Chapter 9 of Ensign Knightley, and Other Stories is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Ensign Knightley, and Other Stories is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Duncan stared in disbelief. The skipper's face drove the disbelief out of him. "Why didn't you wake me?" he asked. "What's the use? You want all the sleep you can get, because you an' me have got to sail my smack into Yarmouth.
Chapter 9 of Ensign Knightley, and Other Stories is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
doubt about the truth of something
From this reading “Duncan stared in disbelief.”
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading “The skipper's face drove the disbelief out of him.”
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading “Duncan stared in disbelief.”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “You want all the sleep you can get, because you an' me have got to sail my smack into Yarmouth.”
possessive form of “skipper” — a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading “The skipper's face drove the disbelief out of him.”
deliver a hard blow to
From this reading “You want all the sleep you can get, because you an' me have got to sail my smack into Yarmouth.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Duncan stared in disbelief.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “"Why didn't you wake me?" he asked.”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading You want all the sleep you can get, because you an' me have got to sail my smack into Yarmouth.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You want all the sleep you can get, because you an' me have got to sail my smack into Yarmouth.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Why didn't you wake me?" he asked.
for the reason that
From this reading You want all the sleep you can get, because you an' me have got to sail my smack into Yarmouth.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You want all the sleep you can get, because you an' me have got to sail my smack into Yarmouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why didn't you wake me?" he asked.
doubt about the truth of something
From this reading Duncan stared in disbelief.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading The skipper's face drove the disbelief out of him.
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading Duncan stared in disbelief.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The skipper's face drove the disbelief out of him.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You want all the sleep you can get, because you an' me have got to sail my smack into Yarmouth.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You want all the sleep you can get, because you an' me have got to sail my smack into Yarmouth.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You want all the sleep you can get, because you an' me have got to sail my smack into Yarmouth.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why didn't you wake me?" he asked.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The skipper's face drove the disbelief out of him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Duncan stared in disbelief.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading You want all the sleep you can get, because you an' me have got to sail my smack into Yarmouth.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why didn't you wake me?" he asked.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You want all the sleep you can get, because you an' me have got to sail my smack into Yarmouth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The skipper's face drove the disbelief out of him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The skipper's face drove the disbelief out of him.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading You want all the sleep you can get, because you an' me have got to sail my smack into Yarmouth.
possessive form of “skipper” — a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading The skipper's face drove the disbelief out of him.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading You want all the sleep you can get, because you an' me have got to sail my smack into Yarmouth.
deliver a hard blow to
From this reading You want all the sleep you can get, because you an' me have got to sail my smack into Yarmouth.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Duncan stared in disbelief.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The skipper's face drove the disbelief out of him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You want all the sleep you can get, because you an' me have got to sail my smack into Yarmouth.
the act of using
From this reading "What's the use?
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading "Why didn't you wake me?" he asked.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading You want all the sleep you can get, because you an' me have got to sail my smack into Yarmouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the use?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why didn't you wake me?" he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You want all the sleep you can get, because you an' me have got to sail my smack into Yarmouth.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why didn't you wake me?" he asked.
Chapter 9 of Ensign Knightley, and Other Stories by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 9 holds 426 sentences of Ensign Knightley, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Ensign Knightley, and Other Stories by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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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