Chapter 32 of 1492 is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of 1492 is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE caravel tossed in a heavy storm. Some of her mariners were old in these waters, but others, coming out with Bobadilla, had little knowledge of our breadths of Ocean-Sea. They had met naught like this rain, this shaken air, these thunders and lightnings. There rose a cry that the ship would split. All was because they had chained the Admiral!
Chapter 32 of 1492 is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading “All was because they had chained the Admiral!”
bound with chains
From this reading “All was because they had chained the Admiral!”
plural of “lightning” — abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading “They had met naught like this rain, this shaken air, these thunders and lightnings.”
plural of “mariner” — a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading “Some of her mariners were old in these waters, but others, coming out with Bobadilla, had little knowledge of our breadths of Ocean-Sea.”
a quantity of no importance
From this reading “They had met naught like this rain, this shaken air, these thunders and lightnings.”
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading “They had met naught like this rain, this shaken air, these thunders and lightnings.”
separate into parts or portions
From this reading “There rose a cry that the ship would split.”
plural of “thunder” — a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading “They had met naught like this rain, this shaken air, these thunders and lightnings.”
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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 THE caravel tossed in a heavy storm.
the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading All was because they had chained the Admiral!
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading They had met naught like this rain, this shaken air, these thunders and lightnings.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All was because they had chained the Admiral!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had met naught like this rain, this shaken air, these thunders and lightnings.
for the reason that
From this reading All was because they had chained the Admiral!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of her mariners were old in these waters, but others, coming out with Bobadilla, had little knowledge of our breadths of Ocean-Sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of her mariners were old in these waters, but others, coming out with Bobadilla, had little knowledge of our breadths of Ocean-Sea.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some of her mariners were old in these waters, but others, coming out with Bobadilla, had little knowledge of our breadths of Ocean-Sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE caravel tossed in a heavy storm.
bound with chains
From this reading All was because they had chained the Admiral!
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Some of her mariners were old in these waters, but others, coming out with Bobadilla, had little knowledge of our breadths of Ocean-Sea.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading There rose a cry that the ship would split.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some of her mariners were old in these waters, but others, coming out with Bobadilla, had little knowledge of our breadths of Ocean-Sea.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading THE caravel tossed in a heavy storm.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Some of her mariners were old in these waters, but others, coming out with Bobadilla, had little knowledge of our breadths of Ocean-Sea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE caravel tossed in a heavy storm.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading Some of her mariners were old in these waters, but others, coming out with Bobadilla, had little knowledge of our breadths of Ocean-Sea.
plural of “lightning” — abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading They had met naught like this rain, this shaken air, these thunders and lightnings.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They had met naught like this rain, this shaken air, these thunders and lightnings.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Some of her mariners were old in these waters, but others, coming out with Bobadilla, had little knowledge of our breadths of Ocean-Sea.
plural of “mariner” — a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading Some of her mariners were old in these waters, but others, coming out with Bobadilla, had little knowledge of our breadths of Ocean-Sea.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading They had met naught like this rain, this shaken air, these thunders and lightnings.
a quantity of no importance
From this reading They had met naught like this rain, this shaken air, these thunders and lightnings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of her mariners were old in these waters, but others, coming out with Bobadilla, had little knowledge of our breadths of Ocean-Sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of her mariners were old in these waters, but others, coming out with Bobadilla, had little knowledge of our breadths of Ocean-Sea.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Some of her mariners were old in these waters, but others, coming out with Bobadilla, had little knowledge of our breadths of Ocean-Sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of her mariners were old in these waters, but others, coming out with Bobadilla, had little knowledge of our breadths of Ocean-Sea.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Some of her mariners were old in these waters, but others, coming out with Bobadilla, had little knowledge of our breadths of Ocean-Sea.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Some of her mariners were old in these waters, but others, coming out with Bobadilla, had little knowledge of our breadths of Ocean-Sea.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading They had met naught like this rain, this shaken air, these thunders and lightnings.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading There rose a cry that the ship would split.
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading They had met naught like this rain, this shaken air, these thunders and lightnings.
transport commercially
From this reading There rose a cry that the ship would split.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of her mariners were old in these waters, but others, coming out with Bobadilla, had little knowledge of our breadths of Ocean-Sea.
separate into parts or portions
From this reading There rose a cry that the ship would split.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading THE caravel tossed in a heavy storm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There rose a cry that the ship would split.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE caravel tossed in a heavy storm.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There rose a cry that the ship would split.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Some of her mariners were old in these waters, but others, coming out with Bobadilla, had little knowledge of our breadths of Ocean-Sea.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had met naught like this rain, this shaken air, these thunders and lightnings.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They had met naught like this rain, this shaken air, these thunders and lightnings.
plural of “thunder” — a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading They had met naught like this rain, this shaken air, these thunders and lightnings.
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading THE caravel tossed in a heavy storm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All was because they had chained the Admiral!
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading Some of her mariners were old in these waters, but others, coming out with Bobadilla, had little knowledge of our breadths of Ocean-Sea.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of her mariners were old in these waters, but others, coming out with Bobadilla, had little knowledge of our breadths of Ocean-Sea.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some of her mariners were old in these waters, but others, coming out with Bobadilla, had little knowledge of our breadths of Ocean-Sea.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There rose a cry that the ship would split.
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Chapter 32 holds 183 sentences of 1492, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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