Chapter 13 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 XIII
Chapter 13 of Young Captain Jack is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JACK SPEAKS HIS MIND. A dead silence followed our hero's declaration to remain with Mrs. Ruthven until Dr. Mackey had proved his claim to Jack in a court of law. "This is a fine way to talk!" ejaculated the surgeon at last. "A fine way, truly!" "I mean what I say!" declared Jack.
Chapter 13 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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an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading “A dead silence followed our hero's declaration to remain with Mrs. Ruthven until Dr. Mackey had proved his claim to Jack in a court of law.”
a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
From this reading “A dead silence followed our hero's declaration to remain with Mrs. Ruthven until Dr. Mackey had proved his claim to Jack in a court of law.”
possessive form of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading “A dead silence followed our hero's declaration to remain with Mrs. Ruthven until Dr. Mackey had proved his claim to Jack in a court of law.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “JACK SPEAKS HIS MIND.”
established beyond doubt
From this reading “A dead silence followed our hero's declaration to remain with Mrs. Ruthven until Dr. Mackey had proved his claim to Jack in a court of law.”
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading “JACK SPEAKS HIS MIND.”
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading “"This is a fine way to talk!" ejaculated the surgeon at last.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “"A fine way, truly!"”
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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 A dead silence followed our hero's declaration to remain with Mrs. Ruthven until Dr. Mackey had proved his claim to Jack in a court of law.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "This is a fine way to talk!" ejaculated the surgeon at last.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading A dead silence followed our hero's declaration to remain with Mrs. Ruthven until Dr. Mackey had proved his claim to Jack in a court of law.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading A dead silence followed our hero's declaration to remain with Mrs. Ruthven until Dr. Mackey had proved his claim to Jack in a court of law.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading A dead silence followed our hero's declaration to remain with Mrs. Ruthven until Dr. Mackey had proved his claim to Jack in a court of law.
a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
From this reading A dead silence followed our hero's declaration to remain with Mrs. Ruthven until Dr. Mackey had proved his claim to Jack in a court of law.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "I mean what I say!" declared Jack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dead silence followed our hero's declaration to remain with Mrs. Ruthven until Dr. Mackey had proved his claim to Jack in a court of law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is a fine way to talk!" ejaculated the surgeon at last.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "This is a fine way to talk!" ejaculated the surgeon at last.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading A dead silence followed our hero's declaration to remain with Mrs. Ruthven until Dr. Mackey had proved his claim to Jack in a court of law.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A dead silence followed our hero's declaration to remain with Mrs. Ruthven until Dr. Mackey had proved his claim to Jack in a court of law.
possessive form of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading A dead silence followed our hero's declaration to remain with Mrs. Ruthven until Dr. Mackey had proved his claim to Jack in a court of law.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JACK SPEAKS HIS MIND.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I mean what I say!" declared Jack.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A dead silence followed our hero's declaration to remain with Mrs. Ruthven until Dr. Mackey had proved his claim to Jack in a court of law.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is a fine way to talk!" ejaculated the surgeon at last.
a small worthless amount
From this reading JACK SPEAKS HIS MIND.
immediately past
From this reading "This is a fine way to talk!" ejaculated the surgeon at last.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading A dead silence followed our hero's declaration to remain with Mrs. Ruthven until Dr. Mackey had proved his claim to Jack in a court of law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dead silence followed our hero's declaration to remain with Mrs. Ruthven until Dr. Mackey had proved his claim to Jack in a court of law.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "I mean what I say!" declared Jack.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading JACK SPEAKS HIS MIND.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading A dead silence followed our hero's declaration to remain with Mrs. Ruthven until Dr. Mackey had proved his claim to Jack in a court of law.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A dead silence followed our hero's declaration to remain with Mrs. Ruthven until Dr. Mackey had proved his claim to Jack in a court of law.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A dead silence followed our hero's declaration to remain with Mrs. Ruthven until Dr. Mackey had proved his claim to Jack in a court of law.
established beyond doubt
From this reading A dead silence followed our hero's declaration to remain with Mrs. Ruthven until Dr. Mackey had proved his claim to Jack in a court of law.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading A dead silence followed our hero's declaration to remain with Mrs. Ruthven until Dr. Mackey had proved his claim to Jack in a court of law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dead silence followed our hero's declaration to remain with Mrs. Ruthven until Dr. Mackey had proved his claim to Jack in a court of law.
express in words
From this reading "I mean what I say!" declared Jack.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A dead silence followed our hero's declaration to remain with Mrs. Ruthven until Dr. Mackey had proved his claim to Jack in a court of law.
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading JACK SPEAKS HIS MIND.
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading "This is a fine way to talk!" ejaculated the surgeon at last.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "This is a fine way to talk!" ejaculated the surgeon at last.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "This is a fine way to talk!" ejaculated the surgeon at last.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is a fine way to talk!" ejaculated the surgeon at last.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A dead silence followed our hero's declaration to remain with Mrs. Ruthven until Dr. Mackey had proved his claim to Jack in a court of law.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "A fine way, truly!"
up to a particular time
From this reading A dead silence followed our hero's declaration to remain with Mrs. Ruthven until Dr. Mackey had proved his claim to Jack in a court of law.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "This is a fine way to talk!" ejaculated the surgeon at last.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I mean what I say!" declared Jack.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A dead silence followed our hero's declaration to remain with Mrs. Ruthven until Dr. Mackey had proved his claim to Jack in a court of law.
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