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Chapter 5 of The Cruise of the Training Ship is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NANNY SENDS A MESSAGE. As the officer of the deck advanced to obey the command a cry came from overhead. All eyes were turned in that direction. In the excitement Nanny had been temporarily forgotten. The little lad had ran up the rigging to the foretop, then seeing that his friend was in trouble, he descended midway to the deck.
Chapter 5 of The Cruise of the Training Ship is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading “The little lad had ran up the rigging to the foretop, then seeing that his friend was in trouble, he descended midway to the deck.”
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading “The little lad had ran up the rigging to the foretop, then seeing that his friend was in trouble, he descended midway to the deck.”
a woman who is the custodian of children
From this reading “NANNY SENDS A MESSAGE.”
be obedient to
From this reading “As the officer of the deck advanced to obey the command a cry came from overhead.”
above your head; in the sky
From this reading “As the officer of the deck advanced to obey the command a cry came from overhead.”
gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails
From this reading “The little lad had ran up the rigging to the foretop, then seeing that his friend was in trouble, he descended midway to the deck.”
third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere
From this reading “NANNY SENDS A MESSAGE.”
for a limited time only; not permanently
From this reading “In the excitement Nanny had been temporarily forgotten.”
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.
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give or constitute a signal, not necessarily verbally
In this reading “NANNY SENDS A MESSAGE.”
In this reading “As the officer of the deck advanced to obey the command a cry came from overhead.”
pile up (debts or scores)
In this reading “The little lad had ran up the rigging to the foretop, then seeing that his friend was in trouble, he descended midway to the deck.”
In this reading “As the officer of the deck advanced to obey the command a cry came from overhead.”
In this reading “The little lad had ran up the rigging to the foretop, then seeing that his friend was in trouble, he descended midway to the deck.”
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 NANNY SENDS A MESSAGE.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading As the officer of the deck advanced to obey the command a cry came from overhead.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All eyes were turned in that direction.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the officer of the deck advanced to obey the command a cry came from overhead.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the excitement Nanny had been temporarily forgotten.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As the officer of the deck advanced to obey the command a cry came from overhead.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading As the officer of the deck advanced to obey the command a cry came from overhead.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading As the officer of the deck advanced to obey the command a cry came from overhead.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading As the officer of the deck advanced to obey the command a cry came from overhead.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading The little lad had ran up the rigging to the foretop, then seeing that his friend was in trouble, he descended midway to the deck.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading All eyes were turned in that direction.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading In the excitement Nanny had been temporarily forgotten.
opinion or judgment
From this reading All eyes were turned in that direction.
a platform at the head of a foremast
From this reading The little lad had ran up the rigging to the foretop, then seeing that his friend was in trouble, he descended midway to the deck.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading In the excitement Nanny had been temporarily forgotten.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The little lad had ran up the rigging to the foretop, then seeing that his friend was in trouble, he descended midway to the deck.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As the officer of the deck advanced to obey the command a cry came from overhead.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the excitement Nanny had been temporarily forgotten.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The little lad had ran up the rigging to the foretop, then seeing that his friend was in trouble, he descended midway to the deck.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The little lad had ran up the rigging to the foretop, then seeing that his friend was in trouble, he descended midway to the deck.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All eyes were turned in that direction.
a boy or man
From this reading The little lad had ran up the rigging to the foretop, then seeing that his friend was in trouble, he descended midway to the deck.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little lad had ran up the rigging to the foretop, then seeing that his friend was in trouble, he descended midway to the deck.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading NANNY SENDS A MESSAGE.
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading The little lad had ran up the rigging to the foretop, then seeing that his friend was in trouble, he descended midway to the deck.
a woman who is the custodian of children
From this reading NANNY SENDS A MESSAGE.
be obedient to
From this reading As the officer of the deck advanced to obey the command a cry came from overhead.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the officer of the deck advanced to obey the command a cry came from overhead.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading As the officer of the deck advanced to obey the command a cry came from overhead.
above your head; in the sky
From this reading As the officer of the deck advanced to obey the command a cry came from overhead.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The little lad had ran up the rigging to the foretop, then seeing that his friend was in trouble, he descended midway to the deck.
gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails
From this reading The little lad had ran up the rigging to the foretop, then seeing that his friend was in trouble, he descended midway to the deck.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading The little lad had ran up the rigging to the foretop, then seeing that his friend was in trouble, he descended midway to the deck.
third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere
From this reading NANNY SENDS A MESSAGE.
for a limited time only; not permanently
From this reading In the excitement Nanny had been temporarily forgotten.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All eyes were turned in that direction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the officer of the deck advanced to obey the command a cry came from overhead.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The little lad had ran up the rigging to the foretop, then seeing that his friend was in trouble, he descended midway to the deck.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the officer of the deck advanced to obey the command a cry came from overhead.
a source of difficulty
From this reading The little lad had ran up the rigging to the foretop, then seeing that his friend was in trouble, he descended midway to the deck.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading All eyes were turned in that direction.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The little lad had ran up the rigging to the foretop, then seeing that his friend was in trouble, he descended midway to the deck.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little lad had ran up the rigging to the foretop, then seeing that his friend was in trouble, he descended midway to the deck.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All eyes were turned in that direction.
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