Chapter 16 of Under Canvas is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of Under Canvas is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOMEWARD BOUND--CONCLUSION "HELP! Let go of me! Hi! Elmer, he's up here! Come quick, I can't hold him any longer!"
Chapter 16 of Under Canvas is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
confined by bonds
From this reading “HOMEWARD BOUND--CONCLUSION "HELP!”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “HOMEWARD BOUND--CONCLUSION "HELP!”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “HOMEWARD BOUND--CONCLUSION "HELP!”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Come quick, I can't hold him any longer!"”
toward home
From this reading “HOMEWARD BOUND--CONCLUSION "HELP!”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let go of me!”
for more time
From this reading “Come quick, I can't hold him any longer!"”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “Come quick, I can't hold him any longer!"”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Come quick, I can't hold him any longer!"
confined by bonds
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND--CONCLUSION "HELP!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come quick, I can't hold him any longer!"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come quick, I can't hold him any longer!"
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND--CONCLUSION "HELP!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elmer, he's up here!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Let go of me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elmer, he's up here!
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND--CONCLUSION "HELP!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Elmer, he's up here!
an expression of greeting
From this reading Hi!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come quick, I can't hold him any longer!"
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Come quick, I can't hold him any longer!"
toward home
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND--CONCLUSION "HELP!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Come quick, I can't hold him any longer!"
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let go of me!
for more time
From this reading Come quick, I can't hold him any longer!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let go of me!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let go of me!
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Come quick, I can't hold him any longer!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Elmer, he's up here!
Chapter 16 of Under Canvas by Alan, Captain Douglas holds 160 sentences, grouped into 32 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 16 holds 160 sentences of Under Canvas, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of Under Canvas by Alan, Captain Douglas exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 160 sentences, grouped into 32 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.
Work through the 32 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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