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Chapter 19 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PIGGY, THE PRIVATEERSMAN I In a minute he had clambered aboard the lugger. The privateer had dropped a hawser over her side as buffer. The boy was up it in a moment, and on to the deck, his heart beating high. The deck was empty. No! a figure was leaning over the side, his back to Kit.
Chapter 19 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “PIGGY, THE PRIVATEERSMAN I In a minute he had clambered aboard the lugger.”
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading “The boy was up it in a moment, and on to the deck, his heart beating high.”
(chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH
From this reading “The privateer had dropped a hawser over her side as buffer.”
past form of “clamber” — climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
From this reading “PIGGY, THE PRIVATEERSMAN I In a minute he had clambered aboard the lugger.”
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “The boy was up it in a moment, and on to the deck, his heart beating high.”
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “No! a figure was leaning over the side, his back to Kit.”
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading “No! a figure was leaning over the side, his back to Kit.”
a young pig
From this reading “PIGGY, THE PRIVATEERSMAN I In a minute he had clambered aboard the lugger.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 PIGGY, THE PRIVATEERSMAN I In a minute he had clambered aboard the lugger.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading PIGGY, THE PRIVATEERSMAN I In a minute he had clambered aboard the lugger.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boy was up it in a moment, and on to the deck, his heart beating high.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The privateer had dropped a hawser over her side as buffer.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading No! a figure was leaning over the side, his back to Kit.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading The boy was up it in a moment, and on to the deck, his heart beating high.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy was up it in a moment, and on to the deck, his heart beating high.
(chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH
From this reading The privateer had dropped a hawser over her side as buffer.
past form of “clamber” — climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
From this reading PIGGY, THE PRIVATEERSMAN I In a minute he had clambered aboard the lugger.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The boy was up it in a moment, and on to the deck, his heart beating high.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading The privateer had dropped a hawser over her side as buffer.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading The deck was empty.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading No! a figure was leaning over the side, his back to Kit.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PIGGY, THE PRIVATEERSMAN I In a minute he had clambered aboard the lugger.
large heavy rope for nautical use
From this reading The privateer had dropped a hawser over her side as buffer.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PIGGY, THE PRIVATEERSMAN I In a minute he had clambered aboard the lugger.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The boy was up it in a moment, and on to the deck, his heart beating high.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The privateer had dropped a hawser over her side as buffer.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The boy was up it in a moment, and on to the deck, his heart beating high.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The boy was up it in a moment, and on to the deck, his heart beating high.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PIGGY, THE PRIVATEERSMAN I In a minute he had clambered aboard the lugger.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PIGGY, THE PRIVATEERSMAN I In a minute he had clambered aboard the lugger.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The boy was up it in a moment, and on to the deck, his heart beating high.
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading No! a figure was leaning over the side, his back to Kit.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading No! a figure was leaning over the side, his back to Kit.
small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails
From this reading PIGGY, THE PRIVATEERSMAN I In a minute he had clambered aboard the lugger.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading PIGGY, THE PRIVATEERSMAN I In a minute he had clambered aboard the lugger.
a particular point in time
From this reading The boy was up it in a moment, and on to the deck, his heart beating high.
not any; not one
From this reading No! a figure was leaning over the side, his back to Kit.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boy was up it in a moment, and on to the deck, his heart beating high.
above and across; more than
From this reading The privateer had dropped a hawser over her side as buffer.
a young pig
From this reading PIGGY, THE PRIVATEERSMAN I In a minute he had clambered aboard the lugger.
an officer or crew member of a privateer
From this reading The privateer had dropped a hawser over her side as buffer.
an officer or crew member of a privateer
From this reading PIGGY, THE PRIVATEERSMAN I In a minute he had clambered aboard the lugger.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The privateer had dropped a hawser over her side as buffer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PIGGY, THE PRIVATEERSMAN I In a minute he had clambered aboard the lugger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boy was up it in a moment, and on to the deck, his heart beating high.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The boy was up it in a moment, and on to the deck, his heart beating high.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boy was up it in a moment, and on to the deck, his heart beating high.
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