Chapter 11 of We and the World: A Book for Boys. Part II is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of We and the World: A Book for Boys. Part II is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Roose the fair day at e'en." _Scotch Proverb_. After leaving New York, we no longer hugged the coast. We stood right off, and to my great delight, I found we were going to put in at Bermuda for repairs. I never knew, but I always fancy that these were done cheaper there than at New York.
Chapter 11 of We and the World: A Book for Boys. Part II is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort
From this reading “We stood right off, and to my great delight, I found we were going to put in at Bermuda for repairs.”
comparative of “cheap” — relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading “I never knew, but I always fancy that these were done cheaper there than at New York.”
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading “After leaving New York, we no longer hugged the coast.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “We stood right off, and to my great delight, I found we were going to put in at Bermuda for repairs.”
inflected form of “hug” — hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading “After leaving New York, we no longer hugged the coast.”
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
plural of “repair” — the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading “We stood right off, and to my great delight, I found we were going to put in at Bermuda for repairs.”
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
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later than; following
From this reading After leaving New York, we no longer hugged the coast.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I never knew, but I always fancy that these were done cheaper there than at New York.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We stood right off, and to my great delight, I found we were going to put in at Bermuda for repairs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Roose the fair day at e'en."
a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort
From this reading We stood right off, and to my great delight, I found we were going to put in at Bermuda for repairs.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I never knew, but I always fancy that these were done cheaper there than at New York.
comparative of “cheap” — relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading I never knew, but I always fancy that these were done cheaper there than at New York.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading After leaving New York, we no longer hugged the coast.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Roose the fair day at e'en."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading We stood right off, and to my great delight, I found we were going to put in at Bermuda for repairs.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I never knew, but I always fancy that these were done cheaper there than at New York.
even
From this reading "Roose the fair day at e'en."
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "Roose the fair day at e'en."
something many people believe that is false
From this reading I never knew, but I always fancy that these were done cheaper there than at New York.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We stood right off, and to my great delight, I found we were going to put in at Bermuda for repairs.
set up or found
From this reading We stood right off, and to my great delight, I found we were going to put in at Bermuda for repairs.
the act of departing
From this reading We stood right off, and to my great delight, I found we were going to put in at Bermuda for repairs.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading We stood right off, and to my great delight, I found we were going to put in at Bermuda for repairs.
inflected form of “hug” — hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading After leaving New York, we no longer hugged the coast.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We stood right off, and to my great delight, I found we were going to put in at Bermuda for repairs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We stood right off, and to my great delight, I found we were going to put in at Bermuda for repairs.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I never knew, but I always fancy that these were done cheaper there than at New York.
the act of departing
From this reading After leaving New York, we no longer hugged the coast.
for more time
From this reading After leaving New York, we no longer hugged the coast.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We stood right off, and to my great delight, I found we were going to put in at Bermuda for repairs.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never knew, but I always fancy that these were done cheaper there than at New York.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading After leaving New York, we no longer hugged the coast.
not any; not one
From this reading After leaving New York, we no longer hugged the coast.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We stood right off, and to my great delight, I found we were going to put in at Bermuda for repairs.
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading _Scotch Proverb_.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We stood right off, and to my great delight, I found we were going to put in at Bermuda for repairs.
plural of “repair” — the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading We stood right off, and to my great delight, I found we were going to put in at Bermuda for repairs.
precisely, exactly
From this reading We stood right off, and to my great delight, I found we were going to put in at Bermuda for repairs.
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From this reading "Roose the fair day at e'en."
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading _Scotch Proverb_.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading We stood right off, and to my great delight, I found we were going to put in at Bermuda for repairs.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I never knew, but I always fancy that these were done cheaper there than at New York.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I never knew, but I always fancy that these were done cheaper there than at New York.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Roose the fair day at e'en."
in or at that place or location
From this reading I never knew, but I always fancy that these were done cheaper there than at New York.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I never knew, but I always fancy that these were done cheaper there than at New York.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We stood right off, and to my great delight, I found we were going to put in at Bermuda for repairs.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After leaving New York, we no longer hugged the coast.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We stood right off, and to my great delight, I found we were going to put in at Bermuda for repairs.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading After leaving New York, we no longer hugged the coast.
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