Chapter 15 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BROKEN SQUARE "My name is Caryll--Christopher Caryll." The other nodded over him. "Christopher Caryll, called by his mother Kit: an officer of the Sea Service, eh?" The boy's eyes brightened. "Yes, sir.
Chapter 15 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “The boy's eyes brightened.”
past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading “The boy's eyes brightened.”
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading “THE BROKEN SQUARE "My name is Caryll--Christopher Caryll."”
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “"Christopher Caryll, called by his mother Kit: an officer of the Sea Service, eh?"”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “The other nodded over him.”
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “"Christopher Caryll, called by his mother Kit: an officer of the Sea Service, eh?"”
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading “"Christopher Caryll, called by his mother Kit: an officer of the Sea Service, eh?"”
make square
From this reading “THE BROKEN SQUARE "My name is Caryll--Christopher Caryll."”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Christopher Caryll, called by his mother Kit: an officer of the Sea Service, eh?"
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boy's eyes brightened.
past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading The boy's eyes brightened.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading THE BROKEN SQUARE "My name is Caryll--Christopher Caryll."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Christopher Caryll, called by his mother Kit: an officer of the Sea Service, eh?"
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Christopher Caryll, called by his mother Kit: an officer of the Sea Service, eh?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BROKEN SQUARE "My name is Caryll--Christopher Caryll."
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading THE BROKEN SQUARE "My name is Caryll--Christopher Caryll."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Christopher Caryll, called by his mother Kit: an officer of the Sea Service, eh?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading The boy's eyes brightened.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The other nodded over him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Christopher Caryll, called by his mother Kit: an officer of the Sea Service, eh?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BROKEN SQUARE "My name is Caryll--Christopher Caryll."
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading "Christopher Caryll, called by his mother Kit: an officer of the Sea Service, eh?"
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Christopher Caryll, called by his mother Kit: an officer of the Sea Service, eh?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE BROKEN SQUARE "My name is Caryll--Christopher Caryll."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE BROKEN SQUARE "My name is Caryll--Christopher Caryll."
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading The other nodded over him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Christopher Caryll, called by his mother Kit: an officer of the Sea Service, eh?"
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading "Christopher Caryll, called by his mother Kit: an officer of the Sea Service, eh?"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other nodded over him.
above and across; more than
From this reading The other nodded over him.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "Christopher Caryll, called by his mother Kit: an officer of the Sea Service, eh?"
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading "Christopher Caryll, called by his mother Kit: an officer of the Sea Service, eh?"
term of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, sir.
make square
From this reading THE BROKEN SQUARE "My name is Caryll--Christopher Caryll."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BROKEN SQUARE "My name is Caryll--Christopher Caryll."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir.
Chapter 15 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea by Alfred Ollivant holds 243 sentences, grouped into 49 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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