Chapter 10 of The Chief Mate's Yarns is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Chief Mate's Yarns is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No loafing around the ship," I called to the little yellow chap who was sitting near the spring line which held the schooner _Tanner_ to the wharf at Honolulu. The man paid not the slightest attention to me. "Hey, there, sonny! Move out! Beat it; make a getaway, you savvy?"
Chapter 10 of The Chief Mate's Yarns is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration
From this reading “Beat it; make a getaway, you savvy?"”
the capital and largest city of Hawaii; located on a large bay on the island of Oahu
From this reading “"No loafing around the ship," I called to the little yellow chap who was sitting near the spring line which held the schooner _Tanner_ to the wharf at Honolulu.”
get the meaning of something
From this reading “Beat it; make a getaway, you savvy?"”
a large beer glass
From this reading “"No loafing around the ship," I called to the little yellow chap who was sitting near the spring line which held the schooner _Tanner_ to the wharf at Honolulu.”
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading “The man paid not the slightest attention to me.”
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
From this reading “"Hey, there, sonny!”
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading “"No loafing around the ship," I called to the little yellow chap who was sitting near the spring line which held the schooner _Tanner_ to the wharf at Honolulu.”
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In this reading “The man paid not the slightest attention to me.”
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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 Beat it; make a getaway, you savvy?"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "No loafing around the ship," I called to the little yellow chap who was sitting near the spring line which held the schooner _Tanner_ to the wharf at Honolulu.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "No loafing around the ship," I called to the little yellow chap who was sitting near the spring line which held the schooner _Tanner_ to the wharf at Honolulu.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading The man paid not the slightest attention to me.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading Beat it; make a getaway, you savvy?"
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "No loafing around the ship," I called to the little yellow chap who was sitting near the spring line which held the schooner _Tanner_ to the wharf at Honolulu.
a boy or man
From this reading "No loafing around the ship," I called to the little yellow chap who was sitting near the spring line which held the schooner _Tanner_ to the wharf at Honolulu.
the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration
From this reading Beat it; make a getaway, you savvy?"
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading "No loafing around the ship," I called to the little yellow chap who was sitting near the spring line which held the schooner _Tanner_ to the wharf at Honolulu.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hey, there, sonny!
the capital and largest city of Hawaii; located on a large bay on the island of Oahu
From this reading "No loafing around the ship," I called to the little yellow chap who was sitting near the spring line which held the schooner _Tanner_ to the wharf at Honolulu.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No loafing around the ship," I called to the little yellow chap who was sitting near the spring line which held the schooner _Tanner_ to the wharf at Honolulu.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Beat it; make a getaway, you savvy?"
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading "No loafing around the ship," I called to the little yellow chap who was sitting near the spring line which held the schooner _Tanner_ to the wharf at Honolulu.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "No loafing around the ship," I called to the little yellow chap who was sitting near the spring line which held the schooner _Tanner_ to the wharf at Honolulu.
having no employment
From this reading "No loafing around the ship," I called to the little yellow chap who was sitting near the spring line which held the schooner _Tanner_ to the wharf at Honolulu.
engage in
From this reading Beat it; make a getaway, you savvy?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man paid not the slightest attention to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man paid not the slightest attention to me.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Move out!
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "No loafing around the ship," I called to the little yellow chap who was sitting near the spring line which held the schooner _Tanner_ to the wharf at Honolulu.
not any; not one
From this reading "No loafing around the ship," I called to the little yellow chap who was sitting near the spring line which held the schooner _Tanner_ to the wharf at Honolulu.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The man paid not the slightest attention to me.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Move out!
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading The man paid not the slightest attention to me.
get the meaning of something
From this reading Beat it; make a getaway, you savvy?"
a large beer glass
From this reading "No loafing around the ship," I called to the little yellow chap who was sitting near the spring line which held the schooner _Tanner_ to the wharf at Honolulu.
transport commercially
From this reading "No loafing around the ship," I called to the little yellow chap who was sitting near the spring line which held the schooner _Tanner_ to the wharf at Honolulu.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading "No loafing around the ship," I called to the little yellow chap who was sitting near the spring line which held the schooner _Tanner_ to the wharf at Honolulu.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading The man paid not the slightest attention to me.
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
From this reading "Hey, there, sonny!
the season of growth
From this reading "No loafing around the ship," I called to the little yellow chap who was sitting near the spring line which held the schooner _Tanner_ to the wharf at Honolulu.
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
From this reading "No loafing around the ship," I called to the little yellow chap who was sitting near the spring line which held the schooner _Tanner_ to the wharf at Honolulu.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No loafing around the ship," I called to the little yellow chap who was sitting near the spring line which held the schooner _Tanner_ to the wharf at Honolulu.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Hey, there, sonny!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No loafing around the ship," I called to the little yellow chap who was sitting near the spring line which held the schooner _Tanner_ to the wharf at Honolulu.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No loafing around the ship," I called to the little yellow chap who was sitting near the spring line which held the schooner _Tanner_ to the wharf at Honolulu.
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading "No loafing around the ship," I called to the little yellow chap who was sitting near the spring line which held the schooner _Tanner_ to the wharf at Honolulu.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "No loafing around the ship," I called to the little yellow chap who was sitting near the spring line which held the schooner _Tanner_ to the wharf at Honolulu.
which person or people
From this reading "No loafing around the ship," I called to the little yellow chap who was sitting near the spring line which held the schooner _Tanner_ to the wharf at Honolulu.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading "No loafing around the ship," I called to the little yellow chap who was sitting near the spring line which held the schooner _Tanner_ to the wharf at Honolulu.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Beat it; make a getaway, you savvy?"
Chapter 10 of The Chief Mate's Yarns by T. Jenkins (Thornton Jenkins) Hains holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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