Chapter 8 of Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE JUBARTE. Captain Hull, an experienced whaler, would leave nothing to chance. The capture of a jubarte is a difficult thing. No precaution ought to be neglected. None was in this case.
Chapter 8 of Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “The capture of a jubarte is a difficult thing.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “Captain Hull, an experienced whaler, would leave nothing to chance.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “The capture of a jubarte is a difficult thing.”
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading “Captain Hull, an experienced whaler, would leave nothing to chance.”
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading “Captain Hull, an experienced whaler, would leave nothing to chance.”
disregarded
From this reading “No precaution ought to be neglected.”
a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
From this reading “No precaution ought to be neglected.”
a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales
From this reading “Captain Hull, an experienced whaler, would leave nothing to chance.”
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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 The capture of a jubarte is a difficult thing.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Captain Hull, an experienced whaler, would leave nothing to chance.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No precaution ought to be neglected.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Hull, an experienced whaler, would leave nothing to chance.
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading The capture of a jubarte is a difficult thing.
an occurrence of something
From this reading None was in this case.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Captain Hull, an experienced whaler, would leave nothing to chance.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The capture of a jubarte is a difficult thing.
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading Captain Hull, an experienced whaler, would leave nothing to chance.
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading Captain Hull, an experienced whaler, would leave nothing to chance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading None was in this case.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The capture of a jubarte is a difficult thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE JUBARTE.
go away from a place
From this reading Captain Hull, an experienced whaler, would leave nothing to chance.
disregarded
From this reading No precaution ought to be neglected.
not any; not one
From this reading No precaution ought to be neglected.
not one, and not any
From this reading None was in this case.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Captain Hull, an experienced whaler, would leave nothing to chance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The capture of a jubarte is a difficult thing.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading No precaution ought to be neglected.
a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
From this reading No precaution ought to be neglected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JUBARTE.
a special situation
From this reading The capture of a jubarte is a difficult thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading None was in this case.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Captain Hull, an experienced whaler, would leave nothing to chance.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading None was in this case.
a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales
From this reading Captain Hull, an experienced whaler, would leave nothing to chance.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Captain Hull, an experienced whaler, would leave nothing to chance.
Chapter 8 of Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen by Jules Verne holds 184 sentences, grouped into 37 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.
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