Chapter 7 of The Yacht Club is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Yacht Club is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LAYING DOWN THE KEEL. "What are you doing here, Don John?" demanded Captain Shivernock, as he ascended the steps of the piazza. "I came to see you, sir," replied Donald, respectfully. "Well, you see me--don't you?" "I do, sir."
Chapter 7 of The Yacht Club is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
past form of “ascend” — travel up
From this reading “"What are you doing here, Don John?" demanded Captain Shivernock, as he ascended the steps of the piazza.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “"What are you doing here, Don John?" demanded Captain Shivernock, as he ascended the steps of the piazza.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “"What are you doing here, Don John?" demanded Captain Shivernock, as he ascended the steps of the piazza.”
a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
From this reading “LAYING DOWN THE KEEL.”
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading “LAYING DOWN THE KEEL.”
a public square with room for pedestrians
From this reading “"What are you doing here, Don John?" demanded Captain Shivernock, as he ascended the steps of the piazza.”
in a respectful manner
From this reading “"I came to see you, sir," replied Donald, respectfully.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “"What are you doing here, Don John?" demanded Captain Shivernock, as he ascended the steps of the piazza.”
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.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are you doing here, Don John?" demanded Captain Shivernock, as he ascended the steps of the piazza.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What are you doing here, Don John?" demanded Captain Shivernock, as he ascended the steps of the piazza.
past form of “ascend” — travel up
From this reading "What are you doing here, Don John?" demanded Captain Shivernock, as he ascended the steps of the piazza.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I came to see you, sir," replied Donald, respectfully.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "What are you doing here, Don John?" demanded Captain Shivernock, as he ascended the steps of the piazza.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "What are you doing here, Don John?" demanded Captain Shivernock, as he ascended the steps of the piazza.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do, sir."
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "What are you doing here, Don John?" demanded Captain Shivernock, as he ascended the steps of the piazza.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading "What are you doing here, Don John?" demanded Captain Shivernock, as he ascended the steps of the piazza.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, you see me--don't you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I came to see you, sir," replied Donald, respectfully.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading LAYING DOWN THE KEEL.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What are you doing here, Don John?" demanded Captain Shivernock, as he ascended the steps of the piazza.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "What are you doing here, Don John?" demanded Captain Shivernock, as he ascended the steps of the piazza.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I came to see you, sir," replied Donald, respectfully.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "What are you doing here, Don John?" demanded Captain Shivernock, as he ascended the steps of the piazza.
a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
From this reading LAYING DOWN THE KEEL.
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading LAYING DOWN THE KEEL.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, you see me--don't you?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What are you doing here, Don John?" demanded Captain Shivernock, as he ascended the steps of the piazza.
a public square with room for pedestrians
From this reading "What are you doing here, Don John?" demanded Captain Shivernock, as he ascended the steps of the piazza.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I came to see you, sir," replied Donald, respectfully.
in a respectful manner
From this reading "I came to see you, sir," replied Donald, respectfully.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I came to see you, sir," replied Donald, respectfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What are you doing here, Don John?" demanded Captain Shivernock, as he ascended the steps of the piazza.
term of address for a man
From this reading "I came to see you, sir," replied Donald, respectfully.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading "What are you doing here, Don John?" demanded Captain Shivernock, as he ascended the steps of the piazza.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LAYING DOWN THE KEEL.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I came to see you, sir," replied Donald, respectfully.
(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, you see me--don't you?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are you doing here, Don John?" demanded Captain Shivernock, as he ascended the steps of the piazza.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are you doing here, Don John?" demanded Captain Shivernock, as he ascended the steps of the piazza.
Chapter 7 of The Yacht Club by Oliver Optic holds 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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 7 holds 210 sentences of The Yacht Club, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Yacht Club by Oliver Optic exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 210 sentences, grouped into 42 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 42 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 42 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Yacht Club by Oliver Optic on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 0 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #? are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #?, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 5 minutes of reading across 0 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Yacht Club section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 0 chapters of The Yacht Club to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Yacht Club, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
