Chapter 7 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 VII
Chapter 7 of Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, I thought it very jolly of him then," I said, "for if it had not been for him we should have--" I pointed downward. "Right to the bottom of the sea," I added. "Yes; and you seem to have been hurt." "Hurt? I should think I was, horribly," I cried; "but it don't seem so bad now, since I've been helping you."
Chapter 7 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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the lower side of anything
From this reading “"Right to the bottom of the sea," I added.”
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading “"Well, I thought it very jolly of him then," I said, "for if it had not been for him we should have--" I pointed downward.”
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading “I should think I was, horribly," I cried; "but it don't seem so bad now, since I've been helping you."”
of a dreadful kind
From this reading “I should think I was, horribly," I cried; "but it don't seem so bad now, since I've been helping you."”
be the source of pain
From this reading “"Yes; and you seem to have been hurt."”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “"Well, I thought it very jolly of him then," I said, "for if it had not been for him we should have--" I pointed downward.”
having a point
From this reading “"Well, I thought it very jolly of him then," I said, "for if it had not been for him we should have--" I pointed downward.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “"Yes; and you seem to have been hurt."”
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past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "Right to the bottom of the sea," I added.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes; and you seem to have been hurt."
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading I should think I was, horribly," I cried; "but it don't seem so bad now, since I've been helping you."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Well, I thought it very jolly of him then," I said, "for if it had not been for him we should have--" I pointed downward.
the lower side of anything
From this reading "Right to the bottom of the sea," I added.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I should think I was, horribly," I cried; "but it don't seem so bad now, since I've been helping you."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I should think I was, horribly," I cried; "but it don't seem so bad now, since I've been helping you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I should think I was, horribly," I cried; "but it don't seem so bad now, since I've been helping you."
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading "Well, I thought it very jolly of him then," I said, "for if it had not been for him we should have--" I pointed downward.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well, I thought it very jolly of him then," I said, "for if it had not been for him we should have--" I pointed downward.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Well, I thought it very jolly of him then," I said, "for if it had not been for him we should have--" I pointed downward.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, I thought it very jolly of him then," I said, "for if it had not been for him we should have--" I pointed downward.
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading I should think I was, horribly," I cried; "but it don't seem so bad now, since I've been helping you."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, I thought it very jolly of him then," I said, "for if it had not been for him we should have--" I pointed downward.
of a dreadful kind
From this reading I should think I was, horribly," I cried; "but it don't seem so bad now, since I've been helping you."
be the source of pain
From this reading "Yes; and you seem to have been hurt."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I thought it very jolly of him then," I said, "for if it had not been for him we should have--" I pointed downward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I should think I was, horribly," I cried; "but it don't seem so bad now, since I've been helping you."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, I thought it very jolly of him then," I said, "for if it had not been for him we should have--" I pointed downward.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, I thought it very jolly of him then," I said, "for if it had not been for him we should have--" I pointed downward.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading "Well, I thought it very jolly of him then," I said, "for if it had not been for him we should have--" I pointed downward.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Well, I thought it very jolly of him then," I said, "for if it had not been for him we should have--" I pointed downward.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I should think I was, horribly," I cried; "but it don't seem so bad now, since I've been helping you."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, I thought it very jolly of him then," I said, "for if it had not been for him we should have--" I pointed downward.
having a point
From this reading "Well, I thought it very jolly of him then," I said, "for if it had not been for him we should have--" I pointed downward.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Right to the bottom of the sea," I added.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, I thought it very jolly of him then," I said, "for if it had not been for him we should have--" I pointed downward.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "Right to the bottom of the sea," I added.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Yes; and you seem to have been hurt."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Well, I thought it very jolly of him then," I said, "for if it had not been for him we should have--" I pointed downward.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I should think I was, horribly," I cried; "but it don't seem so bad now, since I've been helping you."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I should think I was, horribly," I cried; "but it don't seem so bad now, since I've been helping you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Right to the bottom of the sea," I added.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Well, I thought it very jolly of him then," I said, "for if it had not been for him we should have--" I pointed downward.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I should think I was, horribly," I cried; "but it don't seem so bad now, since I've been helping you."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Well, I thought it very jolly of him then," I said, "for if it had not been for him we should have--" I pointed downward.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Right to the bottom of the sea," I added.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Well, I thought it very jolly of him then," I said, "for if it had not been for him we should have--" I pointed downward.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I should think I was, horribly," I cried; "but it don't seem so bad now, since I've been helping you."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, I thought it very jolly of him then," I said, "for if it had not been for him we should have--" I pointed downward.
(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 "Well, I thought it very jolly of him then," I said, "for if it had not been for him we should have--" I pointed downward.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; and you seem to have been hurt."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes; and you seem to have been hurt."
Chapter 7 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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