Mysterious Mr. Sabin

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MR.

AND MRS.

WATSON OF NEW YORK It was their third day out, and Mr. Sabin was enjoying the voyage very much indeed.

The _Calipha_ was a small boat sailing to Boston instead of New York, and contemptuously termed by the ocean-going public an old tub.

She carried, consequently, only seven passengers besides Mr. Sabin, and it had taken him but a very short time to decide that of those seven passengers not one was interested in him or his affairs.

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Mysterious Mr. Sabin

Chapter XXXII

Chapter 32 of Mysterious Mr. Sabin is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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MR.

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AND MRS.

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WATSON OF NEW YORK It was their third day out, and Mr. Sabin was enjoying the voyage very much indeed.

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The _Calipha_ was a small boat sailing to Boston instead of New York, and contemptuously termed by the ocean-going public an old tub.

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She carried, consequently, only seven passengers besides Mr. Sabin, and it had taken him but a very short time to decide that of those seven passengers not one was interested in him or his affairs.

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Besides preposition US /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading “She carried, consequently, only seven passengers besides Mr. Sabin, and it had taken him but a very short time to decide that of those seven passengers not one was interested in him or his affairs.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The _Calipha_ was a small boat sailing to Boston instead of New York, and contemptuously termed by the ocean-going public an old tub.

affairs

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From this reading She carried, consequently, only seven passengers besides Mr. Sabin, and it had taken him but a very short time to decide that of those seven passengers not one was interested in him or his affairs.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The _Calipha_ was a small boat sailing to Boston instead of New York, and contemptuously termed by the ocean-going public an old tub.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading AND MRS.

besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

boat

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From this reading The _Calipha_ was a small boat sailing to Boston instead of New York, and contemptuously termed by the ocean-going public an old tub.

Boston

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From this reading The _Calipha_ was a small boat sailing to Boston instead of New York, and contemptuously termed by the ocean-going public an old tub.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The _Calipha_ was a small boat sailing to Boston instead of New York, and contemptuously termed by the ocean-going public an old tub.

Calipha

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From this reading The _Calipha_ was a small boat sailing to Boston instead of New York, and contemptuously termed by the ocean-going public an old tub.

carried

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consequently

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contemptuously

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From this reading The _Calipha_ was a small boat sailing to Boston instead of New York, and contemptuously termed by the ocean-going public an old tub.

day

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From this reading WATSON OF NEW YORK It was their third day out, and Mr. Sabin was enjoying the voyage very much indeed.

decide

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enjoying

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From this reading WATSON OF NEW YORK It was their third day out, and Mr. Sabin was enjoying the voyage very much indeed.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

indeed

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From this reading WATSON OF NEW YORK It was their third day out, and Mr. Sabin was enjoying the voyage very much indeed.

instead

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From this reading The _Calipha_ was a small boat sailing to Boston instead of New York, and contemptuously termed by the ocean-going public an old tub.

interested

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ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading WATSON OF NEW YORK It was their third day out, and Mr. Sabin was enjoying the voyage very much indeed.

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From this reading MR.

MRS

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From this reading AND MRS.

much

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From this reading WATSON OF NEW YORK It was their third day out, and Mr. Sabin was enjoying the voyage very much indeed.

NEW

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From this reading WATSON OF NEW YORK It was their third day out, and Mr. Sabin was enjoying the voyage very much indeed.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

ocean-going

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From this reading The _Calipha_ was a small boat sailing to Boston instead of New York, and contemptuously termed by the ocean-going public an old tub.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WATSON OF NEW YORK It was their third day out, and Mr. Sabin was enjoying the voyage very much indeed.

old

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From this reading The _Calipha_ was a small boat sailing to Boston instead of New York, and contemptuously termed by the ocean-going public an old tub.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

only

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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

out

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From this reading WATSON OF NEW YORK It was their third day out, and Mr. Sabin was enjoying the voyage very much indeed.

passengers

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public

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From this reading The _Calipha_ was a small boat sailing to Boston instead of New York, and contemptuously termed by the ocean-going public an old tub.

Sabin

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From this reading WATSON OF NEW YORK It was their third day out, and Mr. Sabin was enjoying the voyage very much indeed.

sailing

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From this reading The _Calipha_ was a small boat sailing to Boston instead of New York, and contemptuously termed by the ocean-going public an old tub.

seven

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ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

short

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small

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From this reading The _Calipha_ was a small boat sailing to Boston instead of New York, and contemptuously termed by the ocean-going public an old tub.

taken

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termed

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From this reading The _Calipha_ was a small boat sailing to Boston instead of New York, and contemptuously termed by the ocean-going public an old tub.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading WATSON OF NEW YORK It was their third day out, and Mr. Sabin was enjoying the voyage very much indeed.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading WATSON OF NEW YORK It was their third day out, and Mr. Sabin was enjoying the voyage very much indeed.

third

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From this reading WATSON OF NEW YORK It was their third day out, and Mr. Sabin was enjoying the voyage very much indeed.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

time

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toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The _Calipha_ was a small boat sailing to Boston instead of New York, and contemptuously termed by the ocean-going public an old tub.

tub

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From this reading The _Calipha_ was a small boat sailing to Boston instead of New York, and contemptuously termed by the ocean-going public an old tub.

very

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From this reading WATSON OF NEW YORK It was their third day out, and Mr. Sabin was enjoying the voyage very much indeed.

voyage

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From this reading WATSON OF NEW YORK It was their third day out, and Mr. Sabin was enjoying the voyage very much indeed.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading WATSON OF NEW YORK It was their third day out, and Mr. Sabin was enjoying the voyage very much indeed.

WATSON

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From this reading WATSON OF NEW YORK It was their third day out, and Mr. Sabin was enjoying the voyage very much indeed.

YORK

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From this reading WATSON OF NEW YORK It was their third day out, and Mr. Sabin was enjoying the voyage very much indeed.

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