Chapter 17 of Blue Jackets: The Log of the Teaser is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Blue Jackets: The Log of the Teaser is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Just then I saw him stand up and give a sharp look round, his face wearing rather an anxious expression. "You can't see the _Teaser_, sir?" I said. "No, my lad; I was looking at the weather. I fear it is going to blow a hurricane.
Chapter 17 of Blue Jackets: The Log of the Teaser is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eagerly desirous
From this reading “Just then I saw him stand up and give a sharp look round, his face wearing rather an anxious expression.”
exhale hard
From this reading “I fear it is going to blow a hurricane.”
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
From this reading “I fear it is going to blow a hurricane.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"No, my lad; I was looking at the weather.”
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading “Just then I saw him stand up and give a sharp look round, his face wearing rather an anxious expression.”
a worker who teases wool
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading “Just then I saw him stand up and give a sharp look round, his face wearing rather an anxious expression.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “"No, my lad; I was looking at the weather.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Just then I saw him stand up and give a sharp look round, his face wearing rather an anxious expression.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Just then I saw him stand up and give a sharp look round, his face wearing rather an anxious expression.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just then I saw him stand up and give a sharp look round, his face wearing rather an anxious expression.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Just then I saw him stand up and give a sharp look round, his face wearing rather an anxious expression.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "No, my lad; I was looking at the weather.
exhale hard
From this reading I fear it is going to blow a hurricane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You can't see the _Teaser_, sir?"
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Just then I saw him stand up and give a sharp look round, his face wearing rather an anxious expression.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Just then I saw him stand up and give a sharp look round, his face wearing rather an anxious expression.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I fear it is going to blow a hurricane.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Just then I saw him stand up and give a sharp look round, his face wearing rather an anxious expression.
the act of departing
From this reading I fear it is going to blow a hurricane.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Just then I saw him stand up and give a sharp look round, his face wearing rather an anxious expression.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Just then I saw him stand up and give a sharp look round, his face wearing rather an anxious expression.
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
From this reading I fear it is going to blow a hurricane.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Just then I saw him stand up and give a sharp look round, his face wearing rather an anxious expression.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I fear it is going to blow a hurricane.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I fear it is going to blow a hurricane.
and nothing more
From this reading Just then I saw him stand up and give a sharp look round, his face wearing rather an anxious expression.
a boy or man
From this reading "No, my lad; I was looking at the weather.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Just then I saw him stand up and give a sharp look round, his face wearing rather an anxious expression.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "No, my lad; I was looking at the weather.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No, my lad; I was looking at the weather.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, my lad; I was looking at the weather.
on the contrary
From this reading Just then I saw him stand up and give a sharp look round, his face wearing rather an anxious expression.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Just then I saw him stand up and give a sharp look round, his face wearing rather an anxious expression.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said.
cut with a saw
From this reading Just then I saw him stand up and give a sharp look round, his face wearing rather an anxious expression.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You can't see the _Teaser_, sir?"
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Just then I saw him stand up and give a sharp look round, his face wearing rather an anxious expression.
term of address for a man
From this reading "You can't see the _Teaser_, sir?"
be standing; be upright
From this reading Just then I saw him stand up and give a sharp look round, his face wearing rather an anxious expression.
a worker who teases wool
From this reading "You can't see the _Teaser_, sir?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You can't see the _Teaser_, sir?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Just then I saw him stand up and give a sharp look round, his face wearing rather an anxious expression.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I fear it is going to blow a hurricane.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Just then I saw him stand up and give a sharp look round, his face wearing rather an anxious expression.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No, my lad; I was looking at the weather.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading Just then I saw him stand up and give a sharp look round, his face wearing rather an anxious expression.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading "No, my lad; I was looking at the weather.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can't see the _Teaser_, sir?"
Chapter 17 of Blue Jackets: The Log of the Teaser by George Manville Fenn 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 17 holds 417 sentences of Blue Jackets: The Log of the Teaser, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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