Chapter 5 of Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Tut! Tut!" continued the old man. "You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it. Tut! Tut!"
Chapter 5 of Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading “"You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.”
without stop or interruption
From this reading “Tut!" continued the old man.”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “"You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.”
go away from a place
From this reading “"You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Tut!" continued the old man.”
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “"You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “"You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.”
utter “tsk,” “tut,” or “tut-tut,” as in disapproval
From this reading “"Tut!”
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In this reading “"You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.”
a man who is very old
In this reading “Tut!" continued the old man.”
In this reading “"You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.”
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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 "You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.
later than; following
From this reading "You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading "You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Tut!" continued the old man.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.
go away from a place
From this reading "You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Tut!" continued the old man.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Tut!" continued the old man.
a city in northeastern France to the east of Paris; scene of the coronation of most French kings; site of the unconditional German surrender in 1945 at the end of World War II
From this reading "You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading "You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tut!" continued the old man.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.
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From this reading "You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.
utter “tsk,” “tut,” or “tut-tut,” as in disapproval
From this reading "Tut!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will leave, to-morrow, for the college at Rheims, and, after you have been there but a short time, I feel sure that you will like it.
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