Chapter 6 of Commodore Junk is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Commodore Junk is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Surrender yourselves," cried Bart, fiercely. "Lay down them guns." "Surrender, or we fire," cried the sailor again, as the two men slowly backed toward the boat, watchful of a rush being made. Bart uttered a low, defiant growl, and the bamboo he held quivered in his knotted hands. "All together, then, mates," shouted the sailor, "_fire_!"
Chapter 6 of Commodore Junk is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
From this reading “"Surrender, or we fire," cried the sailor again, as the two men slowly backed toward the boat, watchful of a rush being made.”
the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles
From this reading “Bart uttered a low, defiant growl, and the bamboo he held quivered in his knotted hands.”
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading “"Surrender yourselves," cried Bart, fiercely.”
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
From this reading “Bart uttered a low, defiant growl, and the bamboo he held quivered in his knotted hands.”
the sound of growling (as made by animals)
From this reading “Bart uttered a low, defiant growl, and the bamboo he held quivered in his knotted hands.”
tied with a knot
From this reading “Bart uttered a low, defiant growl, and the bamboo he held quivered in his knotted hands.”
a pair of people who live together
From this reading “"All together, then, mates," shouted the sailor, "_fire_!"”
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading “"Surrender, or we fire," cried the sailor again, as the two men slowly backed toward the boat, watchful of a rush being made.”
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institute, enact, or establish
In this reading “"Lay down them guns."”
In this reading “"Surrender, or we fire," cried the sailor again, as the two men slowly backed toward the boat, watchful of a rush being made.”
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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 "Surrender, or we fire," cried the sailor again, as the two men slowly backed toward the boat, watchful of a rush being made.
anew
From this reading "Surrender, or we fire," cried the sailor again, as the two men slowly backed toward the boat, watchful of a rush being made.
(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 "All together, then, mates," shouted the sailor, "_fire_!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bart uttered a low, defiant growl, and the bamboo he held quivered in his knotted hands.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Surrender, or we fire," cried the sailor again, as the two men slowly backed toward the boat, watchful of a rush being made.
having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
From this reading "Surrender, or we fire," cried the sailor again, as the two men slowly backed toward the boat, watchful of a rush being made.
the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles
From this reading Bart uttered a low, defiant growl, and the bamboo he held quivered in his knotted hands.
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading "Surrender yourselves," cried Bart, fiercely.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Surrender, or we fire," cried the sailor again, as the two men slowly backed toward the boat, watchful of a rush being made.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Surrender, or we fire," cried the sailor again, as the two men slowly backed toward the boat, watchful of a rush being made.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Surrender yourselves," cried Bart, fiercely.
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
From this reading Bart uttered a low, defiant growl, and the bamboo he held quivered in his knotted hands.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Lay down them guns."
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading "Surrender yourselves," cried Bart, fiercely.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "Surrender, or we fire," cried the sailor again, as the two men slowly backed toward the boat, watchful of a rush being made.
the sound of growling (as made by animals)
From this reading Bart uttered a low, defiant growl, and the bamboo he held quivered in his knotted hands.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "Lay down them guns."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Bart uttered a low, defiant growl, and the bamboo he held quivered in his knotted hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bart uttered a low, defiant growl, and the bamboo he held quivered in his knotted hands.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Bart uttered a low, defiant growl, and the bamboo he held quivered in his knotted hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bart uttered a low, defiant growl, and the bamboo he held quivered in his knotted hands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bart uttered a low, defiant growl, and the bamboo he held quivered in his knotted hands.
tied with a knot
From this reading Bart uttered a low, defiant growl, and the bamboo he held quivered in his knotted hands.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Lay down them guns."
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Bart uttered a low, defiant growl, and the bamboo he held quivered in his knotted hands.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Surrender, or we fire," cried the sailor again, as the two men slowly backed toward the boat, watchful of a rush being made.
a pair of people who live together
From this reading "All together, then, mates," shouted the sailor, "_fire_!"
the force of workers available
From this reading "Surrender, or we fire," cried the sailor again, as the two men slowly backed toward the boat, watchful of a rush being made.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Surrender, or we fire," cried the sailor again, as the two men slowly backed toward the boat, watchful of a rush being made.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Surrender, or we fire," cried the sailor again, as the two men slowly backed toward the boat, watchful of a rush being made.
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From this reading Bart uttered a low, defiant growl, and the bamboo he held quivered in his knotted hands.
move hurridly
From this reading "Surrender, or we fire," cried the sailor again, as the two men slowly backed toward the boat, watchful of a rush being made.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading "Surrender, or we fire," cried the sailor again, as the two men slowly backed toward the boat, watchful of a rush being made.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "All together, then, mates," shouted the sailor, "_fire_!"
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading "Surrender, or we fire," cried the sailor again, as the two men slowly backed toward the boat, watchful of a rush being made.
acceptance of despair
From this reading "Surrender yourselves," cried Bart, fiercely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Surrender, or we fire," cried the sailor again, as the two men slowly backed toward the boat, watchful of a rush being made.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Lay down them guns."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "All together, then, mates," shouted the sailor, "_fire_!"
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "All together, then, mates," shouted the sailor, "_fire_!"
in the direction of
From this reading "Surrender, or we fire," cried the sailor again, as the two men slowly backed toward the boat, watchful of a rush being made.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Surrender, or we fire," cried the sailor again, as the two men slowly backed toward the boat, watchful of a rush being made.
communicated in words
From this reading Bart uttered a low, defiant growl, and the bamboo he held quivered in his knotted hands.
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading "Surrender, or we fire," cried the sailor again, as the two men slowly backed toward the boat, watchful of a rush being made.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Surrender, or we fire," cried the sailor again, as the two men slowly backed toward the boat, watchful of a rush being made.
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading "Surrender yourselves," cried Bart, fiercely.
Chapter 6 of Commodore Junk by George Manville Fenn holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 6 holds 413 sentences of Commodore Junk, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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