Chapter 14 of The Rambler Club's motor car is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Rambler Club's motor car is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WHALEBACK Captain Ralph Bunderley was, frankly, glad to see the visitors again. “Come right on board, lads,” he called from his position on the deck. “Where is Victor? Gone off on a jaunt with that stout boy, eh? Oh, well, it’s all right.
Chapter 14 of The Rambler Club's motor car is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading ““Come right on board, lads,” he called from his position on the deck.”
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading ““Come right on board, lads,” he called from his position on the deck.”
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading “THE WHALEBACK Captain Ralph Bunderley was, frankly, glad to see the visitors again.”
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading “Gone off on a jaunt with that stout boy, eh?”
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading ““Come right on board, lads,” he called from his position on the deck.”
dependable
From this reading “Gone off on a jaunt with that stout boy, eh?”
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading ““Where is Victor?”
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “THE WHALEBACK Captain Ralph Bunderley was, frankly, glad to see the visitors again.”
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.
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading ““Come right on board, lads,” he called from his position on the deck.”
In this reading ““Come right on board, lads,” he called from his position on the deck.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Gone off on a jaunt with that stout boy, eh?
anew
From this reading THE WHALEBACK Captain Ralph Bunderley was, frankly, glad to see the visitors again.
(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 Oh, well, it’s all right.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading “Come right on board, lads,” he called from his position on the deck.
a youthful male person
From this reading Gone off on a jaunt with that stout boy, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WHALEBACK Captain Ralph Bunderley was, frankly, glad to see the visitors again.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Come right on board, lads,” he called from his position on the deck.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE WHALEBACK Captain Ralph Bunderley was, frankly, glad to see the visitors again.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come right on board, lads,” he called from his position on the deck.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “Come right on board, lads,” he called from his position on the deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gone off on a jaunt with that stout boy, eh?
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading THE WHALEBACK Captain Ralph Bunderley was, frankly, glad to see the visitors again.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Come right on board, lads,” he called from his position on the deck.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading THE WHALEBACK Captain Ralph Bunderley was, frankly, glad to see the visitors again.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Gone off on a jaunt with that stout boy, eh?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Come right on board, lads,” he called from his position on the deck.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Come right on board, lads,” he called from his position on the deck.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where is Victor?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, well, it’s all right.
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading Gone off on a jaunt with that stout boy, eh?
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading “Come right on board, lads,” he called from his position on the deck.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Gone off on a jaunt with that stout boy, eh?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, well, it’s all right.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Come right on board, lads,” he called from his position on the deck.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading “Come right on board, lads,” he called from his position on the deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WHALEBACK Captain Ralph Bunderley was, frankly, glad to see the visitors again.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Come right on board, lads,” he called from his position on the deck.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading THE WHALEBACK Captain Ralph Bunderley was, frankly, glad to see the visitors again.
dependable
From this reading Gone off on a jaunt with that stout boy, eh?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gone off on a jaunt with that stout boy, eh?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHALEBACK Captain Ralph Bunderley was, frankly, glad to see the visitors again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WHALEBACK Captain Ralph Bunderley was, frankly, glad to see the visitors again.
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading “Where is Victor?
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading THE WHALEBACK Captain Ralph Bunderley was, frankly, glad to see the visitors again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WHALEBACK Captain Ralph Bunderley was, frankly, glad to see the visitors again.
(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 Oh, well, it’s all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WHALEBACK Captain Ralph Bunderley was, frankly, glad to see the visitors again.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where is Victor?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gone off on a jaunt with that stout boy, eh?
Chapter 14 of The Rambler Club's motor car by W. Crispin (William Crispin) Sheppard holds 110 sentences, grouped into 22 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 14 holds 110 sentences of The Rambler Club's motor car, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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