Chapter 3 of A Voyage with Captain Dynamite is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of A Voyage with Captain Dynamite is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"SHE'S LIKE A WARSHIP BELOW." As the captain left the cabin the boys looked at one another without speaking, for some minutes. "What do you make out of him?" asked Bert, who was the first to break the silence. "Sure enough pirate" said the Midget, confidently. "Gee, did you see his face?"
Chapter 3 of A Voyage with Captain Dynamite is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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terminate
From this reading “"What do you make out of him?" asked Bert, who was the first to break the silence.”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “As the captain left the cabin the boys looked at one another without speaking, for some minutes.”
with confidence; in a confident manner
From this reading “"Sure enough pirate" said the Midget, confidently.”
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “"Gee, did you see his face?"”
a person who is markedly small
From this reading “"Sure enough pirate" said the Midget, confidently.”
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading “"Sure enough pirate" said the Midget, confidently.”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “As the captain left the cabin the boys looked at one another without speaking, for some minutes.”
a government ship that is available for waging war
From this reading “"SHE'S LIKE A WARSHIP BELOW."”
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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 "SHE'S LIKE A WARSHIP BELOW."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading As the captain left the cabin the boys looked at one another without speaking, for some minutes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the captain left the cabin the boys looked at one another without speaking, for some minutes.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What do you make out of him?" asked Bert, who was the first to break the silence.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As the captain left the cabin the boys looked at one another without speaking, for some minutes.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading "SHE'S LIKE A WARSHIP BELOW."
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From this reading "What do you make out of him?" asked Bert, who was the first to break the silence.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading As the captain left the cabin the boys looked at one another without speaking, for some minutes.
terminate
From this reading "What do you make out of him?" asked Bert, who was the first to break the silence.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading As the captain left the cabin the boys looked at one another without speaking, for some minutes.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading As the captain left the cabin the boys looked at one another without speaking, for some minutes.
with confidence; in a confident manner
From this reading "Sure enough pirate" said the Midget, confidently.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Gee, did you see his face?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you make out of him?" asked Bert, who was the first to break the silence.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Sure enough pirate" said the Midget, confidently.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Gee, did you see his face?"
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "What do you make out of him?" asked Bert, who was the first to break the silence.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As the captain left the cabin the boys looked at one another without speaking, for some minutes.
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading "Gee, did you see his face?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What do you make out of him?" asked Bert, who was the first to break the silence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Gee, did you see his face?"
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 As the captain left the cabin the boys looked at one another without speaking, for some minutes.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "SHE'S LIKE A WARSHIP BELOW."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading As the captain left the cabin the boys looked at one another without speaking, for some minutes.
engage in
From this reading "What do you make out of him?" asked Bert, who was the first to break the silence.
a person who is markedly small
From this reading "Sure enough pirate" said the Midget, confidently.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading As the captain left the cabin the boys looked at one another without speaking, for some minutes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What do you make out of him?" asked Bert, who was the first to break the silence.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As the captain left the cabin the boys looked at one another without speaking, for some minutes.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "What do you make out of him?" asked Bert, who was the first to break the silence.
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading "Sure enough pirate" said the Midget, confidently.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Sure enough pirate" said the Midget, confidently.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Gee, did you see his face?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "SHE'S LIKE A WARSHIP BELOW."
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading "What do you make out of him?" asked Bert, who was the first to break the silence.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading As the captain left the cabin the boys looked at one another without speaking, for some minutes.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading As the captain left the cabin the boys looked at one another without speaking, for some minutes.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Sure enough pirate" said the Midget, confidently.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the captain left the cabin the boys looked at one another without speaking, for some minutes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What do you make out of him?" asked Bert, who was the first to break the silence.
a government ship that is available for waging war
From this reading "SHE'S LIKE A WARSHIP BELOW."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What do you make out of him?" asked Bert, who was the first to break the silence.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you make out of him?" asked Bert, who was the first to break the silence.
which person or people
From this reading "What do you make out of him?" asked Bert, who was the first to break the silence.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading As the captain left the cabin the boys looked at one another without speaking, for some minutes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you make out of him?" asked Bert, who was the first to break the silence.
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