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Chapter 2 of Sea Scouts All: How the "Olivette" Was Won is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Two Offers "Palaver!" exclaimed Mr. Armitage. "We'll adjourn to the boat-house and go into the matter. Now, then. The first offer is by telegram. Here it is: 'Can you undertake navigation of 50-foot motor-boat from Oxford to Teddington, starting Monday next?
Chapter 2 of Sea Scouts All: How the "Olivette" Was Won is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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close at the end of a session
From this reading “"We'll adjourn to the boat-house and go into the matter.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “Here it is: 'Can you undertake navigation of 50-foot motor-boat from Oxford to Teddington, starting Monday next?”
the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
From this reading “Here it is: 'Can you undertake navigation of 50-foot motor-boat from Oxford to Teddington, starting Monday next?”
plural of “offer” — the verbal act of offering
From this reading “Two Offers "Palaver!" exclaimed Mr. Armitage.”
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading “Here it is: 'Can you undertake navigation of 50-foot motor-boat from Oxford to Teddington, starting Monday next?”
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading “Here it is: 'Can you undertake navigation of 50-foot motor-boat from Oxford to Teddington, starting Monday next?”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “The first offer is by telegram.”
enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading “Here it is: 'Can you undertake navigation of 50-foot motor-boat from Oxford to Teddington, starting Monday next?”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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to come or go into
In this reading “"We'll adjourn to the boat-house and go into the matter.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here it is: 'Can you undertake navigation of 50-foot motor-boat from Oxford to Teddington, starting Monday next?
close at the end of a session
From this reading "We'll adjourn to the boat-house and go into the matter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We'll adjourn to the boat-house and go into the matter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two Offers "Palaver!" exclaimed Mr. Armitage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll adjourn to the boat-house and go into the matter.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The first offer is by telegram.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Here it is: 'Can you undertake navigation of 50-foot motor-boat from Oxford to Teddington, starting Monday next?
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Two Offers "Palaver!" exclaimed Mr. Armitage.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first offer is by telegram.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Here it is: 'Can you undertake navigation of 50-foot motor-boat from Oxford to Teddington, starting Monday next?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Here it is: 'Can you undertake navigation of 50-foot motor-boat from Oxford to Teddington, starting Monday next?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "We'll adjourn to the boat-house and go into the matter.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here it is: 'Can you undertake navigation of 50-foot motor-boat from Oxford to Teddington, starting Monday next?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "We'll adjourn to the boat-house and go into the matter.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first offer is by telegram.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Here it is: 'Can you undertake navigation of 50-foot motor-boat from Oxford to Teddington, starting Monday next?
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "We'll adjourn to the boat-house and go into the matter.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading Here it is: 'Can you undertake navigation of 50-foot motor-boat from Oxford to Teddington, starting Monday next?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here it is: 'Can you undertake navigation of 50-foot motor-boat from Oxford to Teddington, starting Monday next?
a form of address for a man
From this reading Two Offers "Palaver!" exclaimed Mr. Armitage.
the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
From this reading Here it is: 'Can you undertake navigation of 50-foot motor-boat from Oxford to Teddington, starting Monday next?
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Here it is: 'Can you undertake navigation of 50-foot motor-boat from Oxford to Teddington, starting Monday next?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, then.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here it is: 'Can you undertake navigation of 50-foot motor-boat from Oxford to Teddington, starting Monday next?
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading The first offer is by telegram.
plural of “offer” — the verbal act of offering
From this reading Two Offers "Palaver!" exclaimed Mr. Armitage.
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading Here it is: 'Can you undertake navigation of 50-foot motor-boat from Oxford to Teddington, starting Monday next?
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
From this reading Two Offers "Palaver!" exclaimed Mr. Armitage.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading Here it is: 'Can you undertake navigation of 50-foot motor-boat from Oxford to Teddington, starting Monday next?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here it is: 'Can you undertake navigation of 50-foot motor-boat from Oxford to Teddington, starting Monday next?
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading The first offer is by telegram.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We'll adjourn to the boat-house and go into the matter.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now, then.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We'll adjourn to the boat-house and go into the matter.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two Offers "Palaver!" exclaimed Mr. Armitage.
enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading Here it is: 'Can you undertake navigation of 50-foot motor-boat from Oxford to Teddington, starting Monday next?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll adjourn to the boat-house and go into the matter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Here it is: 'Can you undertake navigation of 50-foot motor-boat from Oxford to Teddington, starting Monday next?
Chapter 2 of Sea Scouts All: How the "Olivette" Was Won by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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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