Chapter 15 of Hunting the Skipper is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Hunting the Skipper is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You'll have plenty to do by and by, Tom, depend upon it." "Hope so, sir, but I want something to do now. Couldn't do a bit o' fishing, could I, sir?" "No, Tom; we have no hooks and lines." "That's a pity, sir.
Chapter 15 of Hunting the Skipper is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “Couldn't do a bit o' fishing, could I, sir?"”
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “"You'll have plenty to do by and by, Tom, depend upon it."”
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading “Couldn't do a bit o' fishing, could I, sir?"”
large strong hand (as of a fighter)
From this reading “"No, Tom; we have no hooks and lines."”
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “"No, Tom; we have no hooks and lines."”
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading “"That's a pity, sir.”
a full supply
From this reading “"You'll have plenty to do by and by, Tom, depend upon it."”
male cat
From this reading “"You'll have plenty to do by and by, Tom, depend upon it."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Couldn't do a bit o' fishing, could I, sir?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You'll have plenty to do by and by, Tom, depend upon it."
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Couldn't do a bit o' fishing, could I, sir?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Hope so, sir, but I want something to do now.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "You'll have plenty to do by and by, Tom, depend upon it."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Couldn't do a bit o' fishing, could I, sir?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Couldn't do a bit o' fishing, could I, sir?"
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading "You'll have plenty to do by and by, Tom, depend upon it."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You'll have plenty to do by and by, Tom, depend upon it."
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading Couldn't do a bit o' fishing, could I, sir?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You'll have plenty to do by and by, Tom, depend upon it."
large strong hand (as of a fighter)
From this reading "No, Tom; we have no hooks and lines."
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "Hope so, sir, but I want something to do now.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Hope so, sir, but I want something to do now.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You'll have plenty to do by and by, Tom, depend upon it."
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading "No, Tom; we have no hooks and lines."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, Tom; we have no hooks and lines."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Hope so, sir, but I want something to do now.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Couldn't do a bit o' fishing, could I, sir?"
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading "That's a pity, sir.
a full supply
From this reading "You'll have plenty to do by and by, Tom, depend upon it."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Hope so, sir, but I want something to do now.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Hope so, sir, but I want something to do now.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Hope so, sir, but I want something to do now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's a pity, sir.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You'll have plenty to do by and by, Tom, depend upon it."
male cat
From this reading "You'll have plenty to do by and by, Tom, depend upon it."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "You'll have plenty to do by and by, Tom, depend upon it."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Hope so, sir, but I want something to do now.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "No, Tom; we have no hooks and lines."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'll have plenty to do by and by, Tom, depend upon it."
Chapter 15 of Hunting the Skipper by George Manville Fenn holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 15 holds 395 sentences of Hunting the Skipper, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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