Chapter 7 of Cormorant Crag: A Tale of the Smuggling Days is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Cormorant Crag: A Tale of the Smuggling Days is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Perhaps so," said Vince. "Then we'll claim them for ours," said Mike decisively. "They can't belong to anybody else now. Nobody can be alive who brought them a hundred years ago." "No," said Vince; "but I don't see how we can claim them.
Chapter 7 of Cormorant Crag: A Tale of the Smuggling Days is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessing life
From this reading “Nobody can be alive who brought them a hundred years ago."”
any person at all
From this reading “"They can't belong to anybody else now.”
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “"They can't belong to anybody else now.”
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading “"Then we'll claim them for ours," said Mike decisively.”
with firmness
From this reading “"Then we'll claim them for ours," said Mike decisively.”
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading “"Then we'll claim them for ours," said Mike decisively.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Nobody can be alive who brought them a hundred years ago."”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “"Then we'll claim them for ours," said Mike decisively.”
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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 Nobody can be alive who brought them a hundred years ago."
in the past
From this reading Nobody can be alive who brought them a hundred years ago."
possessing life
From this reading Nobody can be alive who brought them a hundred years ago."
any person at all
From this reading "They can't belong to anybody else now.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nobody can be alive who brought them a hundred years ago."
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading "They can't belong to anybody else now.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Nobody can be alive who brought them a hundred years ago."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No," said Vince; "but I don't see how we can claim them.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Nobody can be alive who brought them a hundred years ago."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They can't belong to anybody else now.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading "Then we'll claim them for ours," said Mike decisively.
with firmness
From this reading "Then we'll claim them for ours," said Mike decisively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," said Vince; "but I don't see how we can claim them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They can't belong to anybody else now.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Then we'll claim them for ours," said Mike decisively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," said Vince; "but I don't see how we can claim them.
ten 10s
From this reading Nobody can be alive who brought them a hundred years ago."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No," said Vince; "but I don't see how we can claim them.
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading "Then we'll claim them for ours," said Mike decisively.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," said Vince; "but I don't see how we can claim them.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody can be alive who brought them a hundred years ago."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "They can't belong to anybody else now.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading "Then we'll claim them for ours," said Mike decisively.
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps so," said Vince.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Perhaps so," said Vince.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "No," said Vince; "but I don't see how we can claim them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Perhaps so," said Vince.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Then we'll claim them for ours," said Mike decisively.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then we'll claim them for ours," said Mike decisively.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They can't belong to anybody else now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They can't belong to anybody else now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Perhaps so," said Vince.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "No," said Vince; "but I don't see how we can claim them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then we'll claim them for ours," said Mike decisively.
which person or people
From this reading Nobody can be alive who brought them a hundred years ago."
a late time of life
From this reading Nobody can be alive who brought them a hundred years ago."
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