Chapter 31 of Caribbee is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Caribbee is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I knew him well enough in the old days, back before he arranged to have himself appointed governor. But then I see times have changed." "Many things have changed here, Capitaine." "I'll say they have." Winston signaled for Atiba to climb out of the longboat.
Chapter 31 of Caribbee is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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subject to appointment
From this reading “"I knew him well enough in the old days, back before he arranged to have himself appointed governor.”
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading “"I knew him well enough in the old days, back before he arranged to have himself appointed governor.”
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “But then I see times have changed."”
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “Winston signaled for Atiba to climb out of the longboat.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “"I knew him well enough in the old days, back before he arranged to have himself appointed governor.”
the head of a state government
From this reading “"I knew him well enough in the old days, back before he arranged to have himself appointed governor.”
past form of “signal” — communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
From this reading “Winston signaled for Atiba to climb out of the longboat.”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “But then I see times have changed."”
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 “"Many things have changed here, Capitaine."”
In this reading “"I knew him well enough in the old days, back before he arranged to have himself appointed governor.”
In this reading “Winston signaled for Atiba to climb out of the longboat.”
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.
subject to appointment
From this reading "I knew him well enough in the old days, back before he arranged to have himself appointed governor.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading "I knew him well enough in the old days, back before he arranged to have himself appointed governor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Winston signaled for Atiba to climb out of the longboat.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I knew him well enough in the old days, back before he arranged to have himself appointed governor.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I knew him well enough in the old days, back before he arranged to have himself appointed governor.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But then I see times have changed."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Many things have changed here, Capitaine."
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading But then I see times have changed."
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Winston signaled for Atiba to climb out of the longboat.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "I knew him well enough in the old days, back before he arranged to have himself appointed governor.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "I knew him well enough in the old days, back before he arranged to have himself appointed governor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Winston signaled for Atiba to climb out of the longboat.
the head of a state government
From this reading "I knew him well enough in the old days, back before he arranged to have himself appointed governor.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I knew him well enough in the old days, back before he arranged to have himself appointed governor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I knew him well enough in the old days, back before he arranged to have himself appointed governor.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Many things have changed here, Capitaine."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I knew him well enough in the old days, back before he arranged to have himself appointed governor.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I knew him well enough in the old days, back before he arranged to have himself appointed governor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I knew him well enough in the old days, back before he arranged to have himself appointed governor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll say they have."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I knew him well enough in the old days, back before he arranged to have himself appointed governor.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I knew him well enough in the old days, back before he arranged to have himself appointed governor.
the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel
From this reading Winston signaled for Atiba to climb out of the longboat.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "Many things have changed here, Capitaine."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Winston signaled for Atiba to climb out of the longboat.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "I knew him well enough in the old days, back before he arranged to have himself appointed governor.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Winston signaled for Atiba to climb out of the longboat.
express in words
From this reading "I'll say they have."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But then I see times have changed."
past form of “signal” — communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
From this reading Winston signaled for Atiba to climb out of the longboat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I knew him well enough in the old days, back before he arranged to have himself appointed governor.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But then I see times have changed."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'll say they have."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Many things have changed here, Capitaine."
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading But then I see times have changed."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I knew him well enough in the old days, back before he arranged to have himself appointed governor.
(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 "I knew him well enough in the old days, back before he arranged to have himself appointed governor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Winston signaled for Atiba to climb out of the longboat.
Chapter 31 of Caribbee by Thomas Hoover holds 403 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 31 holds 403 sentences of Caribbee, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 31 of Caribbee by Thomas Hoover exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 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.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Caribbee, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
