Chapter 27 of The naval cadet is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The naval cadet is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY. The others were still asleep. "No wake," said the chief. "No wake, poor boys. Plenty soon I catchee breakfast.
Chapter 27 of The naval cadet is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in a state of sleep
From this reading “The others were still asleep.”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “"No wake, poor boys.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “Plenty soon I catchee breakfast.”
a person who is in charge
From this reading “"No wake," said the chief.”
a full supply
From this reading “Plenty soon I catchee breakfast.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.”
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading “A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “"No wake," said the chief.”
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 “A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.”
a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
In this reading “"No wake, poor boys.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
in a state of sleep
From this reading The others were still asleep.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "No wake, poor boys.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Plenty soon I catchee breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Plenty soon I catchee breakfast.
a person who is in charge
From this reading "No wake," said the chief.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Plenty soon I catchee breakfast.
not any; not one
From this reading "No wake," said the chief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The others were still asleep.
a full supply
From this reading Plenty soon I catchee breakfast.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "No wake, poor boys.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No wake," said the chief.
in the near future
From this reading Plenty soon I catchee breakfast.
not in physical motion
From this reading The others were still asleep.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The others were still asleep.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading "No wake," said the chief.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The others were still asleep.
Chapter 27 of The naval cadet by Gordon Stables holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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 27 holds 132 sentences of The naval cadet, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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