Chapter 32 of Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOE DEERING AT HOME AGAIN--ON THE LOOKOUT--NEWS AT LAST--JOVIAL CAPTAIN ROBINSON IN DANGER. We must cross the Channel to England again. But not for long. One character in our drama of real life has not appeared upon the scene for some time. We allude to the skipper of the "Albatross," Joe Deering.
Chapter 32 of Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
From this reading “We allude to the skipper of the "Albatross," Joe Deering.”
make a more or less disguised reference to
From this reading “We allude to the skipper of the "Albatross," Joe Deering.”
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading “We must cross the Channel to England again.”
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “One character in our drama of real life has not appeared upon the scene for some time.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “JOE DEERING AT HOME AGAIN--ON THE LOOKOUT--NEWS AT LAST--JOVIAL CAPTAIN ROBINSON IN DANGER.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “JOE DEERING AT HOME AGAIN--ON THE LOOKOUT--NEWS AT LAST--JOVIAL CAPTAIN ROBINSON IN DANGER.”
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading “JOE DEERING AT HOME AGAIN--ON THE LOOKOUT--NEWS AT LAST--JOVIAL CAPTAIN ROBINSON IN DANGER.”
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading “We allude to the skipper of the "Albatross," Joe Deering.”
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anew
From this reading JOE DEERING AT HOME AGAIN--ON THE LOOKOUT--NEWS AT LAST--JOVIAL CAPTAIN ROBINSON IN DANGER.
(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
From this reading We allude to the skipper of the "Albatross," Joe Deering.
make a more or less disguised reference to
From this reading We allude to the skipper of the "Albatross," Joe Deering.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading One character in our drama of real life has not appeared upon the scene for some time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JOE DEERING AT HOME AGAIN--ON THE LOOKOUT--NEWS AT LAST--JOVIAL CAPTAIN ROBINSON IN DANGER.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But not for long.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading JOE DEERING AT HOME AGAIN--ON THE LOOKOUT--NEWS AT LAST--JOVIAL CAPTAIN ROBINSON IN DANGER.
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading We must cross the Channel to England again.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading One character in our drama of real life has not appeared upon the scene for some time.
travel across or pass over
From this reading We must cross the Channel to England again.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading JOE DEERING AT HOME AGAIN--ON THE LOOKOUT--NEWS AT LAST--JOVIAL CAPTAIN ROBINSON IN DANGER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE DEERING AT HOME AGAIN--ON THE LOOKOUT--NEWS AT LAST--JOVIAL CAPTAIN ROBINSON IN DANGER.
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading One character in our drama of real life has not appeared upon the scene for some time.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading We must cross the Channel to England again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But not for long.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One character in our drama of real life has not appeared upon the scene for some time.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading JOE DEERING AT HOME AGAIN--ON THE LOOKOUT--NEWS AT LAST--JOVIAL CAPTAIN ROBINSON IN DANGER.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JOE DEERING AT HOME AGAIN--ON THE LOOKOUT--NEWS AT LAST--JOVIAL CAPTAIN ROBINSON IN DANGER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE DEERING AT HOME AGAIN--ON THE LOOKOUT--NEWS AT LAST--JOVIAL CAPTAIN ROBINSON IN DANGER.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading JOE DEERING AT HOME AGAIN--ON THE LOOKOUT--NEWS AT LAST--JOVIAL CAPTAIN ROBINSON IN DANGER.
immediately past
From this reading JOE DEERING AT HOME AGAIN--ON THE LOOKOUT--NEWS AT LAST--JOVIAL CAPTAIN ROBINSON IN DANGER.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading One character in our drama of real life has not appeared upon the scene for some time.
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 But not for long.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading JOE DEERING AT HOME AGAIN--ON THE LOOKOUT--NEWS AT LAST--JOVIAL CAPTAIN ROBINSON IN DANGER.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must cross the Channel to England again.
information about recent and important events
From this reading JOE DEERING AT HOME AGAIN--ON THE LOOKOUT--NEWS AT LAST--JOVIAL CAPTAIN ROBINSON IN DANGER.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But not for long.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One character in our drama of real life has not appeared upon the scene for some time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JOE DEERING AT HOME AGAIN--ON THE LOOKOUT--NEWS AT LAST--JOVIAL CAPTAIN ROBINSON IN DANGER.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One character in our drama of real life has not appeared upon the scene for some time.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading One character in our drama of real life has not appeared upon the scene for some time.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading One character in our drama of real life has not appeared upon the scene for some time.
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading JOE DEERING AT HOME AGAIN--ON THE LOOKOUT--NEWS AT LAST--JOVIAL CAPTAIN ROBINSON IN DANGER.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading One character in our drama of real life has not appeared upon the scene for some time.
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading We allude to the skipper of the "Albatross," Joe Deering.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading One character in our drama of real life has not appeared upon the scene for some time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOE DEERING AT HOME AGAIN--ON THE LOOKOUT--NEWS AT LAST--JOVIAL CAPTAIN ROBINSON IN DANGER.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading One character in our drama of real life has not appeared upon the scene for some time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We must cross the Channel to England again.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading One character in our drama of real life has not appeared upon the scene for some time.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must cross the Channel to England again.
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