Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of Captain Margaret is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I put it up with a country word. Tradoodle. “There,” he said. “There, steward. Gee.
Captain Margaret
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of Captain Margaret is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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I
put
it
up
with
a
country
word.
Tradoodle.
“There,”
he
said.
“There,
steward.
Gee.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Captain Margaret
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of Captain Margaret is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
I
put
it
up
with
a
country
word.
/aɪ pʊt ɪt ʌp wɪð ə ˈkʌntri wɜːrd/
Line 2
Tradoodle.
Line 3
“There,”
he
said.
/ðer hiː sed/
Line 4
“There,
steward.
/ðer ˈstuːərd/
Line 5
Gee.
/dʒiː/
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “I put it up with a country word.”
Gee
noun
US /dʒiː/
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “Gee.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “I put it up with a country word.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ““There,” he said.”
steward
noun
US /ˈstuːərd/
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading ““There, steward.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “I put it up with a country word.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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.
All words in this reading · 14
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I put it up with a country word.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I put it up with a country word.
GeenounUS /dʒiː/
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading Gee.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There,” he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I put it up with a country word.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I put it up with a country word.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I put it up with a country word.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “There,” he said.
stewardnounUS /ˈstuːərd/
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading “There, steward.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There,” he said.
Tradoodle
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tradoodle.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I put it up with a country word.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I put it up with a country word.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading I put it up with a country word.
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- Masefield
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Captain Margaret; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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