Chapter 13 of The Sea and the Jungle is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Sea and the Jungle is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Don’t ask me what I want to make out, boys. I’m only just telling you the yarn. There you are. “Well, before the show left our village, I heard they’d got a nigger to look after the big cats. He was with the show two days.
Chapter 13 of The Sea and the Jungle is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ““Don’t ask me what I want to make out, boys.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ““Well, before the show left our village, I heard they’d got a nigger to look after the big cats.”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading ““Don’t ask me what I want to make out, boys.”
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading ““Well, before the show left our village, I heard they’d got a nigger to look after the big cats.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading ““Well, before the show left our village, I heard they’d got a nigger to look after the big cats.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “I’m only just telling you the yarn.”
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading ““Well, before the show left our village, I heard they’d got a nigger to look after the big cats.”
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading “I’m only just telling you the yarn.”
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 “He was with the show two days.”
any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild
In this reading ““Well, before the show left our village, I heard they’d got a nigger to look after the big cats.”
keep under careful scrutiny
In this reading ““Well, before the show left our village, I heard they’d got a nigger to look after the big cats.”
detect with the senses
In this reading ““Don’t ask me what I want to make out, boys.”
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 “Well, before the show left our village, I heard they’d got a nigger to look after the big cats.
later than; following
From this reading “Well, before the show left our village, I heard they’d got a nigger to look after the big cats.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There you are.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Don’t ask me what I want to make out, boys.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Well, before the show left our village, I heard they’d got a nigger to look after the big cats.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Well, before the show left our village, I heard they’d got a nigger to look after the big cats.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “Don’t ask me what I want to make out, boys.
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “Well, before the show left our village, I heard they’d got a nigger to look after the big cats.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading He was with the show two days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t ask me what I want to make out, boys.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Well, before the show left our village, I heard they’d got a nigger to look after the big cats.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was with the show two days.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Well, before the show left our village, I heard they’d got a nigger to look after the big cats.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Don’t ask me what I want to make out, boys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m only just telling you the yarn.
and nothing more
From this reading I’m only just telling you the yarn.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “Well, before the show left our village, I heard they’d got a nigger to look after the big cats.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Well, before the show left our village, I heard they’d got a nigger to look after the big cats.
engage in
From this reading “Don’t ask me what I want to make out, boys.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Don’t ask me what I want to make out, boys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, before the show left our village, I heard they’d got a nigger to look after the big cats.
and nothing more
From this reading I’m only just telling you the yarn.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Well, before the show left our village, I heard they’d got a nigger to look after the big cats.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Don’t ask me what I want to make out, boys.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Well, before the show left our village, I heard they’d got a nigger to look after the big cats.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading I’m only just telling you the yarn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I’m only just telling you the yarn.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There you are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, before the show left our village, I heard they’d got a nigger to look after the big cats.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Don’t ask me what I want to make out, boys.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He was with the show two days.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading “Well, before the show left our village, I heard they’d got a nigger to look after the big cats.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Don’t ask me what I want to make out, boys.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was with the show two days.
(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 “Well, before the show left our village, I heard they’d got a nigger to look after the big cats.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Don’t ask me what I want to make out, boys.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was with the show two days.
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading I’m only just telling you the yarn.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I’m only just telling you the yarn.
Chapter 13 of The Sea and the Jungle by H. M. (Henry Major) Tomlinson holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 13 holds 404 sentences of The Sea and the Jungle, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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