Chapter 19 of Caribbee is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Caribbee is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"A few minutes ago." "Well, sir, I fancy her dismay did not go uncomforted." He swung down from the saddle. "I can assume duties here now, and relieve you, sir. She has to be taken home.
Chapter 19 of Caribbee is here in full — 404 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.
in the past
From this reading “"A few minutes ago."”
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading “"I can assume duties here now, and relieve you, sir.”
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading “"Well, sir, I fancy her dismay did not go uncomforted."”
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “"I can assume duties here now, and relieve you, sir.”
something many people believe that is false
From this reading “"Well, sir, I fancy her dismay did not go uncomforted."”
provide physical relief, as from pain
From this reading “"I can assume duties here now, and relieve you, sir.”
put a saddle on
From this reading “He swung down from the saddle.”
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading “He swung down from the saddle.”
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 “"A few minutes ago."”
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 "A few minutes ago."
in the past
From this reading "A few minutes ago."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I can assume duties here now, and relieve you, sir.
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading "I can assume duties here now, and relieve you, sir.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She has to be taken home.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can assume duties here now, and relieve you, sir.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Well, sir, I fancy her dismay did not go uncomforted."
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading "Well, sir, I fancy her dismay did not go uncomforted."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He swung down from the saddle.
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading "I can assume duties here now, and relieve you, sir.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading "Well, sir, I fancy her dismay did not go uncomforted."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "A few minutes ago."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He swung down from the saddle.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Well, sir, I fancy her dismay did not go uncomforted."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has to be taken home.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He swung down from the saddle.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, sir, I fancy her dismay did not go uncomforted."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I can assume duties here now, and relieve you, sir.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She has to be taken home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, sir, I fancy her dismay did not go uncomforted."
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "A few minutes ago."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Well, sir, I fancy her dismay did not go uncomforted."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I can assume duties here now, and relieve you, sir.
provide physical relief, as from pain
From this reading "I can assume duties here now, and relieve you, sir.
put a saddle on
From this reading He swung down from the saddle.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has to be taken home.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Well, sir, I fancy her dismay did not go uncomforted."
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading He swung down from the saddle.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She has to be taken home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He swung down from the saddle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She has to be taken home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, sir, I fancy her dismay did not go uncomforted."
(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, sir, I fancy her dismay did not go uncomforted."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I can assume duties here now, and relieve you, sir.
Chapter 19 of Caribbee by Thomas Hoover holds 404 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 19 holds 404 sentences of Caribbee, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Caribbee by Thomas Hoover exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 404 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 19 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.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Caribbee, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
