Chapter 8 of The Captain of the Wight is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Captain of the Wight is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Humph! Sweet wench, thou takest over much thought for the safety of thy young kinsman. But ’tis a brave lad and a true. I grieve he should have suffered harm. But come in.
Chapter 8 of The Captain of the Wight is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “But ’tis a brave lad and a true.”
feel grief
From this reading “I grieve he should have suffered harm.”
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “I grieve he should have suffered harm.”
a male relative
From this reading “Sweet wench, thou takest over much thought for the safety of thy young kinsman.”
a boy or man
From this reading “But ’tis a brave lad and a true.”
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading “Sweet wench, thou takest over much thought for the safety of thy young kinsman.”
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “I grieve he should have suffered harm.”
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading “Sweet wench, thou takest over much thought for the safety of thy young kinsman.”
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 “But ’tis a brave lad and a true.”
to come or go into
In this reading “But come in.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But ’tis a brave lad and a true.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But ’tis a brave lad and a true.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading But ’tis a brave lad and a true.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But ’tis a brave lad and a true.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But come in.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sweet wench, thou takest over much thought for the safety of thy young kinsman.
feel grief
From this reading I grieve he should have suffered harm.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading I grieve he should have suffered harm.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I grieve he should have suffered harm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I grieve he should have suffered harm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Humph!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I grieve he should have suffered harm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But come in.
a male relative
From this reading Sweet wench, thou takest over much thought for the safety of thy young kinsman.
a boy or man
From this reading But ’tis a brave lad and a true.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Sweet wench, thou takest over much thought for the safety of thy young kinsman.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sweet wench, thou takest over much thought for the safety of thy young kinsman.
above and across; more than
From this reading Sweet wench, thou takest over much thought for the safety of thy young kinsman.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading Sweet wench, thou takest over much thought for the safety of thy young kinsman.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I grieve he should have suffered harm.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading I grieve he should have suffered harm.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Sweet wench, thou takest over much thought for the safety of thy young kinsman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sweet wench, thou takest over much thought for the safety of thy young kinsman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sweet wench, thou takest over much thought for the safety of thy young kinsman.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Sweet wench, thou takest over much thought for the safety of thy young kinsman.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Sweet wench, thou takest over much thought for the safety of thy young kinsman.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Sweet wench, thou takest over much thought for the safety of thy young kinsman.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading But ’tis a brave lad and a true.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading But ’tis a brave lad and a true.
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading Sweet wench, thou takest over much thought for the safety of thy young kinsman.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Sweet wench, thou takest over much thought for the safety of thy young kinsman.
Chapter 8 of The Captain of the Wight by Frank Cowper holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 8 holds 415 sentences of The Captain of the Wight, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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