Chapter 9 of Caribbee is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Caribbee is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"If Cromwell does that, we're as good as on our knees." Tynes rubbed his neck and took a sip from his tankard. "What do you propose we can do?" "As I see it, there're but two choices." Briggs motioned for the men to sit on a row of empty kegs he had provided.
Chapter 9 of Caribbee is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “choice” — the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading “"As I see it, there're but two choices."”
English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)
From this reading “"If Cromwell does that, we're as good as on our knees."”
plural of “keg” — the quantity contained in a keg
From this reading “Briggs motioned for the men to sit on a row of empty kegs he had provided.”
past form of “motion” — show, express or direct through movement
From this reading “Briggs motioned for the men to sit on a row of empty kegs he had provided.”
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading “Tynes rubbed his neck and took a sip from his tankard.”
a small drink
From this reading “Tynes rubbed his neck and took a sip from his tankard.”
large drinking vessel with one handle
From this reading “Tynes rubbed his neck and took a sip from his tankard.”
plural of “tyne” — a river in northern England that flows east to the North Sea
From this reading “Tynes rubbed his neck and took a sip from his tankard.”
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 “Tynes rubbed his neck and took a sip from his tankard.”
In this reading “Briggs motioned for the men to sit on a row of empty kegs he had provided.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Tynes rubbed his neck and took a sip from his tankard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tynes rubbed his neck and took a sip from his tankard.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "If Cromwell does that, we're as good as on our knees."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Briggs motioned for the men to sit on a row of empty kegs he had provided.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "As I see it, there're but two choices."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What do you propose we can do?"
plural of “choice” — the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading "As I see it, there're but two choices."
English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)
From this reading "If Cromwell does that, we're as good as on our knees."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you propose we can do?"
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If Cromwell does that, we're as good as on our knees."
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Briggs motioned for the men to sit on a row of empty kegs he had provided.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Briggs motioned for the men to sit on a row of empty kegs he had provided.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tynes rubbed his neck and took a sip from his tankard.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "If Cromwell does that, we're as good as on our knees."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Briggs motioned for the men to sit on a row of empty kegs he had provided.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Briggs motioned for the men to sit on a row of empty kegs he had provided.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tynes rubbed his neck and took a sip from his tankard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "As I see it, there're but two choices."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If Cromwell does that, we're as good as on our knees."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "As I see it, there're but two choices."
plural of “keg” — the quantity contained in a keg
From this reading Briggs motioned for the men to sit on a row of empty kegs he had provided.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading "If Cromwell does that, we're as good as on our knees."
the force of workers available
From this reading Briggs motioned for the men to sit on a row of empty kegs he had provided.
past form of “motion” — show, express or direct through movement
From this reading Briggs motioned for the men to sit on a row of empty kegs he had provided.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Tynes rubbed his neck and took a sip from his tankard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Briggs motioned for the men to sit on a row of empty kegs he had provided.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "If Cromwell does that, we're as good as on our knees."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "If Cromwell does that, we're as good as on our knees."
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "What do you propose we can do?"
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Briggs motioned for the men to sit on a row of empty kegs he had provided.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading Briggs motioned for the men to sit on a row of empty kegs he had provided.
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading Tynes rubbed his neck and took a sip from his tankard.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "As I see it, there're but two choices."
a small drink
From this reading Tynes rubbed his neck and took a sip from his tankard.
be seated
From this reading Briggs motioned for the men to sit on a row of empty kegs he had provided.
large drinking vessel with one handle
From this reading Tynes rubbed his neck and took a sip from his tankard.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If Cromwell does that, we're as good as on our knees."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Briggs motioned for the men to sit on a row of empty kegs he had provided.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As I see it, there're but two choices."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Briggs motioned for the men to sit on a row of empty kegs he had provided.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Tynes rubbed his neck and took a sip from his tankard.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "As I see it, there're but two choices."
plural of “tyne” — a river in northern England that flows east to the North Sea
From this reading Tynes rubbed his neck and took a sip from his tankard.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "What do you propose we can do?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If Cromwell does that, we're as good as on our knees."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you propose we can do?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you propose we can do?"
Chapter 9 of Caribbee by Thomas Hoover holds 401 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 9 holds 401 sentences of Caribbee, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Caribbee by Thomas Hoover exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 401 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.
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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.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Caribbee, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
