Chapter 3 of Kidnapping in the Pacific is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Kidnapping in the Pacific is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"`Are the rest all lost, think you?' asked Bill. "`No doubt about it,' said I. `The boat could not have lived a minute in such a sea as there is running. We are better off even here.' "`Terrible,' said Bill.
Chapter 3 of Kidnapping in the Pacific is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “"`Are the rest all lost, think you?' asked Bill.”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “`The boat could not have lived a minute in such a sea as there is running.”
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “"`No doubt about it,' said I.”
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “`The boat could not have lived a minute in such a sea as there is running.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “`The boat could not have lived a minute in such a sea as there is running.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “`The boat could not have lived a minute in such a sea as there is running.”
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “`The boat could not have lived a minute in such a sea as there is running.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “"`Terrible,' said Bill.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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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 `The boat could not have lived a minute in such a sea as there is running.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "`No doubt about it,' said I.
(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 "`Are the rest all lost, think you?' asked Bill.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "`Are the rest all lost, think you?' asked Bill.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading `The boat could not have lived a minute in such a sea as there is running.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "`Are the rest all lost, think you?' asked Bill.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading We are better off even here.'
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "`Are the rest all lost, think you?' asked Bill.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading `The boat could not have lived a minute in such a sea as there is running.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading `The boat could not have lived a minute in such a sea as there is running.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading "`No doubt about it,' said I.
divisible by two
From this reading We are better off even here.'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading `The boat could not have lived a minute in such a sea as there is running.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We are better off even here.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "`No doubt about it,' said I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading `The boat could not have lived a minute in such a sea as there is running.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading `The boat could not have lived a minute in such a sea as there is running.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "`No doubt about it,' said I.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading `The boat could not have lived a minute in such a sea as there is running.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "`Are the rest all lost, think you?' asked Bill.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading `The boat could not have lived a minute in such a sea as there is running.
not any; not one
From this reading "`No doubt about it,' said I.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading `The boat could not have lived a minute in such a sea as there is running.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We are better off even here.'
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "`Are the rest all lost, think you?' asked Bill.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading `The boat could not have lived a minute in such a sea as there is running.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "`No doubt about it,' said I.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading `The boat could not have lived a minute in such a sea as there is running.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading `The boat could not have lived a minute in such a sea as there is running.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "`Terrible,' said Bill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "`Are the rest all lost, think you?' asked Bill.
in or at that place or location
From this reading `The boat could not have lived a minute in such a sea as there is running.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "`Are the rest all lost, think you?' asked Bill.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are better off even here.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "`Are the rest all lost, think you?' asked Bill.
Chapter 3 of Kidnapping in the Pacific by William Henry Giles Kingston holds 423 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 3 holds 423 sentences of Kidnapping in the Pacific, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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