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Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers Artemus

Chapter III · Chapter 3

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THE PIRUT FOILED.
Sixteen long and weary years has elapst since the seen narrated in the last chapter took place.
A noble ship, the Sary Jane, is a-sailin from France to Ameriky via the Wabash Canal.
The pirut ship is in hot pursoot of the Sary.
The pirut capting isn't a man of much principle, and intends to kill all the people on bored the Sary and confiscate the walleables.
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Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers Artemus

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers Artemus is here in full — 24 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/4 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE PIRUT FOILED.
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Sixteen long and weary years has elapst since the seen narrated in the last chapter took place.
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A noble ship, the Sary Jane, is a-sailin from France to Ameriky via the Wabash Canal.
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The pirut ship is in hot pursoot of the Sary.
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The pirut capting isn't a man of much principle, and intends to kill all the people on bored the Sary and confiscate the walleables.

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

bored adjective US /bɔːrd/

tired of the world

From this reading “The pirut capting isn't a man of much principle, and intends to kill all the people on bored the Sary and confiscate the walleables.”

Canal noun US /kəˈnæl/

(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion

From this reading “A noble ship, the Sary Jane, is a-sailin from France to Ameriky via the Wabash Canal.”

confiscate verb US /ˈkɑːnfəskeɪt/

take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

From this reading “The pirut capting isn't a man of much principle, and intends to kill all the people on bored the Sary and confiscate the walleables.”

foiled adjective US /fɔɪld/

disappointingly unsuccessful

From this reading “THE PIRUT FOILED.”

intends verb US /ˌɪnˈtendz/

third-person singular of “intend” — have in mind as a purpose

From this reading “The pirut capting isn't a man of much principle, and intends to kill all the people on bored the Sary and confiscate the walleables.”

narrated verb US /ˈnereɪtɪd/

past form of “narrate” — provide commentary for a film, for example

From this reading “Sixteen long and weary years has elapst since the seen narrated in the last chapter took place.”

via preposition US /ˈvaɪə/

by way of; passing through

From this reading “A noble ship, the Sary Jane, is a-sailin from France to Ameriky via the Wabash Canal.”

Wabash noun US /ˈwɔːbæʃ/

a tributary of the Ohio River that rises in western Ohio and flows southwestward across Indiana

From this reading “A noble ship, the Sary Jane, is a-sailin from France to Ameriky via the Wabash Canal.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A noble ship, the Sary Jane, is a-sailin from France to Ameriky via the Wabash Canal.

a-sailin

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From this reading A noble ship, the Sary Jane, is a-sailin from France to Ameriky via the Wabash Canal.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 The pirut capting isn't a man of much principle, and intends to kill all the people on bored the Sary and confiscate the walleables.

Ameriky

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From this reading A noble ship, the Sary Jane, is a-sailin from France to Ameriky via the Wabash Canal.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Sixteen long and weary years has elapst since the seen narrated in the last chapter took place.

boredadjectiveUS /bɔːrd/

tired of the world

From this reading The pirut capting isn't a man of much principle, and intends to kill all the people on bored the Sary and confiscate the walleables.

CanalnounUS /kəˈnæl/

(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion

From this reading A noble ship, the Sary Jane, is a-sailin from France to Ameriky via the Wabash Canal.

capting

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From this reading The pirut capting isn't a man of much principle, and intends to kill all the people on bored the Sary and confiscate the walleables.

chapternounUS /ˈtʃæptər/

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading Sixteen long and weary years has elapst since the seen narrated in the last chapter took place.

confiscateverbUS /ˈkɑːnfəskeɪt/

take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

From this reading The pirut capting isn't a man of much principle, and intends to kill all the people on bored the Sary and confiscate the walleables.

elapst

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From this reading Sixteen long and weary years has elapst since the seen narrated in the last chapter took place.

FOILEDadjectiveUS /fɔɪld/

disappointingly unsuccessful

From this reading THE PIRUT FOILED.

FrancenounUS /fræns/

a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading A noble ship, the Sary Jane, is a-sailin from France to Ameriky via the Wabash Canal.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A noble ship, the Sary Jane, is a-sailin from France to Ameriky via the Wabash Canal.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Sixteen long and weary years has elapst since the seen narrated in the last chapter took place.

hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading The pirut ship is in hot pursoot of the Sary.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Sixteen long and weary years has elapst since the seen narrated in the last chapter took place.

intendsverbUS /ˌɪnˈtendz/

third-person singular of “intend” — have in mind as a purpose

From this reading The pirut capting isn't a man of much principle, and intends to kill all the people on bored the Sary and confiscate the walleables.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A noble ship, the Sary Jane, is a-sailin from France to Ameriky via the Wabash Canal.

isn't

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From this reading The pirut capting isn't a man of much principle, and intends to kill all the people on bored the Sary and confiscate the walleables.

Jane

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From this reading A noble ship, the Sary Jane, is a-sailin from France to Ameriky via the Wabash Canal.

killverbUS /kɪl/

cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading The pirut capting isn't a man of much principle, and intends to kill all the people on bored the Sary and confiscate the walleables.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading Sixteen long and weary years has elapst since the seen narrated in the last chapter took place.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Sixteen long and weary years has elapst since the seen narrated in the last chapter took place.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The pirut capting isn't a man of much principle, and intends to kill all the people on bored the Sary and confiscate the walleables.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The pirut capting isn't a man of much principle, and intends to kill all the people on bored the Sary and confiscate the walleables.

narratedverbUS /ˈnereɪtɪd/

past form of “narrate” — provide commentary for a film, for example

From this reading Sixteen long and weary years has elapst since the seen narrated in the last chapter took place.

nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/

impressive in appearance

From this reading A noble ship, the Sary Jane, is a-sailin from France to Ameriky via the Wabash Canal.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The pirut ship is in hot pursoot of the Sary.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The pirut capting isn't a man of much principle, and intends to kill all the people on bored the Sary and confiscate the walleables.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading The pirut capting isn't a man of much principle, and intends to kill all the people on bored the Sary and confiscate the walleables.

PIRUT

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From this reading THE PIRUT FOILED.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Sixteen long and weary years has elapst since the seen narrated in the last chapter took place.

principlenounUS /ˈprɪnsəpəl/

a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

From this reading The pirut capting isn't a man of much principle, and intends to kill all the people on bored the Sary and confiscate the walleables.

pursoot

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The pirut ship is in hot pursoot of the Sary.

Sary

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A noble ship, the Sary Jane, is a-sailin from France to Ameriky via the Wabash Canal.

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Sixteen long and weary years has elapst since the seen narrated in the last chapter took place.

shipverbUS /ʃɪp/

transport commercially

From this reading A noble ship, the Sary Jane, is a-sailin from France to Ameriky via the Wabash Canal.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Sixteen long and weary years has elapst since the seen narrated in the last chapter took place.

SixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/

being one more than fifteen

From this reading Sixteen long and weary years has elapst since the seen narrated in the last chapter took place.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE PIRUT FOILED.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A noble ship, the Sary Jane, is a-sailin from France to Ameriky via the Wabash Canal.

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Sixteen long and weary years has elapst since the seen narrated in the last chapter took place.

viaprepositionUS /ˈvaɪə/

by way of; passing through

From this reading A noble ship, the Sary Jane, is a-sailin from France to Ameriky via the Wabash Canal.

WabashnounUS /ˈwɔːbæʃ/

a tributary of the Ohio River that rises in western Ohio and flows southwestward across Indiana

From this reading A noble ship, the Sary Jane, is a-sailin from France to Ameriky via the Wabash Canal.

walleables

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The pirut capting isn't a man of much principle, and intends to kill all the people on bored the Sary and confiscate the walleables.

wearyverbUS /ˈwɪri/

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

From this reading Sixteen long and weary years has elapst since the seen narrated in the last chapter took place.

yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading Sixteen long and weary years has elapst since the seen narrated in the last chapter took place.

Chapter 3 of Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers Artemus by Various holds 24 sentences, grouped into 5 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

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