Chapter 4 of Captain Margaret is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Captain Margaret is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Captain Cammock,” cried Margaret, “lively now; get her off to her course.” “Ay, ay, sir,” he cried. He sprang to the helm, shouting his orders. He was back in a moment. “Beg pardon, sir,” he said, as the ship paid off.
Chapter 4 of Captain Margaret is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading ““Beg pardon, sir,” he said, as the ship paid off.”
steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
From this reading “He sprang to the helm, shouting his orders.”
full of life and energy
From this reading ““Captain Cammock,” cried Margaret, “lively now; get her off to her course.””
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “He sprang to the helm, shouting his orders.”
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading ““Beg pardon, sir,” he said, as the ship paid off.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading ““Beg pardon, sir,” he said, as the ship paid off.”
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading “He sprang to the helm, shouting his orders.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “He sprang to the helm, shouting his orders.”
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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 He was back in a moment.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Beg pardon, sir,” he said, as the ship paid off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ay, ay, sir,” he cried.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He was back in a moment.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “Beg pardon, sir,” he said, as the ship paid off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Captain Cammock,” cried Margaret, “lively now; get her off to her course.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “Captain Cammock,” cried Margaret, “lively now; get her off to her course.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Captain Cammock,” cried Margaret, “lively now; get her off to her course.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Captain Cammock,” cried Margaret, “lively now; get her off to her course.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Captain Cammock,” cried Margaret, “lively now; get her off to her course.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ay, ay, sir,” he cried.
steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
From this reading He sprang to the helm, shouting his orders.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Captain Cammock,” cried Margaret, “lively now; get her off to her course.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sprang to the helm, shouting his orders.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was back in a moment.
full of life and energy
From this reading “Captain Cammock,” cried Margaret, “lively now; get her off to her course.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Captain Cammock,” cried Margaret, “lively now; get her off to her course.”
a particular point in time
From this reading He was back in a moment.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Captain Cammock,” cried Margaret, “lively now; get her off to her course.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Captain Cammock,” cried Margaret, “lively now; get her off to her course.”
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading He sprang to the helm, shouting his orders.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading “Beg pardon, sir,” he said, as the ship paid off.
accept an excuse for
From this reading “Beg pardon, sir,” he said, as the ship paid off.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Beg pardon, sir,” he said, as the ship paid off.
transport commercially
From this reading “Beg pardon, sir,” he said, as the ship paid off.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading He sprang to the helm, shouting his orders.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Ay, ay, sir,” he cried.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading He sprang to the helm, shouting his orders.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He sprang to the helm, shouting his orders.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Captain Cammock,” cried Margaret, “lively now; get her off to her course.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was back in a moment.
Chapter 4 of Captain Margaret by John Masefield holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 4 holds 419 sentences of Captain Margaret, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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