Chapter 12 of My First Voyage to Southern Seas is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of My First Voyage to Southern Seas is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
His hand was on the curtain of the tent. He made no answer, but threw it back. I entered. A young man was there. He looked up.
Chapter 12 of My First Voyage to Southern Seas is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
react verbally
From this reading “He made no answer, but threw it back.”
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “His hand was on the curtain of the tent.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “I entered.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “His hand was on the curtain of the tent.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “He looked up.”
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “His hand was on the curtain of the tent.”
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “He made no answer, but threw it back.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “A young man was there.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A young man was there.
react verbally
From this reading He made no answer, but threw it back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He made no answer, but threw it back.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He made no answer, but threw it back.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading His hand was on the curtain of the tent.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading I entered.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading His hand was on the curtain of the tent.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made no answer, but threw it back.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His hand was on the curtain of the tent.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I entered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He made no answer, but threw it back.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked up.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made no answer, but threw it back.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A young man was there.
not any; not one
From this reading He made no answer, but threw it back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His hand was on the curtain of the tent.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His hand was on the curtain of the tent.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading His hand was on the curtain of the tent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His hand was on the curtain of the tent.
in or at that place or location
From this reading A young man was there.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading He made no answer, but threw it back.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He looked up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His hand was on the curtain of the tent.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading A young man was there.
Chapter 12 of My First Voyage to Southern Seas by William Henry Giles Kingston holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 12 holds 419 sentences of My First Voyage to Southern Seas, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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