Chapter 10 of Fighting the Whales is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Fighting the Whales is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother. "Deary me, Robert, how changed ye are!" "Changed, Mother! I should think so! If you'd gone through all that I've done and seen since we last sat together in this room, you'd be changed too."
Chapter 10 of Fighting the Whales is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “"Deary me, Robert, how changed ye are!"”
a special loved one
From this reading “"Deary me, Robert, how changed ye are!"”
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading “RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “"Deary me, Robert, how changed ye are!"”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.”
plural of “yankee” — an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading “RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.”
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later than; following
From this reading RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.
(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 If you'd gone through all that I've done and seen since we last sat together in this room, you'd be changed too."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Deary me, Robert, how changed ye are!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If you'd gone through all that I've done and seen since we last sat together in this room, you'd be changed too."
next to; at the side of
From this reading RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading "Deary me, Robert, how changed ye are!"
dearly loved
From this reading RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.
a special loved one
From this reading "Deary me, Robert, how changed ye are!"
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading If you'd gone through all that I've done and seen since we last sat together in this room, you'd be changed too."
set up or found
From this reading RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.
a herd of whales
From this reading RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.
destroyed or killed
From this reading If you'd gone through all that I've done and seen since we last sat together in this room, you'd be changed too."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Deary me, Robert, how changed ye are!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you'd gone through all that I've done and seen since we last sat together in this room, you'd be changed too."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you'd gone through all that I've done and seen since we last sat together in this room, you'd be changed too."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.
immediately past
From this reading If you'd gone through all that I've done and seen since we last sat together in this room, you'd be changed too."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Deary me, Robert, how changed ye are!"
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.
on one occasion
From this reading RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading "Deary me, Robert, how changed ye are!"
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading If you'd gone through all that I've done and seen since we last sat together in this room, you'd be changed too."
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading If you'd gone through all that I've done and seen since we last sat together in this room, you'd be changed too."
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading If you'd gone through all that I've done and seen since we last sat together in this room, you'd be changed too."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should think so!
from a time in the past until now
From this reading If you'd gone through all that I've done and seen since we last sat together in this room, you'd be changed too."
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I should think so!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If you'd gone through all that I've done and seen since we last sat together in this room, you'd be changed too."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I should think so!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If you'd gone through all that I've done and seen since we last sat together in this room, you'd be changed too."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading If you'd gone through all that I've done and seen since we last sat together in this room, you'd be changed too."
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading If you'd gone through all that I've done and seen since we last sat together in this room, you'd be changed too."
male cat
From this reading RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading If you'd gone through all that I've done and seen since we last sat together in this room, you'd be changed too."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If you'd gone through all that I've done and seen since we last sat together in this room, you'd be changed too."
in the company of; together with
From this reading RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.
plural of “yankee” — an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading RETURN HOME Six months after our "gam" with the Yankees Tom Lokins and I found ourselves seated once more in the little garret beside my dear old mother.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Deary me, Robert, how changed ye are!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you'd gone through all that I've done and seen since we last sat together in this room, you'd be changed too."
Chapter 10 of Fighting the Whales by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne holds 45 sentences, grouped into 9 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 10 holds 45 sentences of Fighting the Whales, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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