Chapter 5 of Young Captain Jack is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Young Captain Jack is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. RUTHVEN'S STORY. "I am so glad to see you both back, safe and sound!" It was Mrs. Alice Ruthven who spoke, as she embraced first her daughter and then Jack. "And we are glad enough to get back, mother," answered Marion.
Chapter 5 of Young Captain Jack is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a female human offspring
From this reading “It was Mrs. Alice Ruthven who spoke, as she embraced first her daughter and then Jack.”
past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading “It was Mrs. Alice Ruthven who spoke, as she embraced first her daughter and then Jack.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “"I am so glad to see you both back, safe and sound!"”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “It was Mrs. Alice Ruthven who spoke, as she embraced first her daughter and then Jack.”
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “"I am so glad to see you both back, safe and sound!"”
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “"I am so glad to see you both back, safe and sound!"”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “It was Mrs. Alice Ruthven who spoke, as she embraced first her daughter and then Jack.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “RUTHVEN'S STORY.”
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From this reading It was Mrs. Alice Ruthven who spoke, as she embraced first her daughter and then Jack.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am so glad to see you both back, safe and sound!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I am so glad to see you both back, safe and sound!"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "And we are glad enough to get back, mother," answered Marion.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And we are glad enough to get back, mother," answered Marion.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Mrs. Alice Ruthven who spoke, as she embraced first her daughter and then Jack.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I am so glad to see you both back, safe and sound!"
the two together, not just one
From this reading "I am so glad to see you both back, safe and sound!"
a female human offspring
From this reading It was Mrs. Alice Ruthven who spoke, as she embraced first her daughter and then Jack.
past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading It was Mrs. Alice Ruthven who spoke, as she embraced first her daughter and then Jack.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "And we are glad enough to get back, mother," answered Marion.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was Mrs. Alice Ruthven who spoke, as she embraced first her daughter and then Jack.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "And we are glad enough to get back, mother," answered Marion.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "I am so glad to see you both back, safe and sound!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Mrs. Alice Ruthven who spoke, as she embraced first her daughter and then Jack.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am so glad to see you both back, safe and sound!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Mrs. Alice Ruthven who spoke, as she embraced first her daughter and then Jack.
a small worthless amount
From this reading It was Mrs. Alice Ruthven who spoke, as she embraced first her daughter and then Jack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And we are glad enough to get back, mother," answered Marion.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "And we are glad enough to get back, mother," answered Marion.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Mrs. Alice Ruthven who spoke, as she embraced first her daughter and then Jack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RUTHVEN'S STORY.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "I am so glad to see you both back, safe and sound!"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I am so glad to see you both back, safe and sound!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Mrs. Alice Ruthven who spoke, as she embraced first her daughter and then Jack.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I am so glad to see you both back, safe and sound!"
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading "I am so glad to see you both back, safe and sound!"
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was Mrs. Alice Ruthven who spoke, as she embraced first her daughter and then Jack.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading RUTHVEN'S STORY.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It was Mrs. Alice Ruthven who spoke, as she embraced first her daughter and then Jack.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am so glad to see you both back, safe and sound!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Mrs. Alice Ruthven who spoke, as she embraced first her daughter and then Jack.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "And we are glad enough to get back, mother," answered Marion.
which person or people
From this reading It was Mrs. Alice Ruthven who spoke, as she embraced first her daughter and then Jack.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am so glad to see you both back, safe and sound!"
Chapter 5 of Young Captain Jack by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 150 sentences, grouped into 30 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 5 holds 150 sentences of Young Captain Jack, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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