Chapter 23 of A United States Midshipman in the South Seas is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of A United States Midshipman in the South Seas is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONCLUSION Stump was not proud of his exploit. The lads saw that he trembled violently, and his face showed that his nerves were unstrung. “It was my life or his,” he said sorrowfully. “Klinger had put me in charge of the store when he was arrested. During the fight on the Siumu road I was inside the store.
Chapter 23 of A United States Midshipman in the South Seas is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading ““Klinger had put me in charge of the store when he was arrested.”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “CONCLUSION Stump was not proud of his exploit.”
use or manipulate to one's advantage
From this reading “CONCLUSION Stump was not proud of his exploit.”
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading “The lads saw that he trembled violently, and his face showed that his nerves were unstrung.”
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading “The lads saw that he trembled violently, and his face showed that his nerves were unstrung.”
the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
From this reading “CONCLUSION Stump was not proud of his exploit.”
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “The lads saw that he trembled violently, and his face showed that his nerves were unstrung.”
in a violent manner
From this reading “The lads saw that he trembled violently, and his face showed that his nerves were unstrung.”
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In this reading “The lads saw that he trembled violently, and his face showed that his nerves were unstrung.”
In this reading ““Klinger had put me in charge of the store when he was arrested.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lads saw that he trembled violently, and his face showed that his nerves were unstrung.
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading “Klinger had put me in charge of the store when he was arrested.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading “Klinger had put me in charge of the store when he was arrested.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION Stump was not proud of his exploit.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the fight on the Siumu road I was inside the store.
use or manipulate to one's advantage
From this reading CONCLUSION Stump was not proud of his exploit.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The lads saw that he trembled violently, and his face showed that his nerves were unstrung.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading During the fight on the Siumu road I was inside the store.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Klinger had put me in charge of the store when he was arrested.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The lads saw that he trembled violently, and his face showed that his nerves were unstrung.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CONCLUSION Stump was not proud of his exploit.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading During the fight on the Siumu road I was inside the store.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Klinger had put me in charge of the store when he was arrested.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading During the fight on the Siumu road I was inside the store.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was my life or his,” he said sorrowfully.
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From this reading “Klinger had put me in charge of the store when he was arrested.
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading The lads saw that he trembled violently, and his face showed that his nerves were unstrung.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “It was my life or his,” he said sorrowfully.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Klinger had put me in charge of the store when he was arrested.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It was my life or his,” he said sorrowfully.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading The lads saw that he trembled violently, and his face showed that his nerves were unstrung.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading CONCLUSION Stump was not proud of his exploit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONCLUSION Stump was not proud of his exploit.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading During the fight on the Siumu road I was inside the store.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “It was my life or his,” he said sorrowfully.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading CONCLUSION Stump was not proud of his exploit.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Klinger had put me in charge of the store when he was arrested.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading During the fight on the Siumu road I was inside the store.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It was my life or his,” he said sorrowfully.
cut with a saw
From this reading The lads saw that he trembled violently, and his face showed that his nerves were unstrung.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The lads saw that he trembled violently, and his face showed that his nerves were unstrung.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading During the fight on the Siumu road I was inside the store.
in a sorrowful manner
From this reading “It was my life or his,” he said sorrowfully.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “Klinger had put me in charge of the store when he was arrested.
the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
From this reading CONCLUSION Stump was not proud of his exploit.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The lads saw that he trembled violently, and his face showed that his nerves were unstrung.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lads saw that he trembled violently, and his face showed that his nerves were unstrung.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading The lads saw that he trembled violently, and his face showed that his nerves were unstrung.
emotionally upset
From this reading The lads saw that he trembled violently, and his face showed that his nerves were unstrung.
in a violent manner
From this reading The lads saw that he trembled violently, and his face showed that his nerves were unstrung.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CONCLUSION Stump was not proud of his exploit.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The lads saw that he trembled violently, and his face showed that his nerves were unstrung.
at the time that
From this reading “Klinger had put me in charge of the store when he was arrested.
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