Wild Margaret

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What passed in the cabin of the Rose of Devon between the two women, Mrs. Day never told, not even to her husband.

In the morning, while the Rose was sailing along the coast, she went to the captain and requested that she and her husband might be taken as near Appleford as possible, that they might get back in their boat.

"My cousin will remain on board, Captain Daniel," she said.

"She will go with you across the Channel, and land at the first French port."

Captain Daniel whistled.

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Chapter 20 of Wild Margaret is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

What passed in the cabin of the Rose of Devon between the two women, Mrs. Day never told, not even to her husband.

/wʌt pæst ɪn ðə ˈkæbən ʌv ðə roʊz ʌv ˈdevən bɪˈtwiːn ðə tuː ˈwɪmən ˈmɪsɪz deɪ ˈnevər toʊld nɑːt ˈiːvɪn tuː hɜːr ˈhʌzbənd/

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Line 3

"My cousin will remain on board, Captain Daniel," she said.

/maɪ ˈkʌzən wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ɑːn bɔːrd ˈkæptən ˈdænjəl ʃiː sed/

Line 4

"She will go with you across the Channel, and land at the first French port."

/ʃiː wɪl ɡoʊ wɪð juː əˈkrɔːs ðə ˈtʃænəl ənd lænd æt ðə fɜːrst frentʃ pɔːrt/

Line 5

Captain Daniel whistled.

/ˈkæptən ˈdænjəl ˈwɪsəld/

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Channel noun US /ˈtʃænəl/

a path over which electrical signals can pass

From this reading “"She will go with you across the Channel, and land at the first French port."”

coast noun US /koʊst/

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading “In the morning, while the Rose was sailing along the coast, she went to the captain and requested that she and her husband might be taken as near Appleford as possible, that they might get back in their boat.”

Daniel noun US /ˈdænjəl/

(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)

From this reading “"My cousin will remain on board, Captain Daniel," she said.”

Devon noun US /ˈdevən/

a county in southwestern England

From this reading “What passed in the cabin of the Rose of Devon between the two women, Mrs. Day never told, not even to her husband.”

port noun US /pɔːrt/

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading “"She will go with you across the Channel, and land at the first French port."”

requested adjective US /rɪˈkwestɪd/

asked for

sailing noun US /ˈseɪlɪŋ/

the work of a sailor

whistled verb US /ˈwɪsəld/

past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds

From this reading “Captain Daniel whistled.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

along the coast preposition + article + noun counted as “along … coast”

In this reading “In the morning, while the Rose was sailing along the coast, she went to the captain and requested that she and her husband might be taken as near Appleford as possible, that they might get back in their boat.”

across the Channel preposition + article + noun counted as “across … channel”

In this reading “"She will go with you across the Channel, and land at the first French port."”

on board preposition + noun

on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle

In this reading “"My cousin will remain on board, Captain Daniel," she said.”

between the two preposition + article + noun counted as “between … two”

In this reading “What passed in the cabin of the Rose of Devon between the two women, Mrs. Day never told, not even to her husband.”

get back verb + particle

recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost

In the morning preposition + article + noun counted as “in … morning”

two women noun + noun counted as “two woman”

In this reading “What passed in the cabin of the Rose of Devon between the two women, Mrs. Day never told, not even to her husband.”

in the cabin preposition + article + noun counted as “in … cabin”

In this reading “What passed in the cabin of the Rose of Devon between the two women, Mrs. Day never told, not even to her husband.”

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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading "She will go with you across the Channel, and land at the first French port."

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading In the morning, while the Rose was sailing along the coast, she went to the captain and requested that she and her husband might be taken as near Appleford as possible, that they might get back in their boat.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

Appleford

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "She will go with you across the Channel, and land at the first French port."

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading What passed in the cabin of the Rose of Devon between the two women, Mrs. Day never told, not even to her husband.

boardnounUS /bɔːrd/

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading "My cousin will remain on board, Captain Daniel," she said.

boatnounUS /boʊt/

a small vessel for travel on water

cabinnounUS /ˈkæbən/

small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

From this reading What passed in the cabin of the Rose of Devon between the two women, Mrs. Day never told, not even to her husband.

captainnounUS /ˈkæptən/

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

ChannelnounUS /ˈtʃænəl/

a path over which electrical signals can pass

From this reading "She will go with you across the Channel, and land at the first French port."

coastnounUS /koʊst/

the shore of a sea or ocean

cousinnounUS /ˈkʌzən/

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading "My cousin will remain on board, Captain Daniel," she said.

DanielnounUS /ˈdænjəl/

(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)

From this reading "My cousin will remain on board, Captain Daniel," she said.

DaynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading What passed in the cabin of the Rose of Devon between the two women, Mrs. Day never told, not even to her husband.

DevonnounUS /ˈdevən/

a county in southwestern England

From this reading What passed in the cabin of the Rose of Devon between the two women, Mrs. Day never told, not even to her husband.

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading What passed in the cabin of the Rose of Devon between the two women, Mrs. Day never told, not even to her husband.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading "She will go with you across the Channel, and land at the first French port."

FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading "She will go with you across the Channel, and land at the first French port."

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "She will go with you across the Channel, and land at the first French port."

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading What passed in the cabin of the Rose of Devon between the two women, Mrs. Day never told, not even to her husband.

husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading What passed in the cabin of the Rose of Devon between the two women, Mrs. Day never told, not even to her husband.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading What passed in the cabin of the Rose of Devon between the two women, Mrs. Day never told, not even to her husband.

landnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading "She will go with you across the Channel, and land at the first French port."

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading What passed in the cabin of the Rose of Devon between the two women, Mrs. Day never told, not even to her husband.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My cousin will remain on board, Captain Daniel," she said.

nearadverbUS /nɪr/

near in time or place or relationship

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading What passed in the cabin of the Rose of Devon between the two women, Mrs. Day never told, not even to her husband.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading What passed in the cabin of the Rose of Devon between the two women, Mrs. Day never told, not even to her husband.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading What passed in the cabin of the Rose of Devon between the two women, Mrs. Day never told, not even to her husband.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "My cousin will remain on board, Captain Daniel," she said.

passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading What passed in the cabin of the Rose of Devon between the two women, Mrs. Day never told, not even to her husband.

portnounUS /pɔːrt/

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading "She will go with you across the Channel, and land at the first French port."

possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/

capable of happening or existing

remainverbUS /rɪˈmeɪn/

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading "My cousin will remain on board, Captain Daniel," she said.

requestedadjectiveUS /rɪˈkwestɪd/

asked for

RosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading What passed in the cabin of the Rose of Devon between the two women, Mrs. Day never told, not even to her husband.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "My cousin will remain on board, Captain Daniel," she said.

sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/

the work of a sailor

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading What passed in the cabin of the Rose of Devon between the two women, Mrs. Day never told, not even to her husband.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading What passed in the cabin of the Rose of Devon between the two women, Mrs. Day never told, not even to her husband.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading What passed in the cabin of the Rose of Devon between the two women, Mrs. Day never told, not even to her husband.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading What passed in the cabin of the Rose of Devon between the two women, Mrs. Day never told, not even to her husband.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What passed in the cabin of the Rose of Devon between the two women, Mrs. Day never told, not even to her husband.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

whistledverbUS /ˈwɪsəld/

past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds

From this reading Captain Daniel whistled.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "My cousin will remain on board, Captain Daniel," she said.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "She will go with you across the Channel, and land at the first French port."

womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading What passed in the cabin of the Rose of Devon between the two women, Mrs. Day never told, not even to her husband.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "She will go with you across the Channel, and land at the first French port."

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