Chapter 12 of Great Sea Stories is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Great Sea Stories is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Not at all. It was cooked thoroughly by the heat, and then frozen. If your barrels haven't burst from the expansion of the brine under the heat or cold, you'll find the meat just as good." "But rather salty, if I'm a judge of salt-horse. Now, where's the sail-locker?
Chapter 12 of Great Sea Stories is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the amount that many barrels might hold
From this reading “If your barrels haven't burst from the expansion of the brine under the heat or cold, you'll find the meat just as good."”
water containing salts
From this reading “If your barrels haven't burst from the expansion of the brine under the heat or cold, you'll find the meat just as good."”
having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
From this reading “It was cooked thoroughly by the heat, and then frozen.”
the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
From this reading “If your barrels haven't burst from the expansion of the brine under the heat or cold, you'll find the meat just as good."”
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading “It was cooked thoroughly by the heat, and then frozen.”
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading “If your barrels haven't burst from the expansion of the brine under the heat or cold, you'll find the meat just as good."”
engagingly stimulating or provocative
From this reading “"But rather salty, if I'm a judge of salt-horse.”
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading “It was cooked thoroughly by the heat, and then frozen.”
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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 "But rather salty, if I'm a judge of salt-horse.
(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 "Not at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was cooked thoroughly by the heat, and then frozen.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If your barrels haven't burst from the expansion of the brine under the heat or cold, you'll find the meat just as good."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Not at all.
the amount that many barrels might hold
From this reading If your barrels haven't burst from the expansion of the brine under the heat or cold, you'll find the meat just as good."
water containing salts
From this reading If your barrels haven't burst from the expansion of the brine under the heat or cold, you'll find the meat just as good."
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading If your barrels haven't burst from the expansion of the brine under the heat or cold, you'll find the meat just as good."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But rather salty, if I'm a judge of salt-horse.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was cooked thoroughly by the heat, and then frozen.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading If your barrels haven't burst from the expansion of the brine under the heat or cold, you'll find the meat just as good."
having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
From this reading It was cooked thoroughly by the heat, and then frozen.
the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
From this reading If your barrels haven't burst from the expansion of the brine under the heat or cold, you'll find the meat just as good."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading If your barrels haven't burst from the expansion of the brine under the heat or cold, you'll find the meat just as good."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If your barrels haven't burst from the expansion of the brine under the heat or cold, you'll find the meat just as good."
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading It was cooked thoroughly by the heat, and then frozen.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading If your barrels haven't burst from the expansion of the brine under the heat or cold, you'll find the meat just as good."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If your barrels haven't burst from the expansion of the brine under the heat or cold, you'll find the meat just as good."
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading It was cooked thoroughly by the heat, and then frozen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But rather salty, if I'm a judge of salt-horse.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If your barrels haven't burst from the expansion of the brine under the heat or cold, you'll find the meat just as good."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was cooked thoroughly by the heat, and then frozen.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading "But rather salty, if I'm a judge of salt-horse.
and nothing more
From this reading If your barrels haven't burst from the expansion of the brine under the heat or cold, you'll find the meat just as good."
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading If your barrels haven't burst from the expansion of the brine under the heat or cold, you'll find the meat just as good."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not at all.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, where's the sail-locker?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If your barrels haven't burst from the expansion of the brine under the heat or cold, you'll find the meat just as good."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If your barrels haven't burst from the expansion of the brine under the heat or cold, you'll find the meat just as good."
on the contrary
From this reading "But rather salty, if I'm a judge of salt-horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, where's the sail-locker?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But rather salty, if I'm a judge of salt-horse.
engagingly stimulating or provocative
From this reading "But rather salty, if I'm a judge of salt-horse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was cooked thoroughly by the heat, and then frozen.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It was cooked thoroughly by the heat, and then frozen.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading It was cooked thoroughly by the heat, and then frozen.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading If your barrels haven't burst from the expansion of the brine under the heat or cold, you'll find the meat just as good."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was cooked thoroughly by the heat, and then frozen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, where's the sail-locker?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If your barrels haven't burst from the expansion of the brine under the heat or cold, you'll find the meat just as good."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If your barrels haven't burst from the expansion of the brine under the heat or cold, you'll find the meat just as good."
Chapter 12 of Great Sea Stories by Joseph Lewis [Editor] French holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 12 holds 429 sentences of Great Sea Stories, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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