Chapter 4 of The Young Trawler is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Young Trawler is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Your cheek has been growin' too, Billy." "So it has, but nothin' like to your jaw, Joseph." "What luck?" shouted David as the _Morning Star_ was passing on. "Fifteen trunks. What have _you_ got?"
Chapter 4 of The Young Trawler is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “"Your cheek has been growin' too, Billy."”
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “"Your cheek has been growin' too, Billy."”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “"What luck?" shouted David as the _Morning Star_ was passing on.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading “"Fifteen trunks.”
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading “"So it has, but nothin' like to your jaw, Joseph."”
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading “"So it has, but nothin' like to your jaw, Joseph."”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading “"Fifteen trunks.”
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 the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What luck?" shouted David as the _Morning Star_ was passing on.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Your cheek has been growin' too, Billy."
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading "Your cheek has been growin' too, Billy."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "So it has, but nothin' like to your jaw, Joseph."
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading "Your cheek has been growin' too, Billy."
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading "What luck?" shouted David as the _Morning Star_ was passing on.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading "Fifteen trunks.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading What have _you_ got?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your cheek has been growin' too, Billy."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Your cheek has been growin' too, Billy."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What have _you_ got?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "So it has, but nothin' like to your jaw, Joseph."
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading "So it has, but nothin' like to your jaw, Joseph."
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading "So it has, but nothin' like to your jaw, Joseph."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "So it has, but nothin' like to your jaw, Joseph."
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "What luck?" shouted David as the _Morning Star_ was passing on.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "What luck?" shouted David as the _Morning Star_ was passing on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So it has, but nothin' like to your jaw, Joseph."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What luck?" shouted David as the _Morning Star_ was passing on.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading "What luck?" shouted David as the _Morning Star_ was passing on.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "What luck?" shouted David as the _Morning Star_ was passing on.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So it has, but nothin' like to your jaw, Joseph."
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading "What luck?" shouted David as the _Morning Star_ was passing on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What luck?" shouted David as the _Morning Star_ was passing on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So it has, but nothin' like to your jaw, Joseph."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Your cheek has been growin' too, Billy."
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading "Fifteen trunks.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What luck?" shouted David as the _Morning Star_ was passing on.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What luck?" shouted David as the _Morning Star_ was passing on.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What have _you_ got?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your cheek has been growin' too, Billy."
Chapter 4 of The Young Trawler by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne holds 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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 4 holds 443 sentences of The Young Trawler, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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