Chapter 19 of Captain Sparkle, Pirate is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Captain Sparkle, Pirate is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PLANNING THE PIRATE’S CAPTURE. “But all this,” said Kane, “does not track the fellow across the briny.” “I am coming to that.” “You figure that he has taken her—or is taking her—to Anjou?” “Yes.”
Chapter 19 of Captain Sparkle, Pirate is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading ““But all this,” said Kane, “does not track the fellow across the briny.””
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “PLANNING THE PIRATE’S CAPTURE.”
a boy or man
From this reading ““But all this,” said Kane, “does not track the fellow across the briny.””
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading ““You figure that he has taken her—or is taking her—to Anjou?””
possessive form of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading “PLANNING THE PIRATE’S CAPTURE.”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading ““You figure that he has taken her—or is taking her—to Anjou?””
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading ““But all this,” said Kane, “does not track the fellow across the briny.””
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.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “But all this,” said Kane, “does not track the fellow across the briny.”
(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 “But all this,” said Kane, “does not track the fellow across the briny.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am coming to that.”
a former province of western France in the Loire valley
From this reading “You figure that he has taken her—or is taking her—to Anjou?”
any very large body of (salt) water
From this reading “But all this,” said Kane, “does not track the fellow across the briny.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But all this,” said Kane, “does not track the fellow across the briny.”
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading PLANNING THE PIRATE’S CAPTURE.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “I am coming to that.”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But all this,” said Kane, “does not track the fellow across the briny.”
a boy or man
From this reading “But all this,” said Kane, “does not track the fellow across the briny.”
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading “You figure that he has taken her—or is taking her—to Anjou?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You figure that he has taken her—or is taking her—to Anjou?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You figure that he has taken her—or is taking her—to Anjou?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “You figure that he has taken her—or is taking her—to Anjou?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am coming to that.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You figure that he has taken her—or is taking her—to Anjou?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But all this,” said Kane, “does not track the fellow across the briny.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But all this,” said Kane, “does not track the fellow across the briny.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “You figure that he has taken her—or is taking her—to Anjou?”
possessive form of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading PLANNING THE PIRATE’S CAPTURE.
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading PLANNING THE PIRATE’S CAPTURE.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “But all this,” said Kane, “does not track the fellow across the briny.”
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “You figure that he has taken her—or is taking her—to Anjou?”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “You figure that he has taken her—or is taking her—to Anjou?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I am coming to that.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PLANNING THE PIRATE’S CAPTURE.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “But all this,” said Kane, “does not track the fellow across the briny.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I am coming to that.”
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “But all this,” said Kane, “does not track the fellow across the briny.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You figure that he has taken her—or is taking her—to Anjou?”
Chapter 19 of Captain Sparkle, Pirate by Nicholas (House name) Carter holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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 19 holds 109 sentences of Captain Sparkle, Pirate, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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