Chapter 3 of Captain Margaret is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Captain Margaret is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, Olivia,” he said gaily, “I’m glad I came in time to catch you.” “Yes,” she answered, “we were just going. We have been---- And how did you come here?” She found it harder to talk to him than she had expected. “I came here in my ship,” he answered.
Chapter 3 of Captain Margaret is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading ““Yes,” she answered, “we were just going.”
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading ““Well, Olivia,” he said gaily, “I’m glad I came in time to catch you.””
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “She found it harder to talk to him than she had expected.”
in a gay manner
From this reading ““Well, Olivia,” he said gaily, “I’m glad I came in time to catch you.””
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading ““Well, Olivia,” he said gaily, “I’m glad I came in time to catch you.””
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading “She found it harder to talk to him than she had expected.”
transport commercially
From this reading ““I came here in my ship,” he answered.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “She found it harder to talk to him than she had expected.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “We have been---- And how did you come here?””
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have been---- And how did you come here?”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Yes,” she answered, “we were just going.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We have been---- And how did you come here?”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Well, Olivia,” he said gaily, “I’m glad I came in time to catch you.”
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “Well, Olivia,” he said gaily, “I’m glad I came in time to catch you.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We have been---- And how did you come here?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We have been---- And how did you come here?”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading She found it harder to talk to him than she had expected.
set up or found
From this reading She found it harder to talk to him than she had expected.
in a gay manner
From this reading “Well, Olivia,” he said gaily, “I’m glad I came in time to catch you.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “Well, Olivia,” he said gaily, “I’m glad I came in time to catch you.”
the act of departing
From this reading “Yes,” she answered, “we were just going.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She found it harder to talk to him than she had expected.
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading She found it harder to talk to him than she had expected.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have been---- And how did you come here?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, Olivia,” he said gaily, “I’m glad I came in time to catch you.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We have been---- And how did you come here?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She found it harder to talk to him than she had expected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have been---- And how did you come here?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, Olivia,” he said gaily, “I’m glad I came in time to catch you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Olivia,” he said gaily, “I’m glad I came in time to catch you.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well, Olivia,” he said gaily, “I’m glad I came in time to catch you.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She found it harder to talk to him than she had expected.
and nothing more
From this reading “Yes,” she answered, “we were just going.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I came here in my ship,” he answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Olivia,” he said gaily, “I’m glad I came in time to catch you.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, Olivia,” he said gaily, “I’m glad I came in time to catch you.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes,” she answered, “we were just going.
transport commercially
From this reading “I came here in my ship,” he answered.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading She found it harder to talk to him than she had expected.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She found it harder to talk to him than she had expected.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Well, Olivia,” he said gaily, “I’m glad I came in time to catch you.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, Olivia,” he said gaily, “I’m glad I came in time to catch you.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Yes,” she answered, “we were just going.
(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, Olivia,” he said gaily, “I’m glad I came in time to catch you.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Yes,” she answered, “we were just going.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” she answered, “we were just going.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, Olivia,” he said gaily, “I’m glad I came in time to catch you.”
Chapter 3 of Captain Margaret by John Masefield 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.
Chapter 3 holds 406 sentences of Captain Margaret, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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