Chapter 1 of Leaves from a middy's log is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Leaves from a middy's log is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Bold text displayed as: =bold= LEAVES FROM A MIDDY’S LOG T. NELSON & SONS. Author of “Adventures of a Midshipmite,” “The Rajah of Monkey Island,” “The Cruise of the ‘Cormorant’.” &c. &c.
Chapter 1 of Leaves from a middy's log is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish
From this reading “Author of “Adventures of a Midshipmite,” “The Rajah of Monkey Island,” “The Cruise of the ‘Cormorant’.””
drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
From this reading “Author of “Adventures of a Midshipmite,” “The Rajah of Monkey Island,” “The Cruise of the ‘Cormorant’.””
past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent
From this reading “Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Bold text displayed as: =bold= LEAVES FROM A MIDDY’S LOG”
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading “Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Bold text displayed as: =bold= LEAVES FROM A MIDDY’S LOG”
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading “Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Bold text displayed as: =bold= LEAVES FROM A MIDDY’S LOG”
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading “Author of “Adventures of a Midshipmite,” “The Rajah of Monkey Island,” “The Cruise of the ‘Cormorant’.””
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading “T. NELSON & SONS.”
the words of something written
From this reading “Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Bold text displayed as: =bold= LEAVES FROM A MIDDY’S LOG”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading Author of “Adventures of a Midshipmite,” “The Rajah of Monkey Island,” “The Cruise of the ‘Cormorant’.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of “Adventures of a Midshipmite,” “The Rajah of Monkey Island,” “The Cruise of the ‘Cormorant’.”
fearless and daring
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a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
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large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish
From this reading Author of “Adventures of a Midshipmite,” “The Rajah of Monkey Island,” “The Cruise of the ‘Cormorant’.”
drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
From this reading Author of “Adventures of a Midshipmite,” “The Rajah of Monkey Island,” “The Cruise of the ‘Cormorant’.”
past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Bold text displayed as: =bold= LEAVES FROM A MIDDY’S LOG
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Author of “Adventures of a Midshipmite,” “The Rajah of Monkey Island,” “The Cruise of the ‘Cormorant’.”
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
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plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
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enter into a log, as on ships and planes
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Bold text displayed as: =bold= LEAVES FROM A MIDDY’S LOG
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of “Adventures of a Midshipmite,” “The Rajah of Monkey Island,” “The Cruise of the ‘Cormorant’.”
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading Author of “Adventures of a Midshipmite,” “The Rajah of Monkey Island,” “The Cruise of the ‘Cormorant’.”
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading T. NELSON & SONS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of “Adventures of a Midshipmite,” “The Rajah of Monkey Island,” “The Cruise of the ‘Cormorant’.”
a prince or king in India
From this reading Author of “Adventures of a Midshipmite,” “The Rajah of Monkey Island,” “The Cruise of the ‘Cormorant’.”
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading T. NELSON & SONS.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading T. NELSON & SONS.
the words of something written
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of “Adventures of a Midshipmite,” “The Rajah of Monkey Island,” “The Cruise of the ‘Cormorant’.”
Chapter 1 of Leaves from a middy's log by Arthur Lee Knight holds 122 sentences, grouped into 25 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 1 holds 122 sentences of Leaves from a middy's log, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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