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Chapter 13 of Sonnie-Boy's People is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What do you say, Mr. Vogel?" Vogel smiled uneasily. "You gentlemen of the sword and pen, how you do try our nerve at times! But in my circle neither do men honor the craven. With many women still aboard, would I get into a boat and leave the ship?
Chapter 13 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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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “With many women still aboard, would I get into a boat and leave the ship?”
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading “But in my circle neither do men honor the craven.”
lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
From this reading “But in my circle neither do men honor the craven.”
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading “But in my circle neither do men honor the craven.”
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading “"You gentlemen of the sword and pen, how you do try our nerve at times!”
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading “"You gentlemen of the sword and pen, how you do try our nerve at times!”
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading “"You gentlemen of the sword and pen, how you do try our nerve at times!”
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “Vogel smiled uneasily.”
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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 With many women still aboard, would I get into a boat and leave the ship?
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading With many women still aboard, would I get into a boat and leave the ship?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You gentlemen of the sword and pen, how you do try our nerve at times!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You gentlemen of the sword and pen, how you do try our nerve at times!
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading With many women still aboard, would I get into a boat and leave the ship?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in my circle neither do men honor the craven.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading But in my circle neither do men honor the craven.
lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
From this reading But in my circle neither do men honor the craven.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you say, Mr. Vogel?"
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading "You gentlemen of the sword and pen, how you do try our nerve at times!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading With many women still aboard, would I get into a boat and leave the ship?
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading But in my circle neither do men honor the craven.
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From this reading "You gentlemen of the sword and pen, how you do try our nerve at times!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With many women still aboard, would I get into a boat and leave the ship?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in my circle neither do men honor the craven.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With many women still aboard, would I get into a boat and leave the ship?
go away from a place
From this reading With many women still aboard, would I get into a boat and leave the ship?
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading With many women still aboard, would I get into a boat and leave the ship?
the force of workers available
From this reading But in my circle neither do men honor the craven.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "What do you say, Mr. Vogel?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But in my circle neither do men honor the craven.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading But in my circle neither do men honor the craven.
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading "You gentlemen of the sword and pen, how you do try our nerve at times!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You gentlemen of the sword and pen, how you do try our nerve at times!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "You gentlemen of the sword and pen, how you do try our nerve at times!
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading "You gentlemen of the sword and pen, how you do try our nerve at times!
express in words
From this reading "What do you say, Mr. Vogel?"
transport commercially
From this reading With many women still aboard, would I get into a boat and leave the ship?
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Vogel smiled uneasily.
not in physical motion
From this reading With many women still aboard, would I get into a boat and leave the ship?
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading "You gentlemen of the sword and pen, how you do try our nerve at times!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You gentlemen of the sword and pen, how you do try our nerve at times!
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "You gentlemen of the sword and pen, how you do try our nerve at times!
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "You gentlemen of the sword and pen, how you do try our nerve at times!
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading Vogel smiled uneasily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What do you say, Mr. Vogel?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you say, Mr. Vogel?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading With many women still aboard, would I get into a boat and leave the ship?
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading With many women still aboard, would I get into a boat and leave the ship?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading With many women still aboard, would I get into a boat and leave the ship?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you say, Mr. Vogel?"
Chapter 13 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 13 holds 399 sentences of Sonnie-Boy's People, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 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.
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