Chapter 3 of The Sauciest Boy in the Service is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Sauciest Boy in the Service is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It is all right, mate, and you know it. There! don’t be a fool. Go below and have some rum to straighten you out a bit." "I’ve had too much. I’ll be seeing things soon."
Chapter 3 of The Sauciest Boy in the Service is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 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.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Go below and have some rum to straighten you out a bit."”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “Go below and have some rum to straighten you out a bit."”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “There! don’t be a fool.”
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading “"It is all right, mate, and you know it.”
liquor distilled from fermented molasses
From this reading “Go below and have some rum to straighten you out a bit."”
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading “I’ll be seeing things soon."”
in the near future
From this reading “I’ll be seeing things soon."”
straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading “Go below and have some rum to straighten you out a bit."”
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 “Go below and have some rum to straighten you out a bit."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There! don’t be a fool.
(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 "It is all right, mate, and you know it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It is all right, mate, and you know it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There! don’t be a fool.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Go below and have some rum to straighten you out a bit."
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Go below and have some rum to straighten you out a bit."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There! don’t be a fool.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading There! don’t be a fool.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go below and have some rum to straighten you out a bit."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I’ve had too much.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Go below and have some rum to straighten you out a bit."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll be seeing things soon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I’ve had too much.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is all right, mate, and you know it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is all right, mate, and you know it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "It is all right, mate, and you know it.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading "It is all right, mate, and you know it.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "I’ve had too much.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Go below and have some rum to straighten you out a bit."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "It is all right, mate, and you know it.
liquor distilled from fermented molasses
From this reading Go below and have some rum to straighten you out a bit."
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading I’ll be seeing things soon."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Go below and have some rum to straighten you out a bit."
in the near future
From this reading I’ll be seeing things soon."
straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading Go below and have some rum to straighten you out a bit."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There! don’t be a fool.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I’ll be seeing things soon."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Go below and have some rum to straighten you out a bit."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "I’ve had too much.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It is all right, mate, and you know it.
Chapter 3 of The Sauciest Boy in the Service by Gordon Stables holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 3 holds 430 sentences of The Sauciest Boy in the Service, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Sauciest Boy in the Service by Gordon Stables exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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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