Chapter 14 of Caribbee is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Caribbee is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow." He reached for her arm. "But not the _Defiance_. Come on and I'll get you a set of dry clothes. And maybe a tankard of sack to warm you up.
Chapter 14 of Caribbee is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
possessive form of “fleet” — group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading “"Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."”
providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future
From this reading “"Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."”
plural of “merchantman” — a cargo ship
From this reading “"Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."”
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading “And maybe a tankard of sack to warm you up.”
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading “"Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."”
large drinking vessel with one handle
From this reading “And maybe a tankard of sack to warm you up.”
the day after today
From this reading “"Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."”
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 “Come on and I'll get you a set of dry clothes.”
In this reading “"Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."”
In this reading “"Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “Come on and I'll get you a set of dry clothes.”
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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 Come on and I'll get you a set of dry clothes.
(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 "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He reached for her arm.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But not the _Defiance_.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."
clothing in general
From this reading Come on and I'll get you a set of dry clothes.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come on and I'll get you a set of dry clothes.
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading "But not the _Defiance_.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Come on and I'll get you a set of dry clothes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."
possessive form of “fleet” — group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He reached for her arm.
providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future
From this reading "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Come on and I'll get you a set of dry clothes.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He reached for her arm.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He reached for her arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come on and I'll get you a set of dry clothes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."
by chance
From this reading And maybe a tankard of sack to warm you up.
plural of “merchantman” — a cargo ship
From this reading "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But not the _Defiance_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Come on and I'll get you a set of dry clothes.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."
a stock or supply of foods
From this reading "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading He reached for her arm.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading And maybe a tankard of sack to warm you up.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Come on and I'll get you a set of dry clothes.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."
large drinking vessel with one handle
From this reading And maybe a tankard of sack to warm you up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And maybe a tankard of sack to warm you up.
the day after today
From this reading "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."
except if; if not
From this reading "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And maybe a tankard of sack to warm you up.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading And maybe a tankard of sack to warm you up.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Well, Miss Katy Bedford, unless the rest of the Dutchmen have the foresight Ruyters has, those merchantmen out there and all their provisions will be in the fleet's hands by sundown tomorrow."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Come on and I'll get you a set of dry clothes.
Chapter 14 of Caribbee by Thomas Hoover holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 14 holds 396 sentences of Caribbee, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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