Chapter 11 of Hawk's Nest is here in full — 511 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Hawk's Nest is here in full — 511 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Second Lesson—Completing His Education—Found New Friends—The Mutiny—Death of Sambo. That is bold language boy. You say you “know that you are right.” There are but a few things in this world that we positively know. We are likely to be deceived in many ways.
Chapter 11 of Hawk's Nest is here in full — 511 sentences across 103 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.
fearless and daring
From this reading “That is bold language boy.”
acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
From this reading “The Second Lesson—Completing His Education—Found New Friends—The Mutiny—Death of Sambo.”
past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading “We are likely to be deceived in many ways.”
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading “The Second Lesson—Completing His Education—Found New Friends—The Mutiny—Death of Sambo.”
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading “That is bold language boy.”
a unit of instruction
From this reading “The Second Lesson—Completing His Education—Found New Friends—The Mutiny—Death of Sambo.”
open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
From this reading “The Second Lesson—Completing His Education—Found New Friends—The Mutiny—Death of Sambo.”
extremely
From this reading “There are but a few things in this world that we positively know.”
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.
In this reading “We are likely to be deceived in many ways.”
In this reading “The Second Lesson—Completing His Education—Found New Friends—The Mutiny—Death of Sambo.”
In this reading “There are but a few things in this world that we positively know.”
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 There are but a few things in this world that we positively know.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You say you “know that you are right.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We are likely to be deceived in many ways.
fearless and daring
From this reading That is bold language boy.
a youthful male person
From this reading That is bold language boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There are but a few things in this world that we positively know.
acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
From this reading The Second Lesson—Completing His Education—Found New Friends—The Mutiny—Death of Sambo.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The Second Lesson—Completing His Education—Found New Friends—The Mutiny—Death of Sambo.
past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading We are likely to be deceived in many ways.
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading The Second Lesson—Completing His Education—Found New Friends—The Mutiny—Death of Sambo.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading There are but a few things in this world that we positively know.
set up or found
From this reading The Second Lesson—Completing His Education—Found New Friends—The Mutiny—Death of Sambo.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The Second Lesson—Completing His Education—Found New Friends—The Mutiny—Death of Sambo.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Second Lesson—Completing His Education—Found New Friends—The Mutiny—Death of Sambo.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are but a few things in this world that we positively know.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is bold language boy.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You say you “know that you are right.”
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading That is bold language boy.
a unit of instruction
From this reading The Second Lesson—Completing His Education—Found New Friends—The Mutiny—Death of Sambo.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading We are likely to be deceived in many ways.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading We are likely to be deceived in many ways.
open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
From this reading The Second Lesson—Completing His Education—Found New Friends—The Mutiny—Death of Sambo.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The Second Lesson—Completing His Education—Found New Friends—The Mutiny—Death of Sambo.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Second Lesson—Completing His Education—Found New Friends—The Mutiny—Death of Sambo.
extremely
From this reading There are but a few things in this world that we positively know.
precisely, exactly
From this reading You say you “know that you are right.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Second Lesson—Completing His Education—Found New Friends—The Mutiny—Death of Sambo.
express in words
From this reading You say you “know that you are right.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The Second Lesson—Completing His Education—Found New Friends—The Mutiny—Death of Sambo.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is bold language boy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Second Lesson—Completing His Education—Found New Friends—The Mutiny—Death of Sambo.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are but a few things in this world that we positively know.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading There are but a few things in this world that we positively know.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There are but a few things in this world that we positively know.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are likely to be deceived in many ways.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading We are likely to be deceived in many ways.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There are but a few things in this world that we positively know.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading There are but a few things in this world that we positively know.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You say you “know that you are right.”
Chapter 11 of Hawk's Nest by James M. (James Martin) Allerton holds 511 sentences, grouped into 103 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 11 holds 511 sentences of Hawk's Nest, unabridged, divided into 103 reading sections.
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