Chapter 13 of Commodore Junk is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Commodore Junk is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Hush, my lad! You'll be heard," whispered Humphrey. "Is there no other boat we can get?" "Divil a wan, sor, and if we shtay here we shall be tuk. What'll we do now?"
Chapter 13 of Commodore Junk is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “"Is there no other boat we can get?"”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “"Is there no other boat we can get?"”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “You'll be heard," whispered Humphrey.”
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading “"Hush, my lad!”
a boy or man
From this reading “"Hush, my lad!”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Divil a wan, sor, and if we shtay here we shall be tuk.”
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
From this reading “"Divil a wan, sor, and if we shtay here we shall be tuk.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “You'll be heard," whispered Humphrey.”
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 “"Is there no other boat we can get?"”
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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 "Divil a wan, sor, and if we shtay here we shall be tuk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Divil a wan, sor, and if we shtay here we shall be tuk.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You'll be heard," whispered Humphrey.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Is there no other boat we can get?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Is there no other boat we can get?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Divil a wan, sor, and if we shtay here we shall be tuk.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What'll we do now?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Is there no other boat we can get?"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading You'll be heard," whispered Humphrey.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Divil a wan, sor, and if we shtay here we shall be tuk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll be heard," whispered Humphrey.
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading "Hush, my lad!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Divil a wan, sor, and if we shtay here we shall be tuk.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is there no other boat we can get?"
a boy or man
From this reading "Hush, my lad!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Hush, my lad!
not any; not one
From this reading "Is there no other boat we can get?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading What'll we do now?"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Is there no other boat we can get?"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Divil a wan, sor, and if we shtay here we shall be tuk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Divil a wan, sor, and if we shtay here we shall be tuk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Divil a wan, sor, and if we shtay here we shall be tuk.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Is there no other boat we can get?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Divil a wan, sor, and if we shtay here we shall be tuk.
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
From this reading "Divil a wan, sor, and if we shtay here we shall be tuk.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Is there no other boat we can get?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What'll we do now?"
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading You'll be heard," whispered Humphrey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll be heard," whispered Humphrey.
Chapter 13 of Commodore Junk by George Manville Fenn holds 414 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 13 holds 414 sentences of Commodore Junk, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Commodore Junk by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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