Chapter 3 of The History of Little Peter, the Ship Boy is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The History of Little Peter, the Ship Boy is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Are you not going?" asked the captain. "I could not leave you, sir, while you are suffering," said Peter. "But you want food and water as much as they do," said the captain. "They will bring it to me, sir," answered Peter. Notwithstanding what the captain said, neither Peter nor old Hixon would leave him.
Chapter 3 of The History of Little Peter, the Ship Boy is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “"They will bring it to me, sir," answered Peter.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “"Are you not going?" asked the captain.”
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading “"But you want food and water as much as they do," said the captain.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Notwithstanding what the captain said, neither Peter nor old Hixon would leave him.”
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading “Notwithstanding what the captain said, neither Peter nor old Hixon would leave him.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “"I could not leave you, sir, while you are suffering," said Peter.”
a state of acute pain
From this reading “"I could not leave you, sir, while you are suffering," said Peter.”
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “"But you want food and water as much as they do," said the captain.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But you want food and water as much as they do," said the captain.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "They will bring it to me, sir," answered Peter.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you not going?" asked the captain.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "But you want food and water as much as they do," said the captain.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Are you not going?" asked the captain.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "They will bring it to me, sir," answered Peter.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you want food and water as much as they do," said the captain.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Are you not going?" asked the captain.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I could not leave you, sir, while you are suffering," said Peter.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "But you want food and water as much as they do," said the captain.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading "But you want food and water as much as they do," said the captain.
the act of departing
From this reading "Are you not going?" asked the captain.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Notwithstanding what the captain said, neither Peter nor old Hixon would leave him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Notwithstanding what the captain said, neither Peter nor old Hixon would leave him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I could not leave you, sir, while you are suffering," said Peter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "They will bring it to me, sir," answered Peter.
go away from a place
From this reading "I could not leave you, sir, while you are suffering," said Peter.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They will bring it to me, sir," answered Peter.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "But you want food and water as much as they do," said the captain.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Notwithstanding what the captain said, neither Peter nor old Hixon would leave him.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Notwithstanding what the captain said, neither Peter nor old Hixon would leave him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Are you not going?" asked the captain.
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading Notwithstanding what the captain said, neither Peter nor old Hixon would leave him.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Notwithstanding what the captain said, neither Peter nor old Hixon would leave him.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading "I could not leave you, sir, while you are suffering," said Peter.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I could not leave you, sir, while you are suffering," said Peter.
term of address for a man
From this reading "I could not leave you, sir, while you are suffering," said Peter.
a state of acute pain
From this reading "I could not leave you, sir, while you are suffering," said Peter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Are you not going?" asked the captain.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But you want food and water as much as they do," said the captain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They will bring it to me, sir," answered Peter.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "But you want food and water as much as they do," said the captain.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "But you want food and water as much as they do," said the captain.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Notwithstanding what the captain said, neither Peter nor old Hixon would leave him.
during the time that
From this reading "I could not leave you, sir, while you are suffering," said Peter.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "They will bring it to me, sir," answered Peter.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Notwithstanding what the captain said, neither Peter nor old Hixon would leave him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you not going?" asked the captain.
Chapter 3 of The History of Little Peter, the Ship Boy by William Henry Giles Kingston holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Chapter 3 holds 422 sentences of The History of Little Peter, the Ship Boy, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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