Chapter 3 of Barney Blake, the Boy Privateer is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Barney Blake, the Boy Privateer is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE YARN OF THE YELLOW MAST--CUTTING HAMMOCKS. "Yer see," said old Bluefish, lighting his pipe, "it all happened on board the Big Thunder. She was a splendid East Indiaman, and I was captain onto her." "Captain? YOU captain?" exclaimed Snollygoster.
Chapter 3 of Barney Blake, the Boy Privateer is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading “THE YARN OF THE YELLOW MAST--CUTTING HAMMOCKS.”
plural of “hammock” — a small natural hill
From this reading “THE YARN OF THE YELLOW MAST--CUTTING HAMMOCKS.”
having abundant light or illumination
From this reading “"Yer see," said old Bluefish, lighting his pipe, "it all happened on board the Big Thunder.”
a vertical spar for supporting sails
From this reading “THE YARN OF THE YELLOW MAST--CUTTING HAMMOCKS.”
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading “She was a splendid East Indiaman, and I was captain onto her."”
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “"Yer see," said old Bluefish, lighting his pipe, "it all happened on board the Big Thunder.”
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading “"Yer see," said old Bluefish, lighting his pipe, "it all happened on board the Big Thunder.”
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading “THE YARN OF THE YELLOW MAST--CUTTING HAMMOCKS.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading “"Yer see," said old Bluefish, lighting his pipe, "it all happened on board the Big Thunder.”
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 She was a splendid East Indiaman, and I was captain onto her."
(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 "Yer see," said old Bluefish, lighting his pipe, "it all happened on board the Big Thunder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was a splendid East Indiaman, and I was captain onto her."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Yer see," said old Bluefish, lighting his pipe, "it all happened on board the Big Thunder.
bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters
From this reading "Yer see," said old Bluefish, lighting his pipe, "it all happened on board the Big Thunder.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading "Yer see," said old Bluefish, lighting his pipe, "it all happened on board the Big Thunder.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading She was a splendid East Indiaman, and I was captain onto her."
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading THE YARN OF THE YELLOW MAST--CUTTING HAMMOCKS.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading She was a splendid East Indiaman, and I was captain onto her."
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading YOU captain?" exclaimed Snollygoster.
plural of “hammock” — a small natural hill
From this reading THE YARN OF THE YELLOW MAST--CUTTING HAMMOCKS.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "Yer see," said old Bluefish, lighting his pipe, "it all happened on board the Big Thunder.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was a splendid East Indiaman, and I was captain onto her."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yer see," said old Bluefish, lighting his pipe, "it all happened on board the Big Thunder.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She was a splendid East Indiaman, and I was captain onto her."
a large sailing ship that was engaged in the British trade with India
From this reading She was a splendid East Indiaman, and I was captain onto her."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yer see," said old Bluefish, lighting his pipe, "it all happened on board the Big Thunder.
having abundant light or illumination
From this reading "Yer see," said old Bluefish, lighting his pipe, "it all happened on board the Big Thunder.
a vertical spar for supporting sails
From this reading THE YARN OF THE YELLOW MAST--CUTTING HAMMOCKS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE YARN OF THE YELLOW MAST--CUTTING HAMMOCKS.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Yer see," said old Bluefish, lighting his pipe, "it all happened on board the Big Thunder.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Yer see," said old Bluefish, lighting his pipe, "it all happened on board the Big Thunder.
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading She was a splendid East Indiaman, and I was captain onto her."
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading "Yer see," said old Bluefish, lighting his pipe, "it all happened on board the Big Thunder.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yer see," said old Bluefish, lighting his pipe, "it all happened on board the Big Thunder.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Yer see," said old Bluefish, lighting his pipe, "it all happened on board the Big Thunder.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a splendid East Indiaman, and I was captain onto her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading YOU captain?" exclaimed Snollygoster.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading She was a splendid East Indiaman, and I was captain onto her."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE YARN OF THE YELLOW MAST--CUTTING HAMMOCKS.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading "Yer see," said old Bluefish, lighting his pipe, "it all happened on board the Big Thunder.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a splendid East Indiaman, and I was captain onto her."
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading THE YARN OF THE YELLOW MAST--CUTTING HAMMOCKS.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading THE YARN OF THE YELLOW MAST--CUTTING HAMMOCKS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yer see," said old Bluefish, lighting his pipe, "it all happened on board the Big Thunder.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading YOU captain?" exclaimed Snollygoster.
Chapter 3 of Barney Blake, the Boy Privateer by Herrick Johnstone holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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 3 holds 106 sentences of Barney Blake, the Boy Privateer, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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