Chapter 22 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DESPATCH-BAG I "That is the first part of the story, and the least," said the Parson. "And while I'm telling you the rest you'd better have some grub." He reached up to a rafter. "I keep the tackle up here out of Blob's way. The boy's all belly-- ain't you, you young shark?"
Chapter 22 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
From this reading “The boy's all belly-- ain't you, you young shark?"”
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “The boy's all belly-- ain't you, you young shark?"”
informal terms for a meal
From this reading “"And while I'm telling you the rest you'd better have some grub."”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “THE DESPATCH-BAG I "That is the first part of the story, and the least," said the Parson.”
one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
From this reading “He reached up to a rafter.”
any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
From this reading “The boy's all belly-- ain't you, you young shark?"”
the person who plays that position on a football team
From this reading “"I keep the tackle up here out of Blob's way.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “"And while I'm telling you the rest you'd better have some grub."”
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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 He reached up to a rafter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy's all belly-- ain't you, you young shark?"
(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 The boy's all belly-- ain't you, you young shark?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DESPATCH-BAG I "That is the first part of the story, and the least," said the Parson.
the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
From this reading The boy's all belly-- ain't you, you young shark?"
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "And while I'm telling you the rest you'd better have some grub."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I keep the tackle up here out of Blob's way.
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boy's all belly-- ain't you, you young shark?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DESPATCH-BAG I "That is the first part of the story, and the least," said the Parson.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE DESPATCH-BAG I "That is the first part of the story, and the least," said the Parson.
informal terms for a meal
From this reading "And while I'm telling you the rest you'd better have some grub."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And while I'm telling you the rest you'd better have some grub."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He reached up to a rafter.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I keep the tackle up here out of Blob's way.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE DESPATCH-BAG I "That is the first part of the story, and the least," said the Parson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And while I'm telling you the rest you'd better have some grub."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DESPATCH-BAG I "That is the first part of the story, and the least," said the Parson.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "I keep the tackle up here out of Blob's way.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading THE DESPATCH-BAG I "That is the first part of the story, and the least," said the Parson.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DESPATCH-BAG I "That is the first part of the story, and the least," said the Parson.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I keep the tackle up here out of Blob's way.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading THE DESPATCH-BAG I "That is the first part of the story, and the least," said the Parson.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading THE DESPATCH-BAG I "That is the first part of the story, and the least," said the Parson.
one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
From this reading He reached up to a rafter.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading He reached up to a rafter.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "And while I'm telling you the rest you'd better have some grub."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE DESPATCH-BAG I "That is the first part of the story, and the least," said the Parson.
any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
From this reading The boy's all belly-- ain't you, you young shark?"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "And while I'm telling you the rest you'd better have some grub."
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE DESPATCH-BAG I "That is the first part of the story, and the least," said the Parson.
the person who plays that position on a football team
From this reading "I keep the tackle up here out of Blob's way.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "And while I'm telling you the rest you'd better have some grub."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE DESPATCH-BAG I "That is the first part of the story, and the least," said the Parson.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DESPATCH-BAG I "That is the first part of the story, and the least," said the Parson.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He reached up to a rafter.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He reached up to a rafter.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I keep the tackle up here out of Blob's way.
during the time that
From this reading "And while I'm telling you the rest you'd better have some grub."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And while I'm telling you the rest you'd better have some grub."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And while I'm telling you the rest you'd better have some grub."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The boy's all belly-- ain't you, you young shark?"
Chapter 22 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea by Alfred Ollivant holds 287 sentences, grouped into 58 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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