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The Rambler Club's house-boat
The Rambler Club's house-boat

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Rambler Club's house-boat is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By W. Crispin (William Crispin) Sheppard • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 3 of The Rambler Club's house-boat by W. Crispin (William Crispin) Sheppard holds 309 sentences, grouped into 62 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 3 holds 309 sentences of The Rambler Club's house-boat, unabridged, divided into 62 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 3 of The Rambler Club's house-boat by W. Crispin (William Crispin) Sheppard exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 309 sentences, grouped into 62 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Vocabulary met early in The Rambler Club's house-boat

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Introduction
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Earlier
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Adventures
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Somers
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“ALL ABOARD!”
Time did, indeed, seem to move with exasperating slowness.
None of the impatient boys slept very well that night, and each arose next morning almost with the sun.
At an early hour, a group had assembled on the ordinarily deserted wharf.
There were, of course, all the boys, Mr. John Lyons, Sr., Mr. George Somers, Bob’s father, little Bobby Lyons, Jack’s brother, and Mr. Montague Winter, besides other near and distant relatives.
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The Rambler Club's house-boat

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Rambler Club's house-boat is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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“ALL ABOARD!”
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Time did, indeed, seem to move with exasperating slowness.
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None of the impatient boys slept very well that night, and each arose next morning almost with the sun.
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At an early hour, a group had assembled on the ordinarily deserted wharf.
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There were, of course, all the boys, Mr. John Lyons, Sr., Mr. George Somers, Bob’s father, little Bobby Lyons, Jack’s brother, and Mr. Montague Winter, besides other near and distant relatives.

Learner Dictionary

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Besides preposition US /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading “There were, of course, all the boys, Mr. John Lyons, Sr., Mr. George Somers, Bob’s father, little Bobby Lyons, Jack’s brother, and Mr. Montague Winter, besides other near and distant relatives.”

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None pronoun US /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading “None of the impatient boys slept very well that night, and each arose next morning almost with the sun.”

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All words in this reading · 62

Every word is available to listen to. 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 At an early hour, a group had assembled on the ordinarily deserted wharf.

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ABOARD

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From this reading “ALL ABOARD!”

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ALL

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From this reading “ALL ABOARD!”

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almost

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From this reading None of the impatient boys slept very well that night, and each arose next morning almost with the sun.

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andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading At an early hour, a group had assembled on the ordinarily deserted wharf.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading None of the impatient boys slept very well that night, and each arose next morning almost with the sun.

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arose

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From this reading None of the impatient boys slept very well that night, and each arose next morning almost with the sun.

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assembled

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From this reading At an early hour, a group had assembled on the ordinarily deserted wharf.

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AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At an early hour, a group had assembled on the ordinarily deserted wharf.

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besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading There were, of course, all the boys, Mr. John Lyons, Sr., Mr. George Somers, Bob’s father, little Bobby Lyons, Jack’s brother, and Mr. Montague Winter, besides other near and distant relatives.

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Bob's

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From this reading There were, of course, all the boys, Mr. John Lyons, Sr., Mr. George Somers, Bob’s father, little Bobby Lyons, Jack’s brother, and Mr. Montague Winter, besides other near and distant relatives.

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Bobby

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From this reading There were, of course, all the boys, Mr. John Lyons, Sr., Mr. George Somers, Bob’s father, little Bobby Lyons, Jack’s brother, and Mr. Montague Winter, besides other near and distant relatives.

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boys

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From this reading None of the impatient boys slept very well that night, and each arose next morning almost with the sun.

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brother

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From this reading There were, of course, all the boys, Mr. John Lyons, Sr., Mr. George Somers, Bob’s father, little Bobby Lyons, Jack’s brother, and Mr. Montague Winter, besides other near and distant relatives.

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course

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From this reading There were, of course, all the boys, Mr. John Lyons, Sr., Mr. George Somers, Bob’s father, little Bobby Lyons, Jack’s brother, and Mr. Montague Winter, besides other near and distant relatives.

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deserted

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From this reading At an early hour, a group had assembled on the ordinarily deserted wharf.

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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Time did, indeed, seem to move with exasperating slowness.

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distant

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From this reading There were, of course, all the boys, Mr. John Lyons, Sr., Mr. George Somers, Bob’s father, little Bobby Lyons, Jack’s brother, and Mr. Montague Winter, besides other near and distant relatives.

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eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading None of the impatient boys slept very well that night, and each arose next morning almost with the sun.

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early

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From this reading At an early hour, a group had assembled on the ordinarily deserted wharf.

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exasperating

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From this reading Time did, indeed, seem to move with exasperating slowness.

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father

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From this reading There were, of course, all the boys, Mr. John Lyons, Sr., Mr. George Somers, Bob’s father, little Bobby Lyons, Jack’s brother, and Mr. Montague Winter, besides other near and distant relatives.

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George

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From this reading There were, of course, all the boys, Mr. John Lyons, Sr., Mr. George Somers, Bob’s father, little Bobby Lyons, Jack’s brother, and Mr. Montague Winter, besides other near and distant relatives.

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group

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From this reading At an early hour, a group had assembled on the ordinarily deserted wharf.

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading At an early hour, a group had assembled on the ordinarily deserted wharf.

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hour

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From this reading At an early hour, a group had assembled on the ordinarily deserted wharf.

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impatient

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From this reading None of the impatient boys slept very well that night, and each arose next morning almost with the sun.

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indeed

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From this reading Time did, indeed, seem to move with exasperating slowness.

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Jack's

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From this reading There were, of course, all the boys, Mr. John Lyons, Sr., Mr. George Somers, Bob’s father, little Bobby Lyons, Jack’s brother, and Mr. Montague Winter, besides other near and distant relatives.

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John

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From this reading There were, of course, all the boys, Mr. John Lyons, Sr., Mr. George Somers, Bob’s father, little Bobby Lyons, Jack’s brother, and Mr. Montague Winter, besides other near and distant relatives.

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little

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From this reading There were, of course, all the boys, Mr. John Lyons, Sr., Mr. George Somers, Bob’s father, little Bobby Lyons, Jack’s brother, and Mr. Montague Winter, besides other near and distant relatives.

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Lyons

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From this reading There were, of course, all the boys, Mr. John Lyons, Sr., Mr. George Somers, Bob’s father, little Bobby Lyons, Jack’s brother, and Mr. Montague Winter, besides other near and distant relatives.

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Montague

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From this reading There were, of course, all the boys, Mr. John Lyons, Sr., Mr. George Somers, Bob’s father, little Bobby Lyons, Jack’s brother, and Mr. Montague Winter, besides other near and distant relatives.

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morning

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From this reading None of the impatient boys slept very well that night, and each arose next morning almost with the sun.

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move

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From this reading Time did, indeed, seem to move with exasperating slowness.

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Mr

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From this reading There were, of course, all the boys, Mr. John Lyons, Sr., Mr. George Somers, Bob’s father, little Bobby Lyons, Jack’s brother, and Mr. Montague Winter, besides other near and distant relatives.

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near

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From this reading There were, of course, all the boys, Mr. John Lyons, Sr., Mr. George Somers, Bob’s father, little Bobby Lyons, Jack’s brother, and Mr. Montague Winter, besides other near and distant relatives.

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next

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From this reading None of the impatient boys slept very well that night, and each arose next morning almost with the sun.

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night

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From this reading None of the impatient boys slept very well that night, and each arose next morning almost with the sun.

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NonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading None of the impatient boys slept very well that night, and each arose next morning almost with the sun.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading None of the impatient boys slept very well that night, and each arose next morning almost with the sun.

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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading At an early hour, a group had assembled on the ordinarily deserted wharf.

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ordinarily

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From this reading At an early hour, a group had assembled on the ordinarily deserted wharf.

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other

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From this reading There were, of course, all the boys, Mr. John Lyons, Sr., Mr. George Somers, Bob’s father, little Bobby Lyons, Jack’s brother, and Mr. Montague Winter, besides other near and distant relatives.

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relatives

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From this reading There were, of course, all the boys, Mr. John Lyons, Sr., Mr. George Somers, Bob’s father, little Bobby Lyons, Jack’s brother, and Mr. Montague Winter, besides other near and distant relatives.

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seem

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From this reading Time did, indeed, seem to move with exasperating slowness.

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slept

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From this reading None of the impatient boys slept very well that night, and each arose next morning almost with the sun.

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slowness

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From this reading Time did, indeed, seem to move with exasperating slowness.

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Somers

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From this reading There were, of course, all the boys, Mr. John Lyons, Sr., Mr. George Somers, Bob’s father, little Bobby Lyons, Jack’s brother, and Mr. Montague Winter, besides other near and distant relatives.

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Sr

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From this reading There were, of course, all the boys, Mr. John Lyons, Sr., Mr. George Somers, Bob’s father, little Bobby Lyons, Jack’s brother, and Mr. Montague Winter, besides other near and distant relatives.

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sun

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From this reading None of the impatient boys slept very well that night, and each arose next morning almost with the sun.

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading None of the impatient boys slept very well that night, and each arose next morning almost with the sun.

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading None of the impatient boys slept very well that night, and each arose next morning almost with the sun.

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There

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From this reading There were, of course, all the boys, Mr. John Lyons, Sr., Mr. George Somers, Bob’s father, little Bobby Lyons, Jack’s brother, and Mr. Montague Winter, besides other near and distant relatives.

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Time

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From this reading Time did, indeed, seem to move with exasperating slowness.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Time did, indeed, seem to move with exasperating slowness.

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very

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From this reading None of the impatient boys slept very well that night, and each arose next morning almost with the sun.

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well

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From this reading None of the impatient boys slept very well that night, and each arose next morning almost with the sun.

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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading There were, of course, all the boys, Mr. John Lyons, Sr., Mr. George Somers, Bob’s father, little Bobby Lyons, Jack’s brother, and Mr. Montague Winter, besides other near and distant relatives.

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wharf

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From this reading At an early hour, a group had assembled on the ordinarily deserted wharf.

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Winter

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From this reading There were, of course, all the boys, Mr. John Lyons, Sr., Mr. George Somers, Bob’s father, little Bobby Lyons, Jack’s brother, and Mr. Montague Winter, besides other near and distant relatives.

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Time did, indeed, seem to move with exasperating slowness.

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