Chapter 1 of Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“My money, ma’am--my money, not me.” “So you say, sir.” “It’s my money you’ve been marrying, ma’am.” “Maybe so, sir.” “Deny it, deny it!”
Chapter 1 of Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““It’s my money you’ve been marrying, ma’am.””
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading ““Deny it, deny it!””
a woman of refinement
-ing form of “marry” — take in marriage
From this reading ““It’s my money you’ve been marrying, ma’am.””
by chance
From this reading ““Maybe so, sir.””
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading ““My money, ma’am--my money, not me.””
express in words
From this reading ““So you say, sir.””
term of address for a man
From this reading ““So you say, sir.””
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It’s my money you’ve been marrying, ma’am.”
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “Deny it, deny it!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Deny it, deny it!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s my money you’ve been marrying, ma’am.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “My money, ma’am--my money, not me.”
-ing form of “marry” — take in marriage
From this reading “It’s my money you’ve been marrying, ma’am.”
by chance
From this reading “Maybe so, sir.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My money, ma’am--my money, not me.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “My money, ma’am--my money, not me.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My money, ma’am--my money, not me.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “My money, ma’am--my money, not me.”
express in words
From this reading “So you say, sir.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “So you say, sir.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So you say, sir.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So you say, sir.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s my money you’ve been marrying, ma’am.”
Chapter 1 of Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon by Hall, Sir Caine holds 198 sentences, grouped into 40 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 1 holds 198 sentences of Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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