Chapter 10 of The Island of Gold: A Sailor's Yarn is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Island of Gold: A Sailor's Yarn is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I say, sir," said Chips, "I guess you'll splice the main-brace to-night." "That we will with pleasure," replied Halcott. "And," cried Tom Wilson, "I'll fiddle as I've never fiddled before. I'll make all hands laugh one minute, and I'll have them all crying the next." Poor Wilson!
Chapter 10 of The Island of Gold: A Sailor's Yarn is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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strips of potato fried in deep fat
From this reading “"I say, sir," said Chips, "I guess you'll splice the main-brace to-night."”
demanding attention
From this reading “I'll make all hands laugh one minute, and I'll have them all crying the next."”
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading “"And," cried Tom Wilson, "I'll fiddle as I've never fiddled before.”
past form of “fiddle” — avoid (one's assigned duties)
From this reading “"And," cried Tom Wilson, "I'll fiddle as I've never fiddled before.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “"I say, sir," said Chips, "I guess you'll splice the main-brace to-night."”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “I'll make all hands laugh one minute, and I'll have them all crying the next."”
join the ends of
From this reading “"I say, sir," said Chips, "I guess you'll splice the main-brace to-night."”
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading “"And," cried Tom Wilson, "I'll fiddle as I've never fiddled before.”
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 “"That we will with pleasure," replied Halcott.”
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.
(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 I'll make all hands laugh one minute, and I'll have them all crying the next."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And," cried Tom Wilson, "I'll fiddle as I've never fiddled before.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And," cried Tom Wilson, "I'll fiddle as I've never fiddled before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "And," cried Tom Wilson, "I'll fiddle as I've never fiddled before.
strips of potato fried in deep fat
From this reading "I say, sir," said Chips, "I guess you'll splice the main-brace to-night."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "And," cried Tom Wilson, "I'll fiddle as I've never fiddled before.
demanding attention
From this reading I'll make all hands laugh one minute, and I'll have them all crying the next."
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading "And," cried Tom Wilson, "I'll fiddle as I've never fiddled before.
past form of “fiddle” — avoid (one's assigned duties)
From this reading "And," cried Tom Wilson, "I'll fiddle as I've never fiddled before.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I say, sir," said Chips, "I guess you'll splice the main-brace to-night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That we will with pleasure," replied Halcott.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading I'll make all hands laugh one minute, and I'll have them all crying the next."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I'll make all hands laugh one minute, and I'll have them all crying the next."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say, sir," said Chips, "I guess you'll splice the main-brace to-night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And," cried Tom Wilson, "I'll fiddle as I've never fiddled before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And," cried Tom Wilson, "I'll fiddle as I've never fiddled before.
the sound of laughing
From this reading I'll make all hands laugh one minute, and I'll have them all crying the next."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I say, sir," said Chips, "I guess you'll splice the main-brace to-night."
engage in
From this reading I'll make all hands laugh one minute, and I'll have them all crying the next."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading I'll make all hands laugh one minute, and I'll have them all crying the next."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "And," cried Tom Wilson, "I'll fiddle as I've never fiddled before.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I'll make all hands laugh one minute, and I'll have them all crying the next."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I'll make all hands laugh one minute, and I'll have them all crying the next."
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "That we will with pleasure," replied Halcott.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor Wilson!
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "That we will with pleasure," replied Halcott.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I say, sir," said Chips, "I guess you'll splice the main-brace to-night."
express in words
From this reading "I say, sir," said Chips, "I guess you'll splice the main-brace to-night."
term of address for a man
From this reading "I say, sir," said Chips, "I guess you'll splice the main-brace to-night."
join the ends of
From this reading "I say, sir," said Chips, "I guess you'll splice the main-brace to-night."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That we will with pleasure," replied Halcott.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I say, sir," said Chips, "I guess you'll splice the main-brace to-night."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I'll make all hands laugh one minute, and I'll have them all crying the next."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I say, sir," said Chips, "I guess you'll splice the main-brace to-night."
male cat
From this reading "And," cried Tom Wilson, "I'll fiddle as I've never fiddled before.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "That we will with pleasure," replied Halcott.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "That we will with pleasure," replied Halcott.
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading "And," cried Tom Wilson, "I'll fiddle as I've never fiddled before.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "That we will with pleasure," replied Halcott.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I say, sir," said Chips, "I guess you'll splice the main-brace to-night."
Chapter 10 of The Island of Gold: A Sailor's Yarn by Gordon Stables holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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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