Chapter 13 of Blue Jackets: The Log of the Teaser is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Blue Jackets: The Log of the Teaser is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"When did you get the letter?" "Chinese coolie bling lettee in flesh-vegetable boat." "What, this morning?" "Yes, bling lettee." "When are the junks going to sail?"
Chapter 13 of Blue Jackets: The Log of the Teaser is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “"Chinese coolie bling lettee in flesh-vegetable boat."”
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading “"Chinese coolie bling lettee in flesh-vegetable boat."”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “"When did you get the letter?"”
the act of departing
From this reading “"When are the junks going to sail?"”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “"When did you get the letter?"”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “"What, this morning?"”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “"When are the junks going to sail?"”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, bling lettee."”
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.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "When are the junks going to sail?"
flashy, ostentatious jewelry
From this reading "Chinese coolie bling lettee in flesh-vegetable boat."
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Chinese coolie bling lettee in flesh-vegetable boat."
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading "Chinese coolie bling lettee in flesh-vegetable boat."
(ethnic slur) an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer
From this reading "Chinese coolie bling lettee in flesh-vegetable boat."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "When did you get the letter?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Chinese coolie bling lettee in flesh-vegetable boat."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "When did you get the letter?"
the act of departing
From this reading "When are the junks going to sail?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Chinese coolie bling lettee in flesh-vegetable boat."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "When are the junks going to sail?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Chinese coolie bling lettee in flesh-vegetable boat."
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "When did you get the letter?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "What, this morning?"
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading "When are the junks going to sail?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "When did you get the letter?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What, this morning?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "When are the junks going to sail?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What, this morning?"
at the time that
From this reading "When did you get the letter?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, bling lettee."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "When did you get the letter?"
Chapter 13 of Blue Jackets: The Log of the Teaser by George Manville Fenn holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 13 holds 422 sentences of Blue Jackets: The Log of the Teaser, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Blue Jackets: The Log of the Teaser by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 422 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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