Chapter 14 of Two sailor lads is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Two sailor lads is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"DUTY, LAD, DUTY. STICK TO IT THROUGH THICK AND THIN." This is a world of changes. There is nothing certain in it save death itself. Yes, it is a world of changes, and the sooner in youth one finds this out the better.
Chapter 14 of Two sailor lads is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading “This is a world of changes.”
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading “Yes, it is a world of changes, and the sooner in youth one finds this out the better.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"DUTY, LAD, DUTY.”
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading “Yes, it is a world of changes, and the sooner in youth one finds this out the better.”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “STICK TO IT THROUGH THICK AND THIN."”
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading “STICK TO IT THROUGH THICK AND THIN."”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “STICK TO IT THROUGH THICK AND THIN."”
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading “Yes, it is a world of changes, and the sooner in youth one finds this out the better.”
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.
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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 This is a world of changes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STICK TO IT THROUGH THICK AND THIN."
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Yes, it is a world of changes, and the sooner in youth one finds this out the better.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading There is nothing certain in it save death itself.
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading This is a world of changes.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading There is nothing certain in it save death itself.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading "DUTY, LAD, DUTY.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading Yes, it is a world of changes, and the sooner in youth one finds this out the better.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is nothing certain in it save death itself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is a world of changes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading STICK TO IT THROUGH THICK AND THIN."
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading There is nothing certain in it save death itself.
a boy or man
From this reading "DUTY, LAD, DUTY.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There is nothing certain in it save death itself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This is a world of changes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yes, it is a world of changes, and the sooner in youth one finds this out the better.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Yes, it is a world of changes, and the sooner in youth one finds this out the better.
except for; apart from
From this reading There is nothing certain in it save death itself.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading Yes, it is a world of changes, and the sooner in youth one finds this out the better.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading STICK TO IT THROUGH THICK AND THIN."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes, it is a world of changes, and the sooner in youth one finds this out the better.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is nothing certain in it save death itself.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading STICK TO IT THROUGH THICK AND THIN."
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading STICK TO IT THROUGH THICK AND THIN."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is a world of changes.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading STICK TO IT THROUGH THICK AND THIN."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading STICK TO IT THROUGH THICK AND THIN."
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading This is a world of changes.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, it is a world of changes, and the sooner in youth one finds this out the better.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Yes, it is a world of changes, and the sooner in youth one finds this out the better.
Chapter 14 of Two sailor lads by Gordon Stables holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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 14 holds 121 sentences of Two sailor lads, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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