Chapter 3 of Captain Chap is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Captain Chap is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“A CONTINENT BEFORE US.” It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard. “Ten days before our folks hear from us!” ejaculated Phœnix. “That’s simply dreadful! They’ll give us up long before that time.”
Chapter 3 of Captain Chap is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.”
one of the large landmasses of the earth
From this reading ““A CONTINENT BEFORE US.””
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading ““That’s simply dreadful!”
your parents
From this reading ““Ten days before our folks hear from us!” ejaculated Phœnix.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.”
and nothing more
From this reading ““That’s simply dreadful!”
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading “It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading ““Ten days before our folks hear from us!” ejaculated Phœnix.”
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In this reading ““Ten days before our folks hear from us!” ejaculated Phœnix.”
In this reading ““Ten days before our folks hear from us!” ejaculated Phœnix.”
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 “A CONTINENT BEFORE US.”
later than; following
From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “A CONTINENT BEFORE US.”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
one of the large landmasses of the earth
From this reading “A CONTINENT BEFORE US.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “Ten days before our folks hear from us!” ejaculated Phœnix.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “That’s simply dreadful!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ten days before our folks hear from us!” ejaculated Phœnix.
your parents
From this reading “Ten days before our folks hear from us!” ejaculated Phœnix.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Ten days before our folks hear from us!” ejaculated Phœnix.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They’ll give us up long before that time.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Ten days before our folks hear from us!” ejaculated Phœnix.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
and nothing more
From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading They’ll give us up long before that time.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Ten days before our folks hear from us!” ejaculated Phœnix.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ten days before our folks hear from us!” ejaculated Phœnix.
and nothing more
From this reading “That’s simply dreadful!
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “Ten days before our folks hear from us!” ejaculated Phœnix.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They’ll give us up long before that time.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s simply dreadful!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’ll give us up long before that time.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They’ll give us up long before that time.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “A CONTINENT BEFORE US.”
precisely as stated
From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
Chapter 3 of Captain Chap by Frank R. Stockton holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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 3 holds 128 sentences of Captain Chap, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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