Chapter 1 of Blue Jackets: A Nautical Novel is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Blue Jackets: A Nautical Novel is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
+-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ THE ADVENTURES OF J. THOMPSON, A. B. AMONG "THE HEATHEN CHINEE." A NAUTICAL NOVEL. EDWARD GREEY. (SUNG-TIE.)
Chapter 1 of Blue Jackets: A Nautical Novel is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “AMONG "THE HEATHEN CHINEE."”
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “EDWARD GREEY.”
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading “AMONG "THE HEATHEN CHINEE."”
relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
From this reading “A NAUTICAL NOVEL.”
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “A NAUTICAL NOVEL.”
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading “+-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ THE ADVENTURES OF J. THOMPSON, A. B.”
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In this reading “+-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ THE ADVENTURES OF J. THOMPSON, A. B.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading AMONG "THE HEATHEN CHINEE."
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AMONG "THE HEATHEN CHINEE."
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading EDWARD GREEY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EDWARD GREEY.
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading AMONG "THE HEATHEN CHINEE."
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
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relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
From this reading A NAUTICAL NOVEL.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading A NAUTICAL NOVEL.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (SUNG-TIE.)
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ THE ADVENTURES OF J. THOMPSON, A. B.
Chapter 1 of Blue Jackets: A Nautical Novel by Edward Greey holds 239 sentences, grouped into 48 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 1 holds 239 sentences of Blue Jackets: A Nautical Novel, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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