Chapter 5 of Caribbee is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Caribbee is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You're Miss Bedford, if I'm not mistaken." He rose, finally making her out. "I don't seem to recall our being introduced." He bowed with a flourish. "Hugh Winston, your most obedient servant."
Chapter 5 of Caribbee is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 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.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading “He bowed with a flourish.”
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading “He rose, finally making her out.”
grow vigorously
From this reading “He bowed with a flourish.”
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading “"I don't seem to recall our being introduced."”
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading “"You're Miss Bedford, if I'm not mistaken."”
dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority
From this reading “"Hugh Winston, your most obedient servant."”
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “"I don't seem to recall our being introduced."”
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “"Hugh Winston, your most obedient servant."”
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.
In this reading “"Hugh Winston, your most obedient servant."”
In this reading “"Hugh Winston, your most obedient servant."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 bowed with a flourish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're Miss Bedford, if I'm not mistaken."
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "I don't seem to recall our being introduced."
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading He bowed with a flourish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't seem to recall our being introduced."
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading He rose, finally making her out.
grow vigorously
From this reading He bowed with a flourish.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rose, finally making her out.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He rose, finally making her out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hugh Winston, your most obedient servant."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't seem to recall our being introduced."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're Miss Bedford, if I'm not mistaken."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You're Miss Bedford, if I'm not mistaken."
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading "I don't seem to recall our being introduced."
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading He rose, finally making her out.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "You're Miss Bedford, if I'm not mistaken."
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading "You're Miss Bedford, if I'm not mistaken."
used to form the superlative
From this reading "Hugh Winston, your most obedient servant."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You're Miss Bedford, if I'm not mistaken."
dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority
From this reading "Hugh Winston, your most obedient servant."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I don't seem to recall our being introduced."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He rose, finally making her out.
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading "I don't seem to recall our being introduced."
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading He rose, finally making her out.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "I don't seem to recall our being introduced."
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading "Hugh Winston, your most obedient servant."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't seem to recall our being introduced."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hugh Winston, your most obedient servant."
in the company of; together with
From this reading He bowed with a flourish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're Miss Bedford, if I'm not mistaken."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hugh Winston, your most obedient servant."
Chapter 5 of Caribbee by Thomas Hoover holds 405 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.
Chapter 5 holds 405 sentences of Caribbee, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Caribbee by Thomas Hoover exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 81 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 5 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 Caribbee by Thomas Hoover on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 14489 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #34317 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #34317, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 600 minutes of reading across 2898 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Caribbee section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 36 chapters of Caribbee 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 Caribbee, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
