Chapter 19 of Hunting the Skipper is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Hunting the Skipper is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Does it, sir?" grunted Tom May. "Oh, I dunno, sir. Sounds to me black. Dessay it would ha' seemed to me horrid if it had been white. There, sir; Mr Anderson don't seem to think bad on it," growled the man.
Chapter 19 of Hunting the Skipper is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading “There, sir; Mr Anderson don't seem to think bad on it," growled the man.”
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “There, sir; Mr Anderson don't seem to think bad on it," growled the man.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “There, sir; Mr Anderson don't seem to think bad on it," growled the man.”
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading “"Does it, sir?" grunted Tom May.”
exceedingly bad
From this reading “Dessay it would ha' seemed to me horrid if it had been white.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “There, sir; Mr Anderson don't seem to think bad on it," growled the man.”
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “Sounds to me black.”
male cat
From this reading “"Does it, sir?" grunted Tom May.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading There, sir; Mr Anderson don't seem to think bad on it," growled the man.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading There, sir; Mr Anderson don't seem to think bad on it," growled the man.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Dessay it would ha' seemed to me horrid if it had been white.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Sounds to me black.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dessay it would ha' seemed to me horrid if it had been white.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Does it, sir?" grunted Tom May.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There, sir; Mr Anderson don't seem to think bad on it," growled the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I dunno, sir.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading There, sir; Mr Anderson don't seem to think bad on it," growled the man.
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading "Does it, sir?" grunted Tom May.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading Dessay it would ha' seemed to me horrid if it had been white.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dessay it would ha' seemed to me horrid if it had been white.
exceedingly bad
From this reading Dessay it would ha' seemed to me horrid if it had been white.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I dunno, sir.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Dessay it would ha' seemed to me horrid if it had been white.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Does it, sir?" grunted Tom May.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There, sir; Mr Anderson don't seem to think bad on it," growled the man.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Does it, sir?" grunted Tom May.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sounds to me black.
a form of address for a man
From this reading There, sir; Mr Anderson don't seem to think bad on it," growled the man.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I dunno, sir.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There, sir; Mr Anderson don't seem to think bad on it," growled the man.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There, sir; Mr Anderson don't seem to think bad on it," growled the man.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Dessay it would ha' seemed to me horrid if it had been white.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Does it, sir?" grunted Tom May.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Sounds to me black.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There, sir; Mr Anderson don't seem to think bad on it," growled the man.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There, sir; Mr Anderson don't seem to think bad on it," growled the man.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading There, sir; Mr Anderson don't seem to think bad on it," growled the man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sounds to me black.
male cat
From this reading "Does it, sir?" grunted Tom May.
a Caucasian
From this reading Dessay it would ha' seemed to me horrid if it had been white.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Dessay it would ha' seemed to me horrid if it had been white.
Chapter 19 of Hunting the Skipper by George Manville Fenn holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 19 holds 413 sentences of Hunting the Skipper, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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