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Chapter 3 of Seven Little People and their Friends is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Now we're off, Bo! are you all ready?" "Yes," said Bo. "No; you must say, 'aye aye, sir!'" said Yulee. "But you a'n't _sir_," said Bo. "Yes I am," said Yulee, "I'm the Captain;" and she took her seat in the middle of the boat, where she said the Captain always sat.
Chapter 3 of Seven Little People and their Friends is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “"Yes I am," said Yulee, "I'm the Captain;" and she took her seat in the middle of the boat, where she said the Captain always sat.”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “"Yes I am," said Yulee, "I'm the Captain;" and she took her seat in the middle of the boat, where she said the Captain always sat.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “"Yes I am," said Yulee, "I'm the Captain;" and she took her seat in the middle of the boat, where she said the Captain always sat.”
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading “"Yes I am," said Yulee, "I'm the Captain;" and she took her seat in the middle of the boat, where she said the Captain always sat.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “"Now we're off, Bo! are you all ready?"”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “"Yes I am," said Yulee, "I'm the Captain;" and she took her seat in the middle of the boat, where she said the Captain always sat.”
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading “"Yes I am," said Yulee, "I'm the Captain;" and she took her seat in the middle of the boat, where she said the Captain always sat.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes," said Bo.”
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From this reading "But you a'n't _sir_," said Bo.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Now we're off, Bo! are you all ready?"
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Yes I am," said Yulee, "I'm the Captain;" and she took her seat in the middle of the boat, where she said the Captain always sat.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Yes I am," said Yulee, "I'm the Captain;" and she took her seat in the middle of the boat, where she said the Captain always sat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes I am," said Yulee, "I'm the Captain;" and she took her seat in the middle of the boat, where she said the Captain always sat.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Now we're off, Bo! are you all ready?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; you must say, 'aye aye, sir!'" said Yulee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now we're off, Bo! are you all ready?"
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Yes I am," said Yulee, "I'm the Captain;" and she took her seat in the middle of the boat, where she said the Captain always sat.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you a'n't _sir_," said Bo.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Yes I am," said Yulee, "I'm the Captain;" and she took her seat in the middle of the boat, where she said the Captain always sat.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes I am," said Yulee, "I'm the Captain;" and she took her seat in the middle of the boat, where she said the Captain always sat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes I am," said Yulee, "I'm the Captain;" and she took her seat in the middle of the boat, where she said the Captain always sat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes I am," said Yulee, "I'm the Captain;" and she took her seat in the middle of the boat, where she said the Captain always sat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes I am," said Yulee, "I'm the Captain;" and she took her seat in the middle of the boat, where she said the Captain always sat.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading "Yes I am," said Yulee, "I'm the Captain;" and she took her seat in the middle of the boat, where she said the Captain always sat.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "No; you must say, 'aye aye, sir!'" said Yulee.
not any; not one
From this reading "No; you must say, 'aye aye, sir!'" said Yulee.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now we're off, Bo! are you all ready?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes I am," said Yulee, "I'm the Captain;" and she took her seat in the middle of the boat, where she said the Captain always sat.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Now we're off, Bo! are you all ready?"
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "Now we're off, Bo! are you all ready?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes," said Bo.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "Yes I am," said Yulee, "I'm the Captain;" and she took her seat in the middle of the boat, where she said the Captain always sat.
express in words
From this reading "No; you must say, 'aye aye, sir!'" said Yulee.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading "Yes I am," said Yulee, "I'm the Captain;" and she took her seat in the middle of the boat, where she said the Captain always sat.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes I am," said Yulee, "I'm the Captain;" and she took her seat in the middle of the boat, where she said the Captain always sat.
term of address for a man
From this reading "No; you must say, 'aye aye, sir!'" said Yulee.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes I am," said Yulee, "I'm the Captain;" and she took her seat in the middle of the boat, where she said the Captain always sat.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "Yes I am," said Yulee, "I'm the Captain;" and she took her seat in the middle of the boat, where she said the Captain always sat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now we're off, Bo! are you all ready?"
in or at the place that
From this reading "Yes I am," said Yulee, "I'm the Captain;" and she took her seat in the middle of the boat, where she said the Captain always sat.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," said Bo.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now we're off, Bo! are you all ready?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; you must say, 'aye aye, sir!'" said Yulee.
Chapter 3 of Seven Little People and their Friends by Horace Elisha Scudder holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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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