Chapter 8 of Hunting the Skipper is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Hunting the Skipper is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That he did, Tom. It was most plucky of him, for he was a good deal hurt." "Yes, sir--deal more than you young gents thought for. But no, sir: forsake or desert our ship? Not we!
Chapter 8 of Hunting the Skipper is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 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.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “It was most plucky of him, for he was a good deal hurt."”
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “But no, sir: forsake or desert our ship?”
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “But no, sir: forsake or desert our ship?”
plural of “gent” — informal abbreviation of “gentleman”
From this reading “"Yes, sir--deal more than you young gents thought for.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “It was most plucky of him, for he was a good deal hurt."”
marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited
From this reading “It was most plucky of him, for he was a good deal hurt."”
transport commercially
From this reading “But no, sir: forsake or desert our ship?”
male cat
From this reading “"That he did, Tom.”
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 It was most plucky of him, for he was a good deal hurt."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no, sir: forsake or desert our ship?
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading It was most plucky of him, for he was a good deal hurt."
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading But no, sir: forsake or desert our ship?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "That he did, Tom.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was most plucky of him, for he was a good deal hurt."
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading But no, sir: forsake or desert our ship?
plural of “gent” — informal abbreviation of “gentleman”
From this reading "Yes, sir--deal more than you young gents thought for.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It was most plucky of him, for he was a good deal hurt."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That he did, Tom.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was most plucky of him, for he was a good deal hurt."
be the source of pain
From this reading It was most plucky of him, for he was a good deal hurt."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was most plucky of him, for he was a good deal hurt."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Yes, sir--deal more than you young gents thought for.
used to form the superlative
From this reading It was most plucky of him, for he was a good deal hurt."
not any; not one
From this reading But no, sir: forsake or desert our ship?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not we!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was most plucky of him, for he was a good deal hurt."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But no, sir: forsake or desert our ship?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But no, sir: forsake or desert our ship?
marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited
From this reading It was most plucky of him, for he was a good deal hurt."
transport commercially
From this reading But no, sir: forsake or desert our ship?
term of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, sir--deal more than you young gents thought for.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Yes, sir--deal more than you young gents thought for.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That he did, Tom.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Yes, sir--deal more than you young gents thought for.
male cat
From this reading "That he did, Tom.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was most plucky of him, for he was a good deal hurt."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Not we!
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir--deal more than you young gents thought for.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, sir--deal more than you young gents thought for.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Yes, sir--deal more than you young gents thought for.
Chapter 8 of Hunting the Skipper by George Manville Fenn holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 8 holds 421 sentences of Hunting the Skipper, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Hunting the Skipper by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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