Chapter 6 of The Dreadnought Boys' World Cruise is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Dreadnought Boys' World Cruise is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What business have you butting in?” demanded the hawk-eyed man, pale with anger as he saw his gull being taken away from him. “I don’t recognize you,” spoke Ned coldly. “Come, Childs, put your money back in your wallet and be thankful I arrived in time to save you from being plucked by a rascal.” “I--I am not going.” “Not going?”
Chapter 6 of The Dreadnought Boys' World Cruise is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “butt” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading ““What business have you butting in?” demanded the hawk-eyed man, pale with anger as he saw his gull being taken away from him.”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading ““Come, Childs, put your money back in your wallet and be thankful I arrived in time to save you from being plucked by a rascal.””
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading ““I don’t recognize you,” spoke Ned coldly.”
make a fool or dupe of
From this reading ““What business have you butting in?” demanded the hawk-eyed man, pale with anger as he saw his gull being taken away from him.”
of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum
From this reading ““Come, Childs, put your money back in your wallet and be thankful I arrived in time to save you from being plucked by a rascal.””
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading ““Come, Childs, put your money back in your wallet and be thankful I arrived in time to save you from being plucked by a rascal.””
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading ““I don’t recognize you,” spoke Ned coldly.”
a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
From this reading ““Come, Childs, put your money back in your wallet and be thankful I arrived in time to save you from being plucked by a rascal.””
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 ““What business have you butting in?” demanded the hawk-eyed man, pale with anger as he saw his gull being taken away from him.”
In this reading ““Come, Childs, put your money back in your wallet and be thankful I arrived in time to save you from being plucked by a rascal.””
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 “Come, Childs, put your money back in your wallet and be thankful I arrived in time to save you from being plucked by a rascal.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I--I am not going.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Come, Childs, put your money back in your wallet and be thankful I arrived in time to save you from being plucked by a rascal.”
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading “What business have you butting in?” demanded the hawk-eyed man, pale with anger as he saw his gull being taken away from him.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “Come, Childs, put your money back in your wallet and be thankful I arrived in time to save you from being plucked by a rascal.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “What business have you butting in?” demanded the hawk-eyed man, pale with anger as he saw his gull being taken away from him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “What business have you butting in?” demanded the hawk-eyed man, pale with anger as he saw his gull being taken away from him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Come, Childs, put your money back in your wallet and be thankful I arrived in time to save you from being plucked by a rascal.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Come, Childs, put your money back in your wallet and be thankful I arrived in time to save you from being plucked by a rascal.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “What business have you butting in?” demanded the hawk-eyed man, pale with anger as he saw his gull being taken away from him.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “What business have you butting in?” demanded the hawk-eyed man, pale with anger as he saw his gull being taken away from him.
-ing form of “butt” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading “What business have you butting in?” demanded the hawk-eyed man, pale with anger as he saw his gull being taken away from him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Come, Childs, put your money back in your wallet and be thankful I arrived in time to save you from being plucked by a rascal.”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “Come, Childs, put your money back in your wallet and be thankful I arrived in time to save you from being plucked by a rascal.”
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading “I don’t recognize you,” spoke Ned coldly.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come, Childs, put your money back in your wallet and be thankful I arrived in time to save you from being plucked by a rascal.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “What business have you butting in?” demanded the hawk-eyed man, pale with anger as he saw his gull being taken away from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t recognize you,” spoke Ned coldly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “What business have you butting in?” demanded the hawk-eyed man, pale with anger as he saw his gull being taken away from him.
the act of departing
From this reading “I--I am not going.”
make a fool or dupe of
From this reading “What business have you butting in?” demanded the hawk-eyed man, pale with anger as he saw his gull being taken away from him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What business have you butting in?” demanded the hawk-eyed man, pale with anger as he saw his gull being taken away from him.
having very keen vision
From this reading “What business have you butting in?” demanded the hawk-eyed man, pale with anger as he saw his gull being taken away from him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What business have you butting in?” demanded the hawk-eyed man, pale with anger as he saw his gull being taken away from him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What business have you butting in?” demanded the hawk-eyed man, pale with anger as he saw his gull being taken away from him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “What business have you butting in?” demanded the hawk-eyed man, pale with anger as he saw his gull being taken away from him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t recognize you,” spoke Ned coldly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “What business have you butting in?” demanded the hawk-eyed man, pale with anger as he saw his gull being taken away from him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “What business have you butting in?” demanded the hawk-eyed man, pale with anger as he saw his gull being taken away from him.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “Come, Childs, put your money back in your wallet and be thankful I arrived in time to save you from being plucked by a rascal.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t recognize you,” spoke Ned coldly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I--I am not going.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “What business have you butting in?” demanded the hawk-eyed man, pale with anger as he saw his gull being taken away from him.
of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum
From this reading “Come, Childs, put your money back in your wallet and be thankful I arrived in time to save you from being plucked by a rascal.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Come, Childs, put your money back in your wallet and be thankful I arrived in time to save you from being plucked by a rascal.”
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “Come, Childs, put your money back in your wallet and be thankful I arrived in time to save you from being plucked by a rascal.”
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading “I don’t recognize you,” spoke Ned coldly.
except for; apart from
From this reading “Come, Childs, put your money back in your wallet and be thankful I arrived in time to save you from being plucked by a rascal.”
cut with a saw
From this reading “What business have you butting in?” demanded the hawk-eyed man, pale with anger as he saw his gull being taken away from him.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “I don’t recognize you,” spoke Ned coldly.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “What business have you butting in?” demanded the hawk-eyed man, pale with anger as he saw his gull being taken away from him.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “Come, Childs, put your money back in your wallet and be thankful I arrived in time to save you from being plucked by a rascal.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What business have you butting in?” demanded the hawk-eyed man, pale with anger as he saw his gull being taken away from him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Come, Childs, put your money back in your wallet and be thankful I arrived in time to save you from being plucked by a rascal.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Come, Childs, put your money back in your wallet and be thankful I arrived in time to save you from being plucked by a rascal.”
a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
From this reading “Come, Childs, put your money back in your wallet and be thankful I arrived in time to save you from being plucked by a rascal.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What business have you butting in?” demanded the hawk-eyed man, pale with anger as he saw his gull being taken away from him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “What business have you butting in?” demanded the hawk-eyed man, pale with anger as he saw his gull being taken away from him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What business have you butting in?” demanded the hawk-eyed man, pale with anger as he saw his gull being taken away from him.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Come, Childs, put your money back in your wallet and be thankful I arrived in time to save you from being plucked by a rascal.”
Chapter 6 of The Dreadnought Boys' World Cruise by John Henry Goldfrap holds 101 sentences, grouped into 21 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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