Chapter 3 of Ben Burton: Born and Bred at Sea is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Ben Burton: Born and Bred at Sea is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHAPTER SEVEN. My poor mother was crying bitterly. It was at the thoughts of parting with the Little Lady. In vain my father attempted to console her. Give her up, she said she could not.
Chapter 3 of Ben Burton: Born and Bred at Sea is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading “In vain my father attempted to console her.”
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading “My poor mother was crying bitterly.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER SEVEN.”
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading “In vain my father attempted to console her.”
demanding attention
From this reading “My poor mother was crying bitterly.”
the act of departing politely
From this reading “It was at the thoughts of parting with the Little Lady.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading “CHAPTER SEVEN.”
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading “In vain my father attempted to console her.”
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.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was at the thoughts of parting with the Little Lady.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading In vain my father attempted to console her.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading My poor mother was crying bitterly.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN.
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading In vain my father attempted to console her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Give her up, she said she could not.
demanding attention
From this reading My poor mother was crying bitterly.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading In vain my father attempted to console her.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give her up, she said she could not.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In vain my father attempted to console her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In vain my father attempted to console her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was at the thoughts of parting with the Little Lady.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading It was at the thoughts of parting with the Little Lady.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was at the thoughts of parting with the Little Lady.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading My poor mother was crying bitterly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My poor mother was crying bitterly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Give her up, she said she could not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was at the thoughts of parting with the Little Lady.
the act of departing politely
From this reading It was at the thoughts of parting with the Little Lady.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading My poor mother was crying bitterly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Give her up, she said she could not.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Give her up, she said she could not.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was at the thoughts of parting with the Little Lady.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was at the thoughts of parting with the Little Lady.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In vain my father attempted to console her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Give her up, she said she could not.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading In vain my father attempted to console her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My poor mother was crying bitterly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was at the thoughts of parting with the Little Lady.
Chapter 3 of Ben Burton: Born and Bred at Sea by William Henry Giles Kingston holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 3 holds 417 sentences of Ben Burton: Born and Bred at Sea, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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