Chapter 35 of Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LILIES AND SEA-WEED. "Oh leave the lily on its stem! Oh leave the rose upon the spray! Oh leave the elder bloom, fair maids, And listen to my lay!" "When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Storm-wind of the equinox, Landward in his wrath he scourges The toiling surges, Laden with sea-weed from the rocks."
Chapter 35 of Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading “"When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Storm-wind of the equinox, Landward in his wrath he scourges The toiling surges, Laden with sea-weed from the rocks."”
either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length
From this reading “"When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Storm-wind of the equinox, Landward in his wrath he scourges The toiling surges, Laden with sea-weed from the rocks."”
toward land
From this reading “"When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Storm-wind of the equinox, Landward in his wrath he scourges The toiling surges, Laden with sea-weed from the rocks."”
plural of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading “LILIES AND SEA-WEED.”
plural of “scourge” — a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
From this reading “"When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Storm-wind of the equinox, Landward in his wrath he scourges The toiling surges, Laden with sea-weed from the rocks."”
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading “"Oh leave the lily on its stem!”
plural of “surge” — a sudden forceful flow
From this reading “"When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Storm-wind of the equinox, Landward in his wrath he scourges The toiling surges, Laden with sea-weed from the rocks."”
doing arduous or unpleasant work
From this reading “"When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Storm-wind of the equinox, Landward in his wrath he scourges The toiling surges, Laden with sea-weed from the rocks."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LILIES AND SEA-WEED.
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading "When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Storm-wind of the equinox, Landward in his wrath he scourges The toiling surges, Laden with sea-weed from the rocks."
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading Oh leave the elder bloom, fair maids, And listen to my lay!"
third-person singular of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading "When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Storm-wind of the equinox, Landward in his wrath he scourges The toiling surges, Laden with sea-weed from the rocks."
a person who is older than you are
From this reading Oh leave the elder bloom, fair maids, And listen to my lay!"
either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length
From this reading "When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Storm-wind of the equinox, Landward in his wrath he scourges The toiling surges, Laden with sea-weed from the rocks."
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Oh leave the elder bloom, fair maids, And listen to my lay!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Storm-wind of the equinox, Landward in his wrath he scourges The toiling surges, Laden with sea-weed from the rocks."
so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
From this reading "When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Storm-wind of the equinox, Landward in his wrath he scourges The toiling surges, Laden with sea-weed from the rocks."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Storm-wind of the equinox, Landward in his wrath he scourges The toiling surges, Laden with sea-weed from the rocks."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Storm-wind of the equinox, Landward in his wrath he scourges The toiling surges, Laden with sea-weed from the rocks."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Storm-wind of the equinox, Landward in his wrath he scourges The toiling surges, Laden with sea-weed from the rocks."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh leave the lily on its stem!
filled with a great quantity
From this reading "When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Storm-wind of the equinox, Landward in his wrath he scourges The toiling surges, Laden with sea-weed from the rocks."
toward land
From this reading "When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Storm-wind of the equinox, Landward in his wrath he scourges The toiling surges, Laden with sea-weed from the rocks."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Oh leave the elder bloom, fair maids, And listen to my lay!"
go away from a place
From this reading "Oh leave the lily on its stem!
plural of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading LILIES AND SEA-WEED.
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading "Oh leave the lily on its stem!
hear with intention
From this reading Oh leave the elder bloom, fair maids, And listen to my lay!"
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading Oh leave the elder bloom, fair maids, And listen to my lay!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh leave the elder bloom, fair maids, And listen to my lay!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Storm-wind of the equinox, Landward in his wrath he scourges The toiling surges, Laden with sea-weed from the rocks."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh leave the lily on its stem!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Oh leave the lily on its stem!
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Storm-wind of the equinox, Landward in his wrath he scourges The toiling surges, Laden with sea-weed from the rocks."
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Oh leave the rose upon the spray!
plural of “scourge” — a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
From this reading "When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Storm-wind of the equinox, Landward in his wrath he scourges The toiling surges, Laden with sea-weed from the rocks."
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From this reading LILIES AND SEA-WEED.
a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
From this reading Oh leave the rose upon the spray!
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading "Oh leave the lily on its stem!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Storm-wind of the equinox, Landward in his wrath he scourges The toiling surges, Laden with sea-weed from the rocks."
plural of “surge” — a sudden forceful flow
From this reading "When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Storm-wind of the equinox, Landward in his wrath he scourges The toiling surges, Laden with sea-weed from the rocks."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh leave the lily on its stem!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh leave the elder bloom, fair maids, And listen to my lay!"
doing arduous or unpleasant work
From this reading "When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Storm-wind of the equinox, Landward in his wrath he scourges The toiling surges, Laden with sea-weed from the rocks."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Oh leave the rose upon the spray!
at the time that
From this reading "When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Storm-wind of the equinox, Landward in his wrath he scourges The toiling surges, Laden with sea-weed from the rocks."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Storm-wind of the equinox, Landward in his wrath he scourges The toiling surges, Laden with sea-weed from the rocks."
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading "When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Storm-wind of the equinox, Landward in his wrath he scourges The toiling surges, Laden with sea-weed from the rocks."
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