Chapter 23 of Hurricane Hurry is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Hurricane Hurry is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There, sir; there are the French launches; they are after us!" Such was the case. "Haul up the boat, my lads!" I exclaimed. "Jump into her!"
Chapter 23 of Hurricane Hurry is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 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.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “"Haul up the boat, my lads!"”
an occurrence of something
From this reading “Such was the case.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “I exclaimed.”
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading “"There, sir; there are the French launches; they are after us!"”
draw slowly or heavily
From this reading “"Haul up the boat, my lads!"”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “"Jump into her!"”
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading “"Haul up the boat, my lads!"”
plural of “launch” — a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck
From this reading “"There, sir; there are the French launches; they are after us!"”
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.
later than; following
From this reading "There, sir; there are the French launches; they are after us!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There, sir; there are the French launches; they are after us!"
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Haul up the boat, my lads!"
an occurrence of something
From this reading Such was the case.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading I exclaimed.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading "There, sir; there are the French launches; they are after us!"
draw slowly or heavily
From this reading "Haul up the boat, my lads!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Jump into her!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I exclaimed.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Jump into her!"
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading "Jump into her!"
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading "Haul up the boat, my lads!"
plural of “launch” — a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck
From this reading "There, sir; there are the French launches; they are after us!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Haul up the boat, my lads!"
term of address for a man
From this reading "There, sir; there are the French launches; they are after us!"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was the case.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There, sir; there are the French launches; they are after us!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There, sir; there are the French launches; they are after us!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There, sir; there are the French launches; they are after us!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Haul up the boat, my lads!"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There, sir; there are the French launches; they are after us!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such was the case.
Chapter 23 of Hurricane Hurry by William Henry Giles Kingston holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 23 holds 406 sentences of Hurricane Hurry, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 23 of Hurricane Hurry by William Henry Giles Kingston exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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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