Chapter 17 of The Rambler Club Afloat is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Rambler Club Afloat is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ARRESTED "Well, I declare--where did you fellows drop from? Where's old sleepy-head?" "Street-cars and trucks, so we meet again, eh?" Nat Wingate and Kirk Talbot uttered these exclamations, as the two encountered Bob Somers, accompanied by Sam Randall, on the following morning. "Having any further trouble with your old tub?" asked Nat.
Chapter 17 of The Rambler Club Afloat is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading “ARRESTED "Well, I declare--where did you fellows drop from?”
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading “ARRESTED "Well, I declare--where did you fellows drop from?”
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading “Nat Wingate and Kirk Talbot uttered these exclamations, as the two encountered Bob Somers, accompanied by Sam Randall, on the following morning.”
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “Nat Wingate and Kirk Talbot uttered these exclamations, as the two encountered Bob Somers, accompanied by Sam Randall, on the following morning.”
a Scottish church
From this reading “Nat Wingate and Kirk Talbot uttered these exclamations, as the two encountered Bob Somers, accompanied by Sam Randall, on the following morning.”
English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
From this reading “Nat Wingate and Kirk Talbot uttered these exclamations, as the two encountered Bob Somers, accompanied by Sam Randall, on the following morning.”
plural of “truck” — an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
From this reading “"Street-cars and trucks, so we meet again, eh?"”
a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
From this reading “"Having any further trouble with your old tub?" asked Nat.”
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 “Nat Wingate and Kirk Talbot uttered these exclamations, as the two encountered Bob Somers, accompanied by Sam Randall, on the following morning.”
In this reading “"Having any further trouble with your old tub?" asked Nat.”
In this reading “"Street-cars and trucks, so we meet again, eh?"”
In this reading “ARRESTED "Well, I declare--where did you fellows drop from?”
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.
having companions or an escort
From this reading Nat Wingate and Kirk Talbot uttered these exclamations, as the two encountered Bob Somers, accompanied by Sam Randall, on the following morning.
anew
From this reading "Street-cars and trucks, so we meet again, eh?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Street-cars and trucks, so we meet again, eh?"
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Having any further trouble with your old tub?" asked Nat.
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading ARRESTED "Well, I declare--where did you fellows drop from?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nat Wingate and Kirk Talbot uttered these exclamations, as the two encountered Bob Somers, accompanied by Sam Randall, on the following morning.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Having any further trouble with your old tub?" asked Nat.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Nat Wingate and Kirk Talbot uttered these exclamations, as the two encountered Bob Somers, accompanied by Sam Randall, on the following morning.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nat Wingate and Kirk Talbot uttered these exclamations, as the two encountered Bob Somers, accompanied by Sam Randall, on the following morning.
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading ARRESTED "Well, I declare--where did you fellows drop from?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ARRESTED "Well, I declare--where did you fellows drop from?
let fall to the ground
From this reading ARRESTED "Well, I declare--where did you fellows drop from?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Street-cars and trucks, so we meet again, eh?"
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading Nat Wingate and Kirk Talbot uttered these exclamations, as the two encountered Bob Somers, accompanied by Sam Randall, on the following morning.
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading Nat Wingate and Kirk Talbot uttered these exclamations, as the two encountered Bob Somers, accompanied by Sam Randall, on the following morning.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading ARRESTED "Well, I declare--where did you fellows drop from?
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Nat Wingate and Kirk Talbot uttered these exclamations, as the two encountered Bob Somers, accompanied by Sam Randall, on the following morning.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ARRESTED "Well, I declare--where did you fellows drop from?
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading "Having any further trouble with your old tub?" asked Nat.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "Having any further trouble with your old tub?" asked Nat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ARRESTED "Well, I declare--where did you fellows drop from?
a Scottish church
From this reading Nat Wingate and Kirk Talbot uttered these exclamations, as the two encountered Bob Somers, accompanied by Sam Randall, on the following morning.
come together
From this reading "Street-cars and trucks, so we meet again, eh?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Nat Wingate and Kirk Talbot uttered these exclamations, as the two encountered Bob Somers, accompanied by Sam Randall, on the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nat Wingate and Kirk Talbot uttered these exclamations, as the two encountered Bob Somers, accompanied by Sam Randall, on the following morning.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Where's old sleepy-head?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nat Wingate and Kirk Talbot uttered these exclamations, as the two encountered Bob Somers, accompanied by Sam Randall, on the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nat Wingate and Kirk Talbot uttered these exclamations, as the two encountered Bob Somers, accompanied by Sam Randall, on the following morning.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Nat Wingate and Kirk Talbot uttered these exclamations, as the two encountered Bob Somers, accompanied by Sam Randall, on the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where's old sleepy-head?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Street-cars and trucks, so we meet again, eh?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nat Wingate and Kirk Talbot uttered these exclamations, as the two encountered Bob Somers, accompanied by Sam Randall, on the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Street-cars and trucks, so we meet again, eh?"
English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
From this reading Nat Wingate and Kirk Talbot uttered these exclamations, as the two encountered Bob Somers, accompanied by Sam Randall, on the following morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nat Wingate and Kirk Talbot uttered these exclamations, as the two encountered Bob Somers, accompanied by Sam Randall, on the following morning.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Nat Wingate and Kirk Talbot uttered these exclamations, as the two encountered Bob Somers, accompanied by Sam Randall, on the following morning.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "Having any further trouble with your old tub?" asked Nat.
plural of “truck” — an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
From this reading "Street-cars and trucks, so we meet again, eh?"
a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
From this reading "Having any further trouble with your old tub?" asked Nat.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Nat Wingate and Kirk Talbot uttered these exclamations, as the two encountered Bob Somers, accompanied by Sam Randall, on the following morning.
communicated in words
From this reading Nat Wingate and Kirk Talbot uttered these exclamations, as the two encountered Bob Somers, accompanied by Sam Randall, on the following morning.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Street-cars and trucks, so we meet again, eh?"
(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 ARRESTED "Well, I declare--where did you fellows drop from?
in or at the place that
From this reading ARRESTED "Well, I declare--where did you fellows drop from?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where's old sleepy-head?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nat Wingate and Kirk Talbot uttered these exclamations, as the two encountered Bob Somers, accompanied by Sam Randall, on the following morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Having any further trouble with your old tub?" asked Nat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ARRESTED "Well, I declare--where did you fellows drop from?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Having any further trouble with your old tub?" asked Nat.
Chapter 17 of The Rambler Club Afloat by W. Crispin (William Crispin) Sheppard holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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 17 holds 155 sentences of The Rambler Club Afloat, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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