Chapter 8 of Jack at Sea is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Jack at Sea is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'll take the gun, Mr Jack, sir," said Edward, who had been watching all the proceedings with the greatest interest. "I must clean it before it's put away." Jack handed him the piece, and the man whispered quickly-- "Mr Jack, sir; do please tell me to come." "What, with us? Impossible," said Jack hastily.
Chapter 8 of Jack at Sea is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading “"I must clean it before it's put away."”
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “"I'll take the gun, Mr Jack, sir," said Edward, who had been watching all the proceedings with the greatest interest.”
highest in quality
From this reading “"I'll take the gun, Mr Jack, sir," said Edward, who had been watching all the proceedings with the greatest interest.”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “"I'll take the gun, Mr Jack, sir," said Edward, who had been watching all the proceedings with the greatest interest.”
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading “Jack handed him the piece, and the man whispered quickly-- "Mr Jack, sir; do please tell me to come."”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “Impossible," said Jack hastily.”
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading “"I'll take the gun, Mr Jack, sir," said Edward, who had been watching all the proceedings with the greatest interest.”
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading “"I'll take the gun, Mr Jack, sir," said Edward, who had been watching all the proceedings with the greatest interest.”
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(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'll take the gun, Mr Jack, sir," said Edward, who had been watching all the proceedings with the greatest interest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack handed him the piece, and the man whispered quickly-- "Mr Jack, sir; do please tell me to come."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I must clean it before it's put away."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I'll take the gun, Mr Jack, sir," said Edward, who had been watching all the proceedings with the greatest interest.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I must clean it before it's put away."
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading "I must clean it before it's put away."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Jack handed him the piece, and the man whispered quickly-- "Mr Jack, sir; do please tell me to come."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Jack handed him the piece, and the man whispered quickly-- "Mr Jack, sir; do please tell me to come."
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading "I'll take the gun, Mr Jack, sir," said Edward, who had been watching all the proceedings with the greatest interest.
highest in quality
From this reading "I'll take the gun, Mr Jack, sir," said Edward, who had been watching all the proceedings with the greatest interest.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "I'll take the gun, Mr Jack, sir," said Edward, who had been watching all the proceedings with the greatest interest.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I'll take the gun, Mr Jack, sir," said Edward, who had been watching all the proceedings with the greatest interest.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Jack handed him the piece, and the man whispered quickly-- "Mr Jack, sir; do please tell me to come."
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Impossible," said Jack hastily.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jack handed him the piece, and the man whispered quickly-- "Mr Jack, sir; do please tell me to come."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must clean it before it's put away."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll take the gun, Mr Jack, sir," said Edward, who had been watching all the proceedings with the greatest interest.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading Impossible," said Jack hastily.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading "I'll take the gun, Mr Jack, sir," said Edward, who had been watching all the proceedings with the greatest interest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I must clean it before it's put away."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I must clean it before it's put away."
a small worthless amount
From this reading "I'll take the gun, Mr Jack, sir," said Edward, who had been watching all the proceedings with the greatest interest.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Jack handed him the piece, and the man whispered quickly-- "Mr Jack, sir; do please tell me to come."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jack handed him the piece, and the man whispered quickly-- "Mr Jack, sir; do please tell me to come."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I'll take the gun, Mr Jack, sir," said Edward, who had been watching all the proceedings with the greatest interest.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must clean it before it's put away."
a separate part of a whole
From this reading Jack handed him the piece, and the man whispered quickly-- "Mr Jack, sir; do please tell me to come."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Jack handed him the piece, and the man whispered quickly-- "Mr Jack, sir; do please tell me to come."
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading "I'll take the gun, Mr Jack, sir," said Edward, who had been watching all the proceedings with the greatest interest.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I must clean it before it's put away."
with speed
From this reading Jack handed him the piece, and the man whispered quickly-- "Mr Jack, sir; do please tell me to come."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'll take the gun, Mr Jack, sir," said Edward, who had been watching all the proceedings with the greatest interest.
term of address for a man
From this reading "I'll take the gun, Mr Jack, sir," said Edward, who had been watching all the proceedings with the greatest interest.
carry out
From this reading "I'll take the gun, Mr Jack, sir," said Edward, who had been watching all the proceedings with the greatest interest.
express in words
From this reading Jack handed him the piece, and the man whispered quickly-- "Mr Jack, sir; do please tell me to come."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'll take the gun, Mr Jack, sir," said Edward, who had been watching all the proceedings with the greatest interest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jack handed him the piece, and the man whispered quickly-- "Mr Jack, sir; do please tell me to come."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What, with us?
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading "I'll take the gun, Mr Jack, sir," said Edward, who had been watching all the proceedings with the greatest interest.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What, with us?
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Jack handed him the piece, and the man whispered quickly-- "Mr Jack, sir; do please tell me to come."
which person or people
From this reading "I'll take the gun, Mr Jack, sir," said Edward, who had been watching all the proceedings with the greatest interest.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I'll take the gun, Mr Jack, sir," said Edward, who had been watching all the proceedings with the greatest interest.
Chapter 8 of Jack at Sea by George Manville Fenn holds 392 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.
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