Chapter 3 of In Eastern Seas is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of In Eastern Seas is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Now we must leave our fatherland, And wander far o'er ocean's foam." GOOD BYE TO ALBION! SOUTHWARD HO! GIBRALTAR. Farewell, farewell!
Chapter 3 of In Eastern Seas is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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archaic name for England or Great Britain; used poetically
From this reading “GOOD BYE TO ALBION!”
an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
From this reading “GOOD BYE TO ALBION!”
the country where you were born
From this reading “"Now we must leave our fatherland, And wander far o'er ocean's foam."”
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading “"Now we must leave our fatherland, And wander far o'er ocean's foam."”
location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules
From this reading “GIBRALTAR.”
possessive form of “ocean” — a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading “"Now we must leave our fatherland, And wander far o'er ocean's foam."”
toward the south
From this reading “SOUTHWARD HO!”
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “"Now we must leave our fatherland, And wander far o'er ocean's foam."”
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archaic name for England or Great Britain; used poetically
From this reading GOOD BYE TO ALBION!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now we must leave our fatherland, And wander far o'er ocean's foam."
an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
From this reading GOOD BYE TO ALBION!
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "Now we must leave our fatherland, And wander far o'er ocean's foam."
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading Farewell, farewell!
the country where you were born
From this reading "Now we must leave our fatherland, And wander far o'er ocean's foam."
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading "Now we must leave our fatherland, And wander far o'er ocean's foam."
location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules
From this reading GIBRALTAR.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading GOOD BYE TO ALBION!
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading SOUTHWARD HO!
go away from a place
From this reading "Now we must leave our fatherland, And wander far o'er ocean's foam."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Now we must leave our fatherland, And wander far o'er ocean's foam."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now we must leave our fatherland, And wander far o'er ocean's foam."
throughout a period of time
From this reading "Now we must leave our fatherland, And wander far o'er ocean's foam."
possessive form of “ocean” — a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading "Now we must leave our fatherland, And wander far o'er ocean's foam."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Now we must leave our fatherland, And wander far o'er ocean's foam."
toward the south
From this reading SOUTHWARD HO!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GOOD BYE TO ALBION!
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading "Now we must leave our fatherland, And wander far o'er ocean's foam."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Now we must leave our fatherland, And wander far o'er ocean's foam."
Chapter 3 of In Eastern Seas by J. J. Smith holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 3 holds 139 sentences of In Eastern Seas, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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