Chapter 10 of Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Luff! Luff!" cried Captain Pearson, as the _Richard_ began to forge near him. "Luff! Luff! and let fly with all guns at the water-line. Sink the Yankee Pirate!"
Chapter 10 of Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “Luff!" cried Captain Pearson, as the _Richard_ began to forge near him.”
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “Luff! and let fly with all guns at the water-line.”
create by hammering
From this reading “Luff!" cried Captain Pearson, as the _Richard_ began to forge near him.”
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “Luff! and let fly with all guns at the water-line.”
(nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast
From this reading “"Luff!”
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading “Sink the Yankee Pirate!"”
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “Sink the Yankee Pirate!"”
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading “Sink the Yankee Pirate!"”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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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 Luff! and let fly with all guns at the water-line.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Luff! and let fly with all guns at the water-line.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Luff!" cried Captain Pearson, as the _Richard_ began to forge near him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Luff! and let fly with all guns at the water-line.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Luff!" cried Captain Pearson, as the _Richard_ began to forge near him.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Luff!" cried Captain Pearson, as the _Richard_ began to forge near him.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Luff!" cried Captain Pearson, as the _Richard_ began to forge near him.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Luff! and let fly with all guns at the water-line.
create by hammering
From this reading Luff!" cried Captain Pearson, as the _Richard_ began to forge near him.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Luff! and let fly with all guns at the water-line.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Luff!" cried Captain Pearson, as the _Richard_ began to forge near him.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Luff! and let fly with all guns at the water-line.
(nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast
From this reading "Luff!
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Luff!" cried Captain Pearson, as the _Richard_ began to forge near him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Luff!" cried Captain Pearson, as the _Richard_ began to forge near him.
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading Sink the Yankee Pirate!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Luff!" cried Captain Pearson, as the _Richard_ began to forge near him.
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading Sink the Yankee Pirate!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Luff!" cried Captain Pearson, as the _Richard_ began to forge near him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Luff!" cried Captain Pearson, as the _Richard_ began to forge near him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Luff! and let fly with all guns at the water-line.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Luff! and let fly with all guns at the water-line.
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading Sink the Yankee Pirate!"
Chapter 10 of Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea by Charles H. L. (Charles Haven Ladd) Johnston holds 408 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 10 holds 408 sentences of Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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