Complete classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close
The young ship builder
The young ship builder

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of The young ship builder is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Sophie Swett • Curated US English Learning Edition
Cover illustration for The young ship builder
Context Illustration Reading 1/41 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.
He had found another coat to wrap Rob in, but the boy was shivering.
Dennis drove into the yard and over piles of chips and heaps of sawdust, down to the river-brink where we were.
His relief was plainly visible when he saw Rob.
“We’d be kilt intoirely, if the masther came home and found him gorn,” said Dennis with deep feeling.
0:00 / 0:00
Speed 0.75x
AI-generated narration by OpenAI · Slow US English
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The young ship builder

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of The young ship builder is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.
Line 2
He had found another coat to wrap Rob in, but the boy was shivering.
/hiː hæd faʊnd əˈnʌðər koʊt tuː ræp rɑːb ɪn bʌt ðə bɔɪ wɑːz ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/
Line 3
Dennis drove into the yard and over piles of chips and heaps of sawdust, down to the river-brink where we were.
Line 4
His relief was plainly visible when he saw Rob.
/hɪz rɪˈliːf wɑːz ˈpleɪnli ˈvɪzəbəl wen hiː sɔː rɑːb/
Line 5
“We’d be kilt intoirely, if the masther came home and found him gorn,” said Dennis with deep feeling.

Learner Dictionary

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.

chips noun US /tʃɪps/

strips of potato fried in deep fat

From this reading “Dennis drove into the yard and over piles of chips and heaps of sawdust, down to the river-brink where we were.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
frantically adverb US /ˈfræntəkəli/

in an uncontrolled manner

From this reading “LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Horace's noun US /ˈhɔːrəsəz/

possessive form of “horace” — Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
kilt noun US /kɪlt/

a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern Scotland

From this reading ““We’d be kilt intoirely, if the masther came home and found him gorn,” said Dennis with deep feeling.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lunching noun US /ˈlʌntʃɪŋ/

the act of eating lunch

From this reading “LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
piles noun US /paɪlz/

venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter

From this reading “Dennis drove into the yard and over piles of chips and heaps of sawdust, down to the river-brink where we were.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sawdust noun US /ˈsɔːdʌst/

fine particles of wood made by sawing wood

From this reading “Dennis drove into the yard and over piles of chips and heaps of sawdust, down to the river-brink where we were.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wrap verb US /ræp/

arrange or fold as a cover or protection

From this reading “He had found another coat to wrap Rob in, but the boy was shivering.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

plainly visible adverb + adjective

In this reading “His relief was plainly visible when he saw Rob.”

1,078 times in 426,211 chapters
across the bridge preposition + article + noun counted as “across … bridge”

In this reading “LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.”

1,166 times in 426,211 chapters
deep feeling adjective + noun

In this reading ““We’d be kilt intoirely, if the masther came home and found him gorn,” said Dennis with deep feeling.”

1,180 times in 426,211 chapters
came home verb + noun counted as “come home”

become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

In this reading ““We’d be kilt intoirely, if the masther came home and found him gorn,” said Dennis with deep feeling.”

35,927 times in 426,211 chapters
into the yard preposition + article + noun counted as “into … yard”

In this reading “Dennis drove into the yard and over piles of chips and heaps of sawdust, down to the river-brink where we were.”

3,424 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 73

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.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ANNOUNCEMENTnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/

a formal public statement

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading He had found another coat to wrap Rob in, but the boy was shivering.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
attractverbUS /əˈtrækt/

direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “We’d be kilt intoirely, if the masther came home and found him gorn,” said Dennis with deep feeling.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading He had found another coat to wrap Rob in, but the boy was shivering.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bridgenounUS /brɪdʒ/

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He had found another coat to wrap Rob in, but the boy was shivering.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “We’d be kilt intoirely, if the masther came home and found him gorn,” said Dennis with deep feeling.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
chipsnounUS /tʃɪps/

strips of potato fried in deep fat

From this reading Dennis drove into the yard and over piles of chips and heaps of sawdust, down to the river-brink where we were.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
coatnounUS /koʊt/

an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

From this reading He had found another coat to wrap Rob in, but the boy was shivering.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Dave

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

Pending verification
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading “We’d be kilt intoirely, if the masther came home and found him gorn,” said Dennis with deep feeling.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Dennis

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

Pending verification
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Dennis drove into the yard and over piles of chips and heaps of sawdust, down to the river-brink where we were.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
drivingadjectiveUS /ˈdraɪvɪŋ/

having the power of driving or impelling

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
drovenounUS /droʊv/

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading Dennis drove into the yard and over piles of chips and heaps of sawdust, down to the river-brink where we were.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
espied

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

Pending verification
feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading “We’d be kilt intoirely, if the masther came home and found him gorn,” said Dennis with deep feeling.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading He had found another coat to wrap Rob in, but the boy was shivering.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
franticallyadverbUS /ˈfræntəkəli/

in an uncontrolled manner

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gorn

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “We’d be kilt intoirely, if the masther came home and found him gorn,” said Dennis with deep feeling.

Pending verification
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had found another coat to wrap Rob in, but the boy was shivering.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
heapsnounUS /hiːps/

a large number or amount

From this reading Dennis drove into the yard and over piles of chips and heaps of sawdust, down to the river-brink where we were.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “We’d be kilt intoirely, if the masther came home and found him gorn,” said Dennis with deep feeling.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading “We’d be kilt intoirely, if the masther came home and found him gorn,” said Dennis with deep feeling.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Horace'snounUS /ˈhɔːrəsəz/

possessive form of “horace” — Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “We’d be kilt intoirely, if the masther came home and found him gorn,” said Dennis with deep feeling.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He had found another coat to wrap Rob in, but the boy was shivering.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Dennis drove into the yard and over piles of chips and heaps of sawdust, down to the river-brink where we were.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
intoirely

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “We’d be kilt intoirely, if the masther came home and found him gorn,” said Dennis with deep feeling.

Pending verification
kiltnounUS /kɪlt/

a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern Scotland

From this reading “We’d be kilt intoirely, if the masther came home and found him gorn,” said Dennis with deep feeling.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LOVEDAY

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

Pending verification
lunchingnounUS /ˈlʌntʃɪŋ/

the act of eating lunch

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MAKESnounUS /meɪks/

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
masther

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “We’d be kilt intoirely, if the masther came home and found him gorn,” said Dennis with deep feeling.

Pending verification
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Dennis drove into the yard and over piles of chips and heaps of sawdust, down to the river-brink where we were.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Dennis drove into the yard and over piles of chips and heaps of sawdust, down to the river-brink where we were.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
pilesnounUS /paɪlz/

venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter

From this reading Dennis drove into the yard and over piles of chips and heaps of sawdust, down to the river-brink where we were.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
plainlyadverbUS /ˈpleɪnli/

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading His relief was plainly visible when he saw Rob.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
post-hasteadverb

as fast as possible; with all possible haste

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading His relief was plainly visible when he saw Rob.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
river-brink

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Dennis drove into the yard and over piles of chips and heaps of sawdust, down to the river-brink where we were.

Pending verification
RobverbUS /rɑːb/

take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

From this reading He had found another coat to wrap Rob in, but the boy was shivering.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “We’d be kilt intoirely, if the masther came home and found him gorn,” said Dennis with deep feeling.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading His relief was plainly visible when he saw Rob.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sawdustnounUS /ˈsɔːdʌst/

fine particles of wood made by sawing wood

From this reading Dennis drove into the yard and over piles of chips and heaps of sawdust, down to the river-brink where we were.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shiveringnounUS /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/

a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever

From this reading He had found another coat to wrap Rob in, but the boy was shivering.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SURPRISINGadjectiveUS /sərˈpraɪzɪŋ/

causing surprise or wonder or amazement

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
UnclenounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
visibleadjectiveUS /ˈvɪzəbəl/

capable of being seen; or open to easy view

From this reading His relief was plainly visible when he saw Rob.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wavingnounUS /ˈweɪvɪŋ/

the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Dennis drove into the yard and over piles of chips and heaps of sawdust, down to the river-brink where we were.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
We'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “We’d be kilt intoirely, if the masther came home and found him gorn,” said Dennis with deep feeling.

Pending verification
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Dennis drove into the yard and over piles of chips and heaps of sawdust, down to the river-brink where we were.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Dennis drove into the yard and over piles of chips and heaps of sawdust, down to the river-brink where we were.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whistlingnounUS /ˈwɪslɪŋ/

the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture

From this reading LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Dave had espied Dennis, Uncle Horace’s man, driving post-haste across the bridge and was whistling and waving frantically to attract his attention when I returned to the lunching place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “We’d be kilt intoirely, if the masther came home and found him gorn,” said Dennis with deep feeling.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wrapverbUS /ræp/

arrange or fold as a cover or protection

From this reading He had found another coat to wrap Rob in, but the boy was shivering.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
yardnounUS /jɑːrd/

a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading Dennis drove into the yard and over piles of chips and heaps of sawdust, down to the river-brink where we were.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 13 of The young ship builder by Sophie Swett holds 208 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.

What does chapter 13 of The young ship builder contain?

Chapter 13 holds 208 sentences of The young ship builder, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 13 of The young ship builder by Sophie Swett exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 208 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.

How do I study chapter 13 of The young ship builder?

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.

Can chapter 13 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 13 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.

Questions about reading The young ship builder

Common questions about reading The young ship builder by Sophie Swett on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The young ship builder?

Yes. All 0 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #? are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The young ship builder is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #?, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The young ship builder take to read?

About 5 minutes of reading across 0 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The young ship builder section by section

How to work through The young ship builder section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 0 chapters of The young ship builder to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The young ship builder

Words and structures a reader meets early in The young ship builder, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Chapter 1
One of the 0 chapters of The young ship builder, divided into 5-sentence reading sections.
Chapter 2
One of the 0 chapters of The young ship builder, divided into 5-sentence reading sections.
Chapter 3
One of the 0 chapters of The young ship builder, divided into 5-sentence reading sections.