Chapter 9 of Fitz the Filibuster is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Fitz the Filibuster is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"A chips? A carpenter, Winks?" said Fitz. "No; why should I?" "Of course not, sir. Because if you was you would be every now and then having some nice little job chucked at your head by the skipper."
Chapter 9 of Fitz the Filibuster is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
From this reading “A carpenter, Winks?" said Fitz.”
strips of potato fried in deep fat
From this reading “"A chips?”
past form of “chuck” — throw carelessly
From this reading “Because if you was you would be every now and then having some nice little job chucked at your head by the skipper."”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Because if you was you would be every now and then having some nice little job chucked at your head by the skipper."”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “Because if you was you would be every now and then having some nice little job chucked at your head by the skipper."”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “Because if you was you would be every now and then having some nice little job chucked at your head by the skipper."”
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading “Because if you was you would be every now and then having some nice little job chucked at your head by the skipper."”
plural of “wink” — a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “A carpenter, Winks?" said Fitz.”
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 "A chips?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Because if you was you would be every now and then having some nice little job chucked at your head by the skipper."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Because if you was you would be every now and then having some nice little job chucked at your head by the skipper."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Because if you was you would be every now and then having some nice little job chucked at your head by the skipper."
for the reason that
From this reading Because if you was you would be every now and then having some nice little job chucked at your head by the skipper."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Because if you was you would be every now and then having some nice little job chucked at your head by the skipper."
a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
From this reading A carpenter, Winks?" said Fitz.
strips of potato fried in deep fat
From this reading "A chips?
past form of “chuck” — throw carelessly
From this reading Because if you was you would be every now and then having some nice little job chucked at your head by the skipper."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course not, sir.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Because if you was you would be every now and then having some nice little job chucked at your head by the skipper."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A carpenter, Winks?" said Fitz.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Because if you was you would be every now and then having some nice little job chucked at your head by the skipper."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Because if you was you would be every now and then having some nice little job chucked at your head by the skipper."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No; why should I?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Because if you was you would be every now and then having some nice little job chucked at your head by the skipper."
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Because if you was you would be every now and then having some nice little job chucked at your head by the skipper."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Because if you was you would be every now and then having some nice little job chucked at your head by the skipper."
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Because if you was you would be every now and then having some nice little job chucked at your head by the skipper."
not any; not one
From this reading "No; why should I?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Of course not, sir.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Because if you was you would be every now and then having some nice little job chucked at your head by the skipper."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course not, sir.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A carpenter, Winks?" said Fitz.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "No; why should I?"
term of address for a man
From this reading "Of course not, sir.
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading Because if you was you would be every now and then having some nice little job chucked at your head by the skipper."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Because if you was you would be every now and then having some nice little job chucked at your head by the skipper."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Because if you was you would be every now and then having some nice little job chucked at your head by the skipper."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Because if you was you would be every now and then having some nice little job chucked at your head by the skipper."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Because if you was you would be every now and then having some nice little job chucked at your head by the skipper."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "No; why should I?"
plural of “wink” — a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading A carpenter, Winks?" said Fitz.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Because if you was you would be every now and then having some nice little job chucked at your head by the skipper."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Because if you was you would be every now and then having some nice little job chucked at your head by the skipper."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Because if you was you would be every now and then having some nice little job chucked at your head by the skipper."
Chapter 9 of Fitz the Filibuster by George Manville Fenn holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 416 sentences of Fitz the Filibuster, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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