Chapter 1 of My Life at Sea is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of My Life at Sea is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
R.D., R.N.R., F.R.G.S. WITH A PREFACE BY EARL BRASSEY, G.C.B. RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, BRUNSWICK STREET, STAMFORD STREET, S.E., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK. A MASTER MARINER AND CIRCUMNAVIGATOR. My good sailor friend Captain Crutchley has asked me to write a foreword to his autobiography.
Chapter 1 of My Life at Sea is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a biography of yourself
From this reading “My good sailor friend Captain Crutchley has asked me to write a foreword to his autobiography.”
a university town in southwestern Maine
From this reading “RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, BRUNSWICK STREET, STAMFORD STREET, S.E., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.”
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading “RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, BRUNSWICK STREET, STAMFORD STREET, S.E., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “My good sailor friend Captain Crutchley has asked me to write a foreword to his autobiography.”
small in range or scope
From this reading “RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, BRUNSWICK STREET, STAMFORD STREET, S.E., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.”
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading “A MASTER MARINER AND CIRCUMNAVIGATOR.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “WITH A PREFACE BY EARL BRASSEY, G.C.B.”
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading “My good sailor friend Captain Crutchley has asked me to write a foreword to his autobiography.”
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In this reading “A MASTER MARINER AND CIRCUMNAVIGATOR.”
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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 WITH A PREFACE BY EARL BRASSEY, G.C.B.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, BRUNSWICK STREET, STAMFORD STREET, S.E., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading My good sailor friend Captain Crutchley has asked me to write a foreword to his autobiography.
a biography of yourself
From this reading My good sailor friend Captain Crutchley has asked me to write a foreword to his autobiography.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading WITH A PREFACE BY EARL BRASSEY, G.C.B.
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From this reading WITH A PREFACE BY EARL BRASSEY, G.C.B.
a university town in southwestern Maine
From this reading RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, BRUNSWICK STREET, STAMFORD STREET, S.E., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, BRUNSWICK STREET, STAMFORD STREET, S.E., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WITH A PREFACE BY EARL BRASSEY, G.C.B.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading WITH A PREFACE BY EARL BRASSEY, G.C.B.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading My good sailor friend Captain Crutchley has asked me to write a foreword to his autobiography.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MASTER MARINER AND CIRCUMNAVIGATOR.
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, BRUNSWICK STREET, STAMFORD STREET, S.E., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.
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From this reading My good sailor friend Captain Crutchley has asked me to write a foreword to his autobiography.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading R.D., R.N.R., F.R.G.S.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, BRUNSWICK STREET, STAMFORD STREET, S.E., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading WITH A PREFACE BY EARL BRASSEY, G.C.B.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading R.D., R.N.R., F.R.G.S.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading My good sailor friend Captain Crutchley has asked me to write a foreword to his autobiography.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading My good sailor friend Captain Crutchley has asked me to write a foreword to his autobiography.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading R.D., R.N.R., F.R.G.S.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading My good sailor friend Captain Crutchley has asked me to write a foreword to his autobiography.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My good sailor friend Captain Crutchley has asked me to write a foreword to his autobiography.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My good sailor friend Captain Crutchley has asked me to write a foreword to his autobiography.
small in range or scope
From this reading RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, BRUNSWICK STREET, STAMFORD STREET, S.E., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading A MASTER MARINER AND CIRCUMNAVIGATOR.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading A MASTER MARINER AND CIRCUMNAVIGATOR.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My good sailor friend Captain Crutchley has asked me to write a foreword to his autobiography.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My good sailor friend Captain Crutchley has asked me to write a foreword to his autobiography.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading R.D., R.N.R., F.R.G.S.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading WITH A PREFACE BY EARL BRASSEY, G.C.B.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading R.D., R.N.R., F.R.G.S.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, BRUNSWICK STREET, STAMFORD STREET, S.E., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading R.D., R.N.R., F.R.G.S.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading My good sailor friend Captain Crutchley has asked me to write a foreword to his autobiography.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, BRUNSWICK STREET, STAMFORD STREET, S.E., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, BRUNSWICK STREET, STAMFORD STREET, S.E., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, BRUNSWICK STREET, STAMFORD STREET, S.E., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, BRUNSWICK STREET, STAMFORD STREET, S.E., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My good sailor friend Captain Crutchley has asked me to write a foreword to his autobiography.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH A PREFACE BY EARL BRASSEY, G.C.B.
produce a literary work
From this reading My good sailor friend Captain Crutchley has asked me to write a foreword to his autobiography.
Chapter 1 of My Life at Sea by William Caius Crutchley holds 39 sentences, grouped into 8 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.
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