Chapter 9 of Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_HIGH HOCK. MOLL PITCHER THE FORTUNE-TELLER. ARRIVAL OF THE PRIZES. FANNY AND THE CAPTAIN OF THE DOLPHIN. A DECLARATION.
Chapter 9 of Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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accomplishment of an objective
From this reading “ARRIVAL OF THE PRIZES.”
a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
From this reading “A DECLARATION.”
large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
From this reading “FANNY AND THE CAPTAIN OF THE DOLPHIN.”
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading “FANNY AND THE CAPTAIN OF THE DOLPHIN.”
leave as a guarantee in return for money
From this reading “_HIGH HOCK.”
the girlfriend of a gangster
From this reading “MOLL PITCHER THE FORTUNE-TELLER.”
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading “MOLL PITCHER THE FORTUNE-TELLER.”
plural of “prize” — something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading “ARRIVAL OF THE PRIZES.”
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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 A DECLARATION.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FANNY AND THE CAPTAIN OF THE DOLPHIN.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading ARRIVAL OF THE PRIZES.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading FANNY AND THE CAPTAIN OF THE DOLPHIN.
a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
From this reading A DECLARATION.
large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
From this reading FANNY AND THE CAPTAIN OF THE DOLPHIN.
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading FANNY AND THE CAPTAIN OF THE DOLPHIN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOLL PITCHER THE FORTUNE-TELLER.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading _HIGH HOCK.
leave as a guarantee in return for money
From this reading _HIGH HOCK.
the girlfriend of a gangster
From this reading MOLL PITCHER THE FORTUNE-TELLER.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ARRIVAL OF THE PRIZES.
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading MOLL PITCHER THE FORTUNE-TELLER.
plural of “prize” — something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading ARRIVAL OF THE PRIZES.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MOLL PITCHER THE FORTUNE-TELLER.
Chapter 9 of Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain by Maturin M. (Maturin Murray) Ballou holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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 9 holds 199 sentences of Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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