Chapter 7 of Ship's Company, the Entire Collection is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Ship's Company, the Entire Collection is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Wotton took up the mug and, after satisfying himself as to the absence of contents, put it down again and yawned. “I shouldn't worry about it if I was you,” he remarked. “She's hardly likely to find you now. And if she does she won't get much.” Mr. Davis gave vent to a contemptuous laugh.
Chapter 7 of Ship's Company, the Entire Collection is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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expressing extreme contempt
From this reading “Mr. Davis gave vent to a contemptuous laugh.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “Mr. Wotton took up the mug and, after satisfying himself as to the absence of contents, put it down again and yawned.”
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading “Mr. Davis gave vent to a contemptuous laugh.”
the quantity that can be held in a mug
From this reading “Mr. Wotton took up the mug and, after satisfying himself as to the absence of contents, put it down again and yawned.”
providing abundant nourishment
From this reading “Mr. Wotton took up the mug and, after satisfying himself as to the absence of contents, put it down again and yawned.”
a hole for the escape of gas or air
From this reading “Mr. Davis gave vent to a contemptuous laugh.”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading ““I shouldn't worry about it if I was you,” he remarked.”
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading “Mr. Wotton took up the mug and, after satisfying himself as to the absence of contents, put it down again and yawned.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mr. Davis gave vent to a contemptuous laugh.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I shouldn't worry about it if I was you,” he remarked.
the state of being absent
From this reading Mr. Wotton took up the mug and, after satisfying himself as to the absence of contents, put it down again and yawned.
later than; following
From this reading Mr. Wotton took up the mug and, after satisfying himself as to the absence of contents, put it down again and yawned.
anew
From this reading Mr. Wotton took up the mug and, after satisfying himself as to the absence of contents, put it down again and yawned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Wotton took up the mug and, after satisfying himself as to the absence of contents, put it down again and yawned.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Wotton took up the mug and, after satisfying himself as to the absence of contents, put it down again and yawned.
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading Mr. Davis gave vent to a contemptuous laugh.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Mr. Wotton took up the mug and, after satisfying himself as to the absence of contents, put it down again and yawned.
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading Mr. Davis gave vent to a contemptuous laugh.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And if she does she won't get much.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Mr. Wotton took up the mug and, after satisfying himself as to the absence of contents, put it down again and yawned.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “She's hardly likely to find you now.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Mr. Davis gave vent to a contemptuous laugh.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And if she does she won't get much.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “She's hardly likely to find you now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I shouldn't worry about it if I was you,” he remarked.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Wotton took up the mug and, after satisfying himself as to the absence of contents, put it down again and yawned.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I shouldn't worry about it if I was you,” he remarked.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I shouldn't worry about it if I was you,” he remarked.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Wotton took up the mug and, after satisfying himself as to the absence of contents, put it down again and yawned.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Mr. Davis gave vent to a contemptuous laugh.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading “She's hardly likely to find you now.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Wotton took up the mug and, after satisfying himself as to the absence of contents, put it down again and yawned.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading And if she does she won't get much.”
the quantity that can be held in a mug
From this reading Mr. Wotton took up the mug and, after satisfying himself as to the absence of contents, put it down again and yawned.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “She's hardly likely to find you now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Wotton took up the mug and, after satisfying himself as to the absence of contents, put it down again and yawned.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Mr. Wotton took up the mug and, after satisfying himself as to the absence of contents, put it down again and yawned.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “I shouldn't worry about it if I was you,” he remarked.
providing abundant nourishment
From this reading Mr. Wotton took up the mug and, after satisfying himself as to the absence of contents, put it down again and yawned.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And if she does she won't get much.”
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From this reading “She's hardly likely to find you now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I shouldn't worry about it if I was you,” he remarked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Wotton took up the mug and, after satisfying himself as to the absence of contents, put it down again and yawned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Wotton took up the mug and, after satisfying himself as to the absence of contents, put it down again and yawned.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Mr. Wotton took up the mug and, after satisfying himself as to the absence of contents, put it down again and yawned.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mr. Wotton took up the mug and, after satisfying himself as to the absence of contents, put it down again and yawned.
a hole for the escape of gas or air
From this reading Mr. Davis gave vent to a contemptuous laugh.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I shouldn't worry about it if I was you,” he remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And if she does she won't get much.”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading “I shouldn't worry about it if I was you,” he remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Wotton took up the mug and, after satisfying himself as to the absence of contents, put it down again and yawned.
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading Mr. Wotton took up the mug and, after satisfying himself as to the absence of contents, put it down again and yawned.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I shouldn't worry about it if I was you,” he remarked.
Chapter 7 of Ship's Company, the Entire Collection by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 7 holds 403 sentences of Ship's Company, the Entire Collection, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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