Chapter 14 of With John Paul Jones is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of With John Paul Jones is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit. “Take it easy,” said he to Longsword. “There is no one after us.” “There will be in a few minutes,” panted the Irishman, distrustfully. “They’ll lose no time, sure, when they find which way we’ve gone.”
Chapter 14 of With John Paul Jones is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading ““Take it easy,” said he to Longsword.”
a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
From this reading ““There will be in a few minutes,” panted the Irishman, distrustfully.”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading ““They’ll lose no time, sure, when they find which way we’ve gone.””
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading ““There will be in a few minutes,” panted the Irishman, distrustfully.”
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading ““There will be in a few minutes,” panted the Irishman, distrustfully.”
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading “HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.”
a large beer glass
From this reading “HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.”
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.”
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In this reading ““There will be in a few minutes,” panted the Irishman, distrustfully.”
look towards one's back
In this reading “HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.”
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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 “There will be in a few minutes,” panted the Irishman, distrustfully.
later than; following
From this reading “There is no one after us.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There will be in a few minutes,” panted the Irishman, distrustfully.
with distrust
From this reading “There will be in a few minutes,” panted the Irishman, distrustfully.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “Take it easy,” said he to Longsword.
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From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading “There will be in a few minutes,” panted the Irishman, distrustfully.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “They’ll lose no time, sure, when they find which way we’ve gone.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “They’ll lose no time, sure, when they find which way we’ve gone.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Take it easy,” said he to Longsword.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There will be in a few minutes,” panted the Irishman, distrustfully.
a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
From this reading “There will be in a few minutes,” panted the Irishman, distrustfully.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is no one after us.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Take it easy,” said he to Longsword.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “They’ll lose no time, sure, when they find which way we’ve gone.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “There will be in a few minutes,” panted the Irishman, distrustfully.
not any; not one
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There is no one after us.”
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “There will be in a few minutes,” panted the Irishman, distrustfully.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Take it easy,” said he to Longsword.
cut with a saw
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
a large beer glass
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “They’ll lose no time, sure, when they find which way we’ve gone.”
carry out
From this reading “Take it easy,” said he to Longsword.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There is no one after us.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They’ll lose no time, sure, when they find which way we’ve gone.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Take it easy,” said he to Longsword.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “There is no one after us.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “They’ll lose no time, sure, when they find which way we’ve gone.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They’ll lose no time, sure, when they find which way we’ve gone.”
at the time that
From this reading “They’ll lose no time, sure, when they find which way we’ve gone.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “They’ll lose no time, sure, when they find which way we’ve gone.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “There will be in a few minutes,” panted the Irishman, distrustfully.
Chapter 14 of With John Paul Jones by John T. (John Thomas) McIntyre holds 209 sentences, grouped into 42 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.
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