Chapter 9 of The Young Trawler is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Young Trawler is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"A dirty night, Billy," said David Bright, who himself held the tiller. "Ay, father, it'll be all the pleasanter when we get home." "True, lad; the same may be said of the heavenly home when the gales of life are over. D'ee see the light, boy?" "No, father, not quite sure.
Chapter 9 of The Young Trawler is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “"A dirty night, Billy," said David Bright, who himself held the tiller.”
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “"A dirty night, Billy," said David Bright, who himself held the tiller.”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “"A dirty night, Billy," said David Bright, who himself held the tiller.”
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading “"A dirty night, Billy," said David Bright, who himself held the tiller.”
plural of “gale” — a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading “"True, lad; the same may be said of the heavenly home when the gales of life are over.”
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading “"True, lad; the same may be said of the heavenly home when the gales of life are over.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"True, lad; the same may be said of the heavenly home when the gales of life are over.”
a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass
From this reading “"A dirty night, Billy," said David Bright, who himself held the tiller.”
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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 dirty night, Billy," said David Bright, who himself held the tiller.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Ay, father, it'll be all the pleasanter when we get home."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "True, lad; the same may be said of the heavenly home when the gales of life are over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ay, father, it'll be all the pleasanter when we get home."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Ay, father, it'll be all the pleasanter when we get home."
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading "A dirty night, Billy," said David Bright, who himself held the tiller.
a youthful male person
From this reading D'ee see the light, boy?"
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading "A dirty night, Billy," said David Bright, who himself held the tiller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading D'ee see the light, boy?"
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading "A dirty night, Billy," said David Bright, who himself held the tiller.
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading "A dirty night, Billy," said David Bright, who himself held the tiller.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Ay, father, it'll be all the pleasanter when we get home."
plural of “gale” — a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading "True, lad; the same may be said of the heavenly home when the gales of life are over.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Ay, father, it'll be all the pleasanter when we get home."
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading "True, lad; the same may be said of the heavenly home when the gales of life are over.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading "A dirty night, Billy," said David Bright, who himself held the tiller.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "A dirty night, Billy," said David Bright, who himself held the tiller.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Ay, father, it'll be all the pleasanter when we get home."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ay, father, it'll be all the pleasanter when we get home."
a boy or man
From this reading "True, lad; the same may be said of the heavenly home when the gales of life are over.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "True, lad; the same may be said of the heavenly home when the gales of life are over.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading D'ee see the light, boy?"
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "True, lad; the same may be said of the heavenly home when the gales of life are over.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "A dirty night, Billy," said David Bright, who himself held the tiller.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, father, not quite sure.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No, father, not quite sure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "True, lad; the same may be said of the heavenly home when the gales of life are over.
above and across; more than
From this reading "True, lad; the same may be said of the heavenly home when the gales of life are over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ay, father, it'll be all the pleasanter when we get home."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "No, father, not quite sure.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "A dirty night, Billy," said David Bright, who himself held the tiller.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "True, lad; the same may be said of the heavenly home when the gales of life are over.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading D'ee see the light, boy?"
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "No, father, not quite sure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A dirty night, Billy," said David Bright, who himself held the tiller.
a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass
From this reading "A dirty night, Billy," said David Bright, who himself held the tiller.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "True, lad; the same may be said of the heavenly home when the gales of life are over.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Ay, father, it'll be all the pleasanter when we get home."
at the time that
From this reading "Ay, father, it'll be all the pleasanter when we get home."
which person or people
From this reading "A dirty night, Billy," said David Bright, who himself held the tiller.
Chapter 9 of The Young Trawler by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 9 holds 421 sentences of The Young Trawler, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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