Chapter 26 of Captain Margaret is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Captain Margaret is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They manned six canoas, and laid the worst cases in the sternsheets. The one sober doctor went with them. He was a clever surgeon, pretty well known all over the Indies as Doctor Glass Case. He had left England under a cloud; it was not known why. No man knew his real name.
Chapter 26 of Captain Margaret is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading “They manned six canoas, and laid the worst cases in the sternsheets.”
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “He was a clever surgeon, pretty well known all over the Indies as Doctor Glass Case.”
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading “He had left England under a cloud; it was not known why.”
plural of “indie” — a pop group not affiliated with a major record company
From this reading “He was a clever surgeon, pretty well known all over the Indies as Doctor Glass Case.”
having a crew
From this reading “They manned six canoas, and laid the worst cases in the sternsheets.”
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading “The one sober doctor went with them.”
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading “He was a clever surgeon, pretty well known all over the Indies as Doctor Glass Case.”
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “They manned six canoas, and laid the worst cases in the sternsheets.”
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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In this reading “He was a clever surgeon, pretty well known all over the Indies as Doctor Glass Case.”
In this reading “He was a clever surgeon, pretty well known all over the Indies as Doctor Glass Case.”
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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 a clever surgeon, pretty well known all over the Indies as Doctor Glass Case.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He was a clever surgeon, pretty well known all over the Indies as Doctor Glass Case.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They manned six canoas, and laid the worst cases in the sternsheets.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was a clever surgeon, pretty well known all over the Indies as Doctor Glass Case.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They manned six canoas, and laid the worst cases in the sternsheets.
an occurrence of something
From this reading He was a clever surgeon, pretty well known all over the Indies as Doctor Glass Case.
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading They manned six canoas, and laid the worst cases in the sternsheets.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading He was a clever surgeon, pretty well known all over the Indies as Doctor Glass Case.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading He had left England under a cloud; it was not known why.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The one sober doctor went with them.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading He had left England under a cloud; it was not known why.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading He was a clever surgeon, pretty well known all over the Indies as Doctor Glass Case.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had left England under a cloud; it was not known why.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a clever surgeon, pretty well known all over the Indies as Doctor Glass Case.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No man knew his real name.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They manned six canoas, and laid the worst cases in the sternsheets.
plural of “indie” — a pop group not affiliated with a major record company
From this reading He was a clever surgeon, pretty well known all over the Indies as Doctor Glass Case.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had left England under a cloud; it was not known why.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading No man knew his real name.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading He was a clever surgeon, pretty well known all over the Indies as Doctor Glass Case.
set down according to a plan
From this reading They manned six canoas, and laid the worst cases in the sternsheets.
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 had left England under a cloud; it was not known why.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading No man knew his real name.
having a crew
From this reading They manned six canoas, and laid the worst cases in the sternsheets.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading No man knew his real name.
not any; not one
From this reading No man knew his real name.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had left England under a cloud; it was not known why.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one sober doctor went with them.
above and across; more than
From this reading He was a clever surgeon, pretty well known all over the Indies as Doctor Glass Case.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading He was a clever surgeon, pretty well known all over the Indies as Doctor Glass Case.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading No man knew his real name.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading They manned six canoas, and laid the worst cases in the sternsheets.
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading The one sober doctor went with them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They manned six canoas, and laid the worst cases in the sternsheets.
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading He was a clever surgeon, pretty well known all over the Indies as Doctor Glass Case.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They manned six canoas, and laid the worst cases in the sternsheets.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The one sober doctor went with them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They manned six canoas, and laid the worst cases in the sternsheets.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He had left England under a cloud; it was not known why.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a clever surgeon, pretty well known all over the Indies as Doctor Glass Case.
(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 He was a clever surgeon, pretty well known all over the Indies as Doctor Glass Case.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The one sober doctor went with them.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading He had left England under a cloud; it was not known why.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The one sober doctor went with them.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading They manned six canoas, and laid the worst cases in the sternsheets.
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