Chapter 16 of For the freedom of the seas is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of For the freedom of the seas is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THROUGH THE NIGHT “But, look here, Mart! How the dickens will you know where to go? I don’t believe this is a real road we’re on!” “Give ’em their heads, old scout: that’s the only way. Every nag knows how to get home.
Chapter 16 of For the freedom of the seas is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a word used in exclamations of confusion
From this reading “How the dickens will you know where to go?”
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading ““Give ’em their heads, old scout: that’s the only way.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “Every nag knows how to get home.”
an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
From this reading “THROUGH THE NIGHT “But, look here, Mart!”
bother persistently with trivial complaints
From this reading “Every nag knows how to get home.”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “I don’t believe this is a real road we’re on!””
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “I don’t believe this is a real road we’re on!””
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading ““Give ’em their heads, old scout: that’s the only way.”
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In this reading “Every nag knows how to get home.”
In this reading “THROUGH THE NIGHT “But, look here, Mart!”
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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 I don’t believe this is a real road we’re on!”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I don’t believe this is a real road we’re on!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THROUGH THE NIGHT “But, look here, Mart!
a word used in exclamations of confusion
From this reading How the dickens will you know where to go?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t believe this is a real road we’re on!”
a quad with a square body
From this reading “Give ’em their heads, old scout: that’s the only way.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every nag knows how to get home.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Every nag knows how to get home.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Give ’em their heads, old scout: that’s the only way.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading How the dickens will you know where to go?
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Give ’em their heads, old scout: that’s the only way.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading THROUGH THE NIGHT “But, look here, Mart!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Every nag knows how to get home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How the dickens will you know where to go?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t believe this is a real road we’re on!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I don’t believe this is a real road we’re on!”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading How the dickens will you know where to go?
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Every nag knows how to get home.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THROUGH THE NIGHT “But, look here, Mart!
an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
From this reading THROUGH THE NIGHT “But, look here, Mart!
bother persistently with trivial complaints
From this reading Every nag knows how to get home.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THROUGH THE NIGHT “But, look here, Mart!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Give ’em their heads, old scout: that’s the only way.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I don’t believe this is a real road we’re on!”
and nothing more
From this reading “Give ’em their heads, old scout: that’s the only way.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading I don’t believe this is a real road we’re on!”
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading I don’t believe this is a real road we’re on!”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “Give ’em their heads, old scout: that’s the only way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Give ’em their heads, old scout: that’s the only way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THROUGH THE NIGHT “But, look here, Mart!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Give ’em their heads, old scout: that’s the only way.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I don’t believe this is a real road we’re on!”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THROUGH THE NIGHT “But, look here, Mart!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How the dickens will you know where to go?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Give ’em their heads, old scout: that’s the only way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t believe this is a real road we’re on!”
in or at the place that
From this reading How the dickens will you know where to go?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading How the dickens will you know where to go?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How the dickens will you know where to go?
Chapter 16 of For the freedom of the seas by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 184 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 16 holds 184 sentences of For the freedom of the seas, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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