Chapter 7 of Captain Sparkle, Pirate is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Captain Sparkle, Pirate is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WAITING FOR THE PIRATE’S ATTACK. “Now, Mr. Burton,” said the detective, when the story was finished, “I wish you would do me a favor.” “Certainly. What will it be, Mr. Carter?” “I wish you would keep your men aboard the yacht for the remainder of the day and evening, for one thing.”
Chapter 7 of Captain Sparkle, Pirate is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading ““I wish you would keep your men aboard the yacht for the remainder of the day and evening, for one thing.””
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading ““Now, Mr. Burton,” said the detective, when the story was finished, “I wish you would do me a favor.””
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading “What will it be, Mr. Carter?””
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading ““Now, Mr. Burton,” said the detective, when the story was finished, “I wish you would do me a favor.””
promote over another
From this reading ““Now, Mr. Burton,” said the detective, when the story was finished, “I wish you would do me a favor.””
possessive form of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading ““I wish you would keep your men aboard the yacht for the remainder of the day and evening, for one thing.””
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading ““I wish you would keep your men aboard the yacht for the remainder of the day and evening, for one thing.””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““I wish you would keep your men aboard the yacht for the remainder of the day and evening, for one thing.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Now, Mr. Burton,” said the detective, when the story was finished, “I wish you would do me a favor.”
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “I wish you would keep your men aboard the yacht for the remainder of the day and evening, for one thing.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I wish you would keep your men aboard the yacht for the remainder of the day and evening, for one thing.”
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading WAITING FOR THE PIRATE’S ATTACK.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What will it be, Mr. Carter?”
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading “Now, Mr. Burton,” said the detective, when the story was finished, “I wish you would do me a favor.”
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading What will it be, Mr. Carter?”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Certainly.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “I wish you would keep your men aboard the yacht for the remainder of the day and evening, for one thing.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “Now, Mr. Burton,” said the detective, when the story was finished, “I wish you would do me a favor.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Now, Mr. Burton,” said the detective, when the story was finished, “I wish you would do me a favor.”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “I wish you would keep your men aboard the yacht for the remainder of the day and evening, for one thing.”
promote over another
From this reading “Now, Mr. Burton,” said the detective, when the story was finished, “I wish you would do me a favor.”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “Now, Mr. Burton,” said the detective, when the story was finished, “I wish you would do me a favor.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WAITING FOR THE PIRATE’S ATTACK.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Now, Mr. Burton,” said the detective, when the story was finished, “I wish you would do me a favor.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What will it be, Mr. Carter?”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “I wish you would keep your men aboard the yacht for the remainder of the day and evening, for one thing.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Now, Mr. Burton,” said the detective, when the story was finished, “I wish you would do me a favor.”
the force of workers available
From this reading “I wish you would keep your men aboard the yacht for the remainder of the day and evening, for one thing.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Now, Mr. Burton,” said the detective, when the story was finished, “I wish you would do me a favor.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now, Mr. Burton,” said the detective, when the story was finished, “I wish you would do me a favor.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I wish you would keep your men aboard the yacht for the remainder of the day and evening, for one thing.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I wish you would keep your men aboard the yacht for the remainder of the day and evening, for one thing.”
possessive form of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading WAITING FOR THE PIRATE’S ATTACK.
something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading “I wish you would keep your men aboard the yacht for the remainder of the day and evening, for one thing.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Now, Mr. Burton,” said the detective, when the story was finished, “I wish you would do me a favor.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Now, Mr. Burton,” said the detective, when the story was finished, “I wish you would do me a favor.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WAITING FOR THE PIRATE’S ATTACK.
a special situation
From this reading “I wish you would keep your men aboard the yacht for the remainder of the day and evening, for one thing.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading WAITING FOR THE PIRATE’S ATTACK.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Now, Mr. Burton,” said the detective, when the story was finished, “I wish you would do me a favor.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What will it be, Mr. Carter?”
at the time that
From this reading “Now, Mr. Burton,” said the detective, when the story was finished, “I wish you would do me a favor.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading What will it be, Mr. Carter?”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Now, Mr. Burton,” said the detective, when the story was finished, “I wish you would do me a favor.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Now, Mr. Burton,” said the detective, when the story was finished, “I wish you would do me a favor.”
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading “I wish you would keep your men aboard the yacht for the remainder of the day and evening, for one thing.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now, Mr. Burton,” said the detective, when the story was finished, “I wish you would do me a favor.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I wish you would keep your men aboard the yacht for the remainder of the day and evening, for one thing.”
Chapter 7 of Captain Sparkle, Pirate by Nicholas (House name) Carter holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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 7 holds 175 sentences of Captain Sparkle, Pirate, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Captain Sparkle, Pirate by Nicholas (House name) Carter exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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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