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The Pirate Submarine

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The Pirate Submarine is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.
"If the worst comes to the worst, I must get professional assistance.
You know what that means.
Never could stick a paid hand.
Be a sport and bear a hand."
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The Pirate Submarine

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The Pirate Submarine is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/65 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.
Line 2
"If the worst comes to the worst, I must get professional assistance.
/ɪf ðə wɜːrst kʌmz tuː ðə wɜːrst aɪ mʌst ɡet prəˈfeʃənəl əˈsɪstəns/
Line 3
You know what that means.
/juː noʊ wʌt ðæt miːnz/
Line 4
Never could stick a paid hand.
/ˈnevər kʊd stɪk ə peɪd hænd/
Line 5
Be a sport and bear a hand."
/biː ə spɔːrt ənd ber ə hænd/

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assistance noun US /əˈsɪstəns/

the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading “"If the worst comes to the worst, I must get professional assistance.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
chum noun US /tʃʌm/

a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

From this reading “THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ibex noun US /ˈaɪbeks/

wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
owner noun US /ˈoʊnər/

(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading “THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
professional adjective US /prəˈfeʃənəl/

engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood

From this reading “"If the worst comes to the worst, I must get professional assistance.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Rollo noun US /ˈrɑːloʊ/

Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)

From this reading “THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sport noun US /spɔːrt/

an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

From this reading “Be a sport and bear a hand."”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stick verb US /stɪk/

put, fix, force, or implant

From this reading “Never could stick a paid hand.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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new owner adjective + noun

In this reading “THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Never could stick a paid hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Be a sport and bear a hand."

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assistancenounUS /əˈsɪstəns/

the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading "If the worst comes to the worst, I must get professional assistance.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Be a sport and bear a hand."

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bearverbUS /ber/

have

From this reading Be a sport and bear a hand."

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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Broadmayne

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

From this reading THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.

Pending verification
chumnounUS /tʃʌm/

a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

From this reading THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
comesnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading "If the worst comes to the worst, I must get professional assistance.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

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

From this reading Never could stick a paid hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
declaredadjectiveUS /dɪˈklerd/

made known or openly avowed

From this reading THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Gerald

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

From this reading THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.

Pending verification
getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "If the worst comes to the worst, I must get professional assistance.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
IBEXnounUS /ˈaɪbeks/

wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns

From this reading THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "If the worst comes to the worst, I must get professional assistance.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading You know what that means.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LASTadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
meansnounUS /miːnz/

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading You know what that means.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
monthnounUS /mʌnθ/

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
motor-yacht

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

From this reading THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.

Pending verification
MUSTmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
NeveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Never could stick a paid hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
newadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ownernounUS /ˈoʊnər/

(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
paidadjectiveUS /peɪd/

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading Never could stick a paid hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
professionaladjectiveUS /prəˈfeʃənəl/

engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood

From this reading "If the worst comes to the worst, I must get professional assistance.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
RollonounUS /ˈrɑːloʊ/

Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)

From this reading THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sportnounUS /spɔːrt/

an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

From this reading Be a sport and bear a hand."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stickverbUS /stɪk/

put, fix, force, or implant

From this reading Never could stick a paid hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading You know what that means.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thirty-five-feet

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

From this reading THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.

Pending verification
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Vyse

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

From this reading THE LAST OF THE _IBEX_ "I MUST hand her over to her new owner before the end of the present month, Gerald," declared Rollo Vyse, owner of the thirty-five-feet motor-yacht _Ibex_, to his chum Gerald Broadmayne.

Pending verification
whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading You know what that means.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
worstnounUS /wɜːrst/

the least favorable outcome

From this reading "If the worst comes to the worst, I must get professional assistance.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You know what that means.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 6 of The Pirate Submarine by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman holds 325 sentences, grouped into 65 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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Chapter 6 holds 325 sentences of The Pirate Submarine, unabridged, divided into 65 reading sections.

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