Chapter 1 of Deep-Sea Plunderings is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Deep-Sea Plunderings is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Italics are enclosed in _underscores_, boldface in =equals signs=. By FRANK T. BULLEN. =Deep-Sea Plunderings.= 12mo. Cloth, $1.50. =The Apostles of the Southeast.= 12mo.
Chapter 1 of Deep-Sea Plunderings is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “apostle” — an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform
From this reading “=The Apostles of the Southeast.= 12mo.”
a typeface with thick heavy lines
From this reading “Italics are enclosed in _underscores_, boldface in =equals signs=.”
closed in or surrounded or included within
From this reading “Italics are enclosed in _underscores_, boldface in =equals signs=.”
plural of “equal” — a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading “Italics are enclosed in _underscores_, boldface in =equals signs=.”
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading “Italics are enclosed in _underscores_, boldface in =equals signs=.”
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “Italics are enclosed in _underscores_, boldface in =equals signs=.”
the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
From this reading “=The Apostles of the Southeast.= 12mo.”
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
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From this reading Cloth, $1.50.
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From this reading =Deep-Sea Plunderings.= 12mo.
plural of “apostle” — an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform
From this reading =The Apostles of the Southeast.= 12mo.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Italics are enclosed in _underscores_, boldface in =equals signs=.
a typeface with thick heavy lines
From this reading Italics are enclosed in _underscores_, boldface in =equals signs=.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By FRANK T. BULLEN.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By FRANK T. BULLEN.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Cloth, $1.50.
of or taking place in the deeper parts of the sea
From this reading =Deep-Sea Plunderings.= 12mo.
closed in or surrounded or included within
From this reading Italics are enclosed in _underscores_, boldface in =equals signs=.
plural of “equal” — a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading Italics are enclosed in _underscores_, boldface in =equals signs=.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading By FRANK T. BULLEN.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Italics are enclosed in _underscores_, boldface in =equals signs=.
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Italics are enclosed in _underscores_, boldface in =equals signs=.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading =Deep-Sea Plunderings.= 12mo.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading =The Apostles of the Southeast.= 12mo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =Deep-Sea Plunderings.= 12mo.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Italics are enclosed in _underscores_, boldface in =equals signs=.
the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
From this reading =The Apostles of the Southeast.= 12mo.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading By FRANK T. BULLEN.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading =The Apostles of the Southeast.= 12mo.
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
From this reading Italics are enclosed in _underscores_, boldface in =equals signs=.
Chapter 1 of Deep-Sea Plunderings by Frank Thomas Bullen holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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 172 sentences of Deep-Sea Plunderings, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Deep-Sea Plunderings by Frank Thomas Bullen exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 172 sentences, grouped into 35 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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