Chapter 13 of A Cruising Voyage Around the World is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of A Cruising Voyage Around the World is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_April_ 6. In the Afternoon we all weigh’d from _Penguin_ Island, 16 _Dutch_ and 9 _English_ Ships, having a fresh Breeze at S. S. E. [Sidenote: _At the Cape of Good Hope._] We buried ashore here, _George Russel_, a Foremast-man, _Dec._ 30. 1710. _John Glasson_, d^o.
Chapter 13 of A Cruising Voyage Around the World is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following March and preceding May
towards the shore from the water
From this reading “[Sidenote: _At the Cape of Good Hope._] We buried ashore here, _George Russel_, a Foremast-man, _Dec._ 30.”
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading “In the Afternoon we all weigh’d from _Penguin_ Island, 16 _Dutch_ and 9 _English_ Ships, having a fresh Breeze at S. S. E.”
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading “[Sidenote: _At the Cape of Good Hope._] We buried ashore here, _George Russel_, a Foremast-man, _Dec._ 30.”
the last (12th) month of the year
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading “In the Afternoon we all weigh’d from _Penguin_ Island, 16 _Dutch_ and 9 _English_ Ships, having a fresh Breeze at S. S. E.”
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wind moving 19-24 knots; 5 on the Beaufort scale
In this reading “In the Afternoon we all weigh’d from _Penguin_ Island, 16 _Dutch_ and 9 _English_ Ships, having a fresh Breeze at S. S. E.”
In this reading “In the Afternoon we all weigh’d from _Penguin_ Island, 16 _Dutch_ and 9 _English_ Ships, having a fresh Breeze at S. S. E.”
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From this reading In the Afternoon we all weigh’d from _Penguin_ Island, 16 _Dutch_ and 9 _English_ Ships, having a fresh Breeze at S. S. E.
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From this reading 1710.
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From this reading [Sidenote: _At the Cape of Good Hope._] We buried ashore here, _George Russel_, a Foremast-man, _Dec._ 30.
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From this reading _April_ 6.
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From this reading In the Afternoon we all weigh’d from _Penguin_ Island, 16 _Dutch_ and 9 _English_ Ships, having a fresh Breeze at S. S. E.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the Afternoon we all weigh’d from _Penguin_ Island, 16 _Dutch_ and 9 _English_ Ships, having a fresh Breeze at S. S. E.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading In the Afternoon we all weigh’d from _Penguin_ Island, 16 _Dutch_ and 9 _English_ Ships, having a fresh Breeze at S. S. E.
(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 In the Afternoon we all weigh’d from _Penguin_ Island, 16 _Dutch_ and 9 _English_ Ships, having a fresh Breeze at S. S. E.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the Afternoon we all weigh’d from _Penguin_ Island, 16 _Dutch_ and 9 _English_ Ships, having a fresh Breeze at S. S. E.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading _April_ 6.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading [Sidenote: _At the Cape of Good Hope._] We buried ashore here, _George Russel_, a Foremast-man, _Dec._ 30.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the Afternoon we all weigh’d from _Penguin_ Island, 16 _Dutch_ and 9 _English_ Ships, having a fresh Breeze at S. S. E.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading In the Afternoon we all weigh’d from _Penguin_ Island, 16 _Dutch_ and 9 _English_ Ships, having a fresh Breeze at S. S. E.
placed in a grave
From this reading [Sidenote: _At the Cape of Good Hope._] We buried ashore here, _George Russel_, a Foremast-man, _Dec._ 30.
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading [Sidenote: _At the Cape of Good Hope._] We buried ashore here, _George Russel_, a Foremast-man, _Dec._ 30.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading _John Glasson_, d^o.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading [Sidenote: _At the Cape of Good Hope._] We buried ashore here, _George Russel_, a Foremast-man, _Dec._ 30.
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading In the Afternoon we all weigh’d from _Penguin_ Island, 16 _Dutch_ and 9 _English_ Ships, having a fresh Breeze at S. S. E.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading In the Afternoon we all weigh’d from _Penguin_ Island, 16 _Dutch_ and 9 _English_ Ships, having a fresh Breeze at S. S. E.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading In the Afternoon we all weigh’d from _Penguin_ Island, 16 _Dutch_ and 9 _English_ Ships, having a fresh Breeze at S. S. E.
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From this reading [Sidenote: _At the Cape of Good Hope._] We buried ashore here, _George Russel_, a Foremast-man, _Dec._ 30.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading In the Afternoon we all weigh’d from _Penguin_ Island, 16 _Dutch_ and 9 _English_ Ships, having a fresh Breeze at S. S. E.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the Afternoon we all weigh’d from _Penguin_ Island, 16 _Dutch_ and 9 _English_ Ships, having a fresh Breeze at S. S. E.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading [Sidenote: _At the Cape of Good Hope._] We buried ashore here, _George Russel_, a Foremast-man, _Dec._ 30.
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From this reading _John Glasson_, d^o.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading [Sidenote: _At the Cape of Good Hope._] We buried ashore here, _George Russel_, a Foremast-man, _Dec._ 30.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading In the Afternoon we all weigh’d from _Penguin_ Island, 16 _Dutch_ and 9 _English_ Ships, having a fresh Breeze at S. S. E.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading [Sidenote: _At the Cape of Good Hope._] We buried ashore here, _George Russel_, a Foremast-man, _Dec._ 30.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading [Sidenote: _At the Cape of Good Hope._] We buried ashore here, _George Russel_, a Foremast-man, _Dec._ 30.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the Afternoon we all weigh’d from _Penguin_ Island, 16 _Dutch_ and 9 _English_ Ships, having a fresh Breeze at S. S. E.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading In the Afternoon we all weigh’d from _Penguin_ Island, 16 _Dutch_ and 9 _English_ Ships, having a fresh Breeze at S. S. E.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading _John Glasson_, d^o.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading _John Glasson_, d^o.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Sidenote: _At the Cape of Good Hope._] We buried ashore here, _George Russel_, a Foremast-man, _Dec._ 30.
short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers
From this reading In the Afternoon we all weigh’d from _Penguin_ Island, 16 _Dutch_ and 9 _English_ Ships, having a fresh Breeze at S. S. E.
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From this reading [Sidenote: _At the Cape of Good Hope._] We buried ashore here, _George Russel_, a Foremast-man, _Dec._ 30.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading In the Afternoon we all weigh’d from _Penguin_ Island, 16 _Dutch_ and 9 _English_ Ships, having a fresh Breeze at S. S. E.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading In the Afternoon we all weigh’d from _Penguin_ Island, 16 _Dutch_ and 9 _English_ Ships, having a fresh Breeze at S. S. E.
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From this reading [Sidenote: _At the Cape of Good Hope._] We buried ashore here, _George Russel_, a Foremast-man, _Dec._ 30.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the Afternoon we all weigh’d from _Penguin_ Island, 16 _Dutch_ and 9 _English_ Ships, having a fresh Breeze at S. S. E.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In the Afternoon we all weigh’d from _Penguin_ Island, 16 _Dutch_ and 9 _English_ Ships, having a fresh Breeze at S. S. E.
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From this reading In the Afternoon we all weigh’d from _Penguin_ Island, 16 _Dutch_ and 9 _English_ Ships, having a fresh Breeze at S. S. E.
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