Chapter 10 of Rattlin the Reefer is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Rattlin the Reefer is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Quarter-master, the signal halyards. Sling Mr Rattlin." Mr Rattlin was slung. "Now run the mutinous rascal up to the truck." In a moment I was attached to a thin white line, waving to and fro in mid air, and soon triced up to the very top of the royal pole, and jammed hard to the truck.
Chapter 10 of Rattlin the Reefer is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading “In a moment I was attached to a thin white line, waving to and fro in mid air, and soon triced up to the very top of the royal pole, and jammed hard to the truck.”
used in combination to denote the middle
From this reading “In a moment I was attached to a thin white line, waving to and fro in mid air, and soon triced up to the very top of the royal pole, and jammed hard to the truck.”
disposed to or in a state of mutiny
From this reading “"Now run the mutinous rascal up to the truck."”
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading “In a moment I was attached to a thin white line, waving to and fro in mid air, and soon triced up to the very top of the royal pole, and jammed hard to the truck.”
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “"Now run the mutinous rascal up to the truck."”
hurl as if with a sling
From this reading “Sling Mr Rattlin."”
inflected form of “sling” — hurl as if with a sling
From this reading “Mr Rattlin was slung.”
an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
From this reading “"Now run the mutinous rascal up to the truck."”
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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 In a moment I was attached to a thin white line, waving to and fro in mid air, and soon triced up to the very top of the royal pole, and jammed hard to the truck.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading In a moment I was attached to a thin white line, waving to and fro in mid air, and soon triced up to the very top of the royal pole, and jammed hard to the truck.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a moment I was attached to a thin white line, waving to and fro in mid air, and soon triced up to the very top of the royal pole, and jammed hard to the truck.
being joined in close association
From this reading In a moment I was attached to a thin white line, waving to and fro in mid air, and soon triced up to the very top of the royal pole, and jammed hard to the truck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a moment I was attached to a thin white line, waving to and fro in mid air, and soon triced up to the very top of the royal pole, and jammed hard to the truck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Quarter-master, the signal halyards.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading In a moment I was attached to a thin white line, waving to and fro in mid air, and soon triced up to the very top of the royal pole, and jammed hard to the truck.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In a moment I was attached to a thin white line, waving to and fro in mid air, and soon triced up to the very top of the royal pole, and jammed hard to the truck.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a moment I was attached to a thin white line, waving to and fro in mid air, and soon triced up to the very top of the royal pole, and jammed hard to the truck.
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading In a moment I was attached to a thin white line, waving to and fro in mid air, and soon triced up to the very top of the royal pole, and jammed hard to the truck.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading In a moment I was attached to a thin white line, waving to and fro in mid air, and soon triced up to the very top of the royal pole, and jammed hard to the truck.
used in combination to denote the middle
From this reading In a moment I was attached to a thin white line, waving to and fro in mid air, and soon triced up to the very top of the royal pole, and jammed hard to the truck.
a particular point in time
From this reading In a moment I was attached to a thin white line, waving to and fro in mid air, and soon triced up to the very top of the royal pole, and jammed hard to the truck.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Sling Mr Rattlin."
disposed to or in a state of mutiny
From this reading "Now run the mutinous rascal up to the truck."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now run the mutinous rascal up to the truck."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a moment I was attached to a thin white line, waving to and fro in mid air, and soon triced up to the very top of the royal pole, and jammed hard to the truck.
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading In a moment I was attached to a thin white line, waving to and fro in mid air, and soon triced up to the very top of the royal pole, and jammed hard to the truck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Quarter-master, the signal halyards.
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading "Now run the mutinous rascal up to the truck."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sling Mr Rattlin."
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading In a moment I was attached to a thin white line, waving to and fro in mid air, and soon triced up to the very top of the royal pole, and jammed hard to the truck.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Now run the mutinous rascal up to the truck."
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading "Quarter-master, the signal halyards.
hurl as if with a sling
From this reading Sling Mr Rattlin."
inflected form of “sling” — hurl as if with a sling
From this reading Mr Rattlin was slung.
in the near future
From this reading In a moment I was attached to a thin white line, waving to and fro in mid air, and soon triced up to the very top of the royal pole, and jammed hard to the truck.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Quarter-master, the signal halyards.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading In a moment I was attached to a thin white line, waving to and fro in mid air, and soon triced up to the very top of the royal pole, and jammed hard to the truck.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now run the mutinous rascal up to the truck."
the upper part of anything
From this reading In a moment I was attached to a thin white line, waving to and fro in mid air, and soon triced up to the very top of the royal pole, and jammed hard to the truck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a moment I was attached to a thin white line, waving to and fro in mid air, and soon triced up to the very top of the royal pole, and jammed hard to the truck.
an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
From this reading "Now run the mutinous rascal up to the truck."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Now run the mutinous rascal up to the truck."
precisely as stated
From this reading In a moment I was attached to a thin white line, waving to and fro in mid air, and soon triced up to the very top of the royal pole, and jammed hard to the truck.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr Rattlin was slung.
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading In a moment I was attached to a thin white line, waving to and fro in mid air, and soon triced up to the very top of the royal pole, and jammed hard to the truck.
a Caucasian
From this reading In a moment I was attached to a thin white line, waving to and fro in mid air, and soon triced up to the very top of the royal pole, and jammed hard to the truck.
Chapter 10 of Rattlin the Reefer by Edward, -1841 Howard holds 416 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 10 holds 416 sentences of Rattlin the Reefer, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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