Chapter 18 of Hurricane Hurry is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Hurricane Hurry is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"HMS `Romney,'" was the answer. "Last from Lisbon." "I told you so," observed Mr Edwards, when the words reached us. "She's a fifty-gun ship, I know, though I never saw her that I know of." "But that ship carries more than fifty-guns if I mistake not," I replied.
Chapter 18 of Hurricane Hurry is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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react verbally
From this reading “"HMS `Romney,'" was the answer.”
plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something
From this reading “"But that ship carries more than fifty-guns if I mistake not," I replied.”
American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758)
From this reading “"I told you so," observed Mr Edwards, when the words reached us.”
capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic
From this reading “"Last from Lisbon."”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"But that ship carries more than fifty-guns if I mistake not," I replied.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “"I told you so," observed Mr Edwards, when the words reached us.”
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading “"I told you so," observed Mr Edwards, when the words reached us.”
transport commercially
From this reading “"She's a fifty-gun ship, I know, though I never saw her that I know of."”
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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 "She's a fifty-gun ship, I know, though I never saw her that I know of."
react verbally
From this reading "HMS `Romney,'" was the answer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But that ship carries more than fifty-guns if I mistake not," I replied.
plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something
From this reading "But that ship carries more than fifty-guns if I mistake not," I replied.
American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758)
From this reading "I told you so," observed Mr Edwards, when the words reached us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's a fifty-gun ship, I know, though I never saw her that I know of."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But that ship carries more than fifty-guns if I mistake not," I replied.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Last from Lisbon."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She's a fifty-gun ship, I know, though I never saw her that I know of."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "HMS `Romney,'" was the answer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I told you so," observed Mr Edwards, when the words reached us.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "But that ship carries more than fifty-guns if I mistake not," I replied.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "She's a fifty-gun ship, I know, though I never saw her that I know of."
immediately past
From this reading "Last from Lisbon."
capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic
From this reading "Last from Lisbon."
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "But that ship carries more than fifty-guns if I mistake not," I replied.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "But that ship carries more than fifty-guns if I mistake not," I replied.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I told you so," observed Mr Edwards, when the words reached us.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "She's a fifty-gun ship, I know, though I never saw her that I know of."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But that ship carries more than fifty-guns if I mistake not," I replied.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "I told you so," observed Mr Edwards, when the words reached us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "She's a fifty-gun ship, I know, though I never saw her that I know of."
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading "I told you so," observed Mr Edwards, when the words reached us.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "But that ship carries more than fifty-guns if I mistake not," I replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "HMS `Romney,'" was the answer.
cut with a saw
From this reading "She's a fifty-gun ship, I know, though I never saw her that I know of."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's a fifty-gun ship, I know, though I never saw her that I know of."
transport commercially
From this reading "She's a fifty-gun ship, I know, though I never saw her that I know of."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I told you so," observed Mr Edwards, when the words reached us.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "But that ship carries more than fifty-guns if I mistake not," I replied.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "She's a fifty-gun ship, I know, though I never saw her that I know of."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "HMS `Romney,'" was the answer.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "She's a fifty-gun ship, I know, though I never saw her that I know of."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I told you so," observed Mr Edwards, when the words reached us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I told you so," observed Mr Edwards, when the words reached us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "HMS `Romney,'" was the answer.
at the time that
From this reading "I told you so," observed Mr Edwards, when the words reached us.
the words that are spoken
From this reading "I told you so," observed Mr Edwards, when the words reached us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I told you so," observed Mr Edwards, when the words reached us.
Chapter 18 of Hurricane Hurry by William Henry Giles Kingston holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 18 holds 425 sentences of Hurricane Hurry, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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