Chapter 13 of Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Not a thing, sir!” Mr. Fogg was blunt and cool. He started for the ladder. He slapped the shoulder of Mayo as he passed the young man. “Here's the kind of chap we're looking for nowadays.
Chapter 13 of Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast 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.
having a broad or rounded end
From this reading “Mr. Fogg was blunt and cool.”
a boy or man
From this reading ““Here's the kind of chap we're looking for nowadays.”
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “Mr. Fogg was blunt and cool.”
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading “He started for the ladder.”
egg yolks and oil and vinegar
From this reading “He slapped the shoulder of Mayo as he passed the young man.”
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading ““Here's the kind of chap we're looking for nowadays.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “He slapped the shoulder of Mayo as he passed the young man.”
inflected form of “slap” — hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading “He slapped the shoulder of Mayo as he passed the young man.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “Not a thing, sir!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Fogg was blunt and cool.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He slapped the shoulder of Mayo as he passed the young man.
having a broad or rounded end
From this reading Mr. Fogg was blunt and cool.
a boy or man
From this reading “Here's the kind of chap we're looking for nowadays.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading Mr. Fogg was blunt and cool.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Fogg was blunt and cool.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He started for the ladder.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He started for the ladder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Here's the kind of chap we're looking for nowadays.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “Here's the kind of chap we're looking for nowadays.
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading He started for the ladder.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “Here's the kind of chap we're looking for nowadays.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He slapped the shoulder of Mayo as he passed the young man.
egg yolks and oil and vinegar
From this reading He slapped the shoulder of Mayo as he passed the young man.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Fogg was blunt and cool.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not a thing, sir!”
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading “Here's the kind of chap we're looking for nowadays.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He slapped the shoulder of Mayo as he passed the young man.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading He slapped the shoulder of Mayo as he passed the young man.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading He slapped the shoulder of Mayo as he passed the young man.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Not a thing, sir!”
inflected form of “slap” — hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading He slapped the shoulder of Mayo as he passed the young man.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He started for the ladder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He started for the ladder.
a special situation
From this reading “Not a thing, sir!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Fogg was blunt and cool.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Here's the kind of chap we're looking for nowadays.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He slapped the shoulder of Mayo as he passed the young man.
Chapter 13 of Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast by Holman Day 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.
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