Chapter 17 of His Little World: The Story of Hunch Badeau is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of His Little World: The Story of Hunch Badeau is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
|THE next day Hunch was moody. The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail. “Cap'n,” he said, “she's all ready.” “I know it.” “Will we get under way?
Chapter 17 of His Little World: The Story of Hunch Badeau is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.”
a structural member used to stiffen a framework
From this reading “The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.”
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading “The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “|THE next day Hunch was moody.”
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading “The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.”
United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
From this reading “|THE next day Hunch was moody.”
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading “The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.”
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In this reading “|THE next day Hunch was moody.”
a prolonged period of time
In this reading “The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.”
In this reading “The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.”
in motion; set in motion
In this reading ““Will we get under way?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.
later than; following
From this reading The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.
(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 “Cap'n,” he said, “she's all ready.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.
a structural member used to stiffen a framework
From this reading The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Cap'n,” he said, “she's all ready.”
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading |THE next day Hunch was moody.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Will we get under way?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Cap'n,” he said, “she's all ready.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading |THE next day Hunch was moody.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know it.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I know it.”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.
the force of workers available
From this reading The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.
United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
From this reading |THE next day Hunch was moody.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading |THE next day Hunch was moody.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “Cap'n,” he said, “she's all ready.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Cap'n,” he said, “she's all ready.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Cap'n,” he said, “she's all ready.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |THE next day Hunch was moody.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Will we get under way?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |THE next day Hunch was moody.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Will we get under way?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Will we get under way?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.
in or at the place that
From this reading The men were afraid of him, and it was after a long time of bracing his courage, that the mate came up to where Hunch was sitting on the rail.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will we get under way?
Chapter 17 of His Little World: The Story of Hunch Badeau by Samuel Merwin holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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.
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