Chapter 15 of Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FANDANGO ON ONE LEG. "God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer! That heaving chest! Enough; 'tis done! The bolt has fallen! the spirit is gone."
Chapter 15 of Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading “"God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!”
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading “The bolt has fallen! the spirit is gone."”
a provocative Spanish courtship dance in triple time; performed by a man and a woman playing castanets
From this reading “FANDANGO ON ONE LEG.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “"God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!”
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
From this reading “That heaving chest!”
expressed without speech
From this reading “"God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “"God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!”
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
From this reading “"God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!”
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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 "God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!
anew
From this reading "God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading "God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!
weapons considered collectively
From this reading "God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading The bolt has fallen! the spirit is gone."
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading That heaving chest!
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Enough; 'tis done!
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Enough; 'tis done!
divisible by two
From this reading "God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The bolt has fallen! the spirit is gone."
a provocative Spanish courtship dance in triple time; performed by a man and a woman playing castanets
From this reading FANDANGO ON ONE LEG.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!
destroyed or killed
From this reading The bolt has fallen! the spirit is gone."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The bolt has fallen! the spirit is gone."
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
From this reading That heaving chest!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The bolt has fallen! the spirit is gone."
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading FANDANGO ON ONE LEG.
held up in the air
From this reading "God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!
expressed without speech
From this reading "God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FANDANGO ON ONE LEG.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading FANDANGO ON ONE LEG.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading "God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!
(of birds) especially having the flight feathers
From this reading "God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading "God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading The bolt has fallen! the spirit is gone."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The bolt has fallen! the spirit is gone."
a special situation
From this reading "God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
From this reading "God! 'tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man's mute agony-- Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne'er Shall be lifted again--not even in prayer!
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