Chapter 5 of The Willoughby Captains is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Willoughby Captains is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Then there's Tucker. No fear of his reporting us, eh!" "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps. What do you think I found in his brush-and-comb bag the other day? Thirteen cigar- ends!
Chapter 5 of The Willoughby Captains is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading “"Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.”
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading “Thirteen cigar- ends!”
a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
From this reading “"Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.”
the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television
From this reading “No fear of his reporting us, eh!"”
plural of “row” — an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “"Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.”
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading “"Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading “Thirteen cigar- ends!”
United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
From this reading “"Then there's Tucker.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading What do you think I found in his brush-and-comb bag the other day?
the act of breaking something
From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What do you think I found in his brush-and-comb bag the other day?
plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading Thirteen cigar- ends!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading What do you think I found in his brush-and-comb bag the other day?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you think I found in his brush-and-comb bag the other day?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No fear of his reporting us, eh!"
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Thirteen cigar- ends!
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading No fear of his reporting us, eh!"
set up or found
From this reading What do you think I found in his brush-and-comb bag the other day?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No fear of his reporting us, eh!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What do you think I found in his brush-and-comb bag the other day?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What do you think I found in his brush-and-comb bag the other day?
a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
not any; not one
From this reading No fear of his reporting us, eh!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No fear of his reporting us, eh!"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
on the contrary
From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television
From this reading No fear of his reporting us, eh!"
plural of “row” — an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then there's Tucker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then there's Tucker.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading What do you think I found in his brush-and-comb bag the other day?
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading Thirteen cigar- ends!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
From this reading "Then there's Tucker.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No fear of his reporting us, eh!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you think I found in his brush-and-comb bag the other day?
at the time that
From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you think I found in his brush-and-comb bag the other day?
Chapter 5 of The Willoughby Captains by Talbot Baines Reed holds 401 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 5 holds 401 sentences of The Willoughby Captains, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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