Chapter 11 of Frank Mildmay is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Frank Mildmay is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Our boat has one sail, And the helmsman is pale; A bold pilot, I trow Who should follow us now," Shouted he. As he spoke, bolts of death Speck'd their path o'er the sea. "And fear'st thou, and fear'st thou? And see'st thou, and hear'st thou? And drive we not free O'er the terrible sea, I and thou?"
Chapter 11 of Frank Mildmay is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
fearless and daring
From this reading “"Our boat has one sail, And the helmsman is pale; A bold pilot, I trow Who should follow us now," Shouted he.”
plural of “bolt” — a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading “As he spoke, bolts of death Speck'd their path o'er the sea.”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “And drive we not free O'er the terrible sea, I and thou?"”
the person who steers a ship
From this reading “"Our boat has one sail, And the helmsman is pale; A bold pilot, I trow Who should follow us now," Shouted he.”
a course of conduct
From this reading “As he spoke, bolts of death Speck'd their path o'er the sea.”
operate an airplane
From this reading “"Our boat has one sail, And the helmsman is pale; A bold pilot, I trow Who should follow us now," Shouted he.”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “"Our boat has one sail, And the helmsman is pale; A bold pilot, I trow Who should follow us now," Shouted he.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “"Our boat has one sail, And the helmsman is pale; A bold pilot, I trow Who should follow us now," Shouted he.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Our boat has one sail, And the helmsman is pale; A bold pilot, I trow Who should follow us now," Shouted he.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Our boat has one sail, And the helmsman is pale; A bold pilot, I trow Who should follow us now," Shouted he.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he spoke, bolts of death Speck'd their path o'er the sea.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Our boat has one sail, And the helmsman is pale; A bold pilot, I trow Who should follow us now," Shouted he.
fearless and daring
From this reading "Our boat has one sail, And the helmsman is pale; A bold pilot, I trow Who should follow us now," Shouted he.
plural of “bolt” — a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading As he spoke, bolts of death Speck'd their path o'er the sea.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading As he spoke, bolts of death Speck'd their path o'er the sea.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading And drive we not free O'er the terrible sea, I and thou?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And fear'st thou, and fear'st thou?
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "Our boat has one sail, And the helmsman is pale; A bold pilot, I trow Who should follow us now," Shouted he.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading And drive we not free O'er the terrible sea, I and thou?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Our boat has one sail, And the helmsman is pale; A bold pilot, I trow Who should follow us now," Shouted he.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Our boat has one sail, And the helmsman is pale; A bold pilot, I trow Who should follow us now," Shouted he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And see'st thou, and hear'st thou?
the person who steers a ship
From this reading "Our boat has one sail, And the helmsman is pale; A bold pilot, I trow Who should follow us now," Shouted he.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Our boat has one sail, And the helmsman is pale; A bold pilot, I trow Who should follow us now," Shouted he.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Our boat has one sail, And the helmsman is pale; A bold pilot, I trow Who should follow us now," Shouted he.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And drive we not free O'er the terrible sea, I and thou?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Our boat has one sail, And the helmsman is pale; A bold pilot, I trow Who should follow us now," Shouted he.
throughout a period of time
From this reading As he spoke, bolts of death Speck'd their path o'er the sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he spoke, bolts of death Speck'd their path o'er the sea.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Our boat has one sail, And the helmsman is pale; A bold pilot, I trow Who should follow us now," Shouted he.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Our boat has one sail, And the helmsman is pale; A bold pilot, I trow Who should follow us now," Shouted he.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading "Our boat has one sail, And the helmsman is pale; A bold pilot, I trow Who should follow us now," Shouted he.
a course of conduct
From this reading As he spoke, bolts of death Speck'd their path o'er the sea.
operate an airplane
From this reading "Our boat has one sail, And the helmsman is pale; A bold pilot, I trow Who should follow us now," Shouted he.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading "Our boat has one sail, And the helmsman is pale; A bold pilot, I trow Who should follow us now," Shouted he.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading As he spoke, bolts of death Speck'd their path o'er the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And see'st thou, and hear'st thou?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Our boat has one sail, And the helmsman is pale; A bold pilot, I trow Who should follow us now," Shouted he.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Our boat has one sail, And the helmsman is pale; A bold pilot, I trow Who should follow us now," Shouted he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he spoke, bolts of death Speck'd their path o'er the sea.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading As he spoke, bolts of death Speck'd their path o'er the sea.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading And drive we not free O'er the terrible sea, I and thou?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Our boat has one sail, And the helmsman is pale; A bold pilot, I trow Who should follow us now," Shouted he.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As he spoke, bolts of death Speck'd their path o'er the sea.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "And fear'st thou, and fear'st thou?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Our boat has one sail, And the helmsman is pale; A bold pilot, I trow Who should follow us now," Shouted he.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Our boat has one sail, And the helmsman is pale; A bold pilot, I trow Who should follow us now," Shouted he.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And drive we not free O'er the terrible sea, I and thou?"
which person or people
From this reading "Our boat has one sail, And the helmsman is pale; A bold pilot, I trow Who should follow us now," Shouted he.
Chapter 11 of Frank Mildmay by Frederick Marryat holds 220 sentences, grouped into 44 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 11 holds 220 sentences of Frank Mildmay, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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