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Chapter 5 of Ship's Company, the Entire Collection is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Clarkson spoke without thought. “Ha, he was only after her money,” he said, severely. “Good heavens! What's the matter?” Mr. Smithson, who had sprung to his feet, made no reply, but stood for some time incapable of speech.
Chapter 5 of Ship's Company, the Entire Collection is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “Mr. Smithson, who had sprung to his feet, made no reply, but stood for some time incapable of speech.”
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading ““Good heavens!”
(followed by “of”) lacking capacity or ability
From this reading “Mr. Smithson, who had sprung to his feet, made no reply, but stood for some time incapable of speech.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “Mr. Smithson, who had sprung to his feet, made no reply, but stood for some time incapable of speech.”
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading ““Ha, he was only after her money,” he said, severely.”
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “Mr. Smithson, who had sprung to his feet, made no reply, but stood for some time incapable of speech.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “Mr. Clarkson spoke without thought.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Mr. Smithson, who had sprung to his feet, made no reply, but stood for some time incapable of speech.”
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later than; following
From this reading “Ha, he was only after her money,” he said, severely.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr. Smithson, who had sprung to his feet, made no reply, but stood for some time incapable of speech.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Clarkson spoke without thought.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Mr. Smithson, who had sprung to his feet, made no reply, but stood for some time incapable of speech.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Smithson, who had sprung to his feet, made no reply, but stood for some time incapable of speech.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good heavens!
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading “Ha, he was only after her money,” he said, severely.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Smithson, who had sprung to his feet, made no reply, but stood for some time incapable of speech.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ha, he was only after her money,” he said, severely.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading “Good heavens!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Ha, he was only after her money,” he said, severely.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Smithson, who had sprung to his feet, made no reply, but stood for some time incapable of speech.
(followed by “of”) lacking capacity or ability
From this reading Mr. Smithson, who had sprung to his feet, made no reply, but stood for some time incapable of speech.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mr. Smithson, who had sprung to his feet, made no reply, but stood for some time incapable of speech.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What's the matter?”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “Ha, he was only after her money,” he said, severely.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Clarkson spoke without thought.
not any; not one
From this reading Mr. Smithson, who had sprung to his feet, made no reply, but stood for some time incapable of speech.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Smithson, who had sprung to his feet, made no reply, but stood for some time incapable of speech.
and nothing more
From this reading “Ha, he was only after her money,” he said, severely.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Mr. Smithson, who had sprung to his feet, made no reply, but stood for some time incapable of speech.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Ha, he was only after her money,” he said, severely.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “Ha, he was only after her money,” he said, severely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Smithson, who had sprung to his feet, made no reply, but stood for some time incapable of speech.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Mr. Smithson, who had sprung to his feet, made no reply, but stood for some time incapable of speech.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Mr. Smithson, who had sprung to his feet, made no reply, but stood for some time incapable of speech.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Mr. Clarkson spoke without thought.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Mr. Smithson, who had sprung to his feet, made no reply, but stood for some time incapable of speech.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Mr. Smithson, who had sprung to his feet, made no reply, but stood for some time incapable of speech.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What's the matter?”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Mr. Clarkson spoke without thought.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Mr. Smithson, who had sprung to his feet, made no reply, but stood for some time incapable of speech.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Smithson, who had sprung to his feet, made no reply, but stood for some time incapable of speech.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ha, he was only after her money,” he said, severely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's the matter?”
which person or people
From this reading Mr. Smithson, who had sprung to his feet, made no reply, but stood for some time incapable of speech.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Mr. Clarkson spoke without thought.
Chapter 5 of Ship's Company, the Entire Collection by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs holds 418 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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