Chapter 6 of Naval Occasions, and Some Traits of the Sailor-Man is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Naval Occasions, and Some Traits of the Sailor-Man is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A bell rang overhead, and the prisoner was marched back into Court. "... to be imprisoned with hard labour for the term of twelve calendar months." It was over. * * * * * "Now say ’Ah!’
Chapter 6 of Naval Occasions, and Some Traits of the Sailor-Man is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading “"... to be imprisoned with hard labour for the term of twelve calendar months."”
being in captivity
From this reading “"... to be imprisoned with hard labour for the term of twelve calendar months."”
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading “"... to be imprisoned with hard labour for the term of twelve calendar months."”
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading “A bell rang overhead, and the prisoner was marched back into Court.”
above your head; in the sky
From this reading “A bell rang overhead, and the prisoner was marched back into Court.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “A bell rang overhead, and the prisoner was marched back into Court.”
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “A bell rang overhead, and the prisoner was marched back into Court.”
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading “"... to be imprisoned with hard labour for the term of twelve calendar months."”
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 “"... to be imprisoned with hard labour for the term of twelve calendar months."”
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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 A bell rang overhead, and the prisoner was marched back into Court.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * "Now say ’Ah!’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A bell rang overhead, and the prisoner was marched back into Court.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A bell rang overhead, and the prisoner was marched back into Court.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "... to be imprisoned with hard labour for the term of twelve calendar months."
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading A bell rang overhead, and the prisoner was marched back into Court.
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading "... to be imprisoned with hard labour for the term of twelve calendar months."
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading A bell rang overhead, and the prisoner was marched back into Court.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "... to be imprisoned with hard labour for the term of twelve calendar months."
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "... to be imprisoned with hard labour for the term of twelve calendar months."
being in captivity
From this reading "... to be imprisoned with hard labour for the term of twelve calendar months."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A bell rang overhead, and the prisoner was marched back into Court.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was over.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading "... to be imprisoned with hard labour for the term of twelve calendar months."
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading A bell rang overhead, and the prisoner was marched back into Court.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "... to be imprisoned with hard labour for the term of twelve calendar months."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading * * * * * "Now say ’Ah!’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "... to be imprisoned with hard labour for the term of twelve calendar months."
above and across; more than
From this reading It was over.
above your head; in the sky
From this reading A bell rang overhead, and the prisoner was marched back into Court.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading A bell rang overhead, and the prisoner was marched back into Court.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading A bell rang overhead, and the prisoner was marched back into Court.
express in words
From this reading * * * * * "Now say ’Ah!’
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading "... to be imprisoned with hard labour for the term of twelve calendar months."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A bell rang overhead, and the prisoner was marched back into Court.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "... to be imprisoned with hard labour for the term of twelve calendar months."
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading "... to be imprisoned with hard labour for the term of twelve calendar months."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A bell rang overhead, and the prisoner was marched back into Court.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "... to be imprisoned with hard labour for the term of twelve calendar months."
Chapter 6 of Naval Occasions, and Some Traits of the Sailor-Man by Bartimeus holds 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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 6 holds 439 sentences of Naval Occasions, and Some Traits of the Sailor-Man, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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