Chapter 7 of What Happened at Quasi is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of What Happened at Quasi is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The lieutenant was quick to catch Tom’s meaning and to act upon it. Turning to a petty officer he gave the order: “Take the prisoners aboard under a strong guard. The rest of the freight can wait. Put the lame man in my boat and leave him behind under a guard.”
Chapter 7 of What Happened at Quasi is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading ““Take the prisoners aboard under a strong guard.”
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading “The rest of the freight can wait.”
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading “Put the lame man in my boat and leave him behind under a guard.””
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “The lieutenant was quick to catch Tom’s meaning and to act upon it.”
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading “The lieutenant was quick to catch Tom’s meaning and to act upon it.”
inferior in rank or status
From this reading “Turning to a petty officer he gave the order:”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading ““Take the prisoners aboard under a strong guard.”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
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.
a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army
In this reading “Turning to a petty officer he gave the order:”
In this reading ““Take the prisoners aboard under a strong guard.”
In this reading “Put the lame man in my boat and leave him behind under a guard.””
have and exert influence or effect
In this reading “The lieutenant was quick to catch Tom’s meaning and to act upon it.”
In this reading “Turning to a petty officer he gave the order:”
In this reading “The rest of the freight can wait.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Turning to a petty officer he gave the order:
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “Take the prisoners aboard under a strong guard.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading The lieutenant was quick to catch Tom’s meaning and to act upon it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lieutenant was quick to catch Tom’s meaning and to act upon it.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Put the lame man in my boat and leave him behind under a guard.”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Put the lame man in my boat and leave him behind under a guard.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The rest of the freight can wait.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The lieutenant was quick to catch Tom’s meaning and to act upon it.
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading The rest of the freight can wait.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Turning to a petty officer he gave the order:
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “Take the prisoners aboard under a strong guard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Turning to a petty officer he gave the order:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Put the lame man in my boat and leave him behind under a guard.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Put the lame man in my boat and leave him behind under a guard.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The lieutenant was quick to catch Tom’s meaning and to act upon it.
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading Put the lame man in my boat and leave him behind under a guard.”
go away from a place
From this reading Put the lame man in my boat and leave him behind under a guard.”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading The lieutenant was quick to catch Tom’s meaning and to act upon it.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Put the lame man in my boat and leave him behind under a guard.”
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading The lieutenant was quick to catch Tom’s meaning and to act upon it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Put the lame man in my boat and leave him behind under a guard.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rest of the freight can wait.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Turning to a petty officer he gave the order:
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Turning to a petty officer he gave the order:
inferior in rank or status
From this reading Turning to a petty officer he gave the order:
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “Take the prisoners aboard under a strong guard.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Put the lame man in my boat and leave him behind under a guard.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading The lieutenant was quick to catch Tom’s meaning and to act upon it.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The rest of the freight can wait.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “Take the prisoners aboard under a strong guard.
carry out
From this reading “Take the prisoners aboard under a strong guard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lieutenant was quick to catch Tom’s meaning and to act upon it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lieutenant was quick to catch Tom’s meaning and to act upon it.
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading The lieutenant was quick to catch Tom’s meaning and to act upon it.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Turning to a petty officer he gave the order:
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Take the prisoners aboard under a strong guard.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The lieutenant was quick to catch Tom’s meaning and to act upon it.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading The rest of the freight can wait.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The lieutenant was quick to catch Tom’s meaning and to act upon it.
Chapter 7 of What Happened at Quasi by George Cary Eggleston holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 7 holds 436 sentences of What Happened at Quasi, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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