Chapter 4 of A tall ship on other naval occasions is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of A tall ship on other naval occasions is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There, mother, that's old Beggs. He had our term at Osborne. Did you see his nose?
Chapter 4 of A tall ship on other naval occasions is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “"There, mother, that's old Beggs.”
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “Did you see his nose?”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “"There, mother, that's old Beggs.”
English playwright (1929-1994)
From this reading “He had our term at Osborne.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Did you see his nose?”
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading “He had our term at Osborne.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had our term at Osborne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There, mother, that's old Beggs.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you see his nose?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had our term at Osborne.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had our term at Osborne.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Did you see his nose?
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "There, mother, that's old Beggs.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Did you see his nose?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "There, mother, that's old Beggs.
English playwright (1929-1994)
From this reading He had our term at Osborne.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He had our term at Osborne.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Did you see his nose?
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading He had our term at Osborne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There, mother, that's old Beggs.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There, mother, that's old Beggs.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you see his nose?
Chapter 4 of A tall ship on other naval occasions by Bartimeus holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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 4 holds 435 sentences of A tall ship on other naval occasions, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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