Chapter 5 of Ben Burton: Born and Bred at Sea is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Ben Burton: Born and Bred at Sea is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"This won't do," he said to himself. "I am not in a fit condition, I have a notion, to execute this writ. However, it must be done. That liquor was not bad, or I should not feel as comfortable as I do. If now I can get a basin of water, and pour some of the cold liquid down my throat, I shall be soon all to rights again.
Chapter 5 of Ben Burton: Born and Bred at Sea is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
From this reading “If now I can get a basin of water, and pour some of the cold liquid down my throat, I shall be soon all to rights again.”
kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
From this reading “"I am not in a fit condition, I have a notion, to execute this writ.”
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
From this reading “If now I can get a basin of water, and pour some of the cold liquid down my throat, I shall be soon all to rights again.”
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading “That liquor was not bad, or I should not feel as comfortable as I do.”
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “"I am not in a fit condition, I have a notion, to execute this writ.”
cause to run
From this reading “If now I can get a basin of water, and pour some of the cold liquid down my throat, I shall be soon all to rights again.”
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading “If now I can get a basin of water, and pour some of the cold liquid down my throat, I shall be soon all to rights again.”
(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
From this reading “"I am not in a fit condition, I have a notion, to execute this writ.”
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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 "I am not in a fit condition, I have a notion, to execute this writ.
anew
From this reading If now I can get a basin of water, and pour some of the cold liquid down my throat, I shall be soon all to rights again.
(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 If now I can get a basin of water, and pour some of the cold liquid down my throat, I shall be soon all to rights again.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am not in a fit condition, I have a notion, to execute this writ.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If now I can get a basin of water, and pour some of the cold liquid down my throat, I shall be soon all to rights again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That liquor was not bad, or I should not feel as comfortable as I do.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading That liquor was not bad, or I should not feel as comfortable as I do.
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
From this reading If now I can get a basin of water, and pour some of the cold liquid down my throat, I shall be soon all to rights again.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading However, it must be done.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If now I can get a basin of water, and pour some of the cold liquid down my throat, I shall be soon all to rights again.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading If now I can get a basin of water, and pour some of the cold liquid down my throat, I shall be soon all to rights again.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading That liquor was not bad, or I should not feel as comfortable as I do.
a state at a particular time
From this reading "I am not in a fit condition, I have a notion, to execute this writ.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "This won't do," he said to himself.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading However, it must be done.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading If now I can get a basin of water, and pour some of the cold liquid down my throat, I shall be soon all to rights again.
kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
From this reading "I am not in a fit condition, I have a notion, to execute this writ.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading That liquor was not bad, or I should not feel as comfortable as I do.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading "I am not in a fit condition, I have a notion, to execute this writ.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading If now I can get a basin of water, and pour some of the cold liquid down my throat, I shall be soon all to rights again.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I am not in a fit condition, I have a notion, to execute this writ.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "This won't do," he said to himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "This won't do," he said to himself.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, it must be done.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am not in a fit condition, I have a notion, to execute this writ.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If now I can get a basin of water, and pour some of the cold liquid down my throat, I shall be soon all to rights again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I am not in a fit condition, I have a notion, to execute this writ.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading However, it must be done.
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
From this reading If now I can get a basin of water, and pour some of the cold liquid down my throat, I shall be soon all to rights again.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading That liquor was not bad, or I should not feel as comfortable as I do.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading However, it must be done.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If now I can get a basin of water, and pour some of the cold liquid down my throat, I shall be soon all to rights again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I am not in a fit condition, I have a notion, to execute this writ.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading "I am not in a fit condition, I have a notion, to execute this writ.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading If now I can get a basin of water, and pour some of the cold liquid down my throat, I shall be soon all to rights again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If now I can get a basin of water, and pour some of the cold liquid down my throat, I shall be soon all to rights again.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That liquor was not bad, or I should not feel as comfortable as I do.
cause to run
From this reading If now I can get a basin of water, and pour some of the cold liquid down my throat, I shall be soon all to rights again.
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading If now I can get a basin of water, and pour some of the cold liquid down my throat, I shall be soon all to rights again.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "This won't do," he said to himself.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If now I can get a basin of water, and pour some of the cold liquid down my throat, I shall be soon all to rights again.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That liquor was not bad, or I should not feel as comfortable as I do.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading If now I can get a basin of water, and pour some of the cold liquid down my throat, I shall be soon all to rights again.
in the near future
From this reading If now I can get a basin of water, and pour some of the cold liquid down my throat, I shall be soon all to rights again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That liquor was not bad, or I should not feel as comfortable as I do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If now I can get a basin of water, and pour some of the cold liquid down my throat, I shall be soon all to rights again.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This won't do," he said to himself.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading If now I can get a basin of water, and pour some of the cold liquid down my throat, I shall be soon all to rights again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "This won't do," he said to himself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That liquor was not bad, or I should not feel as comfortable as I do.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading If now I can get a basin of water, and pour some of the cold liquid down my throat, I shall be soon all to rights again.
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From this reading "This won't do," he said to himself.
(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
From this reading "I am not in a fit condition, I have a notion, to execute this writ.
Chapter 5 of Ben Burton: Born and Bred at Sea by William Henry Giles Kingston holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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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