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Chapter 11 of The Golden Galleon is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A RAPIER AND A RIDING WHIP. It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room. Gilbert was reading when he entered, but, at sight of Timothy, threw aside his book. "Ah, thou'rt back!" cried Gilbert. "Well, what of the cut-purse gypsies, Tim?
Chapter 11 of The Golden Galleon is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading “Gilbert was reading when he entered, but, at sight of Timothy, threw aside his book.”
plural of “gypsy” — a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading “"Well, what of the cut-purse gypsies, Tim?”
possessive form of “master” — an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.”
a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
From this reading “A RAPIER AND A RIDING WHIP.”
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading “A RAPIER AND A RIDING WHIP.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.”
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading “It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.”
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading “A RAPIER AND A RIDING WHIP.”
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 “Gilbert was reading when he entered, but, at sight of Timothy, threw aside his book.”
In this reading “It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.”
In this reading “It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.”
In this reading “It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.”
In this reading “Gilbert was reading when he entered, but, at sight of Timothy, threw aside his book.”
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 A RAPIER AND A RIDING WHIP.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, thou'rt back!" cried Gilbert.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A RAPIER AND A RIDING WHIP.
on or to one side
From this reading Gilbert was reading when he entered, but, at sight of Timothy, threw aside his book.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gilbert was reading when he entered, but, at sight of Timothy, threw aside his book.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Ah, thou'rt back!" cried Gilbert.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Gilbert was reading when he entered, but, at sight of Timothy, threw aside his book.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Gilbert was reading when he entered, but, at sight of Timothy, threw aside his book.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Ah, thou'rt back!" cried Gilbert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, what of the cut-purse gypsies, Tim?
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Gilbert was reading when he entered, but, at sight of Timothy, threw aside his book.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading Gilbert was reading when he entered, but, at sight of Timothy, threw aside his book.
plural of “gypsy” — a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading "Well, what of the cut-purse gypsies, Tim?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.
possessive form of “master” — an artist of consummate skill
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gilbert was reading when he entered, but, at sight of Timothy, threw aside his book.
a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
From this reading A RAPIER AND A RIDING WHIP.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Gilbert was reading when he entered, but, at sight of Timothy, threw aside his book.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading A RAPIER AND A RIDING WHIP.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Gilbert was reading when he entered, but, at sight of Timothy, threw aside his book.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, thou'rt back!" cried Gilbert.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Gilbert was reading when he entered, but, at sight of Timothy, threw aside his book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, what of the cut-purse gypsies, Tim?
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, what of the cut-purse gypsies, Tim?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, what of the cut-purse gypsies, Tim?
at the time that
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading A RAPIER AND A RIDING WHIP.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Timothy returned to Modbury, and when he had taken some food he made his way up the stairs to his young master's room.
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