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Chapter 2 of The Three Cutters is here in full — 582 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"True enough; but still there is no saying which will come first, Morrison, the boats or the fog; so we must be prepared." "Hilloa! What's this? Why, there's a boat coming from the yacht!" Pickersgill took out his glass.
Chapter 2 of The Three Cutters is here in full — 582 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “Why, there's a boat coming from the yacht!"”
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “"True enough; but still there is no saying which will come first, Morrison, the boats or the fog; so we must be prepared."”
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading “"True enough; but still there is no saying which will come first, Morrison, the boats or the fog; so we must be prepared."”
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “Pickersgill took out his glass.”
United States rock singer (1943-1971)
From this reading “"True enough; but still there is no saying which will come first, Morrison, the boats or the fog; so we must be prepared."”
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading “"True enough; but still there is no saying which will come first, Morrison, the boats or the fog; so we must be prepared."”
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “"True enough; but still there is no saying which will come first, Morrison, the boats or the fog; so we must be prepared."”
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading “Why, there's a boat coming from the yacht!"”
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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 Why, there's a boat coming from the yacht!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "True enough; but still there is no saying which will come first, Morrison, the boats or the fog; so we must be prepared."
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Why, there's a boat coming from the yacht!"
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "True enough; but still there is no saying which will come first, Morrison, the boats or the fog; so we must be prepared."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "True enough; but still there is no saying which will come first, Morrison, the boats or the fog; so we must be prepared."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "True enough; but still there is no saying which will come first, Morrison, the boats or the fog; so we must be prepared."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Why, there's a boat coming from the yacht!"
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "True enough; but still there is no saying which will come first, Morrison, the boats or the fog; so we must be prepared."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "True enough; but still there is no saying which will come first, Morrison, the boats or the fog; so we must be prepared."
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading "True enough; but still there is no saying which will come first, Morrison, the boats or the fog; so we must be prepared."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Why, there's a boat coming from the yacht!"
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Pickersgill took out his glass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hilloa!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pickersgill took out his glass.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "True enough; but still there is no saying which will come first, Morrison, the boats or the fog; so we must be prepared."
United States rock singer (1943-1971)
From this reading "True enough; but still there is no saying which will come first, Morrison, the boats or the fog; so we must be prepared."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "True enough; but still there is no saying which will come first, Morrison, the boats or the fog; so we must be prepared."
not any; not one
From this reading "True enough; but still there is no saying which will come first, Morrison, the boats or the fog; so we must be prepared."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "True enough; but still there is no saying which will come first, Morrison, the boats or the fog; so we must be prepared."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Pickersgill took out his glass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pickersgill took out his glass.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading "True enough; but still there is no saying which will come first, Morrison, the boats or the fog; so we must be prepared."
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading "True enough; but still there is no saying which will come first, Morrison, the boats or the fog; so we must be prepared."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "True enough; but still there is no saying which will come first, Morrison, the boats or the fog; so we must be prepared."
not in physical motion
From this reading "True enough; but still there is no saying which will come first, Morrison, the boats or the fog; so we must be prepared."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "True enough; but still there is no saying which will come first, Morrison, the boats or the fog; so we must be prepared."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "True enough; but still there is no saying which will come first, Morrison, the boats or the fog; so we must be prepared."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, there's a boat coming from the yacht!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What's this?
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Pickersgill took out his glass.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "True enough; but still there is no saying which will come first, Morrison, the boats or the fog; so we must be prepared."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "True enough; but still there is no saying which will come first, Morrison, the boats or the fog; so we must be prepared."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's this?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "True enough; but still there is no saying which will come first, Morrison, the boats or the fog; so we must be prepared."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, there's a boat coming from the yacht!"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "True enough; but still there is no saying which will come first, Morrison, the boats or the fog; so we must be prepared."
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading Why, there's a boat coming from the yacht!"
Chapter 2 of The Three Cutters by Frederick Marryat holds 582 sentences, grouped into 117 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 2 holds 582 sentences of The Three Cutters, unabridged, divided into 117 reading sections.
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