Chapter 4 of Cap'n Warren's Wards is here in full — 492 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Cap'n Warren's Wards is here in full — 492 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
If the captain heard Stephen’s fervent ejaculation, he paid no attention to it. Dropping his niece’s hand, he extended his own toward his nephew. “And this is Stephen?” he said. “Well, Steve, you and me have never met afore, I b’lieve. But that’s our misfortune, not our fault, hey?
Chapter 4 of Cap'n Warren's Wards is here in full — 492 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading “Dropping his niece’s hand, he extended his own toward his nephew.”
an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
From this reading “If the captain heard Stephen’s fervent ejaculation, he paid no attention to it.”
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading “Dropping his niece’s hand, he extended his own toward his nephew.”
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading “If the captain heard Stephen’s fervent ejaculation, he paid no attention to it.”
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading “Dropping his niece’s hand, he extended his own toward his nephew.”
possessive form of “niece” — a daughter of your brother or sister
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading “If the captain heard Stephen’s fervent ejaculation, he paid no attention to it.”
possessive form of “stephen” — English writer (1832-1904)
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From this reading “Well, Steve, you and me have never met afore, I b’lieve.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And this is Stephen?” he said.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading If the captain heard Stephen’s fervent ejaculation, he paid no attention to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Steve, you and me have never met afore, I b’lieve.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that’s our misfortune, not our fault, hey?
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading If the captain heard Stephen’s fervent ejaculation, he paid no attention to it.
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading Dropping his niece’s hand, he extended his own toward his nephew.
an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
From this reading If the captain heard Stephen’s fervent ejaculation, he paid no attention to it.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading Dropping his niece’s hand, he extended his own toward his nephew.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading But that’s our misfortune, not our fault, hey?
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading If the captain heard Stephen’s fervent ejaculation, he paid no attention to it.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Dropping his niece’s hand, he extended his own toward his nephew.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, Steve, you and me have never met afore, I b’lieve.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If the captain heard Stephen’s fervent ejaculation, he paid no attention to it.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading If the captain heard Stephen’s fervent ejaculation, he paid no attention to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But that’s our misfortune, not our fault, hey?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dropping his niece’s hand, he extended his own toward his nephew.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, Steve, you and me have never met afore, I b’lieve.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the captain heard Stephen’s fervent ejaculation, he paid no attention to it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And this is Stephen?” he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If the captain heard Stephen’s fervent ejaculation, he paid no attention to it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, Steve, you and me have never met afore, I b’lieve.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “Well, Steve, you and me have never met afore, I b’lieve.
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading But that’s our misfortune, not our fault, hey?
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading Dropping his niece’s hand, he extended his own toward his nephew.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Well, Steve, you and me have never met afore, I b’lieve.
possessive form of “niece” — a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading Dropping his niece’s hand, he extended his own toward his nephew.
not any; not one
From this reading If the captain heard Stephen’s fervent ejaculation, he paid no attention to it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But that’s our misfortune, not our fault, hey?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But that’s our misfortune, not our fault, hey?
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Dropping his niece’s hand, he extended his own toward his nephew.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading If the captain heard Stephen’s fervent ejaculation, he paid no attention to it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “And this is Stephen?” he said.
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading “And this is Stephen?” he said.
possessive form of “stephen” — English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading If the captain heard Stephen’s fervent ejaculation, he paid no attention to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Steve, you and me have never met afore, I b’lieve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But that’s our misfortune, not our fault, hey?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If the captain heard Stephen’s fervent ejaculation, he paid no attention to it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “And this is Stephen?” he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If the captain heard Stephen’s fervent ejaculation, he paid no attention to it.
in the direction of
From this reading Dropping his niece’s hand, he extended his own toward his nephew.
(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, Steve, you and me have never met afore, I b’lieve.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, Steve, you and me have never met afore, I b’lieve.
Chapter 4 of Cap'n Warren's Wards by Joseph Crosby Lincoln holds 492 sentences, grouped into 99 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 4 holds 492 sentences of Cap'n Warren's Wards, unabridged, divided into 99 reading sections.
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