Chapter 12 of Sonnie-Boy's People is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Sonnie-Boy's People is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I would like to get to the upper deck," interrupted Lavis. "_You_ would like to get to the upper deck, would you? And who, may I ask, do you take yourself for, a-trying to speak like a toff?" The man turned his back to Lavis. "Swine!" he repeated to his mate.
Chapter 12 of Sonnie-Boy's People is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “"I would like to get to the upper deck," interrupted Lavis.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “"I would like to get to the upper deck," interrupted Lavis.”
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading “"Swine!" he repeated to his mate.”
recurring again and again
From this reading “"Swine!" he repeated to his mate.”
stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
From this reading “"Swine!" he repeated to his mate.”
informal term for an upper-class or wealthy person
From this reading “And who, may I ask, do you take yourself for, a-trying to speak like a toff?"”
the topmost one of two
From this reading “"I would like to get to the upper deck," interrupted Lavis.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “And who, may I ask, do you take yourself for, a-trying to speak like a toff?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 And who, may I ask, do you take yourself for, a-trying to speak like a toff?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And who, may I ask, do you take yourself for, a-trying to speak like a toff?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And who, may I ask, do you take yourself for, a-trying to speak like a toff?"
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading And who, may I ask, do you take yourself for, a-trying to speak like a toff?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The man turned his back to Lavis.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading "I would like to get to the upper deck," interrupted Lavis.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And who, may I ask, do you take yourself for, a-trying to speak like a toff?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And who, may I ask, do you take yourself for, a-trying to speak like a toff?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I would like to get to the upper deck," interrupted Lavis.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Swine!" he repeated to his mate.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man turned his back to Lavis.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I would like to get to the upper deck," interrupted Lavis.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading "I would like to get to the upper deck," interrupted Lavis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I would like to get to the upper deck," interrupted Lavis.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I would like to get to the upper deck," interrupted Lavis.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man turned his back to Lavis.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading "Swine!" he repeated to his mate.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And who, may I ask, do you take yourself for, a-trying to speak like a toff?"
recurring again and again
From this reading "Swine!" he repeated to his mate.
express in speech
From this reading And who, may I ask, do you take yourself for, a-trying to speak like a toff?"
stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
From this reading "Swine!" he repeated to his mate.
carry out
From this reading And who, may I ask, do you take yourself for, a-trying to speak like a toff?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I would like to get to the upper deck," interrupted Lavis.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I would like to get to the upper deck," interrupted Lavis.
informal term for an upper-class or wealthy person
From this reading And who, may I ask, do you take yourself for, a-trying to speak like a toff?"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The man turned his back to Lavis.
the topmost one of two
From this reading "I would like to get to the upper deck," interrupted Lavis.
which person or people
From this reading And who, may I ask, do you take yourself for, a-trying to speak like a toff?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would like to get to the upper deck," interrupted Lavis.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_You_ would like to get to the upper deck, would you?
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading And who, may I ask, do you take yourself for, a-trying to speak like a toff?"
Chapter 12 of Sonnie-Boy's People by James B. (James Brendan) Connolly holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 12 holds 399 sentences of Sonnie-Boy's People, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Sonnie-Boy's People by James B. (James Brendan) Connolly exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 399 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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