Chapter 7 of Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Huzzah!" shouted an enthusiastic Frenchman. "We have won! See--up go the French colors upon the first vessel. The other--poof--eet ees a jelly. Eet ees pounded to ze shreds."
Chapter 7 of Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading “See--up go the French colors upon the first vessel.”
having or showing great excitement and interest
From this reading “"Huzzah!" shouted an enthusiastic Frenchman.”
a person of French nationality
From this reading “"Huzzah!" shouted an enthusiastic Frenchman.”
an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
From this reading “The other--poof--eet ees a jelly.”
offensive term for a homosexual man
From this reading “The other--poof--eet ees a jelly.”
past form of “pound” — hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading “Eet ees pounded to ze shreds."”
plural of “shred” — a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
From this reading “Eet ees pounded to ze shreds."”
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading “"We have won!”
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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 other--poof--eet ees a jelly.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Huzzah!" shouted an enthusiastic Frenchman.
a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading See--up go the French colors upon the first vessel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other--poof--eet ees a jelly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other--poof--eet ees a jelly.
having or showing great excitement and interest
From this reading "Huzzah!" shouted an enthusiastic Frenchman.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading See--up go the French colors upon the first vessel.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading See--up go the French colors upon the first vessel.
a person of French nationality
From this reading "Huzzah!" shouted an enthusiastic Frenchman.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading See--up go the French colors upon the first vessel.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have won!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Huzzah!" shouted an enthusiastic Frenchman.
an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
From this reading The other--poof--eet ees a jelly.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other--poof--eet ees a jelly.
offensive term for a homosexual man
From this reading The other--poof--eet ees a jelly.
past form of “pound” — hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading Eet ees pounded to ze shreds."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See--up go the French colors upon the first vessel.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Huzzah!" shouted an enthusiastic Frenchman.
plural of “shred” — a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
From this reading Eet ees pounded to ze shreds."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading See--up go the French colors upon the first vessel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Eet ees pounded to ze shreds."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading See--up go the French colors upon the first vessel.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading See--up go the French colors upon the first vessel.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading See--up go the French colors upon the first vessel.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have won!
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading "We have won!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eet ees pounded to ze shreds."
Chapter 7 of Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea by Charles H. L. (Charles Haven Ladd) Johnston holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 7 holds 410 sentences of Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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