Chapter 7 of Charlie Codman's Cruise: A Story for Boys is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Charlie Codman's Cruise: A Story for Boys is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"At Rio, I surmise." "I'm ready to go with you, Bill, whenever you say the word," said Charlie, promptly. "That's right, my lad." And so the agreement was made. XXIX.
Chapter 7 of Charlie Codman's Cruise: A Story for Boys is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
From this reading “And so the agreement was made.”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “"I'm ready to go with you, Bill, whenever you say the word," said Charlie, promptly.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"That's right, my lad."”
with little or no delay
From this reading “"I'm ready to go with you, Bill, whenever you say the word," said Charlie, promptly.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “"I'm ready to go with you, Bill, whenever you say the word," said Charlie, promptly.”
the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
From this reading “"At Rio, I surmise."”
infer from incomplete evidence
From this reading “"At Rio, I surmise."”
at any time that; every time that
From this reading “"I'm ready to go with you, Bill, whenever you say the word," said Charlie, promptly.”
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In this reading “"I'm ready to go with you, Bill, whenever you say the word," said Charlie, promptly.”
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the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
From this reading And so the agreement was made.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so the agreement was made.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At Rio, I surmise."
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "I'm ready to go with you, Bill, whenever you say the word," said Charlie, promptly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm ready to go with you, Bill, whenever you say the word," said Charlie, promptly.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I'm ready to go with you, Bill, whenever you say the word," said Charlie, promptly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "At Rio, I surmise."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm ready to go with you, Bill, whenever you say the word," said Charlie, promptly.
a boy or man
From this reading "That's right, my lad."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And so the agreement was made.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "That's right, my lad."
with little or no delay
From this reading "I'm ready to go with you, Bill, whenever you say the word," said Charlie, promptly.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "I'm ready to go with you, Bill, whenever you say the word," said Charlie, promptly.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "That's right, my lad."
the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
From this reading "At Rio, I surmise."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'm ready to go with you, Bill, whenever you say the word," said Charlie, promptly.
express in words
From this reading "I'm ready to go with you, Bill, whenever you say the word," said Charlie, promptly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so the agreement was made.
infer from incomplete evidence
From this reading "At Rio, I surmise."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's right, my lad."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'm ready to go with you, Bill, whenever you say the word," said Charlie, promptly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm ready to go with you, Bill, whenever you say the word," said Charlie, promptly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And so the agreement was made.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading "I'm ready to go with you, Bill, whenever you say the word," said Charlie, promptly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I'm ready to go with you, Bill, whenever you say the word," said Charlie, promptly.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "I'm ready to go with you, Bill, whenever you say the word," said Charlie, promptly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-eight and one
From this reading XXIX.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm ready to go with you, Bill, whenever you say the word," said Charlie, promptly.
Chapter 7 of Charlie Codman's Cruise: A Story for Boys by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 454 sentences, grouped into 91 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 454 sentences of Charlie Codman's Cruise: A Story for Boys, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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