Chapter 1 of Captains of adventure is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Captains of adventure is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook. _Author of_ A Man in the Open, etc. PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO. BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y. What is an adventurer?
Chapter 1 of Captains of adventure is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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further or added
From this reading “Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook.”
a person who enjoys taking risks
From this reading “What is an adventurer?”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
plural of “bookbinder” — a worker whose trade is binding books
From this reading “BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.”
a borough of New York City
From this reading “BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.”
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading “Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.”
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.”
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.
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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 _Author of_ A Man in the Open, etc.
further or added
From this reading Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook.
a person who enjoys taking risks
From this reading What is an adventurer?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading What is an adventurer?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _Author of_ A Man in the Open, etc.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook.
plural of “bookbinder” — a worker whose trade is binding books
From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
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From this reading PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
a borough of New York City
From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
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From this reading Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook.
either extremity of something that has length
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From this reading _Author of_ A Man in the Open, etc.
set up or found
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Author of_ A Man in the Open, etc.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is an adventurer?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _Author of_ A Man in the Open, etc.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading _Author of_ A Man in the Open, etc.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is an adventurer?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Additional notes will be found near the end of this ebook.
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Chapter 1 of Captains of adventure by Roger Pocock holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 1 holds 403 sentences of Captains of adventure, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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