Chapter 3 of Count Luckner, the Sea Devil is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Count Luckner, the Sea Devil is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"My lad, you had better bring along a bag in which to carry home your bones." I considered this an insult, and climbed on to the stand. The barker outside shouted. "Step inside, ladies and gentlemen. We have found a sucker who is going to get his bones crushed."
Chapter 3 of Count Luckner, the Sea Devil is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “"My lad, you had better bring along a bag in which to carry home your bones."”
someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers
From this reading “The barker outside shouted.”
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading “"My lad, you had better bring along a bag in which to carry home your bones."”
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “I considered this an insult, and climbed on to the stand.”
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading “We have found a sucker who is going to get his bones crushed."”
a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
From this reading “I considered this an insult, and climbed on to the stand.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “The barker outside shouted.”
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading “We have found a sucker who is going to get his bones crushed."”
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 “"My lad, you had better bring along a bag in which to carry home your bones."”
In this reading “"My lad, you had better bring along a bag in which to carry home your bones."”
get up on the back of
In this reading “I considered this an insult, and climbed on to the stand.”
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 "My lad, you had better bring along a bag in which to carry home your bones."
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "My lad, you had better bring along a bag in which to carry home your bones."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I considered this an insult, and climbed on to the stand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I considered this an insult, and climbed on to the stand.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading "My lad, you had better bring along a bag in which to carry home your bones."
someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers
From this reading The barker outside shouted.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "My lad, you had better bring along a bag in which to carry home your bones."
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading "My lad, you had better bring along a bag in which to carry home your bones."
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "My lad, you had better bring along a bag in which to carry home your bones."
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "My lad, you had better bring along a bag in which to carry home your bones."
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading I considered this an insult, and climbed on to the stand.
carefully weighed
From this reading I considered this an insult, and climbed on to the stand.
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading We have found a sucker who is going to get his bones crushed."
set up or found
From this reading We have found a sucker who is going to get his bones crushed."
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading "Step inside, ladies and gentlemen.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We have found a sucker who is going to get his bones crushed."
the act of departing
From this reading We have found a sucker who is going to get his bones crushed."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "My lad, you had better bring along a bag in which to carry home your bones."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have found a sucker who is going to get his bones crushed."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We have found a sucker who is going to get his bones crushed."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "My lad, you had better bring along a bag in which to carry home your bones."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I considered this an insult, and climbed on to the stand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "My lad, you had better bring along a bag in which to carry home your bones."
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading "Step inside, ladies and gentlemen.
a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
From this reading I considered this an insult, and climbed on to the stand.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We have found a sucker who is going to get his bones crushed."
a boy or man
From this reading "My lad, you had better bring along a bag in which to carry home your bones."
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Step inside, ladies and gentlemen.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My lad, you had better bring along a bag in which to carry home your bones."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I considered this an insult, and climbed on to the stand.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The barker outside shouted.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading The barker outside shouted.
be standing; be upright
From this reading I considered this an insult, and climbed on to the stand.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading "Step inside, ladies and gentlemen.
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading We have found a sucker who is going to get his bones crushed."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I considered this an insult, and climbed on to the stand.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I considered this an insult, and climbed on to the stand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My lad, you had better bring along a bag in which to carry home your bones."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have found a sucker who is going to get his bones crushed."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "My lad, you had better bring along a bag in which to carry home your bones."
which person or people
From this reading We have found a sucker who is going to get his bones crushed."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My lad, you had better bring along a bag in which to carry home your bones."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My lad, you had better bring along a bag in which to carry home your bones."
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