Chapter 2 of Cutlass and Cudgel is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Cutlass and Cudgel is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No, I don't think anything, and don't you. Will you keep that rattle tongue of yours quiet? Never know me go chattering about luggers, do you?" "No, father." "Then set your teeth hard, or you'll never be a man worth your salt.
Chapter 2 of Cutlass and Cudgel is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
From this reading “Never know me go chattering about luggers, do you?"”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “Will you keep that rattle tongue of yours quiet?”
make short successive sounds
From this reading “Will you keep that rattle tongue of yours quiet?”
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading “"Then set your teeth hard, or you'll never be a man worth your salt.”
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading “"Then set your teeth hard, or you'll never be a man worth your salt.”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “Will you keep that rattle tongue of yours quiet?”
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading “"Then set your teeth hard, or you'll never be a man worth your salt.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Will you keep that rattle tongue of yours quiet?”
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 "Then set your teeth hard, or you'll never be a man worth your salt.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Never know me go chattering about luggers, do you?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No, I don't think anything, and don't you.
any thing at all
From this reading "No, I don't think anything, and don't you.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Then set your teeth hard, or you'll never be a man worth your salt.
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
From this reading Never know me go chattering about luggers, do you?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Never know me go chattering about luggers, do you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, I don't think anything, and don't you.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "No, father."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Never know me go chattering about luggers, do you?"
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "Then set your teeth hard, or you'll never be a man worth your salt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, I don't think anything, and don't you.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Will you keep that rattle tongue of yours quiet?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Never know me go chattering about luggers, do you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never know me go chattering about luggers, do you?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Then set your teeth hard, or you'll never be a man worth your salt.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Never know me go chattering about luggers, do you?"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never know me go chattering about luggers, do you?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I don't think anything, and don't you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Will you keep that rattle tongue of yours quiet?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Then set your teeth hard, or you'll never be a man worth your salt.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Will you keep that rattle tongue of yours quiet?
make short successive sounds
From this reading Will you keep that rattle tongue of yours quiet?
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading "Then set your teeth hard, or you'll never be a man worth your salt.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Then set your teeth hard, or you'll never be a man worth your salt.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading "Then set your teeth hard, or you'll never be a man worth your salt.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Will you keep that rattle tongue of yours quiet?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then set your teeth hard, or you'll never be a man worth your salt.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "No, I don't think anything, and don't you.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Will you keep that rattle tongue of yours quiet?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you keep that rattle tongue of yours quiet?
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "Then set your teeth hard, or you'll never be a man worth your salt.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No, I don't think anything, and don't you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then set your teeth hard, or you'll never be a man worth your salt.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then set your teeth hard, or you'll never be a man worth your salt.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Will you keep that rattle tongue of yours quiet?
Chapter 2 of Cutlass and Cudgel 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 2 holds 423 sentences of Cutlass and Cudgel, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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