Chapter 13 of Steve Young is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Steve Young is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Sail and steam, as we did." "Yes, sir, that sounds easy; but suppose they cannot? Suppose you made up your mind to sail south to-morrow?" "Well, we couldn't go for the ice." "Exactly, sir; and the walrus boats couldn't sail up here for the ice."
Chapter 13 of Steve Young is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “"Exactly, sir; and the walrus boats couldn't sail up here for the ice."”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “"Exactly, sir; and the walrus boats couldn't sail up here for the ice."”
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading “"Well, we couldn't go for the ice."”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “"Sail and steam, as we did."”
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “"Yes, sir, that sounds easy; but suppose they cannot?”
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “Suppose you made up your mind to sail south to-morrow?"”
travel by means of steam power
From this reading “"Sail and steam, as we did."”
either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
From this reading “"Exactly, sir; and the walrus boats couldn't sail up here for the ice."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Sail and steam, as we did."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Sail and steam, as we did."
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Exactly, sir; and the walrus boats couldn't sail up here for the ice."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, sir, that sounds easy; but suppose they cannot?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, sir, that sounds easy; but suppose they cannot?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, we couldn't go for the ice."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Sail and steam, as we did."
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "Yes, sir, that sounds easy; but suppose they cannot?
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "Exactly, sir; and the walrus boats couldn't sail up here for the ice."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well, we couldn't go for the ice."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Well, we couldn't go for the ice."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Exactly, sir; and the walrus boats couldn't sail up here for the ice."
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading "Well, we couldn't go for the ice."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Suppose you made up your mind to sail south to-morrow?"
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Suppose you made up your mind to sail south to-morrow?"
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading "Sail and steam, as we did."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, sir, that sounds easy; but suppose they cannot?
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading "Yes, sir, that sounds easy; but suppose they cannot?
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Suppose you made up your mind to sail south to-morrow?"
travel by means of steam power
From this reading "Sail and steam, as we did."
express a supposition
From this reading "Yes, sir, that sounds easy; but suppose they cannot?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes, sir, that sounds easy; but suppose they cannot?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, we couldn't go for the ice."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, sir, that sounds easy; but suppose they cannot?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Suppose you made up your mind to sail south to-morrow?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suppose you made up your mind to sail south to-morrow?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Suppose you made up your mind to sail south to-morrow?"
either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
From this reading "Exactly, sir; and the walrus boats couldn't sail up here for the ice."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Sail and steam, as we did."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, we couldn't go for the ice."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir, that sounds easy; but suppose they cannot?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Suppose you made up your mind to sail south to-morrow?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Suppose you made up your mind to sail south to-morrow?"
Chapter 13 of Steve Young by George Manville Fenn holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 422 sentences of Steve Young, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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