Chapter III
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_THE FAREWELL. THE ROYAL KENT. PIRATES. THE FIGHT. ENLISTING IN A NEW SERVICE.
Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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_THE
FAREWELL.
THE
ROYAL
KENT.
PIRATES.
THE
FIGHT.
ENLISTING
IN
A
NEW
SERVICE.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/55 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
_THE
FAREWELL.
/ðə ˌferˈwel/
Line 2
THE
ROYAL
KENT.
/ðə ˈrɔɪəl kent/
Line 3
PIRATES.
/ˈpaɪrəts/
Line 4
THE
FIGHT.
/ðə faɪt/
Line 5
ENLISTING
IN
A
NEW
SERVICE.
/enˈlɪstɪŋ ɪn ə nuː ˈsɜːrvəs/
Learner Dictionary
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enlisting
noun
US /enˈlɪstɪŋ/
the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.)
From this reading “ENLISTING IN A NEW SERVICE.”
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “_THE FAREWELL.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “THE FIGHT.”
kent
noun
US /kent/
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading “THE ROYAL KENT.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “ENLISTING IN A NEW SERVICE.”
pirates
noun
US /ˈpaɪrəts/
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading “PIRATES.”
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading “THE ROYAL KENT.”
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading “ENLISTING IN A NEW SERVICE.”
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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 ENLISTING IN A NEW SERVICE.
ENLISTINGnounUS /enˈlɪstɪŋ/
the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.)
From this reading ENLISTING IN A NEW SERVICE.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading _THE FAREWELL.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading THE FIGHT.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ENLISTING IN A NEW SERVICE.
KENTnounUS /kent/
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading THE ROYAL KENT.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading ENLISTING IN A NEW SERVICE.
PIRATESnounUS /ˈpaɪrəts/
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading PIRATES.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading THE ROYAL KENT.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading ENLISTING IN A NEW SERVICE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE FAREWELL.
Chapter 3 of Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain by Maturin M. (Maturin Murray) Ballou holds 277 sentences, grouped into 56 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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