Chapter 1 of Admiral Peters Odd Craft, Part 14. is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Admiral Peters Odd Craft, Part 14. is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Burton, suppressing his choler, affected to ponder. "If 'arf a sovereign--" he said, at last. "Half a fiddlestick!" said the other, impatiently. "I want ten pounds. You've just drawn your pension, and, besides, you've been a saving man all your life."
Chapter 1 of Admiral Peters Odd Craft, Part 14. is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 54/60 · 5 reading units · Lines 266–270
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading “Mr. Burton, suppressing his choler, affected to ponder.”
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading “Mr. Burton, suppressing his choler, affected to ponder.”
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading “"Half a fiddlestick!" said the other, impatiently.”
a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working
From this reading “You've just drawn your pension, and, besides, you've been a saving man all your life."”
reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “Mr. Burton, suppressing his choler, affected to ponder.”
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading “You've just drawn your pension, and, besides, you've been a saving man all your life."”
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading “"If 'arf a sovereign--" he said, at last.”
-ing form of “suppress” — bring under control by force or authority
From this reading “Mr. Burton, suppressing his choler, affected to ponder.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "If 'arf a sovereign--" he said, at last.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading Mr. Burton, suppressing his choler, affected to ponder.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading You've just drawn your pension, and, besides, you've been a saving man all your life."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You've just drawn your pension, and, besides, you've been a saving man all your life."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If 'arf a sovereign--" he said, at last.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "If 'arf a sovereign--" he said, at last.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You've just drawn your pension, and, besides, you've been a saving man all your life."
in addition to; as well as
From this reading You've just drawn your pension, and, besides, you've been a saving man all your life."
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading Mr. Burton, suppressing his choler, affected to ponder.
an irritable petulant feeling
From this reading Mr. Burton, suppressing his choler, affected to ponder.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading You've just drawn your pension, and, besides, you've been a saving man all your life."
a bow used in playing the violin
From this reading "Half a fiddlestick!" said the other, impatiently.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Half a fiddlestick!" said the other, impatiently.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If 'arf a sovereign--" he said, at last.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Burton, suppressing his choler, affected to ponder.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want ten pounds.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If 'arf a sovereign--" he said, at last.
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading "Half a fiddlestick!" said the other, impatiently.
and nothing more
From this reading You've just drawn your pension, and, besides, you've been a saving man all your life."
immediately past
From this reading "If 'arf a sovereign--" he said, at last.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading You've just drawn your pension, and, besides, you've been a saving man all your life."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading You've just drawn your pension, and, besides, you've been a saving man all your life."
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Burton, suppressing his choler, affected to ponder.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Half a fiddlestick!" said the other, impatiently.
a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working
From this reading You've just drawn your pension, and, besides, you've been a saving man all your life."
reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading Mr. Burton, suppressing his choler, affected to ponder.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading "I want ten pounds.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "If 'arf a sovereign--" he said, at last.
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading You've just drawn your pension, and, besides, you've been a saving man all your life."
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading "If 'arf a sovereign--" he said, at last.
-ing form of “suppress” — bring under control by force or authority
From this reading Mr. Burton, suppressing his choler, affected to ponder.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "I want ten pounds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Half a fiddlestick!" said the other, impatiently.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Burton, suppressing his choler, affected to ponder.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want ten pounds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've just drawn your pension, and, besides, you've been a saving man all your life."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You've just drawn your pension, and, besides, you've been a saving man all your life."
Chapter 1 of Admiral Peters Odd Craft, Part 14. by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs holds 304 sentences, grouped into 61 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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