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The Guardian Angel Ship's Company, Part 7.
The Guardian Angel Ship's Company, Part 7.

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of The Guardian Angel Ship's Company, Part 7. is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.
Kind-'artedness is often only another name for artfulness, same as Sam Small's kindness to Ginger Dick and Peter Russet.
"It started with a row.
They was just back from a v'y'ge and 'ad taken a nice room together in Wapping, and for the fust day or two, wot with 'aving plenty o' money to spend and nothing to do, they was like three brothers.
Then, in a little, old-fashioned public-'ouse down Poplar way, one night they fell out over a little joke Ginger played on Sam.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Guardian Angel Ship's Company, Part 7.

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of The Guardian Angel Ship's Company, Part 7. is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 2/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 6–10

Line 1
"O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.
Line 2
Kind-'artedness is often only another name for artfulness, same as Sam Small's kindness to Ginger Dick and Peter Russet.
Line 3
"It started with a row.
/ɪt ˈstɑːrtɪd wɪð ə roʊ/
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They was just back from a v'y'ge and 'ad taken a nice room together in Wapping, and for the fust day or two, wot with 'aving plenty o' money to spend and nothing to do, they was like three brothers.
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Then, in a little, old-fashioned public-'ouse down Poplar way, one night they fell out over a little joke Ginger played on Sam.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Ginger noun US /ˈdʒɪndʒər/

perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems

From this reading “Kind-'artedness is often only another name for artfulness, same as Sam Small's kindness to Ginger Dick and Peter Russet.”

joke noun US /dʒoʊk/

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading “Then, in a little, old-fashioned public-'ouse down Poplar way, one night they fell out over a little joke Ginger played on Sam.”

old-fashioned adjective US /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/

out of fashion

From this reading “Then, in a little, old-fashioned public-'ouse down Poplar way, one night they fell out over a little joke Ginger played on Sam.”

Poplar noun US /ˈpɑːplər/

soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar

From this reading “Then, in a little, old-fashioned public-'ouse down Poplar way, one night they fell out over a little joke Ginger played on Sam.”

row noun US /roʊ/

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading “"It started with a row.”

Russet noun US /ˈrʌsɪt/

a reddish brown homespun fabric

From this reading “Kind-'artedness is often only another name for artfulness, same as Sam Small's kindness to Ginger Dick and Peter Russet.”

Sam noun US /sæm/

a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target

From this reading “Kind-'artedness is often only another name for artfulness, same as Sam Small's kindness to Ginger Dick and Peter Russet.”

spend verb US /spend/

use up a period of time in a specific way

From this reading “They was just back from a v'y'ge and 'ad taken a nice room together in Wapping, and for the fust day or two, wot with 'aving plenty o' money to spend and nothing to do, they was like three brothers.”

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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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

adnounUS /æd/

a public promotion of some product or service

From this reading They was just back from a v'y'ge and 'ad taken a nice room together in Wapping, and for the fust day or two, wot with 'aving plenty o' money to spend and nothing to do, they was like three brothers.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Kind-'artedness is often only another name for artfulness, same as Sam Small's kindness to Ginger Dick and Peter Russet.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Kind-'artedness is often only another name for artfulness, same as Sam Small's kindness to Ginger Dick and Peter Russet.

arted

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

artedness

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kind-'artedness is often only another name for artfulness, same as Sam Small's kindness to Ginger Dick and Peter Russet.

artfulnessnoun

the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage

From this reading Kind-'artedness is often only another name for artfulness, same as Sam Small's kindness to Ginger Dick and Peter Russet.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Kind-'artedness is often only another name for artfulness, same as Sam Small's kindness to Ginger Dick and Peter Russet.

ave

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

aving

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They was just back from a v'y'ge and 'ad taken a nice room together in Wapping, and for the fust day or two, wot with 'aving plenty o' money to spend and nothing to do, they was like three brothers.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading They was just back from a v'y'ge and 'ad taken a nice room together in Wapping, and for the fust day or two, wot with 'aving plenty o' money to spend and nothing to do, they was like three brothers.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

brothersnounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading They was just back from a v'y'ge and 'ad taken a nice room together in Wapping, and for the fust day or two, wot with 'aving plenty o' money to spend and nothing to do, they was like three brothers.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

coursenounUS /kɔːrs/

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading They was just back from a v'y'ge and 'ad taken a nice room together in Wapping, and for the fust day or two, wot with 'aving plenty o' money to spend and nothing to do, they was like three brothers.

DicknounUS /dɪk/

someone who is a detective

From this reading Kind-'artedness is often only another name for artfulness, same as Sam Small's kindness to Ginger Dick and Peter Russet.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading They was just back from a v'y'ge and 'ad taken a nice room together in Wapping, and for the fust day or two, wot with 'aving plenty o' money to spend and nothing to do, they was like three brothers.

don't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Then, in a little, old-fashioned public-'ouse down Poplar way, one night they fell out over a little joke Ginger played on Sam.

ead

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading Then, in a little, old-fashioned public-'ouse down Poplar way, one night they fell out over a little joke Ginger played on Sam.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Kind-'artedness is often only another name for artfulness, same as Sam Small's kindness to Ginger Dick and Peter Russet.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading They was just back from a v'y'ge and 'ad taken a nice room together in Wapping, and for the fust day or two, wot with 'aving plenty o' money to spend and nothing to do, they was like three brothers.

fust

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They was just back from a v'y'ge and 'ad taken a nice room together in Wapping, and for the fust day or two, wot with 'aving plenty o' money to spend and nothing to do, they was like three brothers.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

GingernounUS /ˈdʒɪndʒər/

perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems

From this reading Kind-'artedness is often only another name for artfulness, same as Sam Small's kindness to Ginger Dick and Peter Russet.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Kind-'artedness is often only another name for artfulness, same as Sam Small's kindness to Ginger Dick and Peter Russet.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It started with a row.

it's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

jokenounUS /dʒoʊk/

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading Then, in a little, old-fashioned public-'ouse down Poplar way, one night they fell out over a little joke Ginger played on Sam.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading They was just back from a v'y'ge and 'ad taken a nice room together in Wapping, and for the fust day or two, wot with 'aving plenty o' money to spend and nothing to do, they was like three brothers.

kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

kindnessnounUS /ˈkaɪndnəs/

the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

From this reading Kind-'artedness is often only another name for artfulness, same as Sam Small's kindness to Ginger Dick and Peter Russet.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading They was just back from a v'y'ge and 'ad taken a nice room together in Wapping, and for the fust day or two, wot with 'aving plenty o' money to spend and nothing to do, they was like three brothers.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Then, in a little, old-fashioned public-'ouse down Poplar way, one night they fell out over a little joke Ginger played on Sam.

marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/

joined in matrimony

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading They was just back from a v'y'ge and 'ad taken a nice room together in Wapping, and for the fust day or two, wot with 'aving plenty o' money to spend and nothing to do, they was like three brothers.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Kind-'artedness is often only another name for artfulness, same as Sam Small's kindness to Ginger Dick and Peter Russet.

niceadjectiveUS /naɪs/

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading They was just back from a v'y'ge and 'ad taken a nice room together in Wapping, and for the fust day or two, wot with 'aving plenty o' money to spend and nothing to do, they was like three brothers.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Then, in a little, old-fashioned public-'ouse down Poplar way, one night they fell out over a little joke Ginger played on Sam.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading They was just back from a v'y'ge and 'ad taken a nice room together in Wapping, and for the fust day or two, wot with 'aving plenty o' money to spend and nothing to do, they was like three brothers.

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/

many times at short intervals

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/

out of fashion

From this reading Then, in a little, old-fashioned public-'ouse down Poplar way, one night they fell out over a little joke Ginger played on Sam.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Then, in a little, old-fashioned public-'ouse down Poplar way, one night they fell out over a little joke Ginger played on Sam.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Then, in a little, old-fashioned public-'ouse down Poplar way, one night they fell out over a little joke Ginger played on Sam.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading They was just back from a v'y'ge and 'ad taken a nice room together in Wapping, and for the fust day or two, wot with 'aving plenty o' money to spend and nothing to do, they was like three brothers.

ousenoun

a river in northeastern England that flows generally southeastward to join the Trent River and form the Humber

From this reading Then, in a little, old-fashioned public-'ouse down Poplar way, one night they fell out over a little joke Ginger played on Sam.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Then, in a little, old-fashioned public-'ouse down Poplar way, one night they fell out over a little joke Ginger played on Sam.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Then, in a little, old-fashioned public-'ouse down Poplar way, one night they fell out over a little joke Ginger played on Sam.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

PeternounUS /ˈpiːtər/

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading Kind-'artedness is often only another name for artfulness, same as Sam Small's kindness to Ginger Dick and Peter Russet.

playedadjectiveUS /pleɪd/

(of games) engaged in

From this reading Then, in a little, old-fashioned public-'ouse down Poplar way, one night they fell out over a little joke Ginger played on Sam.

plentynounUS /ˈplenti/

a full supply

From this reading They was just back from a v'y'ge and 'ad taken a nice room together in Wapping, and for the fust day or two, wot with 'aving plenty o' money to spend and nothing to do, they was like three brothers.

PoplarnounUS /ˈpɑːplər/

soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar

From this reading Then, in a little, old-fashioned public-'ouse down Poplar way, one night they fell out over a little joke Ginger played on Sam.

publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading Then, in a little, old-fashioned public-'ouse down Poplar way, one night they fell out over a little joke Ginger played on Sam.

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading They was just back from a v'y'ge and 'ad taken a nice room together in Wapping, and for the fust day or two, wot with 'aving plenty o' money to spend and nothing to do, they was like three brothers.

rownounUS /roʊ/

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading "It started with a row.

RussetnounUS /ˈrʌsɪt/

a reddish brown homespun fabric

From this reading Kind-'artedness is often only another name for artfulness, same as Sam Small's kindness to Ginger Dick and Peter Russet.

SamnounUS /sæm/

a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target

From this reading Kind-'artedness is often only another name for artfulness, same as Sam Small's kindness to Ginger Dick and Peter Russet.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading Kind-'artedness is often only another name for artfulness, same as Sam Small's kindness to Ginger Dick and Peter Russet.

Small's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kind-'artedness is often only another name for artfulness, same as Sam Small's kindness to Ginger Dick and Peter Russet.

softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

somewhereadverbUS /ˈsʌmwer/

in or at or to some place

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

spendverbUS /spend/

use up a period of time in a specific way

From this reading They was just back from a v'y'ge and 'ad taken a nice room together in Wapping, and for the fust day or two, wot with 'aving plenty o' money to spend and nothing to do, they was like three brothers.

spotnounUS /spɑːt/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading "It started with a row.

takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading They was just back from a v'y'ge and 'ad taken a nice room together in Wapping, and for the fust day or two, wot with 'aving plenty o' money to spend and nothing to do, they was like three brothers.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then, in a little, old-fashioned public-'ouse down Poplar way, one night they fell out over a little joke Ginger played on Sam.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading They was just back from a v'y'ge and 'ad taken a nice room together in Wapping, and for the fust day or two, wot with 'aving plenty o' money to spend and nothing to do, they was like three brothers.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Kind-'artedness is often only another name for artfulness, same as Sam Small's kindness to Ginger Dick and Peter Russet.

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading They was just back from a v'y'ge and 'ad taken a nice room together in Wapping, and for the fust day or two, wot with 'aving plenty o' money to spend and nothing to do, they was like three brothers.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading They was just back from a v'y'ge and 'ad taken a nice room together in Wapping, and for the fust day or two, wot with 'aving plenty o' money to spend and nothing to do, they was like three brothers.

v'y'ge

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They was just back from a v'y'ge and 'ad taken a nice room together in Wapping, and for the fust day or two, wot with 'aving plenty o' money to spend and nothing to do, they was like three brothers.

Wapping

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They was just back from a v'y'ge and 'ad taken a nice room together in Wapping, and for the fust day or two, wot with 'aving plenty o' money to spend and nothing to do, they was like three brothers.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading They was just back from a v'y'ge and 'ad taken a nice room together in Wapping, and for the fust day or two, wot with 'aving plenty o' money to spend and nothing to do, they was like three brothers.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Then, in a little, old-fashioned public-'ouse down Poplar way, one night they fell out over a little joke Ginger played on Sam.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "It started with a row.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading "O' course, there must be some kind-'arted people in the world--all men who get married must 'ave a soft spot somewhere, if it's only in the 'ead--but they don't often give things away.

wot

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From this reading They was just back from a v'y'ge and 'ad taken a nice room together in Wapping, and for the fust day or two, wot with 'aving plenty o' money to spend and nothing to do, they was like three brothers.

Chapter 1 of The Guardian Angel Ship's Company, Part 7. by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs holds 246 sentences, grouped into 50 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.

What does chapter 1 of The Guardian Angel Ship's Company, Part 7. contain?

Chapter 1 holds 246 sentences of The Guardian Angel Ship's Company, Part 7., unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of The Guardian Angel Ship's Company, Part 7. by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 246 sentences, grouped into 50 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 1 of The Guardian Angel Ship's Company, Part 7.?

Work through the 50 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 50 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 1 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading The Guardian Angel Ship's Company, Part 7.

Common questions about reading The Guardian Angel Ship's Company, Part 7. by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Guardian Angel Ship's Company, Part 7.?

Yes. All 246 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #10567 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Guardian Angel Ship's Company, Part 7. is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #10567, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Guardian Angel Ship's Company, Part 7. take to read?

About 20 minutes of reading across 50 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Guardian Angel Ship's Company, Part 7. section by section

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Vocabulary met early in The Guardian Angel Ship's Company, Part 7.

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Guardian Angel Ship's Company, Part 7., each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Night-watchman
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Guardian Angel Ship's Company, Part 7.; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Shook
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Guardian Angel Ship's Company, Part 7.; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Never
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Guardian Angel Ship's Company, Part 7.; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
These
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Guardian Angel Ship's Company, Part 7.; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.