Chapter 6 of Paul Gerrard, the Cabin Boy is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Paul Gerrard, the Cabin Boy is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Hurrah! Here it is," cried several voices, and half a dozen spades were plunged into the hole at the same time. A human skull was soon brought to view. "All right," cried O'Grady. "The pirates always bury a man above their treasure, that his spirit may keep guard over it."
Chapter 6 of Paul Gerrard, the Cabin Boy is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cover from sight
From this reading “"The pirates always bury a man above their treasure, that his spirit may keep guard over it."”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “Here it is," cried several voices, and half a dozen spades were plunged into the hole at the same time.”
a victory cheer
From this reading “"Hurrah!”
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading “"The pirates always bury a man above their treasure, that his spirit may keep guard over it."”
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading “Here it is," cried several voices, and half a dozen spades were plunged into the hole at the same time.”
the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
From this reading “A human skull was soon brought to view.”
plural of “spade” — a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
From this reading “Here it is," cried several voices, and half a dozen spades were plunged into the hole at the same time.”
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “"The pirates always bury a man above their treasure, that his spirit may keep guard over it."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here it is," cried several voices, and half a dozen spades were plunged into the hole at the same time.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading "The pirates always bury a man above their treasure, that his spirit may keep guard over it."
(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 "All right," cried O'Grady.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "The pirates always bury a man above their treasure, that his spirit may keep guard over it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here it is," cried several voices, and half a dozen spades were plunged into the hole at the same time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Here it is," cried several voices, and half a dozen spades were plunged into the hole at the same time.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading A human skull was soon brought to view.
cover from sight
From this reading "The pirates always bury a man above their treasure, that his spirit may keep guard over it."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Here it is," cried several voices, and half a dozen spades were plunged into the hole at the same time.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Here it is," cried several voices, and half a dozen spades were plunged into the hole at the same time.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading "The pirates always bury a man above their treasure, that his spirit may keep guard over it."
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Here it is," cried several voices, and half a dozen spades were plunged into the hole at the same time.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here it is," cried several voices, and half a dozen spades were plunged into the hole at the same time.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The pirates always bury a man above their treasure, that his spirit may keep guard over it."
an opening into or through something
From this reading Here it is," cried several voices, and half a dozen spades were plunged into the hole at the same time.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading A human skull was soon brought to view.
a victory cheer
From this reading "Hurrah!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Here it is," cried several voices, and half a dozen spades were plunged into the hole at the same time.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here it is," cried several voices, and half a dozen spades were plunged into the hole at the same time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Here it is," cried several voices, and half a dozen spades were plunged into the hole at the same time.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "The pirates always bury a man above their treasure, that his spirit may keep guard over it."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "The pirates always bury a man above their treasure, that his spirit may keep guard over it."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "The pirates always bury a man above their treasure, that his spirit may keep guard over it."
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From this reading "All right," cried O'Grady.
above and across; more than
From this reading "The pirates always bury a man above their treasure, that his spirit may keep guard over it."
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading "The pirates always bury a man above their treasure, that his spirit may keep guard over it."
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading Here it is," cried several voices, and half a dozen spades were plunged into the hole at the same time.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right," cried O'Grady.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Here it is," cried several voices, and half a dozen spades were plunged into the hole at the same time.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Here it is," cried several voices, and half a dozen spades were plunged into the hole at the same time.
the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
From this reading A human skull was soon brought to view.
in the near future
From this reading A human skull was soon brought to view.
plural of “spade” — a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
From this reading Here it is," cried several voices, and half a dozen spades were plunged into the hole at the same time.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading "The pirates always bury a man above their treasure, that his spirit may keep guard over it."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The pirates always bury a man above their treasure, that his spirit may keep guard over it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here it is," cried several voices, and half a dozen spades were plunged into the hole at the same time.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "The pirates always bury a man above their treasure, that his spirit may keep guard over it."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Here it is," cried several voices, and half a dozen spades were plunged into the hole at the same time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A human skull was soon brought to view.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading "The pirates always bury a man above their treasure, that his spirit may keep guard over it."
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading A human skull was soon brought to view.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Here it is," cried several voices, and half a dozen spades were plunged into the hole at the same time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A human skull was soon brought to view.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here it is," cried several voices, and half a dozen spades were plunged into the hole at the same time.
Chapter 6 of Paul Gerrard, the Cabin Boy by William Henry Giles Kingston holds 448 sentences, grouped into 90 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 6 holds 448 sentences of Paul Gerrard, the Cabin Boy, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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