Chapter 8 of John Holdsworth, Chief Mate is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of John Holdsworth, Chief Mate is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SECOND DAY. “Mr. Holdsworth,” said the General, “will you not let me watch whilst you get some sleep? You have been up now for nearly three nights running, and I beg you to consider the preciousness of your life to us all.” “I am much obliged to you, General. I’ll do as you ask me.
Chapter 8 of John Holdsworth, Chief Mate is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “You have been up now for nearly three nights running, and I beg you to consider the preciousness of your life to us all.””
deem to be
From this reading “You have been up now for nearly three nights running, and I beg you to consider the preciousness of your life to us all.””
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “You have been up now for nearly three nights running, and I beg you to consider the preciousness of your life to us all.””
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “You have been up now for nearly three nights running, and I beg you to consider the preciousness of your life to us all.””
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading ““I am much obliged to you, General.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “You have been up now for nearly three nights running, and I beg you to consider the preciousness of your life to us all.””
look attentively
From this reading ““Mr. Holdsworth,” said the General, “will you not let me watch whilst you get some sleep?”
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading ““Mr. Holdsworth,” said the General, “will you not let me watch whilst you get some sleep?”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““I am much obliged to you, General.”
In this reading “You have been up now for nearly three nights running, and I beg you to consider the preciousness of your life to us all.””
In this reading “THE SECOND DAY.”
In this reading ““Mr. Holdsworth,” said the General, “will you not let me watch whilst you get some sleep?”
In this reading “You have been up now for nearly three nights running, and I beg you to consider the preciousness of your life to us all.””
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.
(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 You have been up now for nearly three nights running, and I beg you to consider the preciousness of your life to us all.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am much obliged to you, General.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You have been up now for nearly three nights running, and I beg you to consider the preciousness of your life to us all.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I’ll do as you ask me.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I’ll do as you ask me.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You have been up now for nearly three nights running, and I beg you to consider the preciousness of your life to us all.”
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading You have been up now for nearly three nights running, and I beg you to consider the preciousness of your life to us all.”
deem to be
From this reading You have been up now for nearly three nights running, and I beg you to consider the preciousness of your life to us all.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE SECOND DAY.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I’ll do as you ask me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You have been up now for nearly three nights running, and I beg you to consider the preciousness of your life to us all.”
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading “Mr. Holdsworth,” said the General, “will you not let me watch whilst you get some sleep?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Mr. Holdsworth,” said the General, “will you not let me watch whilst you get some sleep?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have been up now for nearly three nights running, and I beg you to consider the preciousness of your life to us all.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. Holdsworth,” said the General, “will you not let me watch whilst you get some sleep?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You have been up now for nearly three nights running, and I beg you to consider the preciousness of your life to us all.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll do as you ask me.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Mr. Holdsworth,” said the General, “will you not let me watch whilst you get some sleep?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading You have been up now for nearly three nights running, and I beg you to consider the preciousness of your life to us all.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Mr. Holdsworth,” said the General, “will you not let me watch whilst you get some sleep?
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Mr. Holdsworth,” said the General, “will you not let me watch whilst you get some sleep?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “I am much obliged to you, General.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading You have been up now for nearly three nights running, and I beg you to consider the preciousness of your life to us all.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading You have been up now for nearly three nights running, and I beg you to consider the preciousness of your life to us all.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Mr. Holdsworth,” said the General, “will you not let me watch whilst you get some sleep?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading You have been up now for nearly three nights running, and I beg you to consider the preciousness of your life to us all.”
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading “I am much obliged to you, General.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You have been up now for nearly three nights running, and I beg you to consider the preciousness of your life to us all.”
the quality possessed by something with a great price or value
From this reading You have been up now for nearly three nights running, and I beg you to consider the preciousness of your life to us all.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading You have been up now for nearly three nights running, and I beg you to consider the preciousness of your life to us all.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Mr. Holdsworth,” said the General, “will you not let me watch whilst you get some sleep?
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE SECOND DAY.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “Mr. Holdsworth,” said the General, “will you not let me watch whilst you get some sleep?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Mr. Holdsworth,” said the General, “will you not let me watch whilst you get some sleep?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECOND DAY.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading You have been up now for nearly three nights running, and I beg you to consider the preciousness of your life to us all.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You have been up now for nearly three nights running, and I beg you to consider the preciousness of your life to us all.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You have been up now for nearly three nights running, and I beg you to consider the preciousness of your life to us all.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You have been up now for nearly three nights running, and I beg you to consider the preciousness of your life to us all.”
look attentively
From this reading “Mr. Holdsworth,” said the General, “will you not let me watch whilst you get some sleep?
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading “Mr. Holdsworth,” said the General, “will you not let me watch whilst you get some sleep?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Mr. Holdsworth,” said the General, “will you not let me watch whilst you get some sleep?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mr. Holdsworth,” said the General, “will you not let me watch whilst you get some sleep?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have been up now for nearly three nights running, and I beg you to consider the preciousness of your life to us all.”
Chapter 8 of John Holdsworth, Chief Mate by William Clark Russell holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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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