Chapter 10 of Captain Margaret is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Captain Margaret is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, anyway, they’ve been there, and that’s what they say. And some of them. That Bill Adams fellow in my watch. He was there for five years, and he said it was hell.” “What was he doing?”
Chapter 10 of Captain Margaret is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading “That Bill Adams fellow in my watch.”
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading ““Well, anyway, they’ve been there, and that’s what they say.”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “That Bill Adams fellow in my watch.”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading ““What was he doing?””
a boy or man
From this reading “That Bill Adams fellow in my watch.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “He was there for five years, and he said it was hell.””
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “He was there for five years, and he said it was hell.””
look attentively
From this reading “That Bill Adams fellow in my watch.”
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In this reading “He was there for five years, and he said it was hell.””
In this reading “He was there for five years, and he said it was hell.””
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American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading That Bill Adams fellow in my watch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, anyway, they’ve been there, and that’s what they say.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “Well, anyway, they’ve been there, and that’s what they say.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Well, anyway, they’ve been there, and that’s what they say.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading That Bill Adams fellow in my watch.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “What was he doing?”
a boy or man
From this reading That Bill Adams fellow in my watch.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading He was there for five years, and he said it was hell.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was there for five years, and he said it was hell.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was there for five years, and he said it was hell.”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading He was there for five years, and he said it was hell.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That Bill Adams fellow in my watch.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was there for five years, and he said it was hell.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That Bill Adams fellow in my watch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And some of them.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He was there for five years, and he said it was hell.”
express in words
From this reading “Well, anyway, they’ve been there, and that’s what they say.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And some of them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Bill Adams fellow in my watch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, anyway, they’ve been there, and that’s what they say.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And some of them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Well, anyway, they’ve been there, and that’s what they say.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, anyway, they’ve been there, and that’s what they say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, anyway, they’ve been there, and that’s what they say.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was there for five years, and he said it was hell.”
look attentively
From this reading That Bill Adams fellow in my watch.
(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, anyway, they’ve been there, and that’s what they say.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Well, anyway, they’ve been there, and that’s what they say.
a late time of life
From this reading He was there for five years, and he said it was hell.”
Chapter 10 of Captain Margaret by John Masefield holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 10 holds 412 sentences of Captain Margaret, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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