Chapter 7 of Bahama Bill, Mate of the Wrecking Sloop Sea-Horse is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Bahama Bill, Mate of the Wrecking Sloop Sea-Horse is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Most certainly," said Smart, "but not what you meant. I was a fool--and paid the penalty. I'll go back to the liner to-morrow. There's a great difference between the way we've lived. It could never be forgotten.
Chapter 7 of Bahama Bill, Mate of the Wrecking Sloop Sea-Horse is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading “There's a great difference between the way we've lived.”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “I was a fool--and paid the penalty.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “It could never be forgotten.”
(baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter
From this reading “I'll go back to the liner to-morrow.”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"Most certainly," said Smart, "but not what you meant.”
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading “I was a fool--and paid the penalty.”
the act of punishing
From this reading “I was a fool--and paid the penalty.”
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading “"Most certainly," said Smart, "but not what you meant.”
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belong to an earlier time
In this reading “I'll go back to the liner to-morrow.”
In this reading “There's a great difference between the way we've lived.”
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 I was a fool--and paid the penalty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was a fool--and paid the penalty.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I'll go back to the liner to-morrow.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It could never be forgotten.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There's a great difference between the way we've lived.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Most certainly," said Smart, "but not what you meant.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Most certainly," said Smart, "but not what you meant.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It could never be forgotten.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading There's a great difference between the way we've lived.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading I was a fool--and paid the penalty.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading It could never be forgotten.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I'll go back to the liner to-morrow.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There's a great difference between the way we've lived.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was a fool--and paid the penalty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll go back to the liner to-morrow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It could never be forgotten.
(baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter
From this reading I'll go back to the liner to-morrow.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading There's a great difference between the way we've lived.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Most certainly," said Smart, "but not what you meant.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "Most certainly," said Smart, "but not what you meant.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It could never be forgotten.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Most certainly," said Smart, "but not what you meant.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading I was a fool--and paid the penalty.
the act of punishing
From this reading I was a fool--and paid the penalty.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Most certainly," said Smart, "but not what you meant.
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading "Most certainly," said Smart, "but not what you meant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was a fool--and paid the penalty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's a great difference between the way we've lived.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'll go back to the liner to-morrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll go back to the liner to-morrow.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was a fool--and paid the penalty.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There's a great difference between the way we've lived.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's a great difference between the way we've lived.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Most certainly," said Smart, "but not what you meant.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Most certainly," said Smart, "but not what you meant.
Chapter 7 of Bahama Bill, Mate of the Wrecking Sloop Sea-Horse by T. Jenkins (Thornton Jenkins) Hains holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
Chapter 7 holds 416 sentences of Bahama Bill, Mate of the Wrecking Sloop Sea-Horse, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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