Chapter 12 of Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Then you refuse to surrender?" cried Mr Frewen. "Harkye, my lads, below there; don't let this madman lead you on to your ruin. Will you surrender?" "Silence below there!" shouted Jarette. "I'll give him his answer.
Chapter 12 of Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “"Harkye, my lads, below there; don't let this madman lead you on to your ruin.”
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading “"Harkye, my lads, below there; don't let this madman lead you on to your ruin.”
take somebody somewhere
From this reading “"Harkye, my lads, below there; don't let this madman lead you on to your ruin.”
an insane person
From this reading “"Harkye, my lads, below there; don't let this madman lead you on to your ruin.”
show unwillingness towards
From this reading “"Then you refuse to surrender?" cried Mr Frewen.”
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading “"Harkye, my lads, below there; don't let this madman lead you on to your ruin.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “"Silence below there!" shouted Jarette.”
acceptance of despair
From this reading “"Then you refuse to surrender?" cried Mr Frewen.”
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.
react verbally
From this reading "I'll give him his answer.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading "Harkye, my lads, below there; don't let this madman lead you on to your ruin.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Then you refuse to surrender?" cried Mr Frewen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Harkye, my lads, below there; don't let this madman lead you on to your ruin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then you refuse to surrender?" cried Mr Frewen.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "I'll give him his answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Harkye, my lads, below there; don't let this madman lead you on to your ruin.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'll give him his answer.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I'll give him his answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll give him his answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Silence below there!" shouted Jarette.
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading "Harkye, my lads, below there; don't let this madman lead you on to your ruin.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading "Harkye, my lads, below there; don't let this madman lead you on to your ruin.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Harkye, my lads, below there; don't let this madman lead you on to your ruin.
an insane person
From this reading "Harkye, my lads, below there; don't let this madman lead you on to your ruin.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Then you refuse to surrender?" cried Mr Frewen.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Harkye, my lads, below there; don't let this madman lead you on to your ruin.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Harkye, my lads, below there; don't let this madman lead you on to your ruin.
show unwillingness towards
From this reading "Then you refuse to surrender?" cried Mr Frewen.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading "Harkye, my lads, below there; don't let this madman lead you on to your ruin.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Silence below there!" shouted Jarette.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading "Silence below there!" shouted Jarette.
acceptance of despair
From this reading "Then you refuse to surrender?" cried Mr Frewen.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then you refuse to surrender?" cried Mr Frewen.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Harkye, my lads, below there; don't let this madman lead you on to your ruin.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Harkye, my lads, below there; don't let this madman lead you on to your ruin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then you refuse to surrender?" cried Mr Frewen.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you surrender?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then you refuse to surrender?" cried Mr Frewen.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Harkye, my lads, below there; don't let this madman lead you on to your ruin.
Chapter 12 of Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea by George Manville Fenn holds 414 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 12 holds 414 sentences of Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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