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Chapter 9 of By Conduct and Courage is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SPELL ASHORE Ten days later they arrived at Jamaica, and Will at once went to make his report to the admiral. “Well,” the admiral said heartily, “you have brought in another prize, Mr. Gilmore. She looks a mere hulk, and is remarkably deep in the water. What is she?” “She is the schooner that sank the _Northumberland_.”
Chapter 9 of By Conduct and Courage is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading “A SPELL ASHORE Ten days later they arrived at Jamaica, and Will at once went to make his report to the admiral.”
towards the shore from the water
From this reading “A SPELL ASHORE Ten days later they arrived at Jamaica, and Will at once went to make his report to the admiral.”
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
From this reading “She looks a mere hulk, and is remarkably deep in the water.”
a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism
From this reading “A SPELL ASHORE Ten days later they arrived at Jamaica, and Will at once went to make his report to the admiral.”
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading ““Well,” the admiral said heartily, “you have brought in another prize, Mr. Gilmore.”
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading “She looks a mere hulk, and is remarkably deep in the water.”
a large beer glass
From this reading ““She is the schooner that sank the _Northumberland_.””
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading “A SPELL ASHORE Ten days later they arrived at Jamaica, and Will at once went to make his report to the admiral.”
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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 A SPELL ASHORE Ten days later they arrived at Jamaica, and Will at once went to make his report to the admiral.
the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading A SPELL ASHORE Ten days later they arrived at Jamaica, and Will at once went to make his report to the admiral.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SPELL ASHORE Ten days later they arrived at Jamaica, and Will at once went to make his report to the admiral.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “Well,” the admiral said heartily, “you have brought in another prize, Mr. Gilmore.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading A SPELL ASHORE Ten days later they arrived at Jamaica, and Will at once went to make his report to the admiral.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading A SPELL ASHORE Ten days later they arrived at Jamaica, and Will at once went to make his report to the admiral.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A SPELL ASHORE Ten days later they arrived at Jamaica, and Will at once went to make his report to the admiral.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Well,” the admiral said heartily, “you have brought in another prize, Mr. Gilmore.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading A SPELL ASHORE Ten days later they arrived at Jamaica, and Will at once went to make his report to the admiral.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading She looks a mere hulk, and is remarkably deep in the water.
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From this reading “Well,” the admiral said heartily, “you have brought in another prize, Mr. Gilmore.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well,” the admiral said heartily, “you have brought in another prize, Mr. Gilmore.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading “Well,” the admiral said heartily, “you have brought in another prize, Mr. Gilmore.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A SPELL ASHORE Ten days later they arrived at Jamaica, and Will at once went to make his report to the admiral.
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
From this reading She looks a mere hulk, and is remarkably deep in the water.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well,” the admiral said heartily, “you have brought in another prize, Mr. Gilmore.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She looks a mere hulk, and is remarkably deep in the water.
a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism
From this reading A SPELL ASHORE Ten days later they arrived at Jamaica, and Will at once went to make his report to the admiral.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A SPELL ASHORE Ten days later they arrived at Jamaica, and Will at once went to make his report to the admiral.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading She looks a mere hulk, and is remarkably deep in the water.
engage in
From this reading A SPELL ASHORE Ten days later they arrived at Jamaica, and Will at once went to make his report to the admiral.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading She looks a mere hulk, and is remarkably deep in the water.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Well,” the admiral said heartily, “you have brought in another prize, Mr. Gilmore.
the northernmost county of England; has many Roman remains (including Hadrian's Wall)
From this reading “She is the schooner that sank the _Northumberland_.”
on one occasion
From this reading A SPELL ASHORE Ten days later they arrived at Jamaica, and Will at once went to make his report to the admiral.
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading “Well,” the admiral said heartily, “you have brought in another prize, Mr. Gilmore.
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading She looks a mere hulk, and is remarkably deep in the water.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading A SPELL ASHORE Ten days later they arrived at Jamaica, and Will at once went to make his report to the admiral.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well,” the admiral said heartily, “you have brought in another prize, Mr. Gilmore.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “She is the schooner that sank the _Northumberland_.”
a large beer glass
From this reading “She is the schooner that sank the _Northumberland_.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looks a mere hulk, and is remarkably deep in the water.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading A SPELL ASHORE Ten days later they arrived at Jamaica, and Will at once went to make his report to the admiral.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading A SPELL ASHORE Ten days later they arrived at Jamaica, and Will at once went to make his report to the admiral.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “She is the schooner that sank the _Northumberland_.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SPELL ASHORE Ten days later they arrived at Jamaica, and Will at once went to make his report to the admiral.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A SPELL ASHORE Ten days later they arrived at Jamaica, and Will at once went to make his report to the admiral.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SPELL ASHORE Ten days later they arrived at Jamaica, and Will at once went to make his report to the admiral.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading She looks a mere hulk, and is remarkably deep in the water.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well,” the admiral said heartily, “you have brought in another prize, Mr. Gilmore.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A SPELL ASHORE Ten days later they arrived at Jamaica, and Will at once went to make his report to the admiral.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is she?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A SPELL ASHORE Ten days later they arrived at Jamaica, and Will at once went to make his report to the admiral.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well,” the admiral said heartily, “you have brought in another prize, Mr. Gilmore.
Chapter 9 of By Conduct and Courage by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 286 sentences, grouped into 58 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.
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