Chapter 35 of 1492 is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of 1492 is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE Admiral took it with some Italian words under breath. Then he wheeled and left the cabin. A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by. “_Margarita_, ahoy! Orders!
Chapter 35 of 1492 is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading “THE Admiral took it with some Italian words under breath.”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “Then he wheeled and left the cabin.”
praise vociferously
From this reading “A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.”
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading “THE Admiral took it with some Italian words under breath.”
a cocktail made of tequila and triple sec with lime and lemon juice
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.”
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “Orders!”
having wheels; often used in combination
From this reading “Then he wheeled and left the cabin.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.
the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading THE Admiral took it with some Italian words under breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Margarita_, ahoy!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he wheeled and left the cabin.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading THE Admiral took it with some Italian words under breath.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Then he wheeled and left the cabin.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.
praise vociferously
From this reading A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he wheeled and left the cabin.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE Admiral took it with some Italian words under breath.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading THE Admiral took it with some Italian words under breath.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Then he wheeled and left the cabin.
a cocktail made of tequila and triple sec with lime and lemon juice
From this reading A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Orders!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE Admiral took it with some Italian words under breath.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE Admiral took it with some Italian words under breath.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he wheeled and left the cabin.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading THE Admiral took it with some Italian words under breath.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE Admiral took it with some Italian words under breath.
having wheels; often used in combination
From this reading Then he wheeled and left the cabin.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE Admiral took it with some Italian words under breath.
the words that are spoken
From this reading THE Admiral took it with some Italian words under breath.
Chapter 35 of 1492 by Mary Johnston holds 97 sentences, grouped into 20 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 35 holds 97 sentences of 1492, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 35 of 1492 by Mary Johnston exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 97 sentences, grouped into 20 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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