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The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Lost Liner
The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Lost Liner

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Lost Liner is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By John Henry Goldfrap • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE INTERRUPTED MESSAGE Jack sprang to his feet, but the other held out a withholding hand.
“Stay right where you are, Mr. Ready,” he said.
“I couldn’t sleep and I decided to sit out your watch up here with you.
You’ve no objection?”
“I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.”
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The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Lost Liner

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Lost Liner is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE INTERRUPTED MESSAGE Jack sprang to his feet, but the other held out a withholding hand.
/ðə ˌɪntərˈʌptɪd ˈmesədʒ dʒæk spræŋ tuː hɪz fiːt bʌt ðə ˈʌðər held aʊt ə wɪθˈhoʊldɪŋ hænd/
Line 2
“Stay right where you are, Mr. Ready,” he said.
/steɪ raɪt wer juː ɑːr ˈmɪstər ˈredi hiː sed/
Line 3
“I couldn’t sleep and I decided to sit out your watch up here with you.
Line 4
You’ve no objection?”
Line 5
“I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.”

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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.

linger verb US /ˈlɪŋɡər/

remain present although waning or gradually dying

From this reading ““I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
objection noun US /əbˈdʒekʃən/

the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

From this reading “You’ve no objection?””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
offend verb US /əˈfend/

cause to feel resentment or indignation

From this reading ““I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
passenger noun US /ˈpæsəndʒər/

a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

From this reading ““I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
passengers noun US /ˈpæsəndʒərz/

plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

From this reading ““I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rules noun US /ruːlz/

plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading ““I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wireless noun US /ˈwaɪrlɪs/

medium for communication

From this reading ““I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withholding noun US /wɪθˈhoʊldɪŋ/

the act of deducting from an employee's salary

From this reading “THE INTERRUPTED MESSAGE Jack sprang to his feet, but the other held out a withholding hand.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

wireless room noun + noun

In this reading ““I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.””

170 times in 426,211 chapters
against the rules preposition + article + noun counted as “against … rule”

In this reading ““I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.””

691 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 63

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 THE INTERRUPTED MESSAGE Jack sprang to his feet, but the other held out a withholding hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
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 “I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading “I couldn’t sleep and I decided to sit out your watch up here with you.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “Stay right where you are, Mr. Ready,” he said.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading THE INTERRUPTED MESSAGE Jack sprang to his feet, but the other held out a withholding hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
couldn't

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

From this reading “I couldn’t sleep and I decided to sit out your watch up here with you.

Pending verification
decidedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/

recognizable; marked

From this reading “I couldn’t sleep and I decided to sit out your watch up here with you.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
feetnounUS /fiːt/

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading THE INTERRUPTED MESSAGE Jack sprang to his feet, but the other held out a withholding hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading THE INTERRUPTED MESSAGE Jack sprang to his feet, but the other held out a withholding hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Stay right where you are, Mr. Ready,” he said.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
heldadjectiveUS /held/

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading THE INTERRUPTED MESSAGE Jack sprang to his feet, but the other held out a withholding hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
helpverbUS /help/

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading “I couldn’t sleep and I decided to sit out your watch up here with you.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE INTERRUPTED MESSAGE Jack sprang to his feet, but the other held out a withholding hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I couldn’t sleep and I decided to sit out your watch up here with you.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
I'm

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

From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.”

Pending verification
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
INTERRUPTEDadjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈʌptɪd/

discontinued temporarily

From this reading THE INTERRUPTED MESSAGE Jack sprang to his feet, but the other held out a withholding hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
JacknounUS /dʒæk/

a small worthless amount

From this reading THE INTERRUPTED MESSAGE Jack sprang to his feet, but the other held out a withholding hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Jarrold

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

From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.”

Pending verification
lingerverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡər/

remain present although waning or gradually dying

From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MESSAGEnounUS /ˈmesədʒ/

a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled

From this reading THE INTERRUPTED MESSAGE Jack sprang to his feet, but the other held out a withholding hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading “Stay right where you are, Mr. Ready,” he said.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading You’ve no objection?”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
objectionnounUS /əbˈdʒekʃən/

the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

From this reading You’ve no objection?”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
offendverbUS /əˈfend/

cause to feel resentment or indignation

From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading THE INTERRUPTED MESSAGE Jack sprang to his feet, but the other held out a withholding hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading THE INTERRUPTED MESSAGE Jack sprang to his feet, but the other held out a withholding hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
passengernounUS /ˈpæsəndʒər/

a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
passengersnounUS /ˈpæsəndʒərz/

plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ReadyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading “Stay right where you are, Mr. Ready,” he said.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading “Stay right where you are, Mr. Ready,” he said.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
roomnounUS /ruːm/

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

From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rulesnounUS /ruːlz/

plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Stay right where you are, Mr. Ready,” he said.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sitverbUS /sɪt/

be seated

From this reading “I couldn’t sleep and I decided to sit out your watch up here with you.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sleepnounUS /sliːp/

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading “I couldn’t sleep and I decided to sit out your watch up here with you.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/

feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sprangverbUS /spræŋ/

inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading THE INTERRUPTED MESSAGE Jack sprang to his feet, but the other held out a withholding hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
StayverbUS /steɪ/

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading “Stay right where you are, Mr. Ready,” he said.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE INTERRUPTED MESSAGE Jack sprang to his feet, but the other held out a withholding hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading THE INTERRUPTED MESSAGE Jack sprang to his feet, but the other held out a withholding hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading “I couldn’t sleep and I decided to sit out your watch up here with you.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
watchverbUS /wɑːtʃ/

look attentively

From this reading “I couldn’t sleep and I decided to sit out your watch up here with you.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading “Stay right where you are, Mr. Ready,” he said.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wirelessnounUS /ˈwaɪrlɪs/

medium for communication

From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “I couldn’t sleep and I decided to sit out your watch up here with you.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withholdingnounUS /wɪθˈhoʊldɪŋ/

the act of deducting from an employee's salary

From this reading THE INTERRUPTED MESSAGE Jack sprang to his feet, but the other held out a withholding hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Jack, for after all Jarrold was a passenger and it would not do to offend him if he could help it, “but it is against the rules for passengers to linger about the wireless room.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Stay right where you are, Mr. Ready,” he said.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
You've

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

From this reading You’ve no objection?”

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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I couldn’t sleep and I decided to sit out your watch up here with you.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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