Chapter 23 of The Mutineers A Tale of Old Days at Sea is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 23 of The Mutineers A Tale of Old Days at Sea is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT WE FOUND IN THE CABIN Now some one called, "Ben! Ben Lathrop! Where are you?" "Here I am," I cried as loudly as I could. "Well, Ben, what's this?
Chapter 23 of The Mutineers A Tale of Old Days at Sea is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “WHAT WE FOUND IN THE CABIN Now some one called, "Ben!”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “WHAT WE FOUND IN THE CABIN Now some one called, "Ben!”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “WHAT WE FOUND IN THE CABIN Now some one called, "Ben!”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"Here I am," I cried as loudly as I could.”
set up or found
From this reading “WHAT WE FOUND IN THE CABIN Now some one called, "Ben!”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “"Here I am," I cried as loudly as I could.”
with relatively high volume
From this reading “"Here I am," I cried as loudly as I could.”
(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, Ben, what's this?”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Here I am," I cried as loudly as I could.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where are you?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Here I am," I cried as loudly as I could.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading WHAT WE FOUND IN THE CABIN Now some one called, "Ben!
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading WHAT WE FOUND IN THE CABIN Now some one called, "Ben!
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading WHAT WE FOUND IN THE CABIN Now some one called, "Ben!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Here I am," I cried as loudly as I could.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Here I am," I cried as loudly as I could.
set up or found
From this reading WHAT WE FOUND IN THE CABIN Now some one called, "Ben!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here I am," I cried as loudly as I could.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Here I am," I cried as loudly as I could.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHAT WE FOUND IN THE CABIN Now some one called, "Ben!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ben Lathrop!
with relatively high volume
From this reading "Here I am," I cried as loudly as I could.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading WHAT WE FOUND IN THE CABIN Now some one called, "Ben!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading WHAT WE FOUND IN THE CABIN Now some one called, "Ben!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading WHAT WE FOUND IN THE CABIN Now some one called, "Ben!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT WE FOUND IN THE CABIN Now some one called, "Ben!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well, Ben, what's this?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WHAT WE FOUND IN THE CABIN Now some one called, "Ben!
(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, Ben, what's this?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT WE FOUND IN THE CABIN Now some one called, "Ben!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Ben, what's this?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where are you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where are you?"
Chapter 23 of The Mutineers A Tale of Old Days at Sea by Charles Boardman Hawes holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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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