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.
"We'll drink her health," he said, in a deep voice. "What's her name?" "Mrs. Dutton," was the reply. Mr. Stiles, with one hand on his heart, toasted her feelingly; then, filling up again, he drank to the "happy couple." "She's very strict about drink," said Mr. Burton, eyeing these proceedings with some severity.
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 9/60 · 5 reading units · Lines 41–45
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English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading “"She's very strict about drink," said Mr. Burton, eyeing these proceedings with some severity.”
-ing form of “eye” — look at
From this reading “"She's very strict about drink," said Mr. Burton, eyeing these proceedings with some severity.”
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading “Mr. Stiles, with one hand on his heart, toasted her feelingly; then, filling up again, he drank to the "happy couple."”
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading “"She's very strict about drink," said Mr. Burton, eyeing these proceedings with some severity.”
used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
From this reading “"She's very strict about drink," said Mr. Burton, eyeing these proceedings with some severity.”
plural of “stile” — an upright that is a member in a door or window frame
From this reading “Mr. Stiles, with one hand on his heart, toasted her feelingly; then, filling up again, he drank to the "happy couple."”
rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
From this reading “"She's very strict about drink," said Mr. Burton, eyeing these proceedings with some severity.”
browned over by exposure to heat
From this reading “Mr. Stiles, with one hand on his heart, toasted her feelingly; then, filling up again, he drank to the "happy couple."”
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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 "We'll drink her health," he said, in a deep voice.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "She's very strict about drink," said Mr. Burton, eyeing these proceedings with some severity.
anew
From this reading Mr. Stiles, with one hand on his heart, toasted her feelingly; then, filling up again, he drank to the "happy couple."
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading "She's very strict about drink," said Mr. Burton, eyeing these proceedings with some severity.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading Mr. Stiles, with one hand on his heart, toasted her feelingly; then, filling up again, he drank to the "happy couple."
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading "We'll drink her health," he said, in a deep voice.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading Mr. Stiles, with one hand on his heart, toasted her feelingly; then, filling up again, he drank to the "happy couple."
take in liquids
From this reading "We'll drink her health," he said, in a deep voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mrs. Dutton," was the reply.
-ing form of “eye” — look at
From this reading "She's very strict about drink," said Mr. Burton, eyeing these proceedings with some severity.
with great feeling
From this reading Mr. Stiles, with one hand on his heart, toasted her feelingly; then, filling up again, he drank to the "happy couple."
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading Mr. Stiles, with one hand on his heart, toasted her feelingly; then, filling up again, he drank to the "happy couple."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Mr. Stiles, with one hand on his heart, toasted her feelingly; then, filling up again, he drank to the "happy couple."
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Mr. Stiles, with one hand on his heart, toasted her feelingly; then, filling up again, he drank to the "happy couple."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We'll drink her health," he said, in a deep voice.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading "We'll drink her health," he said, in a deep voice.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Mr. Stiles, with one hand on his heart, toasted her feelingly; then, filling up again, he drank to the "happy couple."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "We'll drink her health," he said, in a deep voice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Stiles, with one hand on his heart, toasted her feelingly; then, filling up again, he drank to the "happy couple."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We'll drink her health," he said, in a deep voice.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Stiles, with one hand on his heart, toasted her feelingly; then, filling up again, he drank to the "happy couple."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Mrs. Dutton," was the reply.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "What's her name?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Stiles, with one hand on his heart, toasted her feelingly; then, filling up again, he drank to the "happy couple."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mr. Stiles, with one hand on his heart, toasted her feelingly; then, filling up again, he drank to the "happy couple."
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading "She's very strict about drink," said Mr. Burton, eyeing these proceedings with some severity.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "Mrs. Dutton," was the reply.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We'll drink her health," he said, in a deep voice.
used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
From this reading "She's very strict about drink," said Mr. Burton, eyeing these proceedings with some severity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's very strict about drink," said Mr. Burton, eyeing these proceedings with some severity.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "She's very strict about drink," said Mr. Burton, eyeing these proceedings with some severity.
plural of “stile” — an upright that is a member in a door or window frame
From this reading Mr. Stiles, with one hand on his heart, toasted her feelingly; then, filling up again, he drank to the "happy couple."
rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
From this reading "She's very strict about drink," said Mr. Burton, eyeing these proceedings with some severity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Mrs. Dutton," was the reply.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Mr. Stiles, with one hand on his heart, toasted her feelingly; then, filling up again, he drank to the "happy couple."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "She's very strict about drink," said Mr. Burton, eyeing these proceedings with some severity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Stiles, with one hand on his heart, toasted her feelingly; then, filling up again, he drank to the "happy couple."
browned over by exposure to heat
From this reading Mr. Stiles, with one hand on his heart, toasted her feelingly; then, filling up again, he drank to the "happy couple."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mr. Stiles, with one hand on his heart, toasted her feelingly; then, filling up again, he drank to the "happy couple."
precisely as stated
From this reading "She's very strict about drink," said Mr. Burton, eyeing these proceedings with some severity.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "We'll drink her health," he said, in a deep voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mrs. Dutton," was the reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll drink her health," he said, in a deep voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's her name?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Stiles, with one hand on his heart, toasted her feelingly; then, filling up again, he drank to the "happy couple."
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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