Chapter 3 of Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WRECK. Dick Sand's cry brought all the crew to their feet. The men who were not on watch came on deck. Captain Hull, leaving his cabin, went toward the bow. Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
Chapter 3 of Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States anthropologist (1887-1948)
From this reading “Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.”
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading “Captain Hull, leaving his cabin, went toward the bow.”
your grandmother
From this reading “Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.”
someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
From this reading “Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.”
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading “Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.”
possessive form of “sand” — a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading “Dick Sand's cry brought all the crew to their feet.”
past form of “signal” — communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
From this reading “Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.”
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading “Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Dick Sand's cry brought all the crew to their feet.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
United States anthropologist (1887-1948)
From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading Captain Hull, leaving his cabin, went toward the bow.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Dick Sand's cry brought all the crew to their feet.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Captain Hull, leaving his cabin, went toward the bow.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The men who were not on watch came on deck.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Hull, leaving his cabin, went toward the bow.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading Dick Sand's cry brought all the crew to their feet.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Dick Sand's cry brought all the crew to their feet.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The men who were not on watch came on deck.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick Sand's cry brought all the crew to their feet.
divisible by two
From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Dick Sand's cry brought all the crew to their feet.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Hull, leaving his cabin, went toward the bow.
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading Captain Hull, leaving his cabin, went toward the bow.
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
the act of departing
From this reading Captain Hull, leaving his cabin, went toward the bow.
the force of workers available
From this reading The men who were not on watch came on deck.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
your grandmother
From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The men who were not on watch came on deck.
someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The men who were not on watch came on deck.
above and across; more than
From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
possessive form of “sand” — a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Dick Sand's cry brought all the crew to their feet.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
past form of “signal” — communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WRECK.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Dick Sand's cry brought all the crew to their feet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dick Sand's cry brought all the crew to their feet.
in the direction of
From this reading Captain Hull, leaving his cabin, went toward the bow.
look attentively
From this reading The men who were not on watch came on deck.
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From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Captain Hull, leaving his cabin, went toward the bow.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The men who were not on watch came on deck.
which person or people
From this reading The men who were not on watch came on deck.
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading THE WRECK.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
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