Chapter 13 of Under Drake's Flag is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Under Drake's Flag is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"A close shave, indeed," Ned said, raising himself with difficulty from the ground. "Another moment, and I think my ribs would have given in. It seemed as if all the blood in my body had rushed to my head." "Do you feel badly hurt?" Tom asked, anxiously.
Chapter 13 of Under Drake's Flag is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “Tom asked, anxiously.”
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “"Do you feel badly hurt?"”
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading “"A close shave, indeed," Ned said, raising himself with difficulty from the ground.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “"Do you feel badly hurt?"”
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading “"A close shave, indeed," Ned said, raising himself with difficulty from the ground.”
plural of “rib” — support resembling the rib of an animal
From this reading “"Another moment, and I think my ribs would have given in.”
done under pressure
From this reading “It seemed as if all the blood in my body had rushed to my head."”
remove body hair with a razor
From this reading “"A close shave, indeed," Ned said, raising himself with difficulty from the ground.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 close shave, indeed," Ned said, raising himself with difficulty from the ground.
(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 It seemed as if all the blood in my body had rushed to my head."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Another moment, and I think my ribs would have given in.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Another moment, and I think my ribs would have given in.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading Tom asked, anxiously.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed as if all the blood in my body had rushed to my head."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Tom asked, anxiously.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading "Do you feel badly hurt?"
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading It seemed as if all the blood in my body had rushed to my head."
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading It seemed as if all the blood in my body had rushed to my head."
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "A close shave, indeed," Ned said, raising himself with difficulty from the ground.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading "A close shave, indeed," Ned said, raising himself with difficulty from the ground.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you feel badly hurt?"
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "Do you feel badly hurt?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "A close shave, indeed," Ned said, raising himself with difficulty from the ground.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "Another moment, and I think my ribs would have given in.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading "A close shave, indeed," Ned said, raising himself with difficulty from the ground.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed as if all the blood in my body had rushed to my head."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Another moment, and I think my ribs would have given in.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading It seemed as if all the blood in my body had rushed to my head."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "A close shave, indeed," Ned said, raising himself with difficulty from the ground.
be the source of pain
From this reading "Do you feel badly hurt?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Another moment, and I think my ribs would have given in.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed as if all the blood in my body had rushed to my head."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Another moment, and I think my ribs would have given in.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "A close shave, indeed," Ned said, raising himself with difficulty from the ground.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed as if all the blood in my body had rushed to my head."
a particular point in time
From this reading "Another moment, and I think my ribs would have given in.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Another moment, and I think my ribs would have given in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A close shave, indeed," Ned said, raising himself with difficulty from the ground.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading "A close shave, indeed," Ned said, raising himself with difficulty from the ground.
plural of “rib” — support resembling the rib of an animal
From this reading "Another moment, and I think my ribs would have given in.
done under pressure
From this reading It seemed as if all the blood in my body had rushed to my head."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "A close shave, indeed," Ned said, raising himself with difficulty from the ground.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed as if all the blood in my body had rushed to my head."
remove body hair with a razor
From this reading "A close shave, indeed," Ned said, raising himself with difficulty from the ground.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A close shave, indeed," Ned said, raising himself with difficulty from the ground.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Another moment, and I think my ribs would have given in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed as if all the blood in my body had rushed to my head."
male cat
From this reading Tom asked, anxiously.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "A close shave, indeed," Ned said, raising himself with difficulty from the ground.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Another moment, and I think my ribs would have given in.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you feel badly hurt?"
Chapter 13 of Under Drake's Flag by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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 13 holds 187 sentences of Under Drake's Flag, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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