Chapter 15 of The Rod and Gun Club is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Rod and Gun Club is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANOTHER TEST AND THE RESULT. “Keep her away, Burgess! If the ragged end of that spar hits us it may send us to the bottom. Slack away the fore-sheet! Stand by, everybody, and don’t let him go by for your lives!
Chapter 15 of The Rod and Gun Club is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the lower side of anything
From this reading “If the ragged end of that spar hits us it may send us to the bottom.”
English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)
From this reading ““Keep her away, Burgess!”
plural of “hit” — (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
From this reading “If the ragged end of that spar hits us it may send us to the bottom.”
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading “If the ragged end of that spar hits us it may send us to the bottom.”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “ANOTHER TEST AND THE RESULT.”
not tense or taut
From this reading “Slack away the fore-sheet!”
furnish with spars
From this reading “If the ragged end of that spar hits us it may send us to the bottom.”
trying something to find out about it
From this reading “ANOTHER TEST AND THE RESULT.”
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.
not act or do anything
In this reading “Stand by, everybody, and don’t let him go by for your lives!”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANOTHER TEST AND THE RESULT.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ANOTHER TEST AND THE RESULT.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Keep her away, Burgess!
the lower side of anything
From this reading If the ragged end of that spar hits us it may send us to the bottom.
English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)
From this reading “Keep her away, Burgess!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Stand by, everybody, and don’t let him go by for your lives!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stand by, everybody, and don’t let him go by for your lives!
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading If the ragged end of that spar hits us it may send us to the bottom.
every person
From this reading Stand by, everybody, and don’t let him go by for your lives!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Stand by, everybody, and don’t let him go by for your lives!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Slack away the fore-sheet!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Stand by, everybody, and don’t let him go by for your lives!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Keep her away, Burgess!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Stand by, everybody, and don’t let him go by for your lives!
plural of “hit” — (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
From this reading If the ragged end of that spar hits us it may send us to the bottom.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the ragged end of that spar hits us it may send us to the bottom.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If the ragged end of that spar hits us it may send us to the bottom.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Keep her away, Burgess!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Stand by, everybody, and don’t let him go by for your lives!
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Stand by, everybody, and don’t let him go by for your lives!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading If the ragged end of that spar hits us it may send us to the bottom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If the ragged end of that spar hits us it may send us to the bottom.
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading If the ragged end of that spar hits us it may send us to the bottom.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading ANOTHER TEST AND THE RESULT.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading If the ragged end of that spar hits us it may send us to the bottom.
not tense or taut
From this reading Slack away the fore-sheet!
furnish with spars
From this reading If the ragged end of that spar hits us it may send us to the bottom.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Stand by, everybody, and don’t let him go by for your lives!
trying something to find out about it
From this reading ANOTHER TEST AND THE RESULT.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If the ragged end of that spar hits us it may send us to the bottom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANOTHER TEST AND THE RESULT.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If the ragged end of that spar hits us it may send us to the bottom.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If the ragged end of that spar hits us it may send us to the bottom.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Stand by, everybody, and don’t let him go by for your lives!
Chapter 15 of The Rod and Gun Club by Harry Castlemon holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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 15 holds 156 sentences of The Rod and Gun Club, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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