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Chapter 13 of Cutlass and Cudgel is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"They came at us, sir, like mad bulls, and 'fore I knew where I was they had me. Pair o' hands pops up out of the hole, takes hold of my legs, and I was pulled down, had a crack of the head, was danced on, and here I am, sir." "And me too, sir," said the other voice. "But, I'm much worse than him." "But the smugglers?"
Chapter 13 of Cutlass and Cudgel is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “bull” — uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading “"They came at us, sir, like mad bulls, and 'fore I knew where I was they had me.”
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading “Pair o' hands pops up out of the hole, takes hold of my legs, and I was pulled down, had a crack of the head, was danced on, and here I am, sir."”
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading “Pair o' hands pops up out of the hole, takes hold of my legs, and I was pulled down, had a crack of the head, was danced on, and here I am, sir."”
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading “"They came at us, sir, like mad bulls, and 'fore I knew where I was they had me.”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “Pair o' hands pops up out of the hole, takes hold of my legs, and I was pulled down, had a crack of the head, was danced on, and here I am, sir."”
plural of “pop” — an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Pair o' hands pops up out of the hole, takes hold of my legs, and I was pulled down, had a crack of the head, was danced on, and here I am, sir."”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Pair o' hands pops up out of the hole, takes hold of my legs, and I was pulled down, had a crack of the head, was danced on, and here I am, sir."”
plural of “smuggler” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading “"But the smugglers?"”
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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 Pair o' hands pops up out of the hole, takes hold of my legs, and I was pulled down, had a crack of the head, was danced on, and here I am, sir."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Pair o' hands pops up out of the hole, takes hold of my legs, and I was pulled down, had a crack of the head, was danced on, and here I am, sir."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "They came at us, sir, like mad bulls, and 'fore I knew where I was they had me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "They came at us, sir, like mad bulls, and 'fore I knew where I was they had me.
plural of “bull” — uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading "They came at us, sir, like mad bulls, and 'fore I knew where I was they had me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, I'm much worse than him."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "They came at us, sir, like mad bulls, and 'fore I knew where I was they had me.
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading Pair o' hands pops up out of the hole, takes hold of my legs, and I was pulled down, had a crack of the head, was danced on, and here I am, sir."
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading Pair o' hands pops up out of the hole, takes hold of my legs, and I was pulled down, had a crack of the head, was danced on, and here I am, sir."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Pair o' hands pops up out of the hole, takes hold of my legs, and I was pulled down, had a crack of the head, was danced on, and here I am, sir."
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading "They came at us, sir, like mad bulls, and 'fore I knew where I was they had me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "They came at us, sir, like mad bulls, and 'fore I knew where I was they had me.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Pair o' hands pops up out of the hole, takes hold of my legs, and I was pulled down, had a crack of the head, was danced on, and here I am, sir."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Pair o' hands pops up out of the hole, takes hold of my legs, and I was pulled down, had a crack of the head, was danced on, and here I am, sir."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Pair o' hands pops up out of the hole, takes hold of my legs, and I was pulled down, had a crack of the head, was danced on, and here I am, sir."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But, I'm much worse than him."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Pair o' hands pops up out of the hole, takes hold of my legs, and I was pulled down, had a crack of the head, was danced on, and here I am, sir."
an opening into or through something
From this reading Pair o' hands pops up out of the hole, takes hold of my legs, and I was pulled down, had a crack of the head, was danced on, and here I am, sir."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "They came at us, sir, like mad bulls, and 'fore I knew where I was they had me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But, I'm much worse than him."
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "They came at us, sir, like mad bulls, and 'fore I knew where I was they had me.
staying power
From this reading Pair o' hands pops up out of the hole, takes hold of my legs, and I was pulled down, had a crack of the head, was danced on, and here I am, sir."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "They came at us, sir, like mad bulls, and 'fore I knew where I was they had me.
roused to anger
From this reading "They came at us, sir, like mad bulls, and 'fore I knew where I was they had me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They came at us, sir, like mad bulls, and 'fore I knew where I was they had me.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "But, I'm much worse than him."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Pair o' hands pops up out of the hole, takes hold of my legs, and I was pulled down, had a crack of the head, was danced on, and here I am, sir."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Pair o' hands pops up out of the hole, takes hold of my legs, and I was pulled down, had a crack of the head, was danced on, and here I am, sir."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pair o' hands pops up out of the hole, takes hold of my legs, and I was pulled down, had a crack of the head, was danced on, and here I am, sir."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pair o' hands pops up out of the hole, takes hold of my legs, and I was pulled down, had a crack of the head, was danced on, and here I am, sir."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "And me too, sir," said the other voice.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Pair o' hands pops up out of the hole, takes hold of my legs, and I was pulled down, had a crack of the head, was danced on, and here I am, sir."
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading Pair o' hands pops up out of the hole, takes hold of my legs, and I was pulled down, had a crack of the head, was danced on, and here I am, sir."
plural of “pop” — an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Pair o' hands pops up out of the hole, takes hold of my legs, and I was pulled down, had a crack of the head, was danced on, and here I am, sir."
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Pair o' hands pops up out of the hole, takes hold of my legs, and I was pulled down, had a crack of the head, was danced on, and here I am, sir."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "And me too, sir," said the other voice.
term of address for a man
From this reading "They came at us, sir, like mad bulls, and 'fore I knew where I was they had me.
plural of “smuggler” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading "But the smugglers?"
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading Pair o' hands pops up out of the hole, takes hold of my legs, and I was pulled down, had a crack of the head, was danced on, and here I am, sir."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "But, I'm much worse than him."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pair o' hands pops up out of the hole, takes hold of my legs, and I was pulled down, had a crack of the head, was danced on, and here I am, sir."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They came at us, sir, like mad bulls, and 'fore I knew where I was they had me.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "And me too, sir," said the other voice.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Pair o' hands pops up out of the hole, takes hold of my legs, and I was pulled down, had a crack of the head, was danced on, and here I am, sir."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They came at us, sir, like mad bulls, and 'fore I knew where I was they had me.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "And me too, sir," said the other voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "They came at us, sir, like mad bulls, and 'fore I knew where I was they had me.
in or at the place that
From this reading "They came at us, sir, like mad bulls, and 'fore I knew where I was they had me.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading "But, I'm much worse than him."
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