Chapter 14 of A sailor boy with Dewey is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of A sailor boy with Dewey is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ESCAPE FROM THE PRISON. “What does this mean?” demanded Dan, who understood what was said, even though I did not. “What is up, Dan?” I queried. “They want to arrest us as rebel sympathizers.”
Chapter 14 of A sailor boy with Dewey is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
take into custody
From this reading ““They want to arrest us as rebel sympathizers.””
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading ““What does this mean?” demanded Dan, who understood what was said, even though I did not.”
the act of escaping physically
From this reading “THE ESCAPE FROM THE PRISON.”
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading “THE ESCAPE FROM THE PRISON.”
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading “I queried.”
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading ““They want to arrest us as rebel sympathizers.””
plural of “sympathizer” — a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune
From this reading ““They want to arrest us as rebel sympathizers.””
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading ““What does this mean?” demanded Dan, who understood what was said, even though I did not.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
take into custody
From this reading “They want to arrest us as rebel sympathizers.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “They want to arrest us as rebel sympathizers.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What does this mean?” demanded Dan, who understood what was said, even though I did not.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “What does this mean?” demanded Dan, who understood what was said, even though I did not.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “What does this mean?” demanded Dan, who understood what was said, even though I did not.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What does this mean?” demanded Dan, who understood what was said, even though I did not.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM THE PRISON.
divisible by two
From this reading “What does this mean?” demanded Dan, who understood what was said, even though I did not.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM THE PRISON.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “What does this mean?” demanded Dan, who understood what was said, even though I did not.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is up, Dan?”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “What does this mean?” demanded Dan, who understood what was said, even though I did not.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “What does this mean?” demanded Dan, who understood what was said, even though I did not.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM THE PRISON.
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading I queried.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “They want to arrest us as rebel sympathizers.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “What does this mean?” demanded Dan, who understood what was said, even though I did not.
plural of “sympathizer” — a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune
From this reading “They want to arrest us as rebel sympathizers.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM THE PRISON.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They want to arrest us as rebel sympathizers.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What does this mean?” demanded Dan, who understood what was said, even though I did not.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “What does this mean?” demanded Dan, who understood what was said, even though I did not.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “They want to arrest us as rebel sympathizers.”
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “What does this mean?” demanded Dan, who understood what was said, even though I did not.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “What is up, Dan?”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “They want to arrest us as rebel sympathizers.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “They want to arrest us as rebel sympathizers.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What does this mean?” demanded Dan, who understood what was said, even though I did not.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What does this mean?” demanded Dan, who understood what was said, even though I did not.
which person or people
From this reading “What does this mean?” demanded Dan, who understood what was said, even though I did not.
Chapter 14 of A sailor boy with Dewey by Edward Stratemeyer holds 120 sentences, grouped into 24 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 14 holds 120 sentences of A sailor boy with Dewey, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of A sailor boy with Dewey by Edward Stratemeyer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 120 sentences, grouped into 24 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.
Work through the 24 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 24 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 14 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading A sailor boy with Dewey by Edward Stratemeyer on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3488 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #77081 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #77081, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 290 minutes of reading across 698 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through A sailor boy with Dewey section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 32 chapters of A sailor boy with Dewey to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in A sailor boy with Dewey, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
