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Chapter 8 of Sonnie-Boy's People is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There's a little white sloop--an' some one in it--at Shark's Fin Ledge a'most." "Break out that gaff tops'l, fellows--and you, Tim, go aloft and point the way--and hurry, afore the snow comes." "Point the way to what, Sammie?" "For a little white sloop with a girl in it." "Ho-oh--that's it, is it?"
Chapter 8 of Sonnie-Boy's People is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading “"Break out that gaff tops'l, fellows--and you, Tim, go aloft and point the way--and hurry, afore the snow comes."”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “"Break out that gaff tops'l, fellows--and you, Tim, go aloft and point the way--and hurry, afore the snow comes."”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “"There's a little white sloop--an' some one in it--at Shark's Fin Ledge a'most."”
a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock
From this reading “"Break out that gaff tops'l, fellows--and you, Tim, go aloft and point the way--and hurry, afore the snow comes."”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “"Break out that gaff tops'l, fellows--and you, Tim, go aloft and point the way--and hurry, afore the snow comes."”
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
From this reading “"There's a little white sloop--an' some one in it--at Shark's Fin Ledge a'most."”
a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow
From this reading “"There's a little white sloop--an' some one in it--at Shark's Fin Ledge a'most."”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “"Break out that gaff tops'l, fellows--and you, Tim, go aloft and point the way--and hurry, afore the snow comes."”
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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 "There's a little white sloop--an' some one in it--at Shark's Fin Ledge a'most."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a little white sloop--an' some one in it--at Shark's Fin Ledge a'most."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Break out that gaff tops'l, fellows--and you, Tim, go aloft and point the way--and hurry, afore the snow comes."
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading "Break out that gaff tops'l, fellows--and you, Tim, go aloft and point the way--and hurry, afore the snow comes."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "There's a little white sloop--an' some one in it--at Shark's Fin Ledge a'most."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Break out that gaff tops'l, fellows--and you, Tim, go aloft and point the way--and hurry, afore the snow comes."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "There's a little white sloop--an' some one in it--at Shark's Fin Ledge a'most."
terminate
From this reading "Break out that gaff tops'l, fellows--and you, Tim, go aloft and point the way--and hurry, afore the snow comes."
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "Break out that gaff tops'l, fellows--and you, Tim, go aloft and point the way--and hurry, afore the snow comes."
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "Break out that gaff tops'l, fellows--and you, Tim, go aloft and point the way--and hurry, afore the snow comes."
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "There's a little white sloop--an' some one in it--at Shark's Fin Ledge a'most."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For a little white sloop with a girl in it."
a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock
From this reading "Break out that gaff tops'l, fellows--and you, Tim, go aloft and point the way--and hurry, afore the snow comes."
a young female
From this reading "For a little white sloop with a girl in it."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Break out that gaff tops'l, fellows--and you, Tim, go aloft and point the way--and hurry, afore the snow comes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ho-oh--that's it, is it?"
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "Break out that gaff tops'l, fellows--and you, Tim, go aloft and point the way--and hurry, afore the snow comes."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There's a little white sloop--an' some one in it--at Shark's Fin Ledge a'most."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ho-oh--that's it, is it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There's a little white sloop--an' some one in it--at Shark's Fin Ledge a'most."
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
From this reading "There's a little white sloop--an' some one in it--at Shark's Fin Ledge a'most."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "There's a little white sloop--an' some one in it--at Shark's Fin Ledge a'most."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There's a little white sloop--an' some one in it--at Shark's Fin Ledge a'most."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Break out that gaff tops'l, fellows--and you, Tim, go aloft and point the way--and hurry, afore the snow comes."
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading "Break out that gaff tops'l, fellows--and you, Tim, go aloft and point the way--and hurry, afore the snow comes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Point the way to what, Sammie?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a little white sloop--an' some one in it--at Shark's Fin Ledge a'most."
a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow
From this reading "There's a little white sloop--an' some one in it--at Shark's Fin Ledge a'most."
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading "Break out that gaff tops'l, fellows--and you, Tim, go aloft and point the way--and hurry, afore the snow comes."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "There's a little white sloop--an' some one in it--at Shark's Fin Ledge a'most."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Break out that gaff tops'l, fellows--and you, Tim, go aloft and point the way--and hurry, afore the snow comes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ho-oh--that's it, is it?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Break out that gaff tops'l, fellows--and you, Tim, go aloft and point the way--and hurry, afore the snow comes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a little white sloop--an' some one in it--at Shark's Fin Ledge a'most."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Break out that gaff tops'l, fellows--and you, Tim, go aloft and point the way--and hurry, afore the snow comes."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Point the way to what, Sammie?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Break out that gaff tops'l, fellows--and you, Tim, go aloft and point the way--and hurry, afore the snow comes."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Break out that gaff tops'l, fellows--and you, Tim, go aloft and point the way--and hurry, afore the snow comes."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Point the way to what, Sammie?"
a Caucasian
From this reading "There's a little white sloop--an' some one in it--at Shark's Fin Ledge a'most."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "For a little white sloop with a girl in it."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Break out that gaff tops'l, fellows--and you, Tim, go aloft and point the way--and hurry, afore the snow comes."
Chapter 8 of Sonnie-Boy's People by James B. (James Brendan) Connolly holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 8 holds 395 sentences of Sonnie-Boy's People, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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