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"We've come a long way, sir. What do you say, mates?" "All two hours," was the reply. "Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers." The doctor stood gazing at the man wildly.
Chapter 16 of Jack at Sea is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eagerly desirous
From this reading “"Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."”
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading “"Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."”
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “The doctor stood gazing at the man wildly.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “"Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."”
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading “"Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."”
a pair of people who live together
From this reading “What do you say, mates?"”
being perceived or observed
From this reading “"Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."”
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading “The doctor stood gazing at the man wildly.”
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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 "We've come a long way, sir.
(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 "All two hours," was the reply.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."
eagerly desirous
From this reading "Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The doctor stood gazing at the man wildly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading "Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "We've come a long way, sir.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you say, mates?"
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor stood gazing at the man wildly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The doctor stood gazing at the man wildly.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading "Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."
the act of departing
From this reading "Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading "All two hours," was the reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading "Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."
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 "We've come a long way, sir.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The doctor stood gazing at the man wildly.
a pair of people who live together
From this reading What do you say, mates?"
being perceived or observed
From this reading "Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."
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 "Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "All two hours," was the reply.
express in words
From this reading What do you say, mates?"
term of address for a man
From this reading "We've come a long way, sir.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The doctor stood gazing at the man wildly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "All two hours," was the reply.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "All two hours," was the reply.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "All two hours," was the reply.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "We've come a long way, sir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've come a long way, sir.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you say, mates?"
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading The doctor stood gazing at the man wildly.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you say, mates?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, sir, you've been so anxious 'bout it you arn't noticed how the time goes, and as I was going to say, by the time I get down to the boat it will be black as the inside o' one o' the coal-bunkers."
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