Chapter 5 of Drake is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Drake is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SAILOR. If you were dead Bill, you were dead drunk. SAUNDERS. You lie like a doctor or a lawyer. I was only looking after something to revive the General.
Chapter 5 of Drake is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “If you were dead Bill, you were dead drunk.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “You lie like a doctor or a lawyer.”
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading “If you were dead Bill, you were dead drunk.”
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading “I was only looking after something to revive the General.”
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “You lie like a doctor or a lawyer.”
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “You lie like a doctor or a lawyer.”
cause to regain consciousness
From this reading “I was only looking after something to revive the General.”
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading “SAILOR.”
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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 You lie like a doctor or a lawyer.
later than; following
From this reading I was only looking after something to revive the General.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading If you were dead Bill, you were dead drunk.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading If you were dead Bill, you were dead drunk.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading You lie like a doctor or a lawyer.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading If you were dead Bill, you were dead drunk.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading I was only looking after something to revive the General.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was only looking after something to revive the General.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you were dead Bill, you were dead drunk.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading You lie like a doctor or a lawyer.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading You lie like a doctor or a lawyer.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading You lie like a doctor or a lawyer.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I was only looking after something to revive the General.
and nothing more
From this reading I was only looking after something to revive the General.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You lie like a doctor or a lawyer.
cause to regain consciousness
From this reading I was only looking after something to revive the General.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading SAILOR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAUNDERS.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I was only looking after something to revive the General.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was only looking after something to revive the General.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was only looking after something to revive the General.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was only looking after something to revive the General.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If you were dead Bill, you were dead drunk.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you were dead Bill, you were dead drunk.
Chapter 5 of Drake by William MacOubrey holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 5 holds 436 sentences of Drake, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Drake by William MacOubrey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 88 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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