Chapter 12 of Gunboat and Gun-Runner is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Gunboat and Gun-Runner is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He saw by my face that I wanted to ask him something, and guessed what it was. "Jassim is dead," he said. "I shot him." "Poor devil!" I thought, and was sorry.
Chapter 12 of Gunboat and Gun-Runner is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “He saw by my face that I wanted to ask him something, and guessed what it was.”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “"Jassim is dead," he said.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “"Poor devil!"”
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “He saw by my face that I wanted to ask him something, and guessed what it was.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “"Poor devil!"”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “"I shot him."”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I thought, and was sorry.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “He saw by my face that I wanted to ask him something, and guessed what it was.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
someone you feel sorry for
In this reading “"Poor devil!"”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He saw by my face that I wanted to ask him something, and guessed what it was.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He saw by my face that I wanted to ask him something, and guessed what it was.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He saw by my face that I wanted to ask him something, and guessed what it was.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Jassim is dead," he said.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading "Poor devil!"
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He saw by my face that I wanted to ask him something, and guessed what it was.
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading He saw by my face that I wanted to ask him something, and guessed what it was.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw by my face that I wanted to ask him something, and guessed what it was.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He saw by my face that I wanted to ask him something, and guessed what it was.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He saw by my face that I wanted to ask him something, and guessed what it was.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Jassim is dead," he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He saw by my face that I wanted to ask him something, and guessed what it was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jassim is dead," he said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He saw by my face that I wanted to ask him something, and guessed what it was.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Poor devil!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Jassim is dead," he said.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw by my face that I wanted to ask him something, and guessed what it was.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "I shot him."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He saw by my face that I wanted to ask him something, and guessed what it was.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I thought, and was sorry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He saw by my face that I wanted to ask him something, and guessed what it was.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought, and was sorry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He saw by my face that I wanted to ask him something, and guessed what it was.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He saw by my face that I wanted to ask him something, and guessed what it was.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He saw by my face that I wanted to ask him something, and guessed what it was.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He saw by my face that I wanted to ask him something, and guessed what it was.
Chapter 12 of Gunboat and Gun-Runner by T. T. (Thomas Tendron) Jeans holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 12 holds 396 sentences of Gunboat and Gun-Runner, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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