Chapter 20 of Porto Bello gold is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Porto Bello gold is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PRISONERS “Ahoy, the blockhouse!” Moira stayed her weeping, and I rose from my knees as the hail thundered from the night. “Dot’s Flint,” whispered Peter. “You talk to him, Bob, _ja_.” “What is it?”
Chapter 20 of Porto Bello gold is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire
From this reading “PRISONERS “Ahoy, the blockhouse!””
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading ““Dot’s Flint,” whispered Peter.”
praise vociferously
From this reading “Moira stayed her weeping, and I rose from my knees as the hail thundered from the night.”
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “Moira stayed her weeping, and I rose from my knees as the hail thundered from the night.”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “PRISONERS “Ahoy, the blockhouse!””
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Moira stayed her weeping, and I rose from my knees as the hail thundered from the night.”
past form of “thunder” — move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading “Moira stayed her weeping, and I rose from my knees as the hail thundered from the night.”
showing sorrow
From this reading “Moira stayed her weeping, and I rose from my knees as the hail thundered from the night.”
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From this reading PRISONERS “Ahoy, the blockhouse!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Moira stayed her weeping, and I rose from my knees as the hail thundered from the night.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Moira stayed her weeping, and I rose from my knees as the hail thundered from the night.
a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire
From this reading PRISONERS “Ahoy, the blockhouse!”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “You talk to him, Bob, _ja_.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dot’s Flint,” whispered Peter.
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading “Dot’s Flint,” whispered Peter.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Moira stayed her weeping, and I rose from my knees as the hail thundered from the night.
praise vociferously
From this reading Moira stayed her weeping, and I rose from my knees as the hail thundered from the night.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Moira stayed her weeping, and I rose from my knees as the hail thundered from the night.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You talk to him, Bob, _ja_.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Moira stayed her weeping, and I rose from my knees as the hail thundered from the night.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What is it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You talk to him, Bob, _ja_.”
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Moira stayed her weeping, and I rose from my knees as the hail thundered from the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Moira stayed her weeping, and I rose from my knees as the hail thundered from the night.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Moira stayed her weeping, and I rose from my knees as the hail thundered from the night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Moira stayed her weeping, and I rose from my knees as the hail thundered from the night.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “Dot’s Flint,” whispered Peter.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading PRISONERS “Ahoy, the blockhouse!”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Moira stayed her weeping, and I rose from my knees as the hail thundered from the night.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Moira stayed her weeping, and I rose from my knees as the hail thundered from the night.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “You talk to him, Bob, _ja_.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PRISONERS “Ahoy, the blockhouse!”
past form of “thunder” — move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading Moira stayed her weeping, and I rose from my knees as the hail thundered from the night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You talk to him, Bob, _ja_.”
showing sorrow
From this reading Moira stayed her weeping, and I rose from my knees as the hail thundered from the night.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is it?”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Dot’s Flint,” whispered Peter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You talk to him, Bob, _ja_.”
Chapter 20 of Porto Bello gold by Arthur D. Howden (Arthur Douglas Howden) Smith holds 288 sentences, grouped into 58 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 20 holds 288 sentences of Porto Bello gold, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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