/

a child who has lost both parents

From this reading "What mark-buoy?" asked the Orphan.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

SonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading "You’ll have to be twenty-eight to-night, my jumping Son—thirty-eight; you’ve got the chance of a lifetime.

SquatverbUS /skwɑːt/

sit on one's heels

From this reading Squat down on the wash-stand."

stickverbUS /stɪk/

put, fix, force, or implant

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading What do you think of that?"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "You’ll have to be twenty-eight to-night, my jumping Son—thirty-eight; you’ve got the chance of a lifetime.

they've

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading What do you think of that?"

thirty-eightadjective

being eight more than thirty

From this reading "You’ll have to be twenty-eight to-night, my jumping Son—thirty-eight; you’ve got the chance of a lifetime.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "You’ll have to be twenty-eight to-night, my jumping Son—thirty-eight; you’ve got the chance of a lifetime.

to-night

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You’ll have to be twenty-eight to-night, my jumping Son—thirty-eight; you’ve got the chance of a lifetime.

TurkishadjectiveUS /ˈtɜːrkɪʃ/

of or relating to or characteristic of Turkey or its people or language

twenty-eightnoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one

From this reading "You’ll have to be twenty-eight to-night, my jumping Son—thirty-eight; you’ve got the chance of a lifetime.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

wash-stand

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Squat down on the wash-stand."

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What do you think of that?"

wrongadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

You'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You’ll have to be twenty-eight to-night, my jumping Son—thirty-eight; you’ve got the chance of a lifetime.

you've

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You’ll have to be twenty-eight to-night, my jumping Son—thirty-eight; you’ve got the chance of a lifetime.

Chapter 3 of A Naval Venture by T. T. (Thomas Tendron) Jeans holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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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