Chapter 3 of The Brassbounder: A Tale of the Sea is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Brassbounder: A Tale of the Sea is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"An' didn't ye git square wi' th' bloke wot done ye?" asked the bo'sun. "Oh, iss! Iss, indeed!" John brightened up at thought of it. "When I came out I went straight to Great Clyde Street an' give him th' best hidin' he effer got, I tell 'oo!
Chapter 3 of The Brassbounder: A Tale of the Sea is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a boy or man
From this reading “"An' didn't ye git square wi' th' bloke wot done ye?" asked the bo'sun.”
past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading “John brightened up at thought of it.”
a river in western Scotland that flows from the southern uplands into the Firth of Clyde; navigable by oceangoing vessels as far as Glasgow
From this reading “"When I came out I went straight to Great Clyde Street an' give him th' best hidin' he effer got, I tell 'oo!”
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “"An' didn't ye git square wi' th' bloke wot done ye?" asked the bo'sun.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “John brightened up at thought of it.”
make square
From this reading “"An' didn't ye git square wi' th' bloke wot done ye?" asked the bo'sun.”
successive (without a break)
From this reading “"When I came out I went straight to Great Clyde Street an' give him th' best hidin' he effer got, I tell 'oo!”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “"When I came out I went straight to Great Clyde Street an' give him th' best hidin' he effer got, I tell 'oo!”
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In this reading “John brightened up at thought of it.”
In this reading “"When I came out I went straight to Great Clyde Street an' give him th' best hidin' he effer got, I tell 'oo!”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “"When I came out I went straight to Great Clyde Street an' give him th' best hidin' he effer got, I tell 'oo!”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An' didn't ye git square wi' th' bloke wot done ye?" asked the bo'sun.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "An' didn't ye git square wi' th' bloke wot done ye?" asked the bo'sun.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading John brightened up at thought of it.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "When I came out I went straight to Great Clyde Street an' give him th' best hidin' he effer got, I tell 'oo!
a boy or man
From this reading "An' didn't ye git square wi' th' bloke wot done ye?" asked the bo'sun.
a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
From this reading "An' didn't ye git square wi' th' bloke wot done ye?" asked the bo'sun.
past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading John brightened up at thought of it.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "When I came out I went straight to Great Clyde Street an' give him th' best hidin' he effer got, I tell 'oo!
a river in western Scotland that flows from the southern uplands into the Firth of Clyde; navigable by oceangoing vessels as far as Glasgow
From this reading "When I came out I went straight to Great Clyde Street an' give him th' best hidin' he effer got, I tell 'oo!
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From this reading "An' didn't ye git square wi' th' bloke wot done ye?" asked the bo'sun.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "An' didn't ye git square wi' th' bloke wot done ye?" asked the bo'sun.
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From this reading "When I came out I went straight to Great Clyde Street an' give him th' best hidin' he effer got, I tell 'oo!
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading "An' didn't ye git square wi' th' bloke wot done ye?" asked the bo'sun.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "When I came out I went straight to Great Clyde Street an' give him th' best hidin' he effer got, I tell 'oo!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "When I came out I went straight to Great Clyde Street an' give him th' best hidin' he effer got, I tell 'oo!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "When I came out I went straight to Great Clyde Street an' give him th' best hidin' he effer got, I tell 'oo!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When I came out I went straight to Great Clyde Street an' give him th' best hidin' he effer got, I tell 'oo!
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From this reading "When I came out I went straight to Great Clyde Street an' give him th' best hidin' he effer got, I tell 'oo!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "When I came out I went straight to Great Clyde Street an' give him th' best hidin' he effer got, I tell 'oo!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "When I came out I went straight to Great Clyde Street an' give him th' best hidin' he effer got, I tell 'oo!
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Iss, indeed!"
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From this reading "Oh, iss!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading John brightened up at thought of it.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John brightened up at thought of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading John brightened up at thought of it.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, iss!
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From this reading "When I came out I went straight to Great Clyde Street an' give him th' best hidin' he effer got, I tell 'oo!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "When I came out I went straight to Great Clyde Street an' give him th' best hidin' he effer got, I tell 'oo!
make square
From this reading "An' didn't ye git square wi' th' bloke wot done ye?" asked the bo'sun.
successive (without a break)
From this reading "When I came out I went straight to Great Clyde Street an' give him th' best hidin' he effer got, I tell 'oo!
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading "When I came out I went straight to Great Clyde Street an' give him th' best hidin' he effer got, I tell 'oo!
express in words
From this reading "When I came out I went straight to Great Clyde Street an' give him th' best hidin' he effer got, I tell 'oo!
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading "An' didn't ye git square wi' th' bloke wot done ye?" asked the bo'sun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "An' didn't ye git square wi' th' bloke wot done ye?" asked the bo'sun.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading John brightened up at thought of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "When I came out I went straight to Great Clyde Street an' give him th' best hidin' he effer got, I tell 'oo!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading John brightened up at thought of it.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "When I came out I went straight to Great Clyde Street an' give him th' best hidin' he effer got, I tell 'oo!
at the time that
From this reading "When I came out I went straight to Great Clyde Street an' give him th' best hidin' he effer got, I tell 'oo!
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading "An' didn't ye git square wi' th' bloke wot done ye?" asked the bo'sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An' didn't ye git square wi' th' bloke wot done ye?" asked the bo'sun.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "An' didn't ye git square wi' th' bloke wot done ye?" asked the bo'sun.
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