Chapter 3 of Hurricane Hurry is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Hurricane Hurry is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There's a sail away to the south-west, and I don't quite like the looks of her," answered the old man. I jumped on deck in a moment. I was not long in making out a brig under all sail holding the same course we were on. As I took the glass from my eye I found Scuttle standing by my side. "What do you think of her?"
Chapter 3 of Hurricane Hurry is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 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.
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
From this reading “I was not long in making out a brig under all sail holding the same course we were on.”
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “I jumped on deck in a moment.”
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “As I took the glass from my eye I found Scuttle standing by my side.”
the act of retaining something
From this reading “I was not long in making out a brig under all sail holding the same course we were on.”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “I jumped on deck in a moment.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “"There's a sail away to the south-west, and I don't quite like the looks of her," answered the old man.”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “"There's a sail away to the south-west, and I don't quite like the looks of her," answered the old man.”
to move about or proceed hurriedly
From this reading “As I took the glass from my eye I found Scuttle standing by my side.”
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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 "There's a sail away to the south-west, and I don't quite like the looks of her," answered the old man.
(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 I was not long in making out a brig under all sail holding the same course we were on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There's a sail away to the south-west, and I don't quite like the looks of her," answered the old man.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "There's a sail away to the south-west, and I don't quite like the looks of her," answered the old man.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I took the glass from my eye I found Scuttle standing by my side.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "There's a sail away to the south-west, and I don't quite like the looks of her," answered the old man.
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
From this reading I was not long in making out a brig under all sail holding the same course we were on.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As I took the glass from my eye I found Scuttle standing by my side.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading I was not long in making out a brig under all sail holding the same course we were on.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading I jumped on deck in a moment.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you think of her?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a sail away to the south-west, and I don't quite like the looks of her," answered the old man.
the organ of sight
From this reading As I took the glass from my eye I found Scuttle standing by my side.
set up or found
From this reading As I took the glass from my eye I found Scuttle standing by my side.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As I took the glass from my eye I found Scuttle standing by my side.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading As I took the glass from my eye I found Scuttle standing by my side.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "There's a sail away to the south-west, and I don't quite like the looks of her," answered the old man.
the act of retaining something
From this reading I was not long in making out a brig under all sail holding the same course we were on.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There's a sail away to the south-west, and I don't quite like the looks of her," answered the old man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I jumped on deck in a moment.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading I jumped on deck in a moment.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "There's a sail away to the south-west, and I don't quite like the looks of her," answered the old man.
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 I was not long in making out a brig under all sail holding the same course we were on.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "There's a sail away to the south-west, and I don't quite like the looks of her," answered the old man.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading I was not long in making out a brig under all sail holding the same course we were on.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "There's a sail away to the south-west, and I don't quite like the looks of her," answered the old man.
a particular point in time
From this reading I jumped on deck in a moment.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As I took the glass from my eye I found Scuttle standing by my side.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was not long in making out a brig under all sail holding the same course we were on.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There's a sail away to the south-west, and I don't quite like the looks of her," answered the old man.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "There's a sail away to the south-west, and I don't quite like the looks of her," answered the old man.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I jumped on deck in a moment.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I was not long in making out a brig under all sail holding the same course we were on.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "There's a sail away to the south-west, and I don't quite like the looks of her," answered the old man.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading "There's a sail away to the south-west, and I don't quite like the looks of her," answered the old man.
Identical; not different.
From this reading I was not long in making out a brig under all sail holding the same course we were on.
to move about or proceed hurriedly
From this reading As I took the glass from my eye I found Scuttle standing by my side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading As I took the glass from my eye I found Scuttle standing by my side.
to, toward, or in the southwest
From this reading "There's a sail away to the south-west, and I don't quite like the looks of her," answered the old man.
having a supporting base
From this reading As I took the glass from my eye I found Scuttle standing by my side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There's a sail away to the south-west, and I don't quite like the looks of her," answered the old man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a sail away to the south-west, and I don't quite like the looks of her," answered the old man.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "What do you think of her?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There's a sail away to the south-west, and I don't quite like the looks of her," answered the old man.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading As I took the glass from my eye I found Scuttle standing by my side.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I was not long in making out a brig under all sail holding the same course we were on.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was not long in making out a brig under all sail holding the same course we were on.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I was not long in making out a brig under all sail holding the same course we were on.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I was not long in making out a brig under all sail holding the same course we were on.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you think of her?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you think of her?"
Chapter 3 of Hurricane Hurry by William Henry Giles Kingston holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 3 holds 402 sentences of Hurricane Hurry, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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