Chapter 11 of Poor Jack is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Poor Jack is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As soon as we hoisted the colors, the schooner hoisted English colors also. "English colors, sir!" said the mate, grinning. "English colors, heh? Very well; but that may be a feint--keep to your guns, my lads." The vessel now ran by us; she was deeply laden, and as broad as she was long.
Chapter 11 of Poor Jack is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading “As soon as we hoisted the colors, the schooner hoisted English colors also.”
deceive by a mock action
From this reading “Very well; but that may be a feint--keep to your guns, my lads."”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “"English colors, sir!" said the mate, grinning.”
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “Very well; but that may be a feint--keep to your guns, my lads."”
past form of “hoist” — raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
From this reading “As soon as we hoisted the colors, the schooner hoisted English colors also.”
filled with a great quantity
From this reading “The vessel now ran by us; she was deeply laden, and as broad as she was long.”
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading “Very well; but that may be a feint--keep to your guns, my lads."”
a large beer glass
From this reading “As soon as we hoisted the colors, the schooner hoisted English colors also.”
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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 Very well; but that may be a feint--keep to your guns, my lads."
in addition
From this reading As soon as we hoisted the colors, the schooner hoisted English colors also.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The vessel now ran by us; she was deeply laden, and as broad as she was long.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as we hoisted the colors, the schooner hoisted English colors also.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Very well; but that may be a feint--keep to your guns, my lads."
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The vessel now ran by us; she was deeply laden, and as broad as she was long.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Very well; but that may be a feint--keep to your guns, my lads."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The vessel now ran by us; she was deeply laden, and as broad as she was long.
a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading As soon as we hoisted the colors, the schooner hoisted English colors also.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading The vessel now ran by us; she was deeply laden, and as broad as she was long.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading As soon as we hoisted the colors, the schooner hoisted English colors also.
deceive by a mock action
From this reading Very well; but that may be a feint--keep to your guns, my lads."
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading "English colors, sir!" said the mate, grinning.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Very well; but that may be a feint--keep to your guns, my lads."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "English colors, heh?
past form of “hoist” — raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
From this reading As soon as we hoisted the colors, the schooner hoisted English colors also.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Very well; but that may be a feint--keep to your guns, my lads."
filled with a great quantity
From this reading The vessel now ran by us; she was deeply laden, and as broad as she was long.
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading Very well; but that may be a feint--keep to your guns, my lads."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The vessel now ran by us; she was deeply laden, and as broad as she was long.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading "English colors, sir!" said the mate, grinning.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Very well; but that may be a feint--keep to your guns, my lads."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Very well; but that may be a feint--keep to your guns, my lads."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The vessel now ran by us; she was deeply laden, and as broad as she was long.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The vessel now ran by us; she was deeply laden, and as broad as she was long.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "English colors, sir!" said the mate, grinning.
a large beer glass
From this reading As soon as we hoisted the colors, the schooner hoisted English colors also.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The vessel now ran by us; she was deeply laden, and as broad as she was long.
term of address for a man
From this reading "English colors, sir!" said the mate, grinning.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as we hoisted the colors, the schooner hoisted English colors also.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Very well; but that may be a feint--keep to your guns, my lads."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as we hoisted the colors, the schooner hoisted English colors also.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Very well; but that may be a feint--keep to your guns, my lads."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The vessel now ran by us; she was deeply laden, and as broad as she was long.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very well; but that may be a feint--keep to your guns, my lads."
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading The vessel now ran by us; she was deeply laden, and as broad as she was long.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The vessel now ran by us; she was deeply laden, and as broad as she was long.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As soon as we hoisted the colors, the schooner hoisted English colors also.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Very well; but that may be a feint--keep to your guns, my lads."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Very well; but that may be a feint--keep to your guns, my lads."
Chapter 11 of Poor Jack by Frederick Marryat 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.
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