Chapter 37 of Gordon Craig, Soldier of Fortune is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of Gordon Craig, Soldier of Fortune is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A HOMEWARD VOYAGE "It--it is all over with? You have been successful?" "Yes, don't worry," and I held her hands fast, looking into her eyes. "There can be no further trouble. Captain Henley and his crew are prisoners."
Chapter 37 of Gordon Craig, Soldier of Fortune is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading “Captain Henley and his crew are prisoners."”
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “"Yes, don't worry," and I held her hands fast, looking into her eyes.”
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading “"There can be no further trouble.”
toward home
From this reading “A HOMEWARD VOYAGE "It--it is all over with?”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “Captain Henley and his crew are prisoners."”
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading “You have been successful?"”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading “A HOMEWARD VOYAGE "It--it is all over with?”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading “"Yes, don't worry," and I held her hands fast, looking into her eyes.”
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 A HOMEWARD VOYAGE "It--it is all over with?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading A HOMEWARD VOYAGE "It--it is all over with?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, don't worry," and I held her hands fast, looking into her eyes.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Captain Henley and his crew are prisoners."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There can be no further trouble.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You have been successful?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "There can be no further trouble.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Henley and his crew are prisoners."
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading Captain Henley and his crew are prisoners."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, don't worry," and I held her hands fast, looking into her eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Yes, don't worry," and I held her hands fast, looking into her eyes.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading "Yes, don't worry," and I held her hands fast, looking into her eyes.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading "There can be no further trouble.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "Yes, don't worry," and I held her hands fast, looking into her eyes.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have been successful?"
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading "Yes, don't worry," and I held her hands fast, looking into her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Henley and his crew are prisoners."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, don't worry," and I held her hands fast, looking into her eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Henley and his crew are prisoners."
toward home
From this reading A HOMEWARD VOYAGE "It--it is all over with?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, don't worry," and I held her hands fast, looking into her eyes.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Yes, don't worry," and I held her hands fast, looking into her eyes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A HOMEWARD VOYAGE "It--it is all over with?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A HOMEWARD VOYAGE "It--it is all over with?
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Yes, don't worry," and I held her hands fast, looking into her eyes.
not any; not one
From this reading "There can be no further trouble.
above and across; more than
From this reading A HOMEWARD VOYAGE "It--it is all over with?
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Captain Henley and his crew are prisoners."
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading You have been successful?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There can be no further trouble.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "There can be no further trouble.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading A HOMEWARD VOYAGE "It--it is all over with?
in the company of; together with
From this reading A HOMEWARD VOYAGE "It--it is all over with?
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading "Yes, don't worry," and I held her hands fast, looking into her eyes.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, don't worry," and I held her hands fast, looking into her eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have been successful?"
Chapter 37 of Gordon Craig, Soldier of Fortune by Randall Parrish holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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 37 holds 108 sentences of Gordon Craig, Soldier of Fortune, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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