Chapter 27 of Captain of the Crew is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Captain of the Crew is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT THE FINISH “Bow side, raise your hands!” yelled the cox. “Get her level! Six, throw more weight out-board. That’s better! Now hard, all!
Chapter 27 of Captain of the Crew is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading “AT THE FINISH “Bow side, raise your hands!” yelled the cox.”
either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin
From this reading “AT THE FINISH “Bow side, raise your hands!” yelled the cox.”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “AT THE FINISH “Bow side, raise your hands!” yelled the cox.”
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading ““Get her level!”
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading “AT THE FINISH “Bow side, raise your hands!” yelled the cox.”
propel through the air
From this reading “Six, throw more weight out-board.”
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading “Six, throw more weight out-board.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “AT THE FINISH “Bow side, raise your hands!” yelled the cox.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Now hard, all!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE FINISH “Bow side, raise your hands!” yelled the cox.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading That’s better!
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading AT THE FINISH “Bow side, raise your hands!” yelled the cox.
either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin
From this reading AT THE FINISH “Bow side, raise your hands!” yelled the cox.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading AT THE FINISH “Bow side, raise your hands!” yelled the cox.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Get her level!
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading AT THE FINISH “Bow side, raise your hands!” yelled the cox.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Now hard, all!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Get her level!
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “Get her level!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Six, throw more weight out-board.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now hard, all!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Six, throw more weight out-board.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading AT THE FINISH “Bow side, raise your hands!” yelled the cox.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading AT THE FINISH “Bow side, raise your hands!” yelled the cox.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Six, throw more weight out-board.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s better!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE FINISH “Bow side, raise your hands!” yelled the cox.
propel through the air
From this reading Six, throw more weight out-board.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading Six, throw more weight out-board.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading AT THE FINISH “Bow side, raise your hands!” yelled the cox.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AT THE FINISH “Bow side, raise your hands!” yelled the cox.
Chapter 27 of Captain of the Crew by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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 27 holds 166 sentences of Captain of the Crew, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 27 of Captain of the Crew by Ralph Henry Barbour exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 166 sentences, grouped into 34 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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