Chapter 10 of John Solomon—Supercargo is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of John Solomon—Supercargo is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT MELINDI "Dang it, I've a 'ole bloomin' 'ospital on me 'ands, what with Mr. 'Ammer as 'e is and Mr. Harcourt on 'is beam ends! And worse luck, it comes just when--ah, all ready, miss? And what'll it be this time?" "Whatever you say," rejoined the voice of Sara Helmuth, grave and self-contained. "Is there any change in Mr. Harcourt?"
Chapter 10 of John Solomon—Supercargo is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading “AT MELINDI "Dang it, I've a 'ole bloomin' 'ospital on me 'ands, what with Mr. 'Ammer as 'e is and Mr. Harcourt on 'is beam ends!”
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “AT MELINDI "Dang it, I've a 'ole bloomin' 'ospital on me 'ands, what with Mr. 'Ammer as 'e is and Mr. Harcourt on 'is beam ends!”
death of a person
From this reading “"Whatever you say," rejoined the voice of Sara Helmuth, grave and self-contained.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “And worse luck, it comes just when--ah, all ready, miss?”
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading “"Whatever you say," rejoined the voice of Sara Helmuth, grave and self-contained.”
constituting a complete and independent unit in and of itself
From this reading “"Whatever you say," rejoined the voice of Sara Helmuth, grave and self-contained.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “"Whatever you say," rejoined the voice of Sara Helmuth, grave and self-contained.”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “And worse luck, it comes just when--ah, all ready, miss?”
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In this reading “And worse luck, it comes just when--ah, all ready, miss?”
In this reading “AT MELINDI "Dang it, I've a 'ole bloomin' 'ospital on me 'ands, what with Mr. 'Ammer as 'e is and Mr. Harcourt on 'is beam ends!”
In this reading “"Is there any change in Mr. Harcourt?"”
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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 AT MELINDI "Dang it, I've a 'ole bloomin' 'ospital on me 'ands, what with Mr. 'Ammer as 'e is and Mr. Harcourt on 'is beam ends!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And worse luck, it comes just when--ah, all ready, miss?
(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 And worse luck, it comes just when--ah, all ready, miss?
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From this reading AT MELINDI "Dang it, I've a 'ole bloomin' 'ospital on me 'ands, what with Mr. 'Ammer as 'e is and Mr. Harcourt on 'is beam ends!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT MELINDI "Dang it, I've a 'ole bloomin' 'ospital on me 'ands, what with Mr. 'Ammer as 'e is and Mr. Harcourt on 'is beam ends!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT MELINDI "Dang it, I've a 'ole bloomin' 'ospital on me 'ands, what with Mr. 'Ammer as 'e is and Mr. Harcourt on 'is beam ends!
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Is there any change in Mr. Harcourt?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AT MELINDI "Dang it, I've a 'ole bloomin' 'ospital on me 'ands, what with Mr. 'Ammer as 'e is and Mr. Harcourt on 'is beam ends!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT MELINDI "Dang it, I've a 'ole bloomin' 'ospital on me 'ands, what with Mr. 'Ammer as 'e is and Mr. Harcourt on 'is beam ends!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And what'll it be this time?"
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading AT MELINDI "Dang it, I've a 'ole bloomin' 'ospital on me 'ands, what with Mr. 'Ammer as 'e is and Mr. Harcourt on 'is beam ends!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT MELINDI "Dang it, I've a 'ole bloomin' 'ospital on me 'ands, what with Mr. 'Ammer as 'e is and Mr. Harcourt on 'is beam ends!
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading "Is there any change in Mr. Harcourt?"
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading And worse luck, it comes just when--ah, all ready, miss?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT MELINDI "Dang it, I've a 'ole bloomin' 'ospital on me 'ands, what with Mr. 'Ammer as 'e is and Mr. Harcourt on 'is beam ends!
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading AT MELINDI "Dang it, I've a 'ole bloomin' 'ospital on me 'ands, what with Mr. 'Ammer as 'e is and Mr. Harcourt on 'is beam ends!
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading AT MELINDI "Dang it, I've a 'ole bloomin' 'ospital on me 'ands, what with Mr. 'Ammer as 'e is and Mr. Harcourt on 'is beam ends!
death of a person
From this reading "Whatever you say," rejoined the voice of Sara Helmuth, grave and self-contained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT MELINDI "Dang it, I've a 'ole bloomin' 'ospital on me 'ands, what with Mr. 'Ammer as 'e is and Mr. Harcourt on 'is beam ends!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Whatever you say," rejoined the voice of Sara Helmuth, grave and self-contained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT MELINDI "Dang it, I've a 'ole bloomin' 'ospital on me 'ands, what with Mr. 'Ammer as 'e is and Mr. Harcourt on 'is beam ends!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Is there any change in Mr. Harcourt?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT MELINDI "Dang it, I've a 'ole bloomin' 'ospital on me 'ands, what with Mr. 'Ammer as 'e is and Mr. Harcourt on 'is beam ends!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AT MELINDI "Dang it, I've a 'ole bloomin' 'ospital on me 'ands, what with Mr. 'Ammer as 'e is and Mr. Harcourt on 'is beam ends!
and nothing more
From this reading And worse luck, it comes just when--ah, all ready, miss?
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading And worse luck, it comes just when--ah, all ready, miss?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AT MELINDI "Dang it, I've a 'ole bloomin' 'ospital on me 'ands, what with Mr. 'Ammer as 'e is and Mr. Harcourt on 'is beam ends!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT MELINDI "Dang it, I've a 'ole bloomin' 'ospital on me 'ands, what with Mr. 'Ammer as 'e is and Mr. Harcourt on 'is beam ends!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading And worse luck, it comes just when--ah, all ready, miss?
a form of address for a man
From this reading AT MELINDI "Dang it, I've a 'ole bloomin' 'ospital on me 'ands, what with Mr. 'Ammer as 'e is and Mr. Harcourt on 'is beam ends!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Whatever you say," rejoined the voice of Sara Helmuth, grave and self-contained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT MELINDI "Dang it, I've a 'ole bloomin' 'ospital on me 'ands, what with Mr. 'Ammer as 'e is and Mr. Harcourt on 'is beam ends!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AT MELINDI "Dang it, I've a 'ole bloomin' 'ospital on me 'ands, what with Mr. 'Ammer as 'e is and Mr. Harcourt on 'is beam ends!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT MELINDI "Dang it, I've a 'ole bloomin' 'ospital on me 'ands, what with Mr. 'Ammer as 'e is and Mr. Harcourt on 'is beam ends!
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading And worse luck, it comes just when--ah, all ready, miss?
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading "Whatever you say," rejoined the voice of Sara Helmuth, grave and self-contained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Whatever you say," rejoined the voice of Sara Helmuth, grave and self-contained.
express in words
From this reading "Whatever you say," rejoined the voice of Sara Helmuth, grave and self-contained.
constituting a complete and independent unit in and of itself
From this reading "Whatever you say," rejoined the voice of Sara Helmuth, grave and self-contained.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Whatever you say," rejoined the voice of Sara Helmuth, grave and self-contained.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Is there any change in Mr. Harcourt?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And what'll it be this time?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And what'll it be this time?"
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Whatever you say," rejoined the voice of Sara Helmuth, grave and self-contained.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading AT MELINDI "Dang it, I've a 'ole bloomin' 'ospital on me 'ands, what with Mr. 'Ammer as 'e is and Mr. Harcourt on 'is beam ends!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And what'll it be this time?"
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading "Whatever you say," rejoined the voice of Sara Helmuth, grave and self-contained.
at the time that
From this reading And worse luck, it comes just when--ah, all ready, miss?
in the company of; together with
From this reading AT MELINDI "Dang it, I've a 'ole bloomin' 'ospital on me 'ands, what with Mr. 'Ammer as 'e is and Mr. Harcourt on 'is beam ends!
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading And worse luck, it comes just when--ah, all ready, miss?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Whatever you say," rejoined the voice of Sara Helmuth, grave and self-contained.
Chapter 10 of John Solomon—Supercargo by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 10 holds 178 sentences of John Solomon—Supercargo, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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