Chapter 2 of Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DICK SAND. Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions. Mrs. Weldon had been installed on board the "Pilgrim" as comfortably as possible. Neither poop nor "roufle" was at the end of the deck. There was no stern cabin, then, to receive the passengers.
Chapter 2 of Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading “Mrs. Weldon had been installed on board the "Pilgrim" as comfortably as possible.”
plural of “delay” — time during which some action is awaited
From this reading “Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.”
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading “Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.”
inflected form of “instal” — set up for use
From this reading “Mrs. Weldon had been installed on board the "Pilgrim" as comfortably as possible.”
the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
From this reading “Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.”
someone who journeys in foreign lands
From this reading “Mrs. Weldon had been installed on board the "Pilgrim" as comfortably as possible.”
obscene terms for feces
From this reading “Neither poop nor "roufle" was at the end of the deck.”
capable of being borne though unpleasant
From this reading “Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.”
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highly skilled
From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Weldon had been installed on board the "Pilgrim" as comfortably as possible.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Neither poop nor "roufle" was at the end of the deck.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Weldon had been installed on board the "Pilgrim" as comfortably as possible.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Mrs. Weldon had been installed on board the "Pilgrim" as comfortably as possible.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading There was no stern cabin, then, to receive the passengers.
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading Mrs. Weldon had been installed on board the "Pilgrim" as comfortably as possible.
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Neither poop nor "roufle" was at the end of the deck.
plural of “delay” — time during which some action is awaited
From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
someone who is a detective
From this reading DICK SAND.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Neither poop nor "roufle" was at the end of the deck.
apart from; not including
From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Weldon had been installed on board the "Pilgrim" as comfortably as possible.
inflected form of “instal” — set up for use
From this reading Mrs. Weldon had been installed on board the "Pilgrim" as comfortably as possible.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Weldon had been installed on board the "Pilgrim" as comfortably as possible.
the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither poop nor "roufle" was at the end of the deck.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no stern cabin, then, to receive the passengers.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither poop nor "roufle" was at the end of the deck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Neither poop nor "roufle" was at the end of the deck.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Weldon had been installed on board the "Pilgrim" as comfortably as possible.
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading There was no stern cabin, then, to receive the passengers.
someone who journeys in foreign lands
From this reading Mrs. Weldon had been installed on board the "Pilgrim" as comfortably as possible.
obscene terms for feces
From this reading Neither poop nor "roufle" was at the end of the deck.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Mrs. Weldon had been installed on board the "Pilgrim" as comfortably as possible.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading There was no stern cabin, then, to receive the passengers.
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From this reading Neither poop nor "roufle" was at the end of the deck.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading DICK SAND.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading There was no stern cabin, then, to receive the passengers.
capable of being borne though unpleasant
From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There was no stern cabin, then, to receive the passengers.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no stern cabin, then, to receive the passengers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no stern cabin, then, to receive the passengers.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
precisely as stated
From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Weldon had been installed on board the "Pilgrim" as comfortably as possible.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
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