Chapter 7 of Marmaduke Merry is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Marmaduke Merry is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was still some light left, and, as we drew near, it appeared to me that the decks were somewhat crowded. I asked Grey what he thought. He agreed with me. Still it was too late to retreat. We had not got much farther when bright flashes of flame burst from the stern, and, what we little expected, a shower of bullets rattled about us.
Chapter 7 of Marmaduke Merry is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading “We had not got much farther when bright flashes of flame burst from the stern, and, what we little expected, a shower of bullets rattled about us.”
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading “There was still some light left, and, as we drew near, it appeared to me that the decks were somewhat crowded.”
plural of “deck” — any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “There was still some light left, and, as we drew near, it appeared to me that the decks were somewhat crowded.”
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “We had not got much farther when bright flashes of flame burst from the stern, and, what we little expected, a shower of bullets rattled about us.”
plural of “flash” — a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
From this reading “We had not got much farther when bright flashes of flame burst from the stern, and, what we little expected, a shower of bullets rattled about us.”
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading “We had not got much farther when bright flashes of flame burst from the stern, and, what we little expected, a shower of bullets rattled about us.”
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading “Still it was too late to retreat.”
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading “We had not got much farther when bright flashes of flame burst from the stern, and, what we little expected, a shower of bullets rattled about us.”
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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 We had not got much farther when bright flashes of flame burst from the stern, and, what we little expected, a shower of bullets rattled about us.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We had not got much farther when bright flashes of flame burst from the stern, and, what we little expected, a shower of bullets rattled about us.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading He agreed with me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was still some light left, and, as we drew near, it appeared to me that the decks were somewhat crowded.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There was still some light left, and, as we drew near, it appeared to me that the decks were somewhat crowded.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was still some light left, and, as we drew near, it appeared to me that the decks were somewhat crowded.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked Grey what he thought.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading We had not got much farther when bright flashes of flame burst from the stern, and, what we little expected, a shower of bullets rattled about us.
plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading We had not got much farther when bright flashes of flame burst from the stern, and, what we little expected, a shower of bullets rattled about us.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading We had not got much farther when bright flashes of flame burst from the stern, and, what we little expected, a shower of bullets rattled about us.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading There was still some light left, and, as we drew near, it appeared to me that the decks were somewhat crowded.
plural of “deck” — any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading There was still some light left, and, as we drew near, it appeared to me that the decks were somewhat crowded.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading There was still some light left, and, as we drew near, it appeared to me that the decks were somewhat crowded.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading We had not got much farther when bright flashes of flame burst from the stern, and, what we little expected, a shower of bullets rattled about us.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading We had not got much farther when bright flashes of flame burst from the stern, and, what we little expected, a shower of bullets rattled about us.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading We had not got much farther when bright flashes of flame burst from the stern, and, what we little expected, a shower of bullets rattled about us.
plural of “flash” — a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
From this reading We had not got much farther when bright flashes of flame burst from the stern, and, what we little expected, a shower of bullets rattled about us.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We had not got much farther when bright flashes of flame burst from the stern, and, what we little expected, a shower of bullets rattled about us.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We had not got much farther when bright flashes of flame burst from the stern, and, what we little expected, a shower of bullets rattled about us.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading I asked Grey what he thought.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had not got much farther when bright flashes of flame burst from the stern, and, what we little expected, a shower of bullets rattled about us.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I asked Grey what he thought.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked Grey what he thought.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was still some light left, and, as we drew near, it appeared to me that the decks were somewhat crowded.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Still it was too late to retreat.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading There was still some light left, and, as we drew near, it appeared to me that the decks were somewhat crowded.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading There was still some light left, and, as we drew near, it appeared to me that the decks were somewhat crowded.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We had not got much farther when bright flashes of flame burst from the stern, and, what we little expected, a shower of bullets rattled about us.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was still some light left, and, as we drew near, it appeared to me that the decks were somewhat crowded.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading We had not got much farther when bright flashes of flame burst from the stern, and, what we little expected, a shower of bullets rattled about us.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading There was still some light left, and, as we drew near, it appeared to me that the decks were somewhat crowded.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We had not got much farther when bright flashes of flame burst from the stern, and, what we little expected, a shower of bullets rattled about us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We had not got much farther when bright flashes of flame burst from the stern, and, what we little expected, a shower of bullets rattled about us.
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading We had not got much farther when bright flashes of flame burst from the stern, and, what we little expected, a shower of bullets rattled about us.
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading Still it was too late to retreat.
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading We had not got much farther when bright flashes of flame burst from the stern, and, what we little expected, a shower of bullets rattled about us.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There was still some light left, and, as we drew near, it appeared to me that the decks were somewhat crowded.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading There was still some light left, and, as we drew near, it appeared to me that the decks were somewhat crowded.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading We had not got much farther when bright flashes of flame burst from the stern, and, what we little expected, a shower of bullets rattled about us.
not in physical motion
From this reading There was still some light left, and, as we drew near, it appeared to me that the decks were somewhat crowded.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was still some light left, and, as we drew near, it appeared to me that the decks were somewhat crowded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was still some light left, and, as we drew near, it appeared to me that the decks were somewhat crowded.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was still some light left, and, as we drew near, it appeared to me that the decks were somewhat crowded.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I asked Grey what he thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was still some light left, and, as we drew near, it appeared to me that the decks were somewhat crowded.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Still it was too late to retreat.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We had not got much farther when bright flashes of flame burst from the stern, and, what we little expected, a shower of bullets rattled about us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was still some light left, and, as we drew near, it appeared to me that the decks were somewhat crowded.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There was still some light left, and, as we drew near, it appeared to me that the decks were somewhat crowded.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was still some light left, and, as we drew near, it appeared to me that the decks were somewhat crowded.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I asked Grey what he thought.
at the time that
From this reading We had not got much farther when bright flashes of flame burst from the stern, and, what we little expected, a shower of bullets rattled about us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He agreed with me.
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