Chapter 9 of Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONVERSATION IN POCKETS AND SLEEVES. "He holds him with his skinny hand: 'There was a ship,' quoth he. 'Hold off! unhand me, graybeard loon!' Eftsoons his hand dropp'd he." Captain Brand laid down the paper without a sign of outward emotion, and nodded his head several times at the one-eyed man facing him.
Chapter 9 of Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a name given to a product or service
From this reading “Captain Brand laid down the paper without a sign of outward emotion, and nodded his head several times at the one-eyed man facing him.”
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading “Captain Brand laid down the paper without a sign of outward emotion, and nodded his head several times at the one-eyed man facing him.”
a man who is very old
From this reading “'Hold off! unhand me, graybeard loon!'”
a worthless lazy fellow
From this reading “'Hold off! unhand me, graybeard loon!'”
having or showing only one eye
From this reading “Captain Brand laid down the paper without a sign of outward emotion, and nodded his head several times at the one-eyed man facing him.”
relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
From this reading “Captain Brand laid down the paper without a sign of outward emotion, and nodded his head several times at the one-eyed man facing him.”
being very thin
From this reading “"He holds him with his skinny hand: 'There was a ship,' quoth he.”
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading “CONVERSATION IN POCKETS AND SLEEVES.”
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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 "He holds him with his skinny hand: 'There was a ship,' quoth he.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CONVERSATION IN POCKETS AND SLEEVES.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Captain Brand laid down the paper without a sign of outward emotion, and nodded his head several times at the one-eyed man facing him.
a name given to a product or service
From this reading Captain Brand laid down the paper without a sign of outward emotion, and nodded his head several times at the one-eyed man facing him.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Brand laid down the paper without a sign of outward emotion, and nodded his head several times at the one-eyed man facing him.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading CONVERSATION IN POCKETS AND SLEEVES.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Captain Brand laid down the paper without a sign of outward emotion, and nodded his head several times at the one-eyed man facing him.
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From this reading Eftsoons his hand dropp'd he."
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From this reading Eftsoons his hand dropp'd he."
any strong feeling
From this reading Captain Brand laid down the paper without a sign of outward emotion, and nodded his head several times at the one-eyed man facing him.
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading Captain Brand laid down the paper without a sign of outward emotion, and nodded his head several times at the one-eyed man facing him.
a man who is very old
From this reading 'Hold off! unhand me, graybeard loon!'
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "He holds him with his skinny hand: 'There was a ship,' quoth he.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He holds him with his skinny hand: 'There was a ship,' quoth he.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Captain Brand laid down the paper without a sign of outward emotion, and nodded his head several times at the one-eyed man facing him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He holds him with his skinny hand: 'There was a ship,' quoth he.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He holds him with his skinny hand: 'There was a ship,' quoth he.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading 'Hold off! unhand me, graybeard loon!'
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading "He holds him with his skinny hand: 'There was a ship,' quoth he.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CONVERSATION IN POCKETS AND SLEEVES.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Captain Brand laid down the paper without a sign of outward emotion, and nodded his head several times at the one-eyed man facing him.
a worthless lazy fellow
From this reading 'Hold off! unhand me, graybeard loon!'
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Captain Brand laid down the paper without a sign of outward emotion, and nodded his head several times at the one-eyed man facing him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Hold off! unhand me, graybeard loon!'
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Captain Brand laid down the paper without a sign of outward emotion, and nodded his head several times at the one-eyed man facing him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Captain Brand laid down the paper without a sign of outward emotion, and nodded his head several times at the one-eyed man facing him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 'Hold off! unhand me, graybeard loon!'
having or showing only one eye
From this reading Captain Brand laid down the paper without a sign of outward emotion, and nodded his head several times at the one-eyed man facing him.
relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
From this reading Captain Brand laid down the paper without a sign of outward emotion, and nodded his head several times at the one-eyed man facing him.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Captain Brand laid down the paper without a sign of outward emotion, and nodded his head several times at the one-eyed man facing him.
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading CONVERSATION IN POCKETS AND SLEEVES.
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From this reading "He holds him with his skinny hand: 'There was a ship,' quoth he.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Captain Brand laid down the paper without a sign of outward emotion, and nodded his head several times at the one-eyed man facing him.
transport commercially
From this reading "He holds him with his skinny hand: 'There was a ship,' quoth he.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Captain Brand laid down the paper without a sign of outward emotion, and nodded his head several times at the one-eyed man facing him.
being very thin
From this reading "He holds him with his skinny hand: 'There was a ship,' quoth he.
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading CONVERSATION IN POCKETS AND SLEEVES.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captain Brand laid down the paper without a sign of outward emotion, and nodded his head several times at the one-eyed man facing him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "He holds him with his skinny hand: 'There was a ship,' quoth he.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Captain Brand laid down the paper without a sign of outward emotion, and nodded his head several times at the one-eyed man facing him.
remove the hand from
From this reading 'Hold off! unhand me, graybeard loon!'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He holds him with his skinny hand: 'There was a ship,' quoth he.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He holds him with his skinny hand: 'There was a ship,' quoth he.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Captain Brand laid down the paper without a sign of outward emotion, and nodded his head several times at the one-eyed man facing him.
Chapter 9 of Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate by H. A. (Henry Augustus) Wise holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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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