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I said, “You’ve a pretty crew of rogues about you, sir. Give me but the word, and I’ll drive off and have Mr. Bradbury back here, and we’ll make a sweep of the whole company.” He answered, “No. Rogues, but they serve me well. And I ruled ’em once. And I’ll rule ’em till I’m dead.
Chapter 6 of Rogues' Haven is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States writer of science fiction (born 1920)
From this reading “Give me but the word, and I’ll drive off and have Mr. Bradbury back here, and we’ll make a sweep of the whole company.””
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading “I said, “You’ve a pretty crew of rogues about you, sir.”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “Give me but the word, and I’ll drive off and have Mr. Bradbury back here, and we’ll make a sweep of the whole company.””
plural of “rogue” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “I said, “You’ve a pretty crew of rogues about you, sir.”
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading “And I’ll rule ’em till I’m dead.”
subject to a ruling authority
From this reading “And I ruled ’em once.”
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading “He answered, “No. Rogues, but they serve me well.”
sweep across or over
From this reading “Give me but the word, and I’ll drive off and have Mr. Bradbury back here, and we’ll make a sweep of the whole company.””
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In this reading “Give me but the word, and I’ll drive off and have Mr. Bradbury back here, and we’ll make a sweep of the whole company.””
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
In this reading “Give me but the word, and I’ll drive off and have Mr. Bradbury back here, and we’ll make a sweep of the whole company.””
In this reading “Give me but the word, and I’ll drive off and have Mr. Bradbury back here, and we’ll make a sweep of the whole company.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I said, “You’ve a pretty crew of rogues about you, sir.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I said, “You’ve a pretty crew of rogues about you, sir.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Give me but the word, and I’ll drive off and have Mr. Bradbury back here, and we’ll make a sweep of the whole company.”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading He answered, “No. Rogues, but they serve me well.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Give me but the word, and I’ll drive off and have Mr. Bradbury back here, and we’ll make a sweep of the whole company.”
United States writer of science fiction (born 1920)
From this reading Give me but the word, and I’ll drive off and have Mr. Bradbury back here, and we’ll make a sweep of the whole company.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Give me but the word, and I’ll drive off and have Mr. Bradbury back here, and we’ll make a sweep of the whole company.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Give me but the word, and I’ll drive off and have Mr. Bradbury back here, and we’ll make a sweep of the whole company.”
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading I said, “You’ve a pretty crew of rogues about you, sir.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading And I’ll rule ’em till I’m dead.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading Give me but the word, and I’ll drive off and have Mr. Bradbury back here, and we’ll make a sweep of the whole company.”
a quad with a square body
From this reading And I ruled ’em once.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give me but the word, and I’ll drive off and have Mr. Bradbury back here, and we’ll make a sweep of the whole company.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Give me but the word, and I’ll drive off and have Mr. Bradbury back here, and we’ll make a sweep of the whole company.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He answered, “No. Rogues, but they serve me well.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Give me but the word, and I’ll drive off and have Mr. Bradbury back here, and we’ll make a sweep of the whole company.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said, “You’ve a pretty crew of rogues about you, sir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Give me but the word, and I’ll drive off and have Mr. Bradbury back here, and we’ll make a sweep of the whole company.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I’ll rule ’em till I’m dead.
engage in
From this reading Give me but the word, and I’ll drive off and have Mr. Bradbury back here, and we’ll make a sweep of the whole company.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give me but the word, and I’ll drive off and have Mr. Bradbury back here, and we’ll make a sweep of the whole company.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading Give me but the word, and I’ll drive off and have Mr. Bradbury back here, and we’ll make a sweep of the whole company.”
not any; not one
From this reading He answered, “No. Rogues, but they serve me well.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I said, “You’ve a pretty crew of rogues about you, sir.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Give me but the word, and I’ll drive off and have Mr. Bradbury back here, and we’ll make a sweep of the whole company.”
on one occasion
From this reading And I ruled ’em once.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading I said, “You’ve a pretty crew of rogues about you, sir.
plural of “rogue” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading I said, “You’ve a pretty crew of rogues about you, sir.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading And I’ll rule ’em till I’m dead.
subject to a ruling authority
From this reading And I ruled ’em once.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said, “You’ve a pretty crew of rogues about you, sir.
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading He answered, “No. Rogues, but they serve me well.
term of address for a man
From this reading I said, “You’ve a pretty crew of rogues about you, sir.
sweep across or over
From this reading Give me but the word, and I’ll drive off and have Mr. Bradbury back here, and we’ll make a sweep of the whole company.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Give me but the word, and I’ll drive off and have Mr. Bradbury back here, and we’ll make a sweep of the whole company.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He answered, “No. Rogues, but they serve me well.
up to a particular time
From this reading And I’ll rule ’em till I’m dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Give me but the word, and I’ll drive off and have Mr. Bradbury back here, and we’ll make a sweep of the whole company.”
(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 He answered, “No. Rogues, but they serve me well.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Give me but the word, and I’ll drive off and have Mr. Bradbury back here, and we’ll make a sweep of the whole company.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Give me but the word, and I’ll drive off and have Mr. Bradbury back here, and we’ll make a sweep of the whole company.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I said, “You’ve a pretty crew of rogues about you, sir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said, “You’ve a pretty crew of rogues about you, sir.
Chapter 6 of Rogues' Haven by Roy Bridges holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 412 sentences of Rogues' Haven, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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