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Chapter 2 of Bunyip Land is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand. "Go down and put him out of his misery, captain," I said, "and take me too." "Oh! all right, my lad," he said, laughing. "You may do the job if you like." "May I?"
Chapter 2 of Bunyip Land is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
From this reading “"Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.”
plural of “jaw” — the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
From this reading “"Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “"You may do the job if you like."”
a boy or man
From this reading “"Oh! all right, my lad," he said, laughing.”
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading “"Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.”
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading “"Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.”
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading “"Go down and put him out of his misery, captain," I said, "and take me too."”
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
From this reading “"Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
(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 "Oh! all right, my lad," he said, laughing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Go down and put him out of his misery, captain," I said, "and take me too."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
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From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You may do the job if you like."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Go down and put him out of his misery, captain," I said, "and take me too."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go down and put him out of his misery, captain," I said, "and take me too."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh! all right, my lad," he said, laughing.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Go down and put him out of his misery, captain," I said, "and take me too."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You may do the job if you like."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
plural of “jaw” — the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading "You may do the job if you like."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
a boy or man
From this reading "Oh! all right, my lad," he said, laughing.
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading "Oh! all right, my lad," he said, laughing.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "You may do the job if you like."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Go down and put him out of his misery, captain," I said, "and take me too."
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading "Go down and put him out of his misery, captain," I said, "and take me too."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh! all right, my lad," he said, laughing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Go down and put him out of his misery, captain," I said, "and take me too."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! all right, my lad," he said, laughing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Go down and put him out of his misery, captain," I said, "and take me too."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Oh! all right, my lad," he said, laughing.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
having a supporting base
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
carry out
From this reading "Go down and put him out of his misery, captain," I said, "and take me too."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Go down and put him out of his misery, captain," I said, "and take me too."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
which person or people
From this reading "Well, I don't know about good meat, blackee, but we may as well have his head to boil out his jaws," said the captain, who was standing looking on, whale lance in hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You may do the job if you like."
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