Chapter 12 of Commodore Junk is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Commodore Junk is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He was killed by Mazzard with a blow meant for me," said the buccaneer, slowly. "Curse him! Curse him!" shrieked the man. "Oh, captain, save me, and I'll kill him for you! He wants to be skipper; and I'll kill him for you if you'll only--Ah!"
Chapter 12 of Commodore Junk is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
exhale hard
From this reading “"He was killed by Mazzard with a blow meant for me," said the buccaneer, slowly.”
someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
From this reading “"He was killed by Mazzard with a blow meant for me," said the buccaneer, slowly.”
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading “"Curse him!”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “"Oh, captain, save me, and I'll kill him for you!”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “"He was killed by Mazzard with a blow meant for me," said the buccaneer, slowly.”
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading “Curse him!" shrieked the man.”
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading “He wants to be skipper; and I'll kill him for you if you'll only--Ah!"”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “He wants to be skipper; and I'll kill him for you if you'll only--Ah!"”
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 “"He was killed by Mazzard with a blow meant for me," said the buccaneer, slowly.”
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 "He was killed by Mazzard with a blow meant for me," said the buccaneer, slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wants to be skipper; and I'll kill him for you if you'll only--Ah!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, captain, save me, and I'll kill him for you!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He wants to be skipper; and I'll kill him for you if you'll only--Ah!"
exhale hard
From this reading "He was killed by Mazzard with a blow meant for me," said the buccaneer, slowly.
someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
From this reading "He was killed by Mazzard with a blow meant for me," said the buccaneer, slowly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "He was killed by Mazzard with a blow meant for me," said the buccaneer, slowly.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Oh, captain, save me, and I'll kill him for you!
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading "Curse him!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "He was killed by Mazzard with a blow meant for me," said the buccaneer, slowly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He was killed by Mazzard with a blow meant for me," said the buccaneer, slowly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Curse him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, captain, save me, and I'll kill him for you!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He wants to be skipper; and I'll kill him for you if you'll only--Ah!"
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "Oh, captain, save me, and I'll kill him for you!
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "He was killed by Mazzard with a blow meant for me," said the buccaneer, slowly.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Curse him!" shrieked the man.
wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting
From this reading "He was killed by Mazzard with a blow meant for me," said the buccaneer, slowly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He was killed by Mazzard with a blow meant for me," said the buccaneer, slowly.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "He was killed by Mazzard with a blow meant for me," said the buccaneer, slowly.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, captain, save me, and I'll kill him for you!
and nothing more
From this reading He wants to be skipper; and I'll kill him for you if you'll only--Ah!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He was killed by Mazzard with a blow meant for me," said the buccaneer, slowly.
except for; apart from
From this reading "Oh, captain, save me, and I'll kill him for you!
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading Curse him!" shrieked the man.
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading He wants to be skipper; and I'll kill him for you if you'll only--Ah!"
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading "He was killed by Mazzard with a blow meant for me," said the buccaneer, slowly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He was killed by Mazzard with a blow meant for me," said the buccaneer, slowly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He wants to be skipper; and I'll kill him for you if you'll only--Ah!"
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading He wants to be skipper; and I'll kill him for you if you'll only--Ah!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He was killed by Mazzard with a blow meant for me," said the buccaneer, slowly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He was killed by Mazzard with a blow meant for me," said the buccaneer, slowly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, captain, save me, and I'll kill him for you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wants to be skipper; and I'll kill him for you if you'll only--Ah!"
Chapter 12 of Commodore Junk by George Manville Fenn holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 12 holds 423 sentences of Commodore Junk, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Commodore Junk by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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