Chapter 7 of Pirate Gold is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Pirate Gold is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"All is for the best," said Mr. Bowdoin philosophically. "Perhaps you'd have married her." "Perhaps I should," said Commander Harley simply. "Well, I found her at the hospital where he had died, and she died too. This little girl was all she had left.
Chapter 7 of Pirate Gold is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “"All is for the best," said Mr. Bowdoin philosophically.”
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading “"Perhaps I should," said Commander Harley simply.”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “"Well, I found her at the hospital where he had died, and she died too.”
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “"Well, I found her at the hospital where he had died, and she died too.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “"Perhaps you'd have married her."”
by chance
From this reading “"Perhaps you'd have married her."”
in a philosophic manner
From this reading “"All is for the best," said Mr. Bowdoin philosophically.”
and nothing more
From this reading “"Perhaps I should," said Commander Harley simply.”
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(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 is for the best," said Mr. Bowdoin philosophically.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, I found her at the hospital where he had died, and she died too.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, I found her at the hospital where he had died, and she died too.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "All is for the best," said Mr. Bowdoin philosophically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All is for the best," said Mr. Bowdoin philosophically.
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading "Perhaps I should," said Commander Harley simply.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "Well, I found her at the hospital where he had died, and she died too.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "All is for the best," said Mr. Bowdoin philosophically.
set up or found
From this reading "Well, I found her at the hospital where he had died, and she died too.
a young female
From this reading This little girl was all she had left.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Well, I found her at the hospital where he had died, and she died too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Perhaps I should," said Commander Harley simply.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Perhaps you'd have married her."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, I found her at the hospital where he had died, and she died too.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Perhaps you'd have married her."
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading "Well, I found her at the hospital where he had died, and she died too.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Perhaps I should," said Commander Harley simply.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "All is for the best," said Mr. Bowdoin philosophically.
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 This little girl was all she had left.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This little girl was all she had left.
joined in matrimony
From this reading "Perhaps you'd have married her."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "All is for the best," said Mr. Bowdoin philosophically.
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps you'd have married her."
in a philosophic manner
From this reading "All is for the best," said Mr. Bowdoin philosophically.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "All is for the best," said Mr. Bowdoin philosophically.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, I found her at the hospital where he had died, and she died too.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Perhaps I should," said Commander Harley simply.
and nothing more
From this reading "Perhaps I should," said Commander Harley simply.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "All is for the best," said Mr. Bowdoin philosophically.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This little girl was all she had left.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Well, I found her at the hospital where he had died, and she died too.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This little girl was all she had left.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I found her at the hospital where he had died, and she died too.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Well, I found her at the hospital where he had died, and she died too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Perhaps you'd have married her."
Chapter 7 of Pirate Gold by Frederic Jesup Stimson holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 7 holds 402 sentences of Pirate Gold, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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