Chapter 16 of Jacob Faithful is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Jacob Faithful is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And I should _like_ to help you, Tom," cried I, following him. The captain was close to us, and heard us both. Between us we easily held up the marine, and the boat had us all on board in less than a minute. When we came on deck the captain was at the gangway. He showed his white teeth, and shook the telescope in his hand at us.
Chapter 16 of Jacob Faithful is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading “Between us we easily held up the marine, and the boat had us all on board in less than a minute.”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “Between us we easily held up the marine, and the boat had us all on board in less than a minute.”
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “When we came on deck the captain was at the gangway.”
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading “Between us we easily held up the marine, and the boat had us all on board in less than a minute.”
of or relating to the sea
From this reading “Between us we easily held up the marine, and the boat had us all on board in less than a minute.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Between us we easily held up the marine, and the boat had us all on board in less than a minute.”
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading “He showed his white teeth, and shook the telescope in his hand at us.”
crush together or collapse
From this reading “He showed his white teeth, and shook the telescope in his hand at us.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Between us we easily held up the marine, and the boat had us all on board in less than a minute.
(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 Between us we easily held up the marine, and the boat had us all on board in less than a minute.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I should _like_ to help you, Tom," cried I, following him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When we came on deck the captain was at the gangway.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between us we easily held up the marine, and the boat had us all on board in less than a minute.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Between us we easily held up the marine, and the boat had us all on board in less than a minute.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Between us we easily held up the marine, and the boat had us all on board in less than a minute.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The captain was close to us, and heard us both.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When we came on deck the captain was at the gangway.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The captain was close to us, and heard us both.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The captain was close to us, and heard us both.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "And I should _like_ to help you, Tom," cried I, following him.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading When we came on deck the captain was at the gangway.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Between us we easily held up the marine, and the boat had us all on board in less than a minute.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading "And I should _like_ to help you, Tom," cried I, following him.
a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)
From this reading When we came on deck the captain was at the gangway.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Between us we easily held up the marine, and the boat had us all on board in less than a minute.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He showed his white teeth, and shook the telescope in his hand at us.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He showed his white teeth, and shook the telescope in his hand at us.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The captain was close to us, and heard us both.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Between us we easily held up the marine, and the boat had us all on board in less than a minute.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "And I should _like_ to help you, Tom," cried I, following him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And I should _like_ to help you, Tom," cried I, following him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He showed his white teeth, and shook the telescope in his hand at us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And I should _like_ to help you, Tom," cried I, following him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Between us we easily held up the marine, and the boat had us all on board in less than a minute.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Between us we easily held up the marine, and the boat had us all on board in less than a minute.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "And I should _like_ to help you, Tom," cried I, following him.
of or relating to the sea
From this reading Between us we easily held up the marine, and the boat had us all on board in less than a minute.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Between us we easily held up the marine, and the boat had us all on board in less than a minute.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Between us we easily held up the marine, and the boat had us all on board in less than a minute.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading He showed his white teeth, and shook the telescope in his hand at us.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "And I should _like_ to help you, Tom," cried I, following him.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He showed his white teeth, and shook the telescope in his hand at us.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading He showed his white teeth, and shook the telescope in his hand at us.
crush together or collapse
From this reading He showed his white teeth, and shook the telescope in his hand at us.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Between us we easily held up the marine, and the boat had us all on board in less than a minute.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The captain was close to us, and heard us both.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And I should _like_ to help you, Tom," cried I, following him.
male cat
From this reading "And I should _like_ to help you, Tom," cried I, following him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Between us we easily held up the marine, and the boat had us all on board in less than a minute.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The captain was close to us, and heard us both.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The captain was close to us, and heard us both.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Between us we easily held up the marine, and the boat had us all on board in less than a minute.
at the time that
From this reading When we came on deck the captain was at the gangway.
a Caucasian
From this reading He showed his white teeth, and shook the telescope in his hand at us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And I should _like_ to help you, Tom," cried I, following him.
Chapter 16 of Jacob Faithful by Frederick Marryat holds 408 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 16 holds 408 sentences of Jacob Faithful, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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