Chapter 9 of Marmaduke Merry is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Marmaduke Merry is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Breakers! breakers on the starboard bow! breakers on the larboard bow!" shouted the men forward. I caught sight of some less broken water ahead. We steered towards it. In another moment our fate would be decided. We flew on; the sea broke terrifically on either hand, but the schooner did not strike.
Chapter 9 of Marmaduke Merry is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading “"Breakers! breakers on the starboard bow! breakers on the larboard bow!" shouted the men forward.”
waves breaking on the shore
From this reading “"Breakers! breakers on the starboard bow! breakers on the larboard bow!" shouted the men forward.”
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “We flew on; the sea broke terrifically on either hand, but the schooner did not strike.”
a large beer glass
From this reading “We flew on; the sea broke terrifically on either hand, but the schooner did not strike.”
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading “"Breakers! breakers on the starboard bow! breakers on the larboard bow!" shouted the men forward.”
past form of “steer” — direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading “We steered towards it.”
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading “We flew on; the sea broke terrifically on either hand, but the schooner did not strike.”
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading “We flew on; the sea broke terrifically on either hand, but the schooner did not strike.”
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.
at or in the front
From this reading I caught sight of some less broken water ahead.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading In another moment our fate would be decided.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In another moment our fate would be decided.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading "Breakers! breakers on the starboard bow! breakers on the larboard bow!" shouted the men forward.
waves breaking on the shore
From this reading "Breakers! breakers on the starboard bow! breakers on the larboard bow!" shouted the men forward.
lacking funds
From this reading We flew on; the sea broke terrifically on either hand, but the schooner did not strike.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading I caught sight of some less broken water ahead.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We flew on; the sea broke terrifically on either hand, but the schooner did not strike.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading I caught sight of some less broken water ahead.
recognizable; marked
From this reading In another moment our fate would be decided.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We flew on; the sea broke terrifically on either hand, but the schooner did not strike.
one or the other of two
From this reading We flew on; the sea broke terrifically on either hand, but the schooner did not strike.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading In another moment our fate would be decided.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading We flew on; the sea broke terrifically on either hand, but the schooner did not strike.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading "Breakers! breakers on the starboard bow! breakers on the larboard bow!" shouted the men forward.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading We flew on; the sea broke terrifically on either hand, but the schooner did not strike.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I caught sight of some less broken water ahead.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In another moment our fate would be decided.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We steered towards it.
the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading "Breakers! breakers on the starboard bow! breakers on the larboard bow!" shouted the men forward.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading I caught sight of some less broken water ahead.
the force of workers available
From this reading "Breakers! breakers on the starboard bow! breakers on the larboard bow!" shouted the men forward.
a particular point in time
From this reading In another moment our fate would be decided.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We flew on; the sea broke terrifically on either hand, but the schooner did not strike.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I caught sight of some less broken water ahead.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Breakers! breakers on the starboard bow! breakers on the larboard bow!" shouted the men forward.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In another moment our fate would be decided.
a large beer glass
From this reading We flew on; the sea broke terrifically on either hand, but the schooner did not strike.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading We flew on; the sea broke terrifically on either hand, but the schooner did not strike.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Breakers! breakers on the starboard bow! breakers on the larboard bow!" shouted the men forward.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading I caught sight of some less broken water ahead.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I caught sight of some less broken water ahead.
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading "Breakers! breakers on the starboard bow! breakers on the larboard bow!" shouted the men forward.
past form of “steer” — direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading We steered towards it.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading We flew on; the sea broke terrifically on either hand, but the schooner did not strike.
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading We flew on; the sea broke terrifically on either hand, but the schooner did not strike.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Breakers! breakers on the starboard bow! breakers on the larboard bow!" shouted the men forward.
in the direction of
From this reading We steered towards it.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading I caught sight of some less broken water ahead.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We steered towards it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In another moment our fate would be decided.
Chapter 9 of Marmaduke Merry by William Henry Giles Kingston holds 406 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 9 holds 406 sentences of Marmaduke Merry, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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