Chapter 2 of Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You're not so bad as that," I said, trying to cheer him up. "Oh, you don't know. Go and tell him to make haste before he is too late." To my surprise and delight the door was opened, and the doctor with a very rough head came in. "Now, squire," he cried, "what's the matter?"
Chapter 2 of Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give encouragement to
From this reading “"You're not so bad as that," I said, trying to cheer him up.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “To my surprise and delight the door was opened, and the doctor with a very rough head came in.”
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading “Go and tell him to make haste before he is too late."”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “Go and tell him to make haste before he is too late."”
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading “To my surprise and delight the door was opened, and the doctor with a very rough head came in.”
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading “"Now, squire," he cried, "what's the matter?"”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “To my surprise and delight the door was opened, and the doctor with a very rough head came in.”
hard to endure
From this reading “"You're not so bad as that," I said, trying to cheer him up.”
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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 To my surprise and delight the door was opened, and the doctor with a very rough head came in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Go and tell him to make haste before he is too late."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You're not so bad as that," I said, trying to cheer him up.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "You're not so bad as that," I said, trying to cheer him up.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Go and tell him to make haste before he is too late."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading To my surprise and delight the door was opened, and the doctor with a very rough head came in.
give encouragement to
From this reading "You're not so bad as that," I said, trying to cheer him up.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Now, squire," he cried, "what's the matter?"
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading To my surprise and delight the door was opened, and the doctor with a very rough head came in.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading To my surprise and delight the door was opened, and the doctor with a very rough head came in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, you don't know.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading To my surprise and delight the door was opened, and the doctor with a very rough head came in.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go and tell him to make haste before he is too late."
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading Go and tell him to make haste before he is too late."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Go and tell him to make haste before he is too late."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading To my surprise and delight the door was opened, and the doctor with a very rough head came in.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You're not so bad as that," I said, trying to cheer him up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You're not so bad as that," I said, trying to cheer him up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To my surprise and delight the door was opened, and the doctor with a very rough head came in.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Go and tell him to make haste before he is too late."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Oh, you don't know.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Go and tell him to make haste before he is too late."
engage in
From this reading Go and tell him to make haste before he is too late."
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Now, squire," he cried, "what's the matter?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To my surprise and delight the door was opened, and the doctor with a very rough head came in.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You're not so bad as that," I said, trying to cheer him up.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, squire," he cried, "what's the matter?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, you don't know.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading To my surprise and delight the door was opened, and the doctor with a very rough head came in.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading To my surprise and delight the door was opened, and the doctor with a very rough head came in.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You're not so bad as that," I said, trying to cheer him up.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You're not so bad as that," I said, trying to cheer him up.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading "Now, squire," he cried, "what's the matter?"
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading To my surprise and delight the door was opened, and the doctor with a very rough head came in.
express in words
From this reading Go and tell him to make haste before he is too late."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You're not so bad as that," I said, trying to cheer him up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To my surprise and delight the door was opened, and the doctor with a very rough head came in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You're not so bad as that," I said, trying to cheer him up.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Go and tell him to make haste before he is too late."
hard to endure
From this reading "You're not so bad as that," I said, trying to cheer him up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "You're not so bad as that," I said, trying to cheer him up.
precisely as stated
From this reading To my surprise and delight the door was opened, and the doctor with a very rough head came in.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To my surprise and delight the door was opened, and the doctor with a very rough head came in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, squire," he cried, "what's the matter?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading To my surprise and delight the door was opened, and the doctor with a very rough head came in.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, you don't know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're not so bad as that," I said, trying to cheer him up.
Chapter 2 of Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea by George Manville Fenn holds 417 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.
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