Chapter 31 of Under the Mikado's flag is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Under the Mikado's flag is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAPTURED BY THE CHUNCHUSES “What shall we do now, Gilbert?” “I don’t know that we can do anything,” responded the young captain dismally. “We are caught, that is all there is to it.” “Shall we show fight?” “What is the use—they are fifteen or eighteen to two.”
Chapter 31 of Under the Mikado's flag is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “CAPTURED BY THE CHUNCHUSES “What shall we do now, Gilbert?””
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading ““We are caught, that is all there is to it.””
in a cheerless manner
From this reading ““I don’t know that we can do anything,” responded the young captain dismally.”
being one more than seventeen
From this reading ““What is the use—they are fifteen or eighteen to two.””
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading ““What is the use—they are fifteen or eighteen to two.””
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading ““Shall we show fight?””
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading “CAPTURED BY THE CHUNCHUSES “What shall we do now, Gilbert?””
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading ““I don’t know that we can do anything,” responded the young captain dismally.”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “CAPTURED BY THE CHUNCHUSES “What shall we do now, Gilbert?””
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(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 “We are caught, that is all there is to it.”
any thing at all
From this reading “I don’t know that we can do anything,” responded the young captain dismally.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We are caught, that is all there is to it.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading CAPTURED BY THE CHUNCHUSES “What shall we do now, Gilbert?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I don’t know that we can do anything,” responded the young captain dismally.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “I don’t know that we can do anything,” responded the young captain dismally.
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading CAPTURED BY THE CHUNCHUSES “What shall we do now, Gilbert?”
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “We are caught, that is all there is to it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAPTURED BY THE CHUNCHUSES “What shall we do now, Gilbert?”
in a cheerless manner
From this reading “I don’t know that we can do anything,” responded the young captain dismally.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading CAPTURED BY THE CHUNCHUSES “What shall we do now, Gilbert?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t know that we can do anything,” responded the young captain dismally.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading “What is the use—they are fifteen or eighteen to two.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading “What is the use—they are fifteen or eighteen to two.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “Shall we show fight?”
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading CAPTURED BY THE CHUNCHUSES “What shall we do now, Gilbert?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t know that we can do anything,” responded the young captain dismally.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We are caught, that is all there is to it.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “We are caught, that is all there is to it.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I don’t know that we can do anything,” responded the young captain dismally.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading CAPTURED BY THE CHUNCHUSES “What shall we do now, Gilbert?”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “What is the use—they are fifteen or eighteen to two.”
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “I don’t know that we can do anything,” responded the young captain dismally.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading CAPTURED BY THE CHUNCHUSES “What shall we do now, Gilbert?”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Shall we show fight?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I don’t know that we can do anything,” responded the young captain dismally.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAPTURED BY THE CHUNCHUSES “What shall we do now, Gilbert?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “We are caught, that is all there is to it.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What is the use—they are fifteen or eighteen to two.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We are caught, that is all there is to it.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “What is the use—they are fifteen or eighteen to two.”
the act of using
From this reading “What is the use—they are fifteen or eighteen to two.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading CAPTURED BY THE CHUNCHUSES “What shall we do now, Gilbert?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading CAPTURED BY THE CHUNCHUSES “What shall we do now, Gilbert?”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “I don’t know that we can do anything,” responded the young captain dismally.
Chapter 31 of Under the Mikado's flag by Edward Stratemeyer holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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 31 holds 152 sentences of Under the Mikado's flag, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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