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Chapter 4 of A Chapter of Adventures is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WRECK. "I CAN see the buoy, uncle, over there on the weatherbow." "That is right, Jack. I am always glad when we get that buoy; it is the hardest to find of any of them. We shall have to jibe going round it.
Chapter 4 of A Chapter of Adventures is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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float on the surface of water
From this reading “"I CAN see the buoy, uncle, over there on the weatherbow."”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “I am always glad when we get that buoy; it is the hardest to find of any of them.”
superlative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading “I am always glad when we get that buoy; it is the hardest to find of any of them.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “"That is right, Jack.”
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
From this reading “We shall have to jibe going round it.”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “We shall have to jibe going round it.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “"I CAN see the buoy, uncle, over there on the weatherbow."”
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading “THE WRECK.”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I am always glad when we get that buoy; it is the hardest to find of any of them.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am always glad when we get that buoy; it is the hardest to find of any of them.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I am always glad when we get that buoy; it is the hardest to find of any of them.
float on the surface of water
From this reading "I CAN see the buoy, uncle, over there on the weatherbow."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I CAN see the buoy, uncle, over there on the weatherbow."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I am always glad when we get that buoy; it is the hardest to find of any of them.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I am always glad when we get that buoy; it is the hardest to find of any of them.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I am always glad when we get that buoy; it is the hardest to find of any of them.
the act of departing
From this reading We shall have to jibe going round it.
superlative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading I am always glad when we get that buoy; it is the hardest to find of any of them.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We shall have to jibe going round it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I CAN see the buoy, uncle, over there on the weatherbow."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is right, Jack.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am always glad when we get that buoy; it is the hardest to find of any of them.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "That is right, Jack.
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
From this reading We shall have to jibe going round it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am always glad when we get that buoy; it is the hardest to find of any of them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I CAN see the buoy, uncle, over there on the weatherbow."
above and across; more than
From this reading "I CAN see the buoy, uncle, over there on the weatherbow."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "That is right, Jack.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading We shall have to jibe going round it.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I CAN see the buoy, uncle, over there on the weatherbow."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall have to jibe going round it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is right, Jack.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WRECK.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I am always glad when we get that buoy; it is the hardest to find of any of them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I CAN see the buoy, uncle, over there on the weatherbow."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am always glad when we get that buoy; it is the hardest to find of any of them.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "I CAN see the buoy, uncle, over there on the weatherbow."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I am always glad when we get that buoy; it is the hardest to find of any of them.
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From this reading "I CAN see the buoy, uncle, over there on the weatherbow."
at the time that
From this reading I am always glad when we get that buoy; it is the hardest to find of any of them.
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading THE WRECK.
Chapter 4 of A Chapter of Adventures by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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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