Chapter 3 of Stand By! Naval Sketches and Stories is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Stand By! Naval Sketches and Stories is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Tinned salmon fish-cakes for breakfast," murmured the Sub. "Curried salmon for lunch, and tinned rabbit pie for dinner. My sainted aunt! The Ritz and Carlton aren't in it!" The skipper laughed.
Chapter 3 of Stand By! Naval Sketches and Stories is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
inflected form of “curry” — season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking
From this reading “"Curried salmon for lunch, and tinned rabbit pie for dinner.”
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading “"Curried salmon for lunch, and tinned rabbit pie for dinner.”
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading “"Curried salmon for lunch, and tinned rabbit pie for dinner.”
Swiss hotelier who created a chain of elegant hotels (1850-1918)
From this reading “The Ritz and Carlton aren't in it!"”
marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
From this reading “My sainted aunt!”
any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
From this reading “"Tinned salmon fish-cakes for breakfast," murmured the Sub.”
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading “The skipper laughed.”
be a substitute
From this reading “"Tinned salmon fish-cakes for breakfast," murmured the Sub.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Curried salmon for lunch, and tinned rabbit pie for dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Ritz and Carlton aren't in it!"
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading My sainted aunt!
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "Tinned salmon fish-cakes for breakfast," murmured the Sub.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Ritz and Carlton aren't in it!"
inflected form of “curry” — season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking
From this reading "Curried salmon for lunch, and tinned rabbit pie for dinner.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading "Curried salmon for lunch, and tinned rabbit pie for dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tinned salmon fish-cakes for breakfast," murmured the Sub.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Tinned salmon fish-cakes for breakfast," murmured the Sub.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Ritz and Carlton aren't in it!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Ritz and Carlton aren't in it!"
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading The skipper laughed.
take the midday meal
From this reading "Curried salmon for lunch, and tinned rabbit pie for dinner.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "Tinned salmon fish-cakes for breakfast," murmured the Sub.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My sainted aunt!
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading "Curried salmon for lunch, and tinned rabbit pie for dinner.
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading "Curried salmon for lunch, and tinned rabbit pie for dinner.
Swiss hotelier who created a chain of elegant hotels (1850-1918)
From this reading The Ritz and Carlton aren't in it!"
marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
From this reading My sainted aunt!
any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
From this reading "Tinned salmon fish-cakes for breakfast," murmured the Sub.
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading The skipper laughed.
be a substitute
From this reading "Tinned salmon fish-cakes for breakfast," murmured the Sub.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Tinned salmon fish-cakes for breakfast," murmured the Sub.
sealed in a can or jar
From this reading "Tinned salmon fish-cakes for breakfast," murmured the Sub.
Chapter 3 of Stand By! Naval Sketches and Stories by H. Taprell (Henry Taprell) Dorling holds 393 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 3 holds 393 sentences of Stand By! Naval Sketches and Stories, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Stand By! Naval Sketches and Stories by H. Taprell (Henry Taprell) Dorling exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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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