Chapter 13 of A Naval Venture is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of A Naval Venture is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"A new tarpaulin, my Orphan! I stole it yesterday. It’s waterproof, too!" "Can those things come in here?" "There’s nothing to prevent ’em," grinned the Sub.
Chapter 13 of A Naval Venture is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading “"There’s nothing to prevent ’em," grinned the Sub.”
a child who has lost both parents
From this reading “"A new tarpaulin, my Orphan!”
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading “"There’s nothing to prevent ’em," grinned the Sub.”
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading “I stole it yesterday.”
be a substitute
From this reading “"There’s nothing to prevent ’em," grinned the Sub.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “"Can those things come in here?"”
not permitting the passage of water
From this reading “It’s waterproof, too!"”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “I stole it yesterday.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A new tarpaulin, my Orphan!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can those things come in here?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Can those things come in here?"
a quad with a square body
From this reading "There’s nothing to prevent ’em," grinned the Sub.
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading "There’s nothing to prevent ’em," grinned the Sub.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Can those things come in here?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I stole it yesterday.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Can those things come in here?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I stole it yesterday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s waterproof, too!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "A new tarpaulin, my Orphan!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "A new tarpaulin, my Orphan!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "There’s nothing to prevent ’em," grinned the Sub.
a child who has lost both parents
From this reading "A new tarpaulin, my Orphan!
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading "There’s nothing to prevent ’em," grinned the Sub.
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading I stole it yesterday.
be a substitute
From this reading "There’s nothing to prevent ’em," grinned the Sub.
waterproofed canvas
From this reading "A new tarpaulin, my Orphan!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There’s nothing to prevent ’em," grinned the Sub.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There’s nothing to prevent ’em," grinned the Sub.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Can those things come in here?"
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Can those things come in here?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There’s nothing to prevent ’em," grinned the Sub.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It’s waterproof, too!"
not permitting the passage of water
From this reading It’s waterproof, too!"
the day immediately before today
From this reading I stole it yesterday.
Chapter 13 of A Naval Venture by T. T. (Thomas Tendron) Jeans holds 410 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.
Chapter 13 holds 410 sentences of A Naval Venture, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of A Naval Venture by T. T. (Thomas Tendron) Jeans exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 410 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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