Chapter 9 of Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him. "We ain't a bit lost yet, I tell 'ee, sure-ly. Why, we ain't at sea as you says at all. We be ounly in the h'offin' hereabouts." This woke up Bob to argument.
Chapter 9 of Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading “This woke up Bob to argument.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “"Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.”
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading “"Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “"Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.”
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “"Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.”
the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape
From this reading “"Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.”
in this general vicinity
From this reading “We be ounly in the h'offin' hereabouts."”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “This woke up Bob to argument.”
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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 "Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We ain't a bit lost yet, I tell 'ee, sure-ly.
(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 Why, we ain't at sea as you says at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading This woke up Bob to argument.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading "Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Why, we ain't at sea as you says at all.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Why, we ain't at sea as you says at all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We be ounly in the h'offin' hereabouts."
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "We ain't a bit lost yet, I tell 'ee, sure-ly.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading "Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading "Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading "Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.
the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication
From this reading "Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.
the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape
From this reading "Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We be ounly in the h'offin' hereabouts."
in this general vicinity
From this reading We be ounly in the h'offin' hereabouts."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We ain't a bit lost yet, I tell 'ee, sure-ly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We be ounly in the h'offin' hereabouts."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "We ain't a bit lost yet, I tell 'ee, sure-ly.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading "Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We be ounly in the h'offin' hereabouts."
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Why, we ain't at sea as you says at all.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Why, we ain't at sea as you says at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We ain't a bit lost yet, I tell 'ee, sure-ly.
express in words
From this reading "We ain't a bit lost yet, I tell 'ee, sure-ly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This woke up Bob to argument.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.
in the direction of
From this reading "Now, don't 'ee, Master Bob, don't 'ee!" cried Dick, folding one of his arms, like a mother, round the other's neck and drawing him towards him to comfort him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading This woke up Bob to argument.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We ain't a bit lost yet, I tell 'ee, sure-ly.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, we ain't at sea as you says at all.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading This woke up Bob to argument.
but in spite of that
From this reading "We ain't a bit lost yet, I tell 'ee, sure-ly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why, we ain't at sea as you says at all.
Chapter 9 of Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel by John C. (John Conroy) Hutcheson holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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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