Chapter 21 of Sea-dogs all! is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Sea-dogs all! is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN PLYMOUTH. The arrow sang its curving flight through the air and stuck, with a quick quiver, in the very centre of the target. "Four times out of six have I found his heart, and a pennypiece would cover the four," exclaimed Nick Johnson. "'Twill do!" He put his bow-point to his toe, loosened the string, and laid the weapon aside.
Chapter 21 of Sea-dogs all! is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
From this reading “The arrow sang its curving flight through the air and stuck, with a quick quiver, in the very centre of the target.”
straightened out
From this reading “He put his bow-point to his toe, loosened the string, and laid the weapon aside.”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “"Four times out of six have I found his heart, and a pennypiece would cover the four," exclaimed Nick Johnson.”
a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620
From this reading “IN PLYMOUTH.”
shake with fast, tremulous movements
From this reading “The arrow sang its curving flight through the air and stuck, with a quick quiver, in the very centre of the target.”
a reference point to shoot at
From this reading “The arrow sang its curving flight through the air and stuck, with a quick quiver, in the very centre of the target.”
one of the digits of the foot
From this reading “He put his bow-point to his toe, loosened the string, and laid the weapon aside.”
a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
From this reading “"'Twill do!"”
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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 The arrow sang its curving flight through the air and stuck, with a quick quiver, in the very centre of the target.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The arrow sang its curving flight through the air and stuck, with a quick quiver, in the very centre of the target.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The arrow sang its curving flight through the air and stuck, with a quick quiver, in the very centre of the target.
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading The arrow sang its curving flight through the air and stuck, with a quick quiver, in the very centre of the target.
on or to one side
From this reading He put his bow-point to his toe, loosened the string, and laid the weapon aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He put his bow-point to his toe, loosened the string, and laid the weapon aside.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading The arrow sang its curving flight through the air and stuck, with a quick quiver, in the very centre of the target.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading "Four times out of six have I found his heart, and a pennypiece would cover the four," exclaimed Nick Johnson.
having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
From this reading The arrow sang its curving flight through the air and stuck, with a quick quiver, in the very centre of the target.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "'Twill do!"
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Four times out of six have I found his heart, and a pennypiece would cover the four," exclaimed Nick Johnson.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading The arrow sang its curving flight through the air and stuck, with a quick quiver, in the very centre of the target.
set up or found
From this reading "Four times out of six have I found his heart, and a pennypiece would cover the four," exclaimed Nick Johnson.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading "Four times out of six have I found his heart, and a pennypiece would cover the four," exclaimed Nick Johnson.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Four times out of six have I found his heart, and a pennypiece would cover the four," exclaimed Nick Johnson.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He put his bow-point to his toe, loosened the string, and laid the weapon aside.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Four times out of six have I found his heart, and a pennypiece would cover the four," exclaimed Nick Johnson.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Four times out of six have I found his heart, and a pennypiece would cover the four," exclaimed Nick Johnson.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Four times out of six have I found his heart, and a pennypiece would cover the four," exclaimed Nick Johnson.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN PLYMOUTH.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The arrow sang its curving flight through the air and stuck, with a quick quiver, in the very centre of the target.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading "Four times out of six have I found his heart, and a pennypiece would cover the four," exclaimed Nick Johnson.
set down according to a plan
From this reading He put his bow-point to his toe, loosened the string, and laid the weapon aside.
straightened out
From this reading He put his bow-point to his toe, loosened the string, and laid the weapon aside.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading "Four times out of six have I found his heart, and a pennypiece would cover the four," exclaimed Nick Johnson.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The arrow sang its curving flight through the air and stuck, with a quick quiver, in the very centre of the target.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Four times out of six have I found his heart, and a pennypiece would cover the four," exclaimed Nick Johnson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Four times out of six have I found his heart, and a pennypiece would cover the four," exclaimed Nick Johnson.
a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620
From this reading IN PLYMOUTH.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He put his bow-point to his toe, loosened the string, and laid the weapon aside.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading The arrow sang its curving flight through the air and stuck, with a quick quiver, in the very centre of the target.
shake with fast, tremulous movements
From this reading The arrow sang its curving flight through the air and stuck, with a quick quiver, in the very centre of the target.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading The arrow sang its curving flight through the air and stuck, with a quick quiver, in the very centre of the target.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading "Four times out of six have I found his heart, and a pennypiece would cover the four," exclaimed Nick Johnson.
a lightweight cord
From this reading He put his bow-point to his toe, loosened the string, and laid the weapon aside.
caught or fixed
From this reading The arrow sang its curving flight through the air and stuck, with a quick quiver, in the very centre of the target.
a reference point to shoot at
From this reading The arrow sang its curving flight through the air and stuck, with a quick quiver, in the very centre of the target.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The arrow sang its curving flight through the air and stuck, with a quick quiver, in the very centre of the target.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The arrow sang its curving flight through the air and stuck, with a quick quiver, in the very centre of the target.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "Four times out of six have I found his heart, and a pennypiece would cover the four," exclaimed Nick Johnson.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He put his bow-point to his toe, loosened the string, and laid the weapon aside.
one of the digits of the foot
From this reading He put his bow-point to his toe, loosened the string, and laid the weapon aside.
a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
From this reading "'Twill do!"
precisely as stated
From this reading The arrow sang its curving flight through the air and stuck, with a quick quiver, in the very centre of the target.
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading He put his bow-point to his toe, loosened the string, and laid the weapon aside.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The arrow sang its curving flight through the air and stuck, with a quick quiver, in the very centre of the target.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Four times out of six have I found his heart, and a pennypiece would cover the four," exclaimed Nick Johnson.
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