Chapter 5 of Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
Chapter 5 of Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_STATE OF HOSTILITIES, DISPOSITION OF THE PRIZE, ANOTHER MUTINY. FATE OF THE LEADER. PLAN FOR LIBERATING THE PRISONERS. THE EXPEDITION. HAVANA.
Chapter 5 of Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
your usual mood
From this reading “_STATE OF HOSTILITIES, DISPOSITION OF THE PRIZE, ANOTHER MUTINY.”
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading “THE EXPEDITION.”
the capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas
From this reading “HAVANA.”
fighting; acts of overt warfare
From this reading “_STATE OF HOSTILITIES, DISPOSITION OF THE PRIZE, ANOTHER MUTINY.”
-ing form of “liberate” — give equal rights to; of women and minorities
From this reading “PLAN FOR LIBERATING THE PRISONERS.”
open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
From this reading “_STATE OF HOSTILITIES, DISPOSITION OF THE PRIZE, ANOTHER MUTINY.”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “PLAN FOR LIBERATING THE PRISONERS.”
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading “_STATE OF HOSTILITIES, DISPOSITION OF THE PRIZE, ANOTHER MUTINY.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “PLAN FOR LIBERATING THE PRISONERS.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading _STATE OF HOSTILITIES, DISPOSITION OF THE PRIZE, ANOTHER MUTINY.
your usual mood
From this reading _STATE OF HOSTILITIES, DISPOSITION OF THE PRIZE, ANOTHER MUTINY.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading THE EXPEDITION.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading FATE OF THE LEADER.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PLAN FOR LIBERATING THE PRISONERS.
the capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas
From this reading HAVANA.
fighting; acts of overt warfare
From this reading _STATE OF HOSTILITIES, DISPOSITION OF THE PRIZE, ANOTHER MUTINY.
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading FATE OF THE LEADER.
-ing form of “liberate” — give equal rights to; of women and minorities
From this reading PLAN FOR LIBERATING THE PRISONERS.
open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
From this reading _STATE OF HOSTILITIES, DISPOSITION OF THE PRIZE, ANOTHER MUTINY.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _STATE OF HOSTILITIES, DISPOSITION OF THE PRIZE, ANOTHER MUTINY.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading PLAN FOR LIBERATING THE PRISONERS.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading PLAN FOR LIBERATING THE PRISONERS.
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading _STATE OF HOSTILITIES, DISPOSITION OF THE PRIZE, ANOTHER MUTINY.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading _STATE OF HOSTILITIES, DISPOSITION OF THE PRIZE, ANOTHER MUTINY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _STATE OF HOSTILITIES, DISPOSITION OF THE PRIZE, ANOTHER MUTINY.
Chapter 5 of Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain by Maturin M. (Maturin Murray) Ballou holds 183 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.
Chapter 5 holds 183 sentences of Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain by Maturin M. (Maturin Murray) Ballou exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 183 sentences, grouped into 37 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 37 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 37 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain by Maturin M. (Maturin Murray) Ballou on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 1984 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #47430 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #47430, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 165 minutes of reading across 397 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 11 chapters of Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
