Chapter 2 of The Tiger of Mysore is here in full — 307 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Tiger of Mysore is here in full — 307 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There is no saying, lad, no saying at all. All I know is that your father, the captain, was washed ashore at the same time as I was. As you have heard me say, I owed my life to him. I was pretty nigh gone when I caught sight of him, holding on to a spar. Spent as I was, I managed to give a shout loud enough to catch his ear.
Chapter 2 of The Tiger of Mysore is here in full — 307 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/61 · 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.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading “All I know is that your father, the captain, was washed ashore at the same time as I was.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"There is no saying, lad, no saying at all.”
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “Spent as I was, I managed to give a shout loud enough to catch his ear.”
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading “I was pretty nigh gone when I caught sight of him, holding on to a spar.”
past form of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading “As you have heard me say, I owed my life to him.”
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading “Spent as I was, I managed to give a shout loud enough to catch his ear.”
furnish with spars
From this reading “I was pretty nigh gone when I caught sight of him, holding on to a spar.”
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading “All I know is that your father, the captain, was washed ashore at the same time as I was.”
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 I was pretty nigh gone when I caught sight of him, holding on to a spar.
(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 "There is no saying, lad, no saying at all.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All I know is that your father, the captain, was washed ashore at the same time as I was.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading All I know is that your father, the captain, was washed ashore at the same time as I was.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "There is no saying, lad, no saying at all.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading All I know is that your father, the captain, was washed ashore at the same time as I was.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Spent as I was, I managed to give a shout loud enough to catch his ear.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading I was pretty nigh gone when I caught sight of him, holding on to a spar.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Spent as I was, I managed to give a shout loud enough to catch his ear.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Spent as I was, I managed to give a shout loud enough to catch his ear.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading All I know is that your father, the captain, was washed ashore at the same time as I was.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Spent as I was, I managed to give a shout loud enough to catch his ear.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I was pretty nigh gone when I caught sight of him, holding on to a spar.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As you have heard me say, I owed my life to him.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading As you have heard me say, I owed my life to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As you have heard me say, I owed my life to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Spent as I was, I managed to give a shout loud enough to catch his ear.
the act of retaining something
From this reading I was pretty nigh gone when I caught sight of him, holding on to a spar.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading All I know is that your father, the captain, was washed ashore at the same time as I was.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is no saying, lad, no saying at all.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading All I know is that your father, the captain, was washed ashore at the same time as I was.
a boy or man
From this reading "There is no saying, lad, no saying at all.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading As you have heard me say, I owed my life to him.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Spent as I was, I managed to give a shout loud enough to catch his ear.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading Spent as I was, I managed to give a shout loud enough to catch his ear.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As you have heard me say, I owed my life to him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As you have heard me say, I owed my life to him.
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading I was pretty nigh gone when I caught sight of him, holding on to a spar.
not any; not one
From this reading "There is no saying, lad, no saying at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was pretty nigh gone when I caught sight of him, holding on to a spar.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was pretty nigh gone when I caught sight of him, holding on to a spar.
past form of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading As you have heard me say, I owed my life to him.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading I was pretty nigh gone when I caught sight of him, holding on to a spar.
Identical; not different.
From this reading All I know is that your father, the captain, was washed ashore at the same time as I was.
express in words
From this reading As you have heard me say, I owed my life to him.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading "There is no saying, lad, no saying at all.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading Spent as I was, I managed to give a shout loud enough to catch his ear.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading I was pretty nigh gone when I caught sight of him, holding on to a spar.
furnish with spars
From this reading I was pretty nigh gone when I caught sight of him, holding on to a spar.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Spent as I was, I managed to give a shout loud enough to catch his ear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All I know is that your father, the captain, was washed ashore at the same time as I was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All I know is that your father, the captain, was washed ashore at the same time as I was.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is no saying, lad, no saying at all.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading All I know is that your father, the captain, was washed ashore at the same time as I was.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As you have heard me say, I owed my life to him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All I know is that your father, the captain, was washed ashore at the same time as I was.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading All I know is that your father, the captain, was washed ashore at the same time as I was.
at the time that
From this reading I was pretty nigh gone when I caught sight of him, holding on to a spar.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As you have heard me say, I owed my life to him.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading All I know is that your father, the captain, was washed ashore at the same time as I was.
Chapter 2 of The Tiger of Mysore by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 307 sentences, grouped into 62 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 307 sentences of The Tiger of Mysore, unabridged, divided into 62 reading sections.
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