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Chapter 6 of The Boy Pilot of the Lakes is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY "Don't let him worry you," said Mr. Dunn consolingly. "He's a surly fellow, and he's always interfering in my department." "But the captain may discharge me," replied Nat. "Still, I am sure those boxes came aboard. I counted them carefully and I don't believe I would be ten out of the way."
Chapter 6 of The Boy Pilot of the Lakes is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “"Still, I am sure those boxes came aboard.”
plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading “"Still, I am sure those boxes came aboard.”
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading “I counted them carefully and I don't believe I would be ten out of the way."”
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading “"He's a surly fellow, and he's always interfering in my department."”
complete or carry out
From this reading “"But the captain may discharge me," replied Nat.”
intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
From this reading “"He's a surly fellow, and he's always interfering in my department."”
inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
From this reading “"He's a surly fellow, and he's always interfering in my department."”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading “AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY "Don't let him worry you," said Mr. Dunn consolingly.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Still, I am sure those boxes came aboard.”
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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 "He's a surly fellow, and he's always interfering in my department."
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading "Still, I am sure those boxes came aboard.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "He's a surly fellow, and he's always interfering in my department."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Still, I am sure those boxes came aboard.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY "Don't let him worry you," said Mr. Dunn consolingly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He's a surly fellow, and he's always interfering in my department."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I counted them carefully and I don't believe I would be ten out of the way."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I counted them carefully and I don't believe I would be ten out of the way."
plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading "Still, I am sure those boxes came aboard.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But the captain may discharge me," replied Nat.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Still, I am sure those boxes came aboard.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "But the captain may discharge me," replied Nat.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading I counted them carefully and I don't believe I would be ten out of the way."
in a comforting or consoling manner
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY "Don't let him worry you," said Mr. Dunn consolingly.
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading I counted them carefully and I don't believe I would be ten out of the way."
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading "He's a surly fellow, and he's always interfering in my department."
complete or carry out
From this reading "But the captain may discharge me," replied Nat.
the act of discovering something
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY "Don't let him worry you," said Mr. Dunn consolingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY "Don't let him worry you," said Mr. Dunn consolingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY "Don't let him worry you," said Mr. Dunn consolingly.
a boy or man
From this reading "He's a surly fellow, and he's always interfering in my department."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's a surly fellow, and he's always interfering in my department."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY "Don't let him worry you," said Mr. Dunn consolingly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Still, I am sure those boxes came aboard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He's a surly fellow, and he's always interfering in my department."
intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
From this reading "He's a surly fellow, and he's always interfering in my department."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY "Don't let him worry you," said Mr. Dunn consolingly.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "But the captain may discharge me," replied Nat.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But the captain may discharge me," replied Nat.
a form of address for a man
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY "Don't let him worry you," said Mr. Dunn consolingly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "He's a surly fellow, and he's always interfering in my department."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But the captain may discharge me," replied Nat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I counted them carefully and I don't believe I would be ten out of the way."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I counted them carefully and I don't believe I would be ten out of the way."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "But the captain may discharge me," replied Nat.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY "Don't let him worry you," said Mr. Dunn consolingly.
not in physical motion
From this reading "Still, I am sure those boxes came aboard.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Still, I am sure those boxes came aboard.
inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
From this reading "He's a surly fellow, and he's always interfering in my department."
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I counted them carefully and I don't believe I would be ten out of the way."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But the captain may discharge me," replied Nat.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I counted them carefully and I don't believe I would be ten out of the way."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Still, I am sure those boxes came aboard.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY "Don't let him worry you," said Mr. Dunn consolingly.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I counted them carefully and I don't believe I would be ten out of the way."
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY "Don't let him worry you," said Mr. Dunn consolingly.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I counted them carefully and I don't believe I would be ten out of the way."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY "Don't let him worry you," said Mr. Dunn consolingly.
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