Chapter 8 of Captain Margaret is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Captain Margaret is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Come on,” said Perrin, attempting, with an ill grace, the manner of a jovial schoolboy. “Come on, my son. Catch hold of his other arm, Charles.” As he seized Stukeley’s arm to give him a heave, Stukeley poked him in the wind, and tripped him as he stepped backward. “What’re you sitting down for?” he said, with a rough laugh.
Chapter 8 of Captain Margaret is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “attempt” — make an effort or attempt
From this reading ““Come on,” said Perrin, attempting, with an ill grace, the manner of a jovial schoolboy.”
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading “As he seized Stukeley’s arm to give him a heave, Stukeley poked him in the wind, and tripped him as he stepped backward.”
utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading “As he seized Stukeley’s arm to give him a heave, Stukeley poked him in the wind, and tripped him as he stepped backward.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading ““Come on,” said Perrin, attempting, with an ill grace, the manner of a jovial schoolboy.”
past form of “poke” — poke or thrust abruptly
From this reading “As he seized Stukeley’s arm to give him a heave, Stukeley poked him in the wind, and tripped him as he stepped backward.”
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading ““What’re you sitting down for?” he said, with a rough laugh.”
a boy attending school
From this reading ““Come on,” said Perrin, attempting, with an ill grace, the manner of a jovial schoolboy.”
inflected form of “trip” — miss a step and fall or nearly fall
From this reading “As he seized Stukeley’s arm to give him a heave, Stukeley poked him in the wind, and tripped him as he stepped backward.”
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In this reading ““Come on,” said Perrin, attempting, with an ill grace, the manner of a jovial schoolboy.”
In this reading “Catch hold of his other arm, Charles.””
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 “Come on,” said Perrin, attempting, with an ill grace, the manner of a jovial schoolboy.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Come on,” said Perrin, attempting, with an ill grace, the manner of a jovial schoolboy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As he seized Stukeley’s arm to give him a heave, Stukeley poked him in the wind, and tripped him as he stepped backward.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Catch hold of his other arm, Charles.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he seized Stukeley’s arm to give him a heave, Stukeley poked him in the wind, and tripped him as he stepped backward.
-ing form of “attempt” — make an effort or attempt
From this reading “Come on,” said Perrin, attempting, with an ill grace, the manner of a jovial schoolboy.
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading As he seized Stukeley’s arm to give him a heave, Stukeley poked him in the wind, and tripped him as he stepped backward.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Catch hold of his other arm, Charles.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Catch hold of his other arm, Charles.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come on,” said Perrin, attempting, with an ill grace, the manner of a jovial schoolboy.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “What’re you sitting down for?” he said, with a rough laugh.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “What’re you sitting down for?” he said, with a rough laugh.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading As he seized Stukeley’s arm to give him a heave, Stukeley poked him in the wind, and tripped him as he stepped backward.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading “Come on,” said Perrin, attempting, with an ill grace, the manner of a jovial schoolboy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he seized Stukeley’s arm to give him a heave, Stukeley poked him in the wind, and tripped him as he stepped backward.
utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading As he seized Stukeley’s arm to give him a heave, Stukeley poked him in the wind, and tripped him as he stepped backward.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he seized Stukeley’s arm to give him a heave, Stukeley poked him in the wind, and tripped him as he stepped backward.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Catch hold of his other arm, Charles.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Catch hold of his other arm, Charles.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Come on,” said Perrin, attempting, with an ill grace, the manner of a jovial schoolboy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he seized Stukeley’s arm to give him a heave, Stukeley poked him in the wind, and tripped him as he stepped backward.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “Come on,” said Perrin, attempting, with an ill grace, the manner of a jovial schoolboy.
the sound of laughing
From this reading “What’re you sitting down for?” he said, with a rough laugh.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Come on,” said Perrin, attempting, with an ill grace, the manner of a jovial schoolboy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Come on, my son.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Come on,” said Perrin, attempting, with an ill grace, the manner of a jovial schoolboy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Come on,” said Perrin, attempting, with an ill grace, the manner of a jovial schoolboy.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Catch hold of his other arm, Charles.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come on,” said Perrin, attempting, with an ill grace, the manner of a jovial schoolboy.
past form of “poke” — poke or thrust abruptly
From this reading As he seized Stukeley’s arm to give him a heave, Stukeley poked him in the wind, and tripped him as he stepped backward.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading “What’re you sitting down for?” he said, with a rough laugh.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Come on,” said Perrin, attempting, with an ill grace, the manner of a jovial schoolboy.
a boy attending school
From this reading “Come on,” said Perrin, attempting, with an ill grace, the manner of a jovial schoolboy.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading As he seized Stukeley’s arm to give him a heave, Stukeley poked him in the wind, and tripped him as he stepped backward.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “What’re you sitting down for?” he said, with a rough laugh.
a male human offspring
From this reading “Come on, my son.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading As he seized Stukeley’s arm to give him a heave, Stukeley poked him in the wind, and tripped him as he stepped backward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he seized Stukeley’s arm to give him a heave, Stukeley poked him in the wind, and tripped him as he stepped backward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he seized Stukeley’s arm to give him a heave, Stukeley poked him in the wind, and tripped him as he stepped backward.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Come on,” said Perrin, attempting, with an ill grace, the manner of a jovial schoolboy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he seized Stukeley’s arm to give him a heave, Stukeley poked him in the wind, and tripped him as he stepped backward.
inflected form of “trip” — miss a step and fall or nearly fall
From this reading As he seized Stukeley’s arm to give him a heave, Stukeley poked him in the wind, and tripped him as he stepped backward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’re you sitting down for?” he said, with a rough laugh.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading As he seized Stukeley’s arm to give him a heave, Stukeley poked him in the wind, and tripped him as he stepped backward.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Come on,” said Perrin, attempting, with an ill grace, the manner of a jovial schoolboy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What’re you sitting down for?” he said, with a rough laugh.
Chapter 8 of Captain Margaret by John Masefield holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
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