Chapter 2 of Catty Atkins, Sailorman is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Catty Atkins, Sailorman is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Topper just pointed with the longest, boniest finger I ever saw, and I thought he was going to cry. “There,” says he. “Look at that.” “Fiddlesticks,” says Mr. Browning. “Ninety yachts out of a hundred come in here for anchorage the first night out of New York.”
Chapter 2 of Catty Atkins, Sailorman is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the condition of being secured to a base
From this reading ““Ninety yachts out of a hundred come in here for anchorage the first night out of New York.””
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading ““Fiddlesticks,” says Mr. Browning.”
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading “Mr. Topper just pointed with the longest, boniest finger I ever saw, and I thought he was going to cry.”
for the most time
From this reading “Mr. Topper just pointed with the longest, boniest finger I ever saw, and I thought he was going to cry.”
being ten more than eighty
From this reading ““Ninety yachts out of a hundred come in here for anchorage the first night out of New York.””
having a point
From this reading “Mr. Topper just pointed with the longest, boniest finger I ever saw, and I thought he was going to cry.”
a worker who makes or adds the top to something
From this reading “Mr. Topper just pointed with the longest, boniest finger I ever saw, and I thought he was going to cry.”
plural of “yacht” — an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading ““Ninety yachts out of a hundred come in here for anchorage the first night out of New York.””
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading ““Look at that.””
In this reading ““Ninety yachts out of a hundred come in here for anchorage the first night out of New York.””
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 “Ninety yachts out of a hundred come in here for anchorage the first night out of New York.”
the condition of being secured to a base
From this reading “Ninety yachts out of a hundred come in here for anchorage the first night out of New York.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Topper just pointed with the longest, boniest finger I ever saw, and I thought he was going to cry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Look at that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Topper just pointed with the longest, boniest finger I ever saw, and I thought he was going to cry.
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “Fiddlesticks,” says Mr. Browning.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Ninety yachts out of a hundred come in here for anchorage the first night out of New York.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Mr. Topper just pointed with the longest, boniest finger I ever saw, and I thought he was going to cry.
at any time
From this reading Mr. Topper just pointed with the longest, boniest finger I ever saw, and I thought he was going to cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Fiddlesticks,” says Mr. Browning.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading Mr. Topper just pointed with the longest, boniest finger I ever saw, and I thought he was going to cry.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Ninety yachts out of a hundred come in here for anchorage the first night out of New York.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Ninety yachts out of a hundred come in here for anchorage the first night out of New York.”
the act of departing
From this reading Mr. Topper just pointed with the longest, boniest finger I ever saw, and I thought he was going to cry.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Topper just pointed with the longest, boniest finger I ever saw, and I thought he was going to cry.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Ninety yachts out of a hundred come in here for anchorage the first night out of New York.”
ten 10s
From this reading “Ninety yachts out of a hundred come in here for anchorage the first night out of New York.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mr. Topper just pointed with the longest, boniest finger I ever saw, and I thought he was going to cry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Ninety yachts out of a hundred come in here for anchorage the first night out of New York.”
and nothing more
From this reading Mr. Topper just pointed with the longest, boniest finger I ever saw, and I thought he was going to cry.
for the most time
From this reading Mr. Topper just pointed with the longest, boniest finger I ever saw, and I thought he was going to cry.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look at that.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Topper just pointed with the longest, boniest finger I ever saw, and I thought he was going to cry.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “Ninety yachts out of a hundred come in here for anchorage the first night out of New York.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Ninety yachts out of a hundred come in here for anchorage the first night out of New York.”
being ten more than eighty
From this reading “Ninety yachts out of a hundred come in here for anchorage the first night out of New York.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Ninety yachts out of a hundred come in here for anchorage the first night out of New York.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Ninety yachts out of a hundred come in here for anchorage the first night out of New York.”
having a point
From this reading Mr. Topper just pointed with the longest, boniest finger I ever saw, and I thought he was going to cry.
cut with a saw
From this reading Mr. Topper just pointed with the longest, boniest finger I ever saw, and I thought he was going to cry.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “There,” says he.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Look at that.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Topper just pointed with the longest, boniest finger I ever saw, and I thought he was going to cry.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There,” says he.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Mr. Topper just pointed with the longest, boniest finger I ever saw, and I thought he was going to cry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Topper just pointed with the longest, boniest finger I ever saw, and I thought he was going to cry.
a worker who makes or adds the top to something
From this reading Mr. Topper just pointed with the longest, boniest finger I ever saw, and I thought he was going to cry.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Topper just pointed with the longest, boniest finger I ever saw, and I thought he was going to cry.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Topper just pointed with the longest, boniest finger I ever saw, and I thought he was going to cry.
plural of “yacht” — an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading “Ninety yachts out of a hundred come in here for anchorage the first night out of New York.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “Ninety yachts out of a hundred come in here for anchorage the first night out of New York.”
Chapter 2 of Catty Atkins, Sailorman by Clarence Budington Kelland holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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 2 holds 180 sentences of Catty Atkins, Sailorman, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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