Chapter 2 of "Captains Courageous" is here in full — 482 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of "Captains Courageous" is here in full — 482 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I warned ye," said Dan, as the drops fell thick and fast on the dark, oiled planking. "Dad ain't noways hasty, but you fair earned it. Pshaw! there's no sense takin' on so." Harvey's shoulders were rising and falling in spasms of dry sobbing. "I know the feelin'.
Chapter 2 of "Captains Courageous" is here in full — 482 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"Dad ain't noways hasty, but you fair earned it.”
gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action
From this reading “"Dad ain't noways hasty, but you fair earned it.”
possessive form of “harvey” — English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading “Harvey's shoulders were rising and falling in spasms of dry sobbing.”
excessively quick
From this reading “"Dad ain't noways hasty, but you fair earned it.”
treated with oil
From this reading “"I warned ye," said Dan, as the drops fell thick and fast on the dark, oiled planking.”
planks collectively; a quantity of planks
From this reading “"I warned ye," said Dan, as the drops fell thick and fast on the dark, oiled planking.”
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading “Harvey's shoulders were rising and falling in spasms of dry sobbing.”
plural of “spasm” — a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
From this reading “Harvey's shoulders were rising and falling in spasms of dry sobbing.”
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From this reading "Dad ain't noways hasty, but you fair earned it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I warned ye," said Dan, as the drops fell thick and fast on the dark, oiled planking.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I warned ye," said Dan, as the drops fell thick and fast on the dark, oiled planking.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Dad ain't noways hasty, but you fair earned it.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Dad ain't noways hasty, but you fair earned it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I warned ye," said Dan, as the drops fell thick and fast on the dark, oiled planking.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "I warned ye," said Dan, as the drops fell thick and fast on the dark, oiled planking.
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading "I warned ye," said Dan, as the drops fell thick and fast on the dark, oiled planking.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Harvey's shoulders were rising and falling in spasms of dry sobbing.
gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action
From this reading "Dad ain't noways hasty, but you fair earned it.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "Dad ain't noways hasty, but you fair earned it.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Harvey's shoulders were rising and falling in spasms of dry sobbing.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading "I warned ye," said Dan, as the drops fell thick and fast on the dark, oiled planking.
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From this reading "I know the feelin'.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading "I warned ye," said Dan, as the drops fell thick and fast on the dark, oiled planking.
possessive form of “harvey” — English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading Harvey's shoulders were rising and falling in spasms of dry sobbing.
excessively quick
From this reading "Dad ain't noways hasty, but you fair earned it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I warned ye," said Dan, as the drops fell thick and fast on the dark, oiled planking.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Harvey's shoulders were rising and falling in spasms of dry sobbing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Dad ain't noways hasty, but you fair earned it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know the feelin'.
not any; not one
From this reading Pshaw! there's no sense takin' on so."
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From this reading "Dad ain't noways hasty, but you fair earned it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Harvey's shoulders were rising and falling in spasms of dry sobbing.
treated with oil
From this reading "I warned ye," said Dan, as the drops fell thick and fast on the dark, oiled planking.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I warned ye," said Dan, as the drops fell thick and fast on the dark, oiled planking.
planks collectively; a quantity of planks
From this reading "I warned ye," said Dan, as the drops fell thick and fast on the dark, oiled planking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pshaw! there's no sense takin' on so."
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Harvey's shoulders were rising and falling in spasms of dry sobbing.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I warned ye," said Dan, as the drops fell thick and fast on the dark, oiled planking.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Pshaw! there's no sense takin' on so."
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Harvey's shoulders were rising and falling in spasms of dry sobbing.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Pshaw! there's no sense takin' on so."
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading Harvey's shoulders were rising and falling in spasms of dry sobbing.
plural of “spasm” — a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
From this reading Harvey's shoulders were rising and falling in spasms of dry sobbing.
large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area
From this reading Pshaw! there's no sense takin' on so."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I warned ye," said Dan, as the drops fell thick and fast on the dark, oiled planking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pshaw! there's no sense takin' on so."
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading "I warned ye," said Dan, as the drops fell thick and fast on the dark, oiled planking.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading "I warned ye," said Dan, as the drops fell thick and fast on the dark, oiled planking.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Harvey's shoulders were rising and falling in spasms of dry sobbing.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "I warned ye," said Dan, as the drops fell thick and fast on the dark, oiled planking.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dad ain't noways hasty, but you fair earned it.
Chapter 2 of "Captains Courageous" by Rudyard Kipling holds 482 sentences, grouped into 97 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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