Chapter 14 of Ralph Osborn, Midshipman at Annapolis is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Ralph Osborn, Midshipman at Annapolis is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Lower your forward fall, lively! Now unhook. Jump in! Pile in, you anchor watch men; in you go, Jenson; shove off and get that catamaran.” “Out oars, give way together,” snapped out Jenson who was in the stern of the dinghy to the four men at the oars.
Chapter 14 of Ralph Osborn, Midshipman at Annapolis is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading “Pile in, you anchor watch men; in you go, Jenson; shove off and get that catamaran.””
a boat with two parallel hulls held together by single deck
From this reading “Pile in, you anchor watch men; in you go, Jenson; shove off and get that catamaran.””
a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
From this reading ““Out oars, give way together,” snapped out Jenson who was in the stern of the dinghy to the four men at the oars.”
full of life and energy
From this reading ““Lower your forward fall, lively!”
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading ““Out oars, give way together,” snapped out Jenson who was in the stern of the dinghy to the four men at the oars.”
come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading “Pile in, you anchor watch men; in you go, Jenson; shove off and get that catamaran.””
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading ““Out oars, give way together,” snapped out Jenson who was in the stern of the dinghy to the four men at the oars.”
take off a hook
From this reading “Now unhook.”
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.
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leave; informal or rude
In this reading “Pile in, you anchor watch men; in you go, Jenson; shove off and get that catamaran.””
In this reading ““Out oars, give way together,” snapped out Jenson who was in the stern of the dinghy to the four men at the oars.”
move in order to make room for someone for something
In this reading ““Out oars, give way together,” snapped out Jenson who was in the stern of the dinghy to the four men at the oars.”
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a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading Pile in, you anchor watch men; in you go, Jenson; shove off and get that catamaran.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pile in, you anchor watch men; in you go, Jenson; shove off and get that catamaran.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Out oars, give way together,” snapped out Jenson who was in the stern of the dinghy to the four men at the oars.
a boat with two parallel hulls held together by single deck
From this reading Pile in, you anchor watch men; in you go, Jenson; shove off and get that catamaran.”
a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
From this reading “Out oars, give way together,” snapped out Jenson who was in the stern of the dinghy to the four men at the oars.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading “Lower your forward fall, lively!
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “Lower your forward fall, lively!
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading “Out oars, give way together,” snapped out Jenson who was in the stern of the dinghy to the four men at the oars.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Pile in, you anchor watch men; in you go, Jenson; shove off and get that catamaran.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Out oars, give way together,” snapped out Jenson who was in the stern of the dinghy to the four men at the oars.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Pile in, you anchor watch men; in you go, Jenson; shove off and get that catamaran.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jump in!
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From this reading Pile in, you anchor watch men; in you go, Jenson; shove off and get that catamaran.”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Jump in!
full of life and energy
From this reading “Lower your forward fall, lively!
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading “Lower your forward fall, lively!
the force of workers available
From this reading Pile in, you anchor watch men; in you go, Jenson; shove off and get that catamaran.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now unhook.
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading “Out oars, give way together,” snapped out Jenson who was in the stern of the dinghy to the four men at the oars.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Out oars, give way together,” snapped out Jenson who was in the stern of the dinghy to the four men at the oars.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Pile in, you anchor watch men; in you go, Jenson; shove off and get that catamaran.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Out oars, give way together,” snapped out Jenson who was in the stern of the dinghy to the four men at the oars.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading Pile in, you anchor watch men; in you go, Jenson; shove off and get that catamaran.”
come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading Pile in, you anchor watch men; in you go, Jenson; shove off and get that catamaran.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “Out oars, give way together,” snapped out Jenson who was in the stern of the dinghy to the four men at the oars.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading “Out oars, give way together,” snapped out Jenson who was in the stern of the dinghy to the four men at the oars.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pile in, you anchor watch men; in you go, Jenson; shove off and get that catamaran.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Out oars, give way together,” snapped out Jenson who was in the stern of the dinghy to the four men at the oars.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Out oars, give way together,” snapped out Jenson who was in the stern of the dinghy to the four men at the oars.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “Out oars, give way together,” snapped out Jenson who was in the stern of the dinghy to the four men at the oars.
take off a hook
From this reading Now unhook.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Out oars, give way together,” snapped out Jenson who was in the stern of the dinghy to the four men at the oars.
look attentively
From this reading Pile in, you anchor watch men; in you go, Jenson; shove off and get that catamaran.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Out oars, give way together,” snapped out Jenson who was in the stern of the dinghy to the four men at the oars.
which person or people
From this reading “Out oars, give way together,” snapped out Jenson who was in the stern of the dinghy to the four men at the oars.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Pile in, you anchor watch men; in you go, Jenson; shove off and get that catamaran.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Lower your forward fall, lively!
Chapter 14 of Ralph Osborn, Midshipman at Annapolis by Edward L. (Edward Latimer) Beach holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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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