Chapter 5 of Captain Margaret is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Captain Margaret is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He turned to his owner as Olivia left the poop. “And you wish me to beat for Falmouth, sir?” “If you please,” answered Captain Margaret. “Very good, sir. I’ll go about at once.
Chapter 5 of Captain Margaret is here in full — 407 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 ““If you please,” answered Captain Margaret.”
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading ““And you wish me to beat for Falmouth, sir?””
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading ““If you please,” answered Captain Margaret.”
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading “He turned to his owner as Olivia left the poop.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading ““If you please,” answered Captain Margaret.”
obscene terms for feces
From this reading “He turned to his owner as Olivia left the poop.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “He turned to his owner as Olivia left the poop.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading ““And you wish me to beat for Falmouth, sir?””
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.
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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “I’ll go about at once.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I’ll go about at once.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And you wish me to beat for Falmouth, sir?”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “If you please,” answered Captain Margaret.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He turned to his owner as Olivia left the poop.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I’ll go about at once.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “And you wish me to beat for Falmouth, sir?”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “If you please,” answered Captain Margaret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And you wish me to beat for Falmouth, sir?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “And you wish me to beat for Falmouth, sir?”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I’ll go about at once.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Very good, sir.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned to his owner as Olivia left the poop.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He turned to his owner as Olivia left the poop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll go about at once.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you please,” answered Captain Margaret.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He turned to his owner as Olivia left the poop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you please,” answered Captain Margaret.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And you wish me to beat for Falmouth, sir?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned to his owner as Olivia left the poop.
on one occasion
From this reading I’ll go about at once.
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading He turned to his owner as Olivia left the poop.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “If you please,” answered Captain Margaret.
obscene terms for feces
From this reading He turned to his owner as Olivia left the poop.
term of address for a man
From this reading “And you wish me to beat for Falmouth, sir?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He turned to his owner as Olivia left the poop.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He turned to his owner as Olivia left the poop.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned to his owner as Olivia left the poop.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very good, sir.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “And you wish me to beat for Falmouth, sir?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And you wish me to beat for Falmouth, sir?”
Chapter 5 of Captain Margaret by John Masefield holds 407 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 5 holds 407 sentences of Captain Margaret, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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