Chapter 18 of Cormorant Crag: A Tale of the Smuggling Days is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Cormorant Crag: A Tale of the Smuggling Days is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"If you like, skipper," said the mate quietly; "but if we do the cutter will only stand off a bit and sink us. We couldn't get away." "_Non_" said Jacques: "luck is against us zis time. I sank you, my brave lads, and I like you too vell to go lose your life for nossing. Ve must strike."
Chapter 18 of Cormorant Crag: A Tale of the Smuggling Days is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who cuts or carves stone
From this reading “"If you like, skipper," said the mate quietly; "but if we do the cutter will only stand off a bit and sink us.”
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading “I sank you, my brave lads, and I like you too vell to go lose your life for nossing.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “"_Non_" said Jacques: "luck is against us zis time.”
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading “"If you like, skipper," said the mate quietly; "but if we do the cutter will only stand off a bit and sink us.”
negation of a word or group of words
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “I sank you, my brave lads, and I like you too vell to go lose your life for nossing.”
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “"If you like, skipper," said the mate quietly; "but if we do the cutter will only stand off a bit and sink us.”
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading “"If you like, skipper," said the mate quietly; "but if we do the cutter will only stand off a bit and sink us.”
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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 "If you like, skipper," said the mate quietly; "but if we do the cutter will only stand off a bit and sink us.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "_Non_" said Jacques: "luck is against us zis time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If you like, skipper," said the mate quietly; "but if we do the cutter will only stand off a bit and sink us.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We couldn't get away."
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "If you like, skipper," said the mate quietly; "but if we do the cutter will only stand off a bit and sink us.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading I sank you, my brave lads, and I like you too vell to go lose your life for nossing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "If you like, skipper," said the mate quietly; "but if we do the cutter will only stand off a bit and sink us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We couldn't get away."
someone who cuts or carves stone
From this reading "If you like, skipper," said the mate quietly; "but if we do the cutter will only stand off a bit and sink us.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "If you like, skipper," said the mate quietly; "but if we do the cutter will only stand off a bit and sink us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I sank you, my brave lads, and I like you too vell to go lose your life for nossing.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We couldn't get away."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I sank you, my brave lads, and I like you too vell to go lose your life for nossing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sank you, my brave lads, and I like you too vell to go lose your life for nossing.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you like, skipper," said the mate quietly; "but if we do the cutter will only stand off a bit and sink us.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_Non_" said Jacques: "luck is against us zis time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Non_" said Jacques: "luck is against us zis time.
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading I sank you, my brave lads, and I like you too vell to go lose your life for nossing.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I sank you, my brave lads, and I like you too vell to go lose your life for nossing.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "If you like, skipper," said the mate quietly; "but if we do the cutter will only stand off a bit and sink us.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading I sank you, my brave lads, and I like you too vell to go lose your life for nossing.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "_Non_" said Jacques: "luck is against us zis time.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading "If you like, skipper," said the mate quietly; "but if we do the cutter will only stand off a bit and sink us.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Ve must strike."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I sank you, my brave lads, and I like you too vell to go lose your life for nossing.
negation of a word or group of words
From this reading "_Non_" said Jacques: "luck is against us zis time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sank you, my brave lads, and I like you too vell to go lose your life for nossing.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "If you like, skipper," said the mate quietly; "but if we do the cutter will only stand off a bit and sink us.
and nothing more
From this reading "If you like, skipper," said the mate quietly; "but if we do the cutter will only stand off a bit and sink us.
with low volume
From this reading "If you like, skipper," said the mate quietly; "but if we do the cutter will only stand off a bit and sink us.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "If you like, skipper," said the mate quietly; "but if we do the cutter will only stand off a bit and sink us.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading I sank you, my brave lads, and I like you too vell to go lose your life for nossing.
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading "If you like, skipper," said the mate quietly; "but if we do the cutter will only stand off a bit and sink us.
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading "If you like, skipper," said the mate quietly; "but if we do the cutter will only stand off a bit and sink us.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "If you like, skipper," said the mate quietly; "but if we do the cutter will only stand off a bit and sink us.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading Ve must strike."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If you like, skipper," said the mate quietly; "but if we do the cutter will only stand off a bit and sink us.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "_Non_" said Jacques: "luck is against us zis time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I sank you, my brave lads, and I like you too vell to go lose your life for nossing.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I sank you, my brave lads, and I like you too vell to go lose your life for nossing.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If you like, skipper," said the mate quietly; "but if we do the cutter will only stand off a bit and sink us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ve must strike."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sank you, my brave lads, and I like you too vell to go lose your life for nossing.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "If you like, skipper," said the mate quietly; "but if we do the cutter will only stand off a bit and sink us.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "If you like, skipper," said the mate quietly; "but if we do the cutter will only stand off a bit and sink us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you like, skipper," said the mate quietly; "but if we do the cutter will only stand off a bit and sink us.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I sank you, my brave lads, and I like you too vell to go lose your life for nossing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Non_" said Jacques: "luck is against us zis time.
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