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Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of The Young Supercargo is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BURGLAR IN THE CABIN. “Oh, this is ahead of being a cabin passenger on one of the big liners!” Kit said to himself, as he hurried through the brick tunnel that led to the wharf of Martin’s Stores. “The passenger knows where he’s going, so he doesn’t have the fun of wondering. But I don’t know.
Chapter 6 of The Young Supercargo is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading ““Oh, this is ahead of being a cabin passenger on one of the big liners!””
A person who commits illegal entry into a building with intent to steal valuable treasures.
From this reading “A BURGLAR IN THE CABIN.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““The passenger knows where he’s going, so he doesn’t have the fun of wondering.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Kit said to himself, as he hurried through the brick tunnel that led to the wharf of Martin’s Stores.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Oh, this is ahead of being a cabin passenger on one of the big liners!””
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “Kit said to himself, as he hurried through the brick tunnel that led to the wharf of Martin’s Stores.”
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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 A BURGLAR IN THE CABIN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, this is ahead of being a cabin passenger on one of the big liners!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Kit said to himself, as he hurried through the brick tunnel that led to the wharf of Martin’s Stores.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Oh, this is ahead of being a cabin passenger on one of the big liners!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, this is ahead of being a cabin passenger on one of the big liners!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kit said to himself, as he hurried through the brick tunnel that led to the wharf of Martin’s Stores.
A person who commits illegal entry into a building with intent to steal valuable treasures.
From this reading A BURGLAR IN THE CABIN.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I don’t know.
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From this reading A BURGLAR IN THE CABIN.
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From this reading “The passenger knows where he’s going, so he doesn’t have the fun of wondering.
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From this reading But I don’t know.
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From this reading “The passenger knows where he’s going, so he doesn’t have the fun of wondering.
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From this reading “The passenger knows where he’s going, so he doesn’t have the fun of wondering.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The passenger knows where he’s going, so he doesn’t have the fun of wondering.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kit said to himself, as he hurried through the brick tunnel that led to the wharf of Martin’s Stores.
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From this reading “The passenger knows where he’s going, so he doesn’t have the fun of wondering.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Kit said to himself, as he hurried through the brick tunnel that led to the wharf of Martin’s Stores.
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From this reading Kit said to himself, as he hurried through the brick tunnel that led to the wharf of Martin’s Stores.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I don’t know.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A BURGLAR IN THE CABIN.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, this is ahead of being a cabin passenger on one of the big liners!”
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From this reading Kit said to himself, as he hurried through the brick tunnel that led to the wharf of Martin’s Stores.
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From this reading But I don’t know.
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From this reading “The passenger knows where he’s going, so he doesn’t have the fun of wondering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kit said to himself, as he hurried through the brick tunnel that led to the wharf of Martin’s Stores.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, this is ahead of being a cabin passenger on one of the big liners!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kit said to himself, as he hurried through the brick tunnel that led to the wharf of Martin’s Stores.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, this is ahead of being a cabin passenger on one of the big liners!”
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From this reading “Oh, this is ahead of being a cabin passenger on one of the big liners!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Oh, this is ahead of being a cabin passenger on one of the big liners!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Oh, this is ahead of being a cabin passenger on one of the big liners!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, this is ahead of being a cabin passenger on one of the big liners!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kit said to himself, as he hurried through the brick tunnel that led to the wharf of Martin’s Stores.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “The passenger knows where he’s going, so he doesn’t have the fun of wondering.
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From this reading Kit said to himself, as he hurried through the brick tunnel that led to the wharf of Martin’s Stores.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Kit said to himself, as he hurried through the brick tunnel that led to the wharf of Martin’s Stores.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BURGLAR IN THE CABIN.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Oh, this is ahead of being a cabin passenger on one of the big liners!”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Kit said to himself, as he hurried through the brick tunnel that led to the wharf of Martin’s Stores.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kit said to himself, as he hurried through the brick tunnel that led to the wharf of Martin’s Stores.
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From this reading Kit said to himself, as he hurried through the brick tunnel that led to the wharf of Martin’s Stores.
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From this reading Kit said to himself, as he hurried through the brick tunnel that led to the wharf of Martin’s Stores.
in or at the place that
From this reading “The passenger knows where he’s going, so he doesn’t have the fun of wondering.
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From this reading “The passenger knows where he’s going, so he doesn’t have the fun of wondering.
