Chapter 13 of Captain of the Crew is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Captain of the Crew is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VOYAGE OF THE SLEET _The Scene._--The boat-house landing and the river thereabouts. _The Time._--Four-thirty of the following Saturday afternoon. _Characters._--Dick, Trevor, Carl, Stewart, an ice-yacht, chorus of boys on skates. _Chorus_: “Heave-o! Now, all together!
Chapter 13 of Captain of the Crew is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading “_Characters._--Dick, Trevor, Carl, Stewart, an ice-yacht, chorus of boys on skates.”
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading “THE VOYAGE OF THE SLEET _The Scene._--The boat-house landing and the river thereabouts.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “_The Time._--Four-thirty of the following Saturday afternoon.”
plural of “skate” — sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
From this reading “_Characters._--Dick, Trevor, Carl, Stewart, an ice-yacht, chorus of boys on skates.”
partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
From this reading “THE VOYAGE OF THE SLEET _The Scene._--The boat-house landing and the river thereabouts.”
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading “_Characters._--Dick, Trevor, Carl, Stewart, an ice-yacht, chorus of boys on skates.”
near that time or date
From this reading “THE VOYAGE OF THE SLEET _The Scene._--The boat-house landing and the river thereabouts.”
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.
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.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading _The Time._--Four-thirty of the following Saturday afternoon.
(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 Now, all together!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Characters._--Dick, Trevor, Carl, Stewart, an ice-yacht, chorus of boys on skates.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE SLEET _The Scene._--The boat-house landing and the river thereabouts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE SLEET _The Scene._--The boat-house landing and the river thereabouts.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading _Characters._--Dick, Trevor, Carl, Stewart, an ice-yacht, chorus of boys on skates.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Characters._--Dick, Trevor, Carl, Stewart, an ice-yacht, chorus of boys on skates.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading _Characters._--Dick, Trevor, Carl, Stewart, an ice-yacht, chorus of boys on skates.
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading _Characters._--Dick, Trevor, Carl, Stewart, an ice-yacht, chorus of boys on skates.
someone who is a detective
From this reading _Characters._--Dick, Trevor, Carl, Stewart, an ice-yacht, chorus of boys on skates.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading _The Time._--Four-thirty of the following Saturday afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Time._--Four-thirty of the following Saturday afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Chorus_: “Heave-o!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Characters._--Dick, Trevor, Carl, Stewart, an ice-yacht, chorus of boys on skates.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE SLEET _The Scene._--The boat-house landing and the river thereabouts.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, all together!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE SLEET _The Scene._--The boat-house landing and the river thereabouts.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Characters._--Dick, Trevor, Carl, Stewart, an ice-yacht, chorus of boys on skates.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE SLEET _The Scene._--The boat-house landing and the river thereabouts.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading _The Time._--Four-thirty of the following Saturday afternoon.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE SLEET _The Scene._--The boat-house landing and the river thereabouts.
plural of “skate” — sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
From this reading _Characters._--Dick, Trevor, Carl, Stewart, an ice-yacht, chorus of boys on skates.
partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE SLEET _The Scene._--The boat-house landing and the river thereabouts.
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading _Characters._--Dick, Trevor, Carl, Stewart, an ice-yacht, chorus of boys on skates.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE SLEET _The Scene._--The boat-house landing and the river thereabouts.
near that time or date
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE SLEET _The Scene._--The boat-house landing and the river thereabouts.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _The Time._--Four-thirty of the following Saturday afternoon.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Now, all together!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Characters._--Dick, Trevor, Carl, Stewart, an ice-yacht, chorus of boys on skates.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE SLEET _The Scene._--The boat-house landing and the river thereabouts.
Chapter 13 of Captain of the Crew by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 13 holds 133 sentences of Captain of the Crew, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Captain of the Crew by Ralph Henry Barbour exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 133 sentences, grouped into 27 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 27 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 27 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 13 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Captain of the Crew by Ralph Henry Barbour on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 4315 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #48745 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #48745, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 359 minutes of reading across 863 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Captain of the Crew section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 28 chapters of Captain of the Crew to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Captain of the Crew, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
