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Chapter 3 of Captains All and Others is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jack Bates began to feel very awk'ard. They was all glaring at 'im as though they could eat 'im, and he wasn't used to such treatment. And, as a matter o' fact, he'd got a very good-'arted face. “You go out o' that door,” ses old Cook, pointing to it. “Go and do your worst.
Chapter 3 of Captains All and Others is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “bate” — moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
From this reading “Jack Bates began to feel very awk'ard.”
prepare a hot meal
From this reading ““You go out o' that door,” ses old Cook, pointing to it.”
take in solid food
From this reading “They was all glaring at 'im as though they could eat 'im, and he wasn't used to such treatment.”
shining intensely
From this reading “They was all glaring at 'im as though they could eat 'im, and he wasn't used to such treatment.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “Jack Bates began to feel very awk'ard.”
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading ““You go out o' that door,” ses old Cook, pointing to it.”
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
From this reading “They was all glaring at 'im as though they could eat 'im, and he wasn't used to such treatment.”
the least favorable outcome
From this reading ““Go and do your worst.”
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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 And, as a matter o' fact, he'd got a very good-'arted face.
(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 They was all glaring at 'im as though they could eat 'im, and he wasn't used to such treatment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They was all glaring at 'im as though they could eat 'im, and he wasn't used to such treatment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And, as a matter o' fact, he'd got a very good-'arted face.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They was all glaring at 'im as though they could eat 'im, and he wasn't used to such treatment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They was all glaring at 'im as though they could eat 'im, and he wasn't used to such treatment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack Bates began to feel very awk'ard.
third-person singular of “bate” — moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
From this reading Jack Bates began to feel very awk'ard.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Jack Bates began to feel very awk'ard.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading “You go out o' that door,” ses old Cook, pointing to it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They was all glaring at 'im as though they could eat 'im, and he wasn't used to such treatment.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Go and do your worst.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “You go out o' that door,” ses old Cook, pointing to it.
take in solid food
From this reading They was all glaring at 'im as though they could eat 'im, and he wasn't used to such treatment.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading And, as a matter o' fact, he'd got a very good-'arted face.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading And, as a matter o' fact, he'd got a very good-'arted face.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Jack Bates began to feel very awk'ard.
shining intensely
From this reading They was all glaring at 'im as though they could eat 'im, and he wasn't used to such treatment.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “You go out o' that door,” ses old Cook, pointing to it.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading And, as a matter o' fact, he'd got a very good-'arted face.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And, as a matter o' fact, he'd got a very good-'arted face.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They was all glaring at 'im as though they could eat 'im, and he wasn't used to such treatment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And, as a matter o' fact, he'd got a very good-'arted face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They was all glaring at 'im as though they could eat 'im, and he wasn't used to such treatment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You go out o' that door,” ses old Cook, pointing to it.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack Bates began to feel very awk'ard.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading And, as a matter o' fact, he'd got a very good-'arted face.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading And, as a matter o' fact, he'd got a very good-'arted face.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “You go out o' that door,” ses old Cook, pointing to it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “You go out o' that door,” ses old Cook, pointing to it.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading “You go out o' that door,” ses old Cook, pointing to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You go out o' that door,” ses old Cook, pointing to it.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They was all glaring at 'im as though they could eat 'im, and he wasn't used to such treatment.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You go out o' that door,” ses old Cook, pointing to it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They was all glaring at 'im as though they could eat 'im, and he wasn't used to such treatment.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They was all glaring at 'im as though they could eat 'im, and he wasn't used to such treatment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jack Bates began to feel very awk'ard.
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
From this reading They was all glaring at 'im as though they could eat 'im, and he wasn't used to such treatment.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading They was all glaring at 'im as though they could eat 'im, and he wasn't used to such treatment.
precisely as stated
From this reading Jack Bates began to feel very awk'ard.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They was all glaring at 'im as though they could eat 'im, and he wasn't used to such treatment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They was all glaring at 'im as though they could eat 'im, and he wasn't used to such treatment.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “Go and do your worst.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You go out o' that door,” ses old Cook, pointing to it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Go and do your worst.
Chapter 3 of Captains All and Others by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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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