Chapter 8 of Cap'n Eri is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Cap'n Eri is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOUSEKEEPER AND BOOK AGENT There was a knock on the door of Captain Perez's sleeping apartment. “Cap'n Hedge,” said Mrs. Snow, “Cap'n Hedge! I'm sorry to wake you up, but it's 'most ten o'clock and--” “What? Ten o'clock! Godfrey scissors!
Chapter 8 of Cap'n Eri is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading “HOUSEKEEPER AND BOOK AGENT There was a knock on the door of Captain Perez's sleeping apartment.”
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading “HOUSEKEEPER AND BOOK AGENT There was a knock on the door of Captain Perez's sleeping apartment.”
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading ““Cap'n Hedge,” said Mrs. Snow, “Cap'n Hedge!”
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading “HOUSEKEEPER AND BOOK AGENT There was a knock on the door of Captain Perez's sleeping apartment.”
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “HOUSEKEEPER AND BOOK AGENT There was a knock on the door of Captain Perez's sleeping apartment.”
an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
From this reading “Godfrey scissors!”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “HOUSEKEEPER AND BOOK AGENT There was a knock on the door of Captain Perez's sleeping apartment.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “I'm sorry to wake you up, but it's 'most ten o'clock and--” “What?”
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 HOUSEKEEPER AND BOOK AGENT There was a knock on the door of Captain Perez's sleeping apartment.
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading HOUSEKEEPER AND BOOK AGENT There was a knock on the door of Captain Perez's sleeping apartment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOUSEKEEPER AND BOOK AGENT There was a knock on the door of Captain Perez's sleeping apartment.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading HOUSEKEEPER AND BOOK AGENT There was a knock on the door of Captain Perez's sleeping apartment.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading HOUSEKEEPER AND BOOK AGENT There was a knock on the door of Captain Perez's sleeping apartment.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I'm sorry to wake you up, but it's 'most ten o'clock and--” “What?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Cap'n Hedge,” said Mrs. Snow, “Cap'n Hedge!
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading HOUSEKEEPER AND BOOK AGENT There was a knock on the door of Captain Perez's sleeping apartment.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading HOUSEKEEPER AND BOOK AGENT There was a knock on the door of Captain Perez's sleeping apartment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Godfrey scissors!
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading “Cap'n Hedge,” said Mrs. Snow, “Cap'n Hedge!
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading HOUSEKEEPER AND BOOK AGENT There was a knock on the door of Captain Perez's sleeping apartment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm sorry to wake you up, but it's 'most ten o'clock and--” “What?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm sorry to wake you up, but it's 'most ten o'clock and--” “What?
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading HOUSEKEEPER AND BOOK AGENT There was a knock on the door of Captain Perez's sleeping apartment.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I'm sorry to wake you up, but it's 'most ten o'clock and--” “What?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Cap'n Hedge,” said Mrs. Snow, “Cap'n Hedge!
according to the clock
From this reading I'm sorry to wake you up, but it's 'most ten o'clock and--” “What?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOUSEKEEPER AND BOOK AGENT There was a knock on the door of Captain Perez's sleeping apartment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HOUSEKEEPER AND BOOK AGENT There was a knock on the door of Captain Perez's sleeping apartment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOUSEKEEPER AND BOOK AGENT There was a knock on the door of Captain Perez's sleeping apartment.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Cap'n Hedge,” said Mrs. Snow, “Cap'n Hedge!
an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
From this reading Godfrey scissors!
the state of being asleep
From this reading HOUSEKEEPER AND BOOK AGENT There was a knock on the door of Captain Perez's sleeping apartment.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “Cap'n Hedge,” said Mrs. Snow, “Cap'n Hedge!
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I'm sorry to wake you up, but it's 'most ten o'clock and--” “What?
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I'm sorry to wake you up, but it's 'most ten o'clock and--” “What?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOUSEKEEPER AND BOOK AGENT There was a knock on the door of Captain Perez's sleeping apartment.
in or at that place or location
From this reading HOUSEKEEPER AND BOOK AGENT There was a knock on the door of Captain Perez's sleeping apartment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm sorry to wake you up, but it's 'most ten o'clock and--” “What?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I'm sorry to wake you up, but it's 'most ten o'clock and--” “What?
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading I'm sorry to wake you up, but it's 'most ten o'clock and--” “What?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOUSEKEEPER AND BOOK AGENT There was a knock on the door of Captain Perez's sleeping apartment.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I'm sorry to wake you up, but it's 'most ten o'clock and--” “What?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm sorry to wake you up, but it's 'most ten o'clock and--” “What?
Chapter 8 of Cap'n Eri by Joseph Crosby Lincoln holds 302 sentences, grouped into 61 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 8 holds 302 sentences of Cap'n Eri, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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