Chapter 28 of Prince Charlie is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Prince Charlie is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOMEWARD BOUND Two days after; _La Mascotte_ steamed away from Madeira. The list of the ship's passengers had been added to. Two new persons were aboard, returning to England. Masters and Dick were seated on deck in their usual places. The one writing, the other sketching; suddenly a voice behind them said:
Chapter 28 of Prince Charlie is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “Two new persons were aboard, returning to England.”
toward home
From this reading “HOMEWARD BOUND Two days after; _La Mascotte_ steamed away from Madeira.”
a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River
From this reading “HOMEWARD BOUND Two days after; _La Mascotte_ steamed away from Madeira.”
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading “Masters and Dick were seated on deck in their usual places.”
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading “The list of the ship's passengers had been added to.”
possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading “The list of the ship's passengers had been added to.”
-ing form of “sketch” — make a sketch of
From this reading “The one writing, the other sketching; suddenly a voice behind them said:”
cooked in steam
From this reading “HOMEWARD BOUND Two days after; _La Mascotte_ steamed away from Madeira.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “HOMEWARD BOUND Two days after; _La Mascotte_ steamed away from Madeira.”
In this reading “HOMEWARD BOUND Two days after; _La Mascotte_ steamed away from Madeira.”
In this reading “Masters and Dick were seated on deck in their usual places.”
In this reading “The list of the ship's passengers had been added to.”
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 The one writing, the other sketching; suddenly a voice behind them said:
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading Two new persons were aboard, returning to England.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading The list of the ship's passengers had been added to.
later than; following
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Two days after; _La Mascotte_ steamed away from Madeira.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Masters and Dick were seated on deck in their usual places.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Two days after; _La Mascotte_ steamed away from Madeira.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The list of the ship's passengers had been added to.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The one writing, the other sketching; suddenly a voice behind them said:
confined by bonds
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Two days after; _La Mascotte_ steamed away from Madeira.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Two days after; _La Mascotte_ steamed away from Madeira.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Masters and Dick were seated on deck in their usual places.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Masters and Dick were seated on deck in their usual places.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Two new persons were aboard, returning to England.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Two days after; _La Mascotte_ steamed away from Madeira.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The list of the ship's passengers had been added to.
toward home
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Two days after; _La Mascotte_ steamed away from Madeira.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Masters and Dick were seated on deck in their usual places.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Two days after; _La Mascotte_ steamed away from Madeira.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading The list of the ship's passengers had been added to.
a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Two days after; _La Mascotte_ steamed away from Madeira.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Two days after; _La Mascotte_ steamed away from Madeira.
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading Masters and Dick were seated on deck in their usual places.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Two new persons were aboard, returning to England.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The list of the ship's passengers had been added to.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Masters and Dick were seated on deck in their usual places.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one writing, the other sketching; suddenly a voice behind them said:
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The one writing, the other sketching; suddenly a voice behind them said:
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading The list of the ship's passengers had been added to.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading Two new persons were aboard, returning to England.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Masters and Dick were seated on deck in their usual places.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading Two new persons were aboard, returning to England.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The one writing, the other sketching; suddenly a voice behind them said:
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Masters and Dick were seated on deck in their usual places.
possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading The list of the ship's passengers had been added to.
-ing form of “sketch” — make a sketch of
From this reading The one writing, the other sketching; suddenly a voice behind them said:
cooked in steam
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Two days after; _La Mascotte_ steamed away from Madeira.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The one writing, the other sketching; suddenly a voice behind them said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The list of the ship's passengers had been added to.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Masters and Dick were seated on deck in their usual places.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The one writing, the other sketching; suddenly a voice behind them said:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The list of the ship's passengers had been added to.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Two days after; _La Mascotte_ steamed away from Madeira.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Masters and Dick were seated on deck in their usual places.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The one writing, the other sketching; suddenly a voice behind them said:
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two new persons were aboard, returning to England.
the act of creating written works
From this reading The one writing, the other sketching; suddenly a voice behind them said:
Chapter 28 of Prince Charlie by Burford Delannoy holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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 28 holds 125 sentences of Prince Charlie, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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