Chapter 6 of The Shogun's Daughter is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Shogun's Daughter is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The gig already hung outboard. At the word from the skipper, Yoritomo sprang into the sternsheets and I into the bow, ready to cast off. Six men stood by to lower away and one to cut loose our cask drag, which had been swung outboard in a handy sling. “Ready, skipper!” I called.
Chapter 6 of The Shogun's Daughter is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the quantity a cask will hold
From this reading “Six men stood by to lower away and one to cut loose our cask drag, which had been swung outboard in a handy sling.”
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “Six men stood by to lower away and one to cut loose our cask drag, which had been swung outboard in a handy sling.”
long and light rowing boat; especially for racing
From this reading “The gig already hung outboard.”
easy to reach
From this reading “Six men stood by to lower away and one to cut loose our cask drag, which had been swung outboard in a handy sling.”
a motorboat with an outboard motor
From this reading “The gig already hung outboard.”
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading “At the word from the skipper, Yoritomo sprang into the sternsheets and I into the bow, ready to cast off.”
hurl as if with a sling
From this reading “Six men stood by to lower away and one to cut loose our cask drag, which had been swung outboard in a handy sling.”
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading “Six men stood by to lower away and one to cut loose our cask drag, which had been swung outboard in a handy sling.”
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 “Six men stood by to lower away and one to cut loose our cask drag, which had been swung outboard in a handy sling.”
get rid of
In this reading “At the word from the skipper, Yoritomo sprang into the sternsheets and I into the bow, ready to cast off.”
In this reading “Six men stood by to lower away and one to cut loose our cask drag, which had been swung outboard in a handy sling.”
In this reading “At the word from the skipper, Yoritomo sprang into the sternsheets and I into the bow, ready to cast off.”
In this reading “Six men stood by to lower away and one to cut loose our cask drag, which had been swung outboard in a handy sling.”
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 Six men stood by to lower away and one to cut loose our cask drag, which had been swung outboard in a handy sling.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The gig already hung outboard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the word from the skipper, Yoritomo sprang into the sternsheets and I into the bow, ready to cast off.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the word from the skipper, Yoritomo sprang into the sternsheets and I into the bow, ready to cast off.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Six men stood by to lower away and one to cut loose our cask drag, which had been swung outboard in a handy sling.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Six men stood by to lower away and one to cut loose our cask drag, which had been swung outboard in a handy sling.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading At the word from the skipper, Yoritomo sprang into the sternsheets and I into the bow, ready to cast off.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Six men stood by to lower away and one to cut loose our cask drag, which had been swung outboard in a handy sling.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I called.
the quantity a cask will hold
From this reading Six men stood by to lower away and one to cut loose our cask drag, which had been swung outboard in a handy sling.
put or send forth
From this reading At the word from the skipper, Yoritomo sprang into the sternsheets and I into the bow, ready to cast off.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Six men stood by to lower away and one to cut loose our cask drag, which had been swung outboard in a handy sling.
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading Six men stood by to lower away and one to cut loose our cask drag, which had been swung outboard in a handy sling.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the word from the skipper, Yoritomo sprang into the sternsheets and I into the bow, ready to cast off.
long and light rowing boat; especially for racing
From this reading The gig already hung outboard.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Six men stood by to lower away and one to cut loose our cask drag, which had been swung outboard in a handy sling.
easy to reach
From this reading Six men stood by to lower away and one to cut loose our cask drag, which had been swung outboard in a handy sling.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The gig already hung outboard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At the word from the skipper, Yoritomo sprang into the sternsheets and I into the bow, ready to cast off.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Six men stood by to lower away and one to cut loose our cask drag, which had been swung outboard in a handy sling.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At the word from the skipper, Yoritomo sprang into the sternsheets and I into the bow, ready to cast off.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading Six men stood by to lower away and one to cut loose our cask drag, which had been swung outboard in a handy sling.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading Six men stood by to lower away and one to cut loose our cask drag, which had been swung outboard in a handy sling.
the force of workers available
From this reading Six men stood by to lower away and one to cut loose our cask drag, which had been swung outboard in a handy sling.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At the word from the skipper, Yoritomo sprang into the sternsheets and I into the bow, ready to cast off.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Six men stood by to lower away and one to cut loose our cask drag, which had been swung outboard in a handy sling.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Six men stood by to lower away and one to cut loose our cask drag, which had been swung outboard in a handy sling.
a motorboat with an outboard motor
From this reading The gig already hung outboard.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading At the word from the skipper, Yoritomo sprang into the sternsheets and I into the bow, ready to cast off.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Six men stood by to lower away and one to cut loose our cask drag, which had been swung outboard in a handy sling.
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading At the word from the skipper, Yoritomo sprang into the sternsheets and I into the bow, ready to cast off.
hurl as if with a sling
From this reading Six men stood by to lower away and one to cut loose our cask drag, which had been swung outboard in a handy sling.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading At the word from the skipper, Yoritomo sprang into the sternsheets and I into the bow, ready to cast off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the word from the skipper, Yoritomo sprang into the sternsheets and I into the bow, ready to cast off.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Six men stood by to lower away and one to cut loose our cask drag, which had been swung outboard in a handy sling.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading Six men stood by to lower away and one to cut loose our cask drag, which had been swung outboard in a handy sling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The gig already hung outboard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the word from the skipper, Yoritomo sprang into the sternsheets and I into the bow, ready to cast off.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Six men stood by to lower away and one to cut loose our cask drag, which had been swung outboard in a handy sling.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading At the word from the skipper, Yoritomo sprang into the sternsheets and I into the bow, ready to cast off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the word from the skipper, Yoritomo sprang into the sternsheets and I into the bow, ready to cast off.
Chapter 6 of The Shogun's Daughter by Robert Ames Bennet holds 222 sentences, grouped into 45 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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